Electrical System - Porsche Boxster Owner's Manual

Electrical System

In order to avoid damage and faults in electrical or
electronic systems, electrical accessories should
be installed at your authorized Porsche dealer.
f Only use accessories authorized by Porsche.
Warning!
Risk of short circuit and fire, resulting in
serious personal injury or death.
Replacing fuses or relays with the engine
running or the ignition on could cause elec-
trical shock.
f Disconnect the negative terminal on the
battery during all work on the electrical
system.
Please see the chapter "BATTERY" on
Page 249.
Relays
Defective relays should be changed only by an
authorized workshop.
In storage tray between the front seats
(not on vehicles with iPod, USB, AUX interfaces)
Sockets
Electrical accessories should preferably be
connected to the 12 V sockets.
f Please observe the maximum power
consumption.
Note on operation
The tire filling compressor must be connected to
the cigarette lighter.
In the passenger's footwell
Note on operation
The sockets and thus the connected electrical
accessories function even if the ignition is
switched off or the ignition key is withdrawn.
If the engine is not running and the accessories
are switched on, the vehicle battery will be dis-
charged.
Do not operate additional accessories for more
than 5 minutes when engine is off. Continuing to
do so may drain the battery such that it may go
completely dead.
Maximum power consumption for both sock-
ets together: 70 W.
Practical Tips, Emergency Service
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