148 Driving and Driving Safety
Ignition Lock, Steering Lock
The ignition key is inserted into the ignition lock
underneath the light switch at the left of the
steering wheel.
On vehicles with Porsche Entry & Drive, you no
longer have to insert the key into the ignition lock,
but merely keep it with you. The ignition key is
replaced by a control unit in the ignition lock,
which always remains in the ignition lock, unless
the vehicle is being towed.
The ignition lock has three key positions.
Risk of damage due to additional weight.
The ignition lock may be damaged if additional
weight is attached to the inserted ignition key, e.g.
a heavy bunch of keys and/or key tag.
f Do not attach a heavy weight to the inserted
ignition key.
Key positions
0 - Initial position
1 - Ignition on
2 - Start engine
Information
The vehicle battery discharges if the ignition key is
left inserted.
If the vehicle battery is dead, the key can only be
removed from the ignition lock if the emergency
operation is performed:
f Please see the chapter “EMERGENCY
OPERATION – UNLOCKING THE IGNITION KEY”
on page 149.
Ignition lock position 0 – Initial position
The engine and the ignition are switched off in
ignition lock position 0.
The ignition key can be removed in ignition lock
position 0.
Ignition lock position 1 – Ignition on
f Turn ignition key to position 1.
All electrical equipment can be switched on.
The warning lights on the instrument panel light up
for a lamp check.
If a load is not switched on for 2 minutes after
switching on the ignition, the ignition must be
switched on again.
Turn the ignition key to ignition lock position 0
(initial position) first.
The ignition key cannot be removed when the
ignition is switched on or when the engine has
been started.
To remove the ignition key:
f Stop the vehicle.
f On vehicles with Tiptronic S:
Move Tiptronic selector lever to position P.
f Switch ignition off.
f Remove the ignition key.
Ignition lock position 2 – Start engine
f Turn ignition key to ignition lock position 2.
The car key is reset automatically from position 2
to position 1 when you start the engine.
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