Contemporary vehicles have more and more features and nevertheless they give us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not always user friendly. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Porsche 911, depending on its features, it can be tricky to understand how to start a Porsche 911? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem like common sense to most of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. Today we will explain the different techniques to start a Porsche 911 with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Porsche 911 with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Porsche 911 with key?

So we begin our content which aims to show you how to start a Porsche 911, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find listed below the different measures to be done to turn on the engine of your Porsche 911:

  • Distinguish the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most of the time on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to read our content on the steering wheel blocked on Porsche 911 that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they signify don’t be reluctant to read our content on orange lights on Porsche 911 to learn the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Porsche 911 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Porsche 911,

How to start a Porsche 911 with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Porsche 911 with key or will teach you you how to do it for a Porsche 911 equipped with a key card and not a key. The process is roughly alike, so don’t be reluctant to get back to the previous part to have information on each of the steps to do. Learn down below the guidelines to adhere to to start your Porsche 911 with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Porsche 911 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is generally located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally located on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Porsche 911

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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Porsche 911

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How do I start a Porsche 911 without a key?

And finally, we will find out, how to start a Porsche 911 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Porsche 911 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Porsche 911).

There, you’ve discovered all the methods to start a Porsche 911.

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