DKC64

There may be various reasons one may want to remove the Dummy Key in the Entry and Drive system (valet, car wash, prevent theft etc). The official method described in the manual involves getting a tool from under the fuse box cover and inserting it into a hole next to the Dummy Key.

However there is an easy way to remove the Dummy Key that has been mentioned a few times but without pictures and didn't seem to have been noticed by many.

1. Sit in car WITHOUT your key
2. Turn Dummy Key as if you're trying to start the car.
3. Error 2x message appears on LCD - see below
4. Turn Dummy Key to the left, hear a click and take Dummy Key out.

Done! Why bother playing with a pointy tool!
This only works with battery normal while the official method is useful even if the battery is flat.

Vaf

Do you still need the dummy key after to start it?

jlanka

car will start with the normal key fob.

Thanks for the tip, OP

lunarx

Wow, much easier.
Thanks for sharing.
I dont remember seeing that in the manual.

Slantnose!

Wow...thanks for sharing that!

LexVan

Funny. The spelled "recognized" wrong on the display.

CHLW

I think it's correct, it's the European way :-)

Team Plutonium

It's the british version.

hinckley

There's a lot of the "Queen's English" in our cars. Have you notice how nav instructions reference yards (the British way of thinking) instead of feet (the American way)?

CHLW

While in Canada I set mine to metre/kilometre, yard/feet does not work for me, my nav voice is British though, which is what I get used to.

Cheekymonkeyman

I never noticed ... Is it cos i is british?

DKC64

Yes I'm in the UK. Can someone try this in a US car and see if it says recogniZed? If so then Porsche does pay attention to details!

parkerfe

Does anyone make a start button to replace the dummy key?

Team Plutonium

What? Why?

AzCoronaDog

I can't get this to work - I never get the second message.
2012 991 Cab.
I've tried every combination of Off, On, Start that I can think of, but no joy.
Just got the car yesterday, so it's probably just me!
If somebody would elaborate on the magic I would greatly appreciate it....
Thanks!

And FWIW, my car spells "recognized" the American way with a "z".