Trunk Entrapment - Porsche Boxster Owner's Manual

Front luggage compartment

Trunk Entrapment

Your vehicle is equipped with an internal front/rear
trunk release mechanism.
A person trapped in the luggage compartment
can release the lid from the inside using unlocking
handle A. The handle A is fluorescent and glows in
the dark.
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Controls, Instruments
Rear luggage compartment
Warning message
A warning message in the on-board computer
lights up when unlocking handle A is operated.
Stop the vehicle immediately when the warning
message lights up.
Check the luggage compartment.
Close the lid.
Front luggage compartment lid
Function with vehicle stationary
If the luggage compartment lid is unlocked with
unlocking handle A, the lid can be opened from the
inside immediately.
Function with vehicle in motion
If the luggage compartment lid is unlocked with
unlocking handle A when a speed of 2 mph
(3 km/h) is exceeded, the warning message in
the on-board computer lights up. At the same
time, the lid is unlocked and the latch striker pops
into the catch-hook position. The lid lock is fully
released as soon as the car slows to less than
2 mph (3 km/h), and the trapped person can open
the lid immediately.
Danger!
Risk of accident. If the warning message in
the on-board computer lights up when the
vehicle is in motion, the lid may impact in
front of the windshield and can tear off. You
can lose control of the vehicle, and serious
personal injury or death may result.
Stop the vehicle immediately when the warning
message lights up.
Check the luggage compartment.
Close the lid.