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Help - can't open the doors!

You don't need to leave the key in the lock.

I regularly use my wife's car for 5 days or more and always unlock manually and then press the key fob to lock and unlock (when the key's out of the lock).
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I agree. Just use the key and then remove and press the button.
 
C2S manual, Meteor / black, C-Sport wheels, cruise, S/roof, Bose, CD, Extended Nav, TPMS, plus other comfort /useability things. (Rainsensor, R/wiper, Parkassist etc)

Sorry but I didn't go for sports seats, PSE, X51 or any of those things. Not sure I did the right thing there but also not sure I needed or wanted them. Maybe next time?

30 hours now.
 
ORIGINAL: Rodney Naghar

You don't need to leave the key in the lock.

I regularly use my wife's car for 5 days or more and always unlock manually and then press the key fob to lock and unlock (when the key's out of the lock).
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I agree. Just use the key and then remove and press the button.
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Thanks, useful to know rather than me and my neighbours finding it out the loud way. [;)]
 
ORIGINAL: THX911

Maybe worth clarifying:
  1. Put key in door lock and turn it
  2. The car will "wake up" (the interior lights come on)
  3. DO NOT OPEN DOOR!
  4. Press the remote button WITHOUT removing the key from the doorlock. (or is this not necessary? I press the remote button then remove the key)
  5. The car will now unlock, and the alarm will not now go off.
  6. You can now open door and get in, without having to rush for the ignition. (And no need to worry about the alarm).
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FURTHER CLARIFICATION - I remember it well on the 996 : beware there is a period of something like 2 wks after which step 1. does not wake up the remote sensor in which case you need to use the ignition to stop the alarm firing. This was not documented in the manual from what I remember. Don't know if same on 997 (but wouldn't be surprised) as haven't left vehicle for this length of time.
 
That's odd.

Mine is often left for weeks at a time, and waking up the car by turning the key in the door lock has always worked.

Maybe it's different dependant on model year?
 
All sorted, thanks everyone
Key in the drivers door, turn, internal lights came on, press the key button (I actually left it in the door as advised, just in case the alarm went off), indicators flashed and doors unlock, got in and started first time"¦..faith in Porsche restored!
Not having been in it for over a week, I took it for a quick spin to remind myself why I bought it and the smile just gets bigger and bigger.
Thanks for the advice"¦"¦. I could have looked in the manual, or even done a search, but hey, isn't that one of the attractions of forums like this"¦.people "˜talk' and you get real life help from people who have been in exactly the same position!
Cheers
WeeJohnyB
 
ORIGINAL: WeeJohnyB

All sorted, thanks everyone
Key in the drivers door, turn, internal lights came on, press the key button (I actually left it in the door as advised, just in case the alarm went off), indicators flashed and doors unlock, got in and started first time"¦..faith in Porsche restored!
Not having been in it for over a week, I took it for a quick spin to remind myself why I bought it and the smile just gets bigger and bigger.
Thanks for the advice"¦"¦. I could have looked in the manual, or even done a search, but hey, isn't that one of the attractions of forums like this"¦.people "˜talk' and you get real life help from people who have been in exactly the same position!
Cheers
WeeJohnyB
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You didn't tell us how the dealer got away with passing on the battery problem as yours to sort out only a day after you got it from them?
 
The dealer is some distance from me. I was disappointed that it happenned so quickly after buying it and wondered how this could be when it had only been on their forecourt for 2 weeks as when I tested it, it started first time.

It was easier for me to nip along the road and buy a battery and fit it within 20 minutes and send the bill to them, rather than somehow arrange for them to do it.

WeeJohnnyB
 
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