First I added 2 gallons of gasoline in the Boxster. Then I tried to start it with the key in the ignition.
The Boxster was completely dead. So probably the battery was dead and needed a jump-start.
The battery is in the front trunk and the trunk does not have a manual lever to open it, in the event that the battery is dead. The Boxster fuse box (Figure 1) has a special red terminal (Figure 3) for a spare battery to turn on just enough electronics in the car to pop the front trunk. Once the front trunk is popped, you can access the battery and jump-start the full car.
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