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Nick,
I always enjoy your work. Thank you! Also glad you left your wheels straight when your car auto reversed

 

Just for the record since I think it may not be clear from the video and comments: There is a manual emergency release cable when all else fails. But you have to open up the driver's side wheel well liner to get to it. It is a thin stainless steel cable with a pull loop on the end. Generally you only need this if the electrical part of the latch fails since the jumper method is typically more accessible. I remember a post from someone that added an extension to it so it could be accessed without removing the wheel liner, but I guess Porsche makes it harder for security reasons.

There is also one on the back for the rear deck lid. In the 996-997 models the loop end can be fished out from the small gap under the driver's side tail light if needed. I'm sure there is one on the 991 models too, but I don't know if it is under the tail light anymore.

 

Good video. Ha! I've looked back to see my car rolling away from me--but it was an old beetle not a new 911!
What about the portable jump start batteries? I've known about the dead battery, frunk opening problem, but now may act to purchase one of them for my glove box.

 

Here's a handy solution to the fusebox jumper, you could keep this in the GC.

https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-...lipo-pack.html




Also, you can use one of these to start your car.

https://hobbyking.com/en_us/zippy-co...lipo-pack.html

 

Great tips! I'm glad I know about the jump starting now because it's bound to happen one day. The part with your car rolling backwards...yikes!!!

 

Oh wow, I have always wanted to find the new owner and see how it is going.

 

I don't know where it ended up... what I can tell you is that, despite the statement that it had been factory repaired after having been re-purchased, there were still some yellow indicators showing on the dashboard when I drove it... which didn't prevent me from having a good 25'-30' of "quality time" alone with the car on the surroundings of the dealership... nice car, if it worked!

 

I love how his dogs ran after him too. My dogs would totally have done the same thing, potentially resulting in worse issues!

 

Great video, as always. I am a subscriber!

 

Nice video! Thanks for posting.

 

I did not expect this... HILARIOUS!!! Glad you were able to catch it before any damage (other than your ego).

Please keep the videos coming, I really enjoy them.

 

That looks great at a good price as well. What cable did you use to connect from that to the fuse to open the frunk?

 

a) I've missed the parking brake three times (twice I noticed right as I started to get out of the car), I now leave it in gear

b) to open the front with a dead battery - I carry a short jumper in my glove box (18" long regular electrical jumper with little alligator clips on each end). I use the small jumper to connect the hot end of the massive jumper cables to the terminal in the fuse box. Easy peasy, and I can get the frunk open with anyone's jumper cable assistance

Nick: Glad to see you stayed with Porsche

 

Very nice.

 

i believe that the logic to the parking brake is where it is at.

It is in the location of the pedal style mechanical brake---which you had to press to set and then pull to release. The exact same action as this brake.

when it is in the center console, it replaces the handle...which was up to set and "down" to release.

With this in mind, I can switch between my Audi (center console located electric brake) and my p-car (foot well electric brake) very easily.