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Porsche Panamera (2010 year). Manual - part 4

For more information on shifting with the

Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK):

f Please see the chapter “PORSCHE

DOPPELKUPPLUNG (PDK)” on page 193.

Horn

f Press button B to operate the horn.

Air bag unit

The air bag unit C is located behind the padded

steering wheel boss.

In conjunction with the seat belts, the air bag is

a safety system designed to provide the driver

with maximum protection from injury in an

accident.

Steering Wheel

Heated steering wheel

For information on the air bag system:

The steering wheel heating can be switched on

PDK shift buttons

f Please see the chapter “AIR BAG SYSTEMS” on

and off with the button on the rear of the steering

page 47.

wheel when the ignition is switched on.

Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) is a seven-speed

transmission with an “automatic” and a “manual”

selection mode.

Switching steering wheel heating on/off

You can change temporarily to manual mode or

f Press button.

shift gear in manual mode with the shift buttons A

The message “Steering wheel heating

on the steering wheel.

switched on” or “Steering wheel heating

switched off” appears on the multi-function

display for 2 seconds.

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Steering Wheel Adjustment

The steering wheel can be adjusted manually or

electrically in four directions depending on the

vehicle equipment.

Warning!

Risk of accidents. The steering wheel may

move further than desired if you attempt to

adjust it when driving.

You may lose control of the vehicle.

f Do not adjust the steering wheel when driving.

Risk of crushing due to uncontrolled

activation of memory settings.

f

Do not leave children in the vehicle unattended.

Manual steering wheel adjustment

Electric steering wheel adjustment

Adjusting steering wheel manually

Adjusting steering wheel electrically

1. Insert the ignition key into the ignition lock.

f Press control switch B under the steering

column in the relevant direction until the

2. Push locking lever downwards.

desired setting is reached.

3. Adjust steering wheel to suit the chosen

The steering wheel setting is stored in the vehicle

backrest angle and your seat position by

settings.

moving the steering wheel up or down and

longitudinally.

For further information on storing and retrieving

the steering wheel setting:

4. Swivel locking lever back until you feel it

engage.

f Please see the chapter “STORING VEHICLE

If necessary, move the steering wheel slightly

SETTINGS” on page 40.

in a longitudinal direction.

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Multi-Function Steering Wheel

Function buttons on the multi-function

steering wheel

Warning!

The rotary buttons at the top left and right of the

There is a risk of accident if you set or

steering wheel can also be pressed.

operate the multi-function display, radio,

Turn volume control

navigation system, telephone or other

Upwards - increase volume

equipment while driving.

Downwards - decrease volume

Operating these devices while driving could

Press volume control

distract you from traffic and cause you to

Switch volume/mute on and off.

lose control of the vehicle.

Turn rotary knob

f Operate the equipment while driving only if the

Select/highlight the main menu or menu

traffic situation allows you to do so safely.

item on the multi-function display by

f Carry out any complicated operating or setting

turning the rotary knob upward or

procedures only when the vehicle is stationary.

downward.

Press rotary knob

Depending on the equipment in your vehicle, you

Go to submenu or activate selected

can use the function keys of the multi-function

Readiness for operation of the

function.

steering wheel to operate the following Porsche

multi-function steering wheel

communication systems:

Press MFS button

- With ignition switched on

Call up the stored function.

- Telephone

The button can be assigned the desired

f Please observe the operating instructions

- PCM

function in the multi-function display on the

supplied for the Porsche communication

instrument panel.

- Multi-function display in the instrument panel

systems before operating the function keys.

Press Back button

Note on operation

Return to the menu.

The Porsche communication systems cannot be

Press Handset Pickup button

switched on and off using the multi-function

Accept a telephone call.

steering wheel.

Press Handset Hangup button

End or refuse a telephone call.

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Sun Visors

Vanity Mirror

f Swivel the sun visor down to prevent dazzle

The vanity mirror on the rear of the sun visor is

from the front.

closed with a sliding cover.

f If you are dazzled from the side, unclip the sun

Caution!

visor from the inner bracket and swivel it round

so that it is in front of the door window.

Risk of injury.

f Keep the sliding cover closed while driving.

The vanity mirror lighting is switched on

automatically when the sliding cover is

opened (arrow).

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Roll-Up Sunblinds, Rear Side

Windows

Note on operation

The roll-up sunblinds on the rear side windows can

be raised or lowered only when the rear side

windows are closed.

If child protection is activated, the roll-up sunblinds

on the rear side windows can only be operated

using the roll-up sunblind button in the front center

console or the power window buttons in the

driver’s door.

For information on child protection:

f Please see the chapter “DISABLING THE

CONTROLS IN THE REAR” on page 88.

For information on the roll-up sunblind button:

Raising roll-up sunblind on rear

Lowering roll-up sunblind on rear

side windows

side windows

f Please see the chapter “RAISING/LOWERING

ROLL-UP SUNBLIND ON REAR WINDOW” on

f Pull up the corresponding power window

f Push down the corresponding power window

page 66.

button on the inside of the rear door or the

button on the inside of the rear door or the

driver’s door.

driver’s door.

or

or

If the rear roll-up blind is lowered, press and

If the rear roll-up blind is raised, press and hold

hold the roll-up sunblind button on the front

the roll-up sunblind button on the front or rear

or rear center console for approximately

center console for approximately 1 second.

1 second.

The indicator light on the button lights up.

The indicator light on the button lights up.

The roll-up sunblinds on the rear window and

The roll-up sunblinds on the rear window and

the rear side windows are lowered.

the rear side windows are raised.

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Automatic lowering of the rear window

roll-up sunblind when reverse gear is

engaged

If the roll-up sunblind is raised when reverse

gear is engaged, the roll-up blind is lowered

automatically.

The roll-up sunblind is raised when the vehicle

drives forward again.

Preconditions

- The ignition must be switched on.

- The function must be activated on the

multi-function display.

For information on setting the automatic

lowering function:

f Please see the chapter “ADJUSTING

Front roll-up sunblind button

Rear roll-up sunblind button

REVERSING OPTIONS” on page 144.

Note on operation

Roll-Up Sunblind, Rear Window

If child protection is activated, the rear window

Raising/lowering roll-up sunblind

roll-up sunblind can only be operated using the

on rear window

roll-up blind button in the front center console.

When the ignition is switched on, the roll-up

For information on child protection:

sunblind in the luggage compartment cover can

f Please see the chapter “DISABLING THE

be raised and lowered.

CONTROLS IN THE REAR” on page 88.

f Press the front or rear roll-up sunblind button.

The indicator light on the button lights up.

The roll-up sunblind is raised or lowered

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Brief Overview -

Front Control Panel

This brief overview does not replace the

information provided under “AUTOMATICALLY

CONTROLLED AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM”.

Warnings, in particular, are not replaced by this

brief overview.

What do I want to do?

What do I have to do?

Switch on climate control

Press the button 1 for the left side or the button 7 for the right side.

Set temperature

Left vehicle side: Press button 2 up (warmer) or down (colder).

Right vehicle side: Press button 8 up (warmer) or down (colder).

Set air quantity manually

Left vehicle side: Press button 3 up (more) or down (less).

Right vehicle side: Press button 9 up (more) or down (less).

Set air distribution manually

Air to windshield for left or right side: Press button 4 or 10.

Air to central and side vents for left or right side: Press button 5 or 11.

Air to footwell for left or right side: Press button 6 or 12.

Defrost windshield

Press button H.

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Brief Overview -

Rear Control Panel

(4-Zone Air-Conditioning)

This brief overview does not replace the

information provided under “AUTOMATICALLY

CONTROLLED AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM”.

Warnings, in particular, are not replaced by this

brief overview.

What do I want to do?

What do I have to do?

Switch on climate control

Press the button 1 for the left side or the button 7 for the right side.

Set temperature

For left side: Press button 2 up (warmer) or down (colder).

For right side: Press button 8 up (warmer) or down (colder).

Set air quantity manually

For left side: Press button 3 up (more) or down (less).

For right side: Press button 9 up (more) or down (less).

Set air distribution manually

Air to door vents and central vents for left or right side: Press button 4 or 10.

Air to door vents, central vents and to footwell for left or

right side: Press button 5 or 11.

Air to door vents and footwell for left or right side: Press button 6 or 12.

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Front air-conditioning control panel

Rear air-conditioning control panel

Interior temperature sensor

(4-zone air-conditioning)

Overview of Air Conditioning

Sensors

Automatically controlled 4-zone air

The following air-conditioning system types

conditioning

To avoid impairing the performance of the

may be installed, depending on your vehicle

The air-conditioning system controls the preset

air-conditioning system:

equipment:

interior temperature completely automatically.

f Do not cover or tape over the interior

Temperature, air quantity and air distribution can

Automatically controlled 2-zone air

temperature sensor for the air-conditioning

be set individually for the front left, front right,

conditioning

system.

rear left and rear right air-conditioned areas.

The air-conditioning system controls the

Vehicles with 4-zone air-conditioning have an

preselected interior temperature completely

additional control panel on the rear center

automatically.

console.

The temperature, air quantity and air distribution

can be set individually for the left and right

air-conditioned areas.

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General Functions

Note on operation

Additional settings relating to the climate type and

extended ventilation panel can be adjusted in the

multi-function display on the instrument panel:

f Please see the chapter “AIR-CONDITIONING

SETTINGS ON THE MULTI-FUNCTION

DISPLAY” on page 83.

f Please see the chapter “SETTING AIR

CONDITIONING” on page 146.

On vehicles with comfort memory, all air-

conditioning settings are stored on the relevant

ignition key when the vehicle is locked.

REST mode

Deactivating the function

AC mode

Using engine residual heat

f Press button

on the front control panel.

In automatic mode, AC mode is always activated.

The residual heat of the engine can be used to

The indicator light on the button goes out.

The power of the compressor from the air-

heat the interior for up to 20 minutes after the

or

conditioning system is regulated fully

ignition has been switched off.

Switch on ignition.

automatically according to requirements.

The indicator light on the button indicates

At outside temperatures below approx. 38 °F

f When the ignition is switched off:

the previous setting.

(3 °C), the air-conditioning compressor is

Press button

on the front control panel.

switched off automatically.

The indicator light on the button lights up.

Note on operation

The air-conditioning settings cannot be

For information on switching automatic mode

If the battery voltage is too low, REST mode is

changed in REST mode.

on and off:

restricted initially and then switched off.

f Please see the chapter “SWITCHING

AUTOMATIC MODE ON/OFF” on page 77.

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Switching on AC mode

Switching AC MAX mode off.

If you wish to cool the passenger compartment

f Press button

to a temperature lower than the outside

The indicator light on the button goes out.

temperature, AC mode must be activated.

or

Press button

f Press button

The indicator light on the button lights up.

Increased cooling output in AC MAX mode on

The air-conditioning compressor is

4-zone air-conditioning system

switched on.

or

On the automatic 4-zone air-conditioning system,

Press button

AC MAX mode provides additional cooling output

for the front air-conditioned areas.

Switching off AC mode

The air-conditioned areas in the rear are

deactivated automatically to achieve this increase

AC mode can be switched off manually to save

in cooling output.

fuel, for example.

OFF appears in the displays on the operating unit

f Press button

for the rear air-conditioned areas.

The indicator light on the button goes out.

The air-conditioning compressor is

AC MAX mode

switched off.

The cooling function is deactivated.

In AC MAX mode, the interior of the passenger

compartment is cooled at maximum power.

The interior temperature is not adjusted

automatically.

Switching AC MAX mode on

f Press button

The indicator light on the button lights up.

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Note on 2-zone air conditioning

Note on 4-zone air conditioning

The windshield is defrosted with maximum

In defrosting mode, the air supply to the rear is cut

efficiency when the air vents in the rear are

off automatically to achieve maximum defrosting

closed.

efficiency.

The air flows to the windshield and the front side

For information on air vents:

windows.

f Please see the chapter “AIR VENTS” on

OFF and a lock symbol appear in the displays

page 82.

on the operating unit for the rear air-conditioned

areas. Air-conditioning settings cannot be

modified.

Defrosting the windshield

Activating defrosting function

f Press button

The indicator light on the button lights up.

The air flows to the windshield and the front

side windows.

The windshield is demisted or defrosted as

quickly as possible.

Deactivating defrosting function

f Press button

The indicator light on the button goes out.

or

Press button

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Switching off MONO mode

f Press button

The indicator light on the button goes out.

or

The settings for one of the other air-

conditioned areas change.

Accepting settings for driver’s side for the

Air-recirculation mode

entire vehicle

Switching on air-recirculation mode

The MONO function allows the air-conditioning

f Press button

settings for the driver’s side to be accepted for

The indicator light on the button lights up.

the entire vehicle.

The outside-air supply is interrupted and only

the inside air is recirculated.

Switching on MONO mode

f Press button

Switching air-recirculation mode off

The indicator light on the button lights up.

f Press button

The display indicator values for the other areas

The indicator light on the button goes out.

adopt the same values as the driver’s settings.

Note

If the air-conditioning compressor is switched off

manually or automatically, air-recirculation mode

ends after approx. 3 minutes.

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Front control panel, left air-conditioned area

A

- Air-conditioning display, left side

1

- AUTO mode, left side (automatic mode)/

REST mode (using engine residual heat)

2

- Temperature, left side

3

- Air quantity, left side

4

- Air to windshield, left side

5

- Air to center and side vents, left side

6

- Air to footwell, left side

Front control panel, right air-conditioned area

B

- Air-conditioning display, right side

7

- AUTO mode, right side (automatic mode)/

REAR mode (adjusting rear air-conditioned

areas using the front control panel)

(4-zone air conditioning)

8

- Temperature, right side

9

- Air quantity, right side

10 - Air to windshield, right side

11 - Air to central and side vents, right side

12 - Air to footwell, right side

Front control panel

Front control panel, general functions

(2-zone and 4-zone air conditioning systems)

C - AC mode (air-conditioning compressor on/off)

D - AC MAX mode (maximum cooling output)

Please read the information on:

E

- Air-recirculation mode

Automatically Controlled

F

- MONO mode (adopt driver’s air-conditioning

Air Conditioning

- REST mode, see page 71.

settings for all air-conditioned areas)

G - Defrosting the windshield

Depending on various factors (e.g. sunlight, air

- AC mode, see page 71.

H - Heated rear window/door mirror heating

quality, ambient temperature, misted windows),

- AC MAX mode, see page 72.

the air-conditioning system adjusts the preset

- MONO mode, see page 74.

interior temperature, air distribution and air

quantity fully automatically.

- Defrosting the windshield, see page 73.

Automatic mode is deactivated as soon as the

- Air-recirculation mode, see page 74.

settings are adjusted manually. In this case,

- Air-conditioning compressor, see page 75.

automatic climate control still regulates the

air-conditioning functions that have not been

modified manually.

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Rear control panel, left air-conditioned area

A

- Air-conditioning display, left side

1

- AUTO mode, left side (automatic mode)

2

- Temperature, left side

3

- Air quantity, left side

4

- Air to door vents and central vents,

left side

5

- Air to door vents, central vents and to footwell

on left side

6

- Air to door vents and footwell on

left side

Rear control panel, right air-conditioned area

B

-

Air-conditioning display, right side

7

-

AUTO mode, right side (automatic mode)

8

-

Temperature, right side

9

-

Air quantity, right side

10 - Air to door vents and central vents,

right side

11 - Air to door vents, central vents and to footwell

on right side

12 - Air to footwell, right side

Rear control panel (4-zone air-conditioning)

Note on operation

Switching automatic mode on/off

If necessary, the automatic system can be

The front and rear air-conditioned areas can

controlled manually.

be switched to automatic mode independently

The manual setting is retained until the

of one another.

appropriate function button is pressed again

f Press button

for the relevant air-

or the button

is pressed.

conditioned area on the front or rear control

panel.

The indicator light on the button and the AUTO

indicator on the air-conditioning display light

up.

Temperature, air quantity and air distribution

are adjusted automatically for the relevant

air-conditioned area.

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