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Stopping Engine<br />
f Turn key back to position 3.<br />
f Do not stop engine immediately after hard or<br />
extended driving.<br />
Keep engine running at increased idle for<br />
about two minutes to prevent excessive heat<br />
build-up before turning off engine.<br />
f To avoid discharging the battery, always remove<br />
the ignition key from the ignition lock.<br />
f When leaving the car, always remove the ignition<br />
key, apply the parking brake and engage<br />
1st gear or reverse gear on vehicles with manual<br />
transmission or move the selector lever to<br />
position P on vehicles with PDK transmission.<br />
f Engage the steering lock by moving the steering<br />
wheel to the left or right.<br />
Turn the steering wheel to the locking position<br />
before you switch off the engine so that you<br />
don’t have to exert yourself when locking or<br />
unlocking the steering.<br />
Warning!<br />
Danger of injury. Hot engine compartment<br />
components can burn skin on contact.<br />
f Before working on any part in the engine<br />
compartment, turn the engine off and let it cool<br />
down sufficiently.<br />
76 Operation, Safety<br />
Risk of burn injury when standing near or<br />
coming into contact with the exhaust pipe.<br />
The exhaust pipe is hot when the vehicle is running<br />
and remains hot for some time after the vehicle is<br />
turned off.<br />
f To prevent injury, make a point of noting where<br />
your vehicle’s exhaust pipe is, avoid placing<br />
your legs near the exhaust pipe, and closely<br />
supervise children around the vehicle when the<br />
exhaust pipe could be hot.<br />
A hot exhaust pipe can cause serious burns.<br />
Engine-compartment blower,<br />
radiator fan<br />
The radiator and radiator fans are in the front of<br />
the car.<br />
The engine-compartment blower is mounted in the<br />
engine compartment.<br />
Warning!<br />
Risk of injury.<br />
After the engine is switched off, the enginecompartment<br />
temperature is monitored for<br />
approx. 30 minutes.<br />
During this period, and depending on temperature,<br />
the engine-compartment blower<br />
may continue to run or start to run.<br />
f Carry out work in these areas only with the engine<br />
off, the ignition off, and exercise extreme<br />
caution.<br />
Risk of injury. The radiator fans in the front<br />
end of the car may be operating or<br />
unexpectedly start operating when the<br />
engine is switched on.<br />
f Carry out work in these areas only with the engine<br />
switched off.<br />
Automatic garage door<br />
The ignition system in your Porsche may interfere<br />
with your electronically operated garage door.<br />
f To check this, drive your Porsche close to the<br />
garage door. Make sure not to interfere with<br />
the operating range of the door.<br />
f Run the engine at different speeds.<br />
f If the garage door opens or closes without you<br />
operating the garage door unit in your car,<br />
contact the dealer who installed the automatic<br />
garage door to have the frequency and/or<br />
coding of the garage door signal changed or<br />
modified.
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