2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA Owners Manual

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PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual 
InstrumentIllumination
Theilluminationisautomaticallyadjustedtothe
ambientbrightnessbythelightsensorinthe
tachometer.
Inaddition,whenthecarlightsareswitchedon,
theinstrumentandswitchsymbolbrightnessc

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PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual 
A-Adjustmentbuttonforchange-overbetween
kilometers/miles
Speedometer
Thedigitalspeedometerisintegratedinthe
pointerinstrument.
Theindicationchangesfrommphtokm/hwhen
theunitsarechangedfrommilestokilom

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PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual 
Tachometer
Thetachometershowstheenginespeedinrev-
olutionsperminute(rpm).
Thebeginningoftheredmarksattherightend
ofthescaleindicatesthemaximumpermissible
enginerpm.
Aspeedlimiterpreventstheenginefrom

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PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual 
-F-Cooling
System

Temperature
gauge
(ignitionon)
USA:Displayinof
Canada:Displayin°C
Pointertotheleft-enginecold
[>
Avoidhighenginespeedsandheavyengine
loading.
76Controls,Instruments
Pointerinthemi

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PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual 
Enginecompartmentblowerfan
Inaddition,thiswarninglightflashestoindicate
afaultintheenginecompartmentblower
fan.
[>
Havethecauseofthefaultremediedatan
authorizedPorschedealer.
TiptronicS
Indicator
for

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PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual 
iJFuel

levelgauge

Whentheignitionisonthefuellevelisdis-
played.
Fortankcapacity,see"Capacities"chapter.
Ifthevehiclesinclinationchanges(e.g.goingup
ordownhill),minordeviationsintheindication
mayoc

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PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual 
A-Adjustmentbuttonforclock
B-Clock
Clock
Theclockisblankedoutapproximatelyfour
minutesaftertheignitionisswitchedofforwhen
thecarislocked.

Settingthetime

A
Warning!
Riskofanaccidentandlossofcontrol.

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PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual 
80Controls,Instruments
EngineOilPressure
~Gauge
Withawarmed-upengineandataspeed
of
5000
rpm,theengineoilpressureshouldbe
approx.3.5bar.
Iftheoilpressuredropsabruptlyandthe
warninglightsintheinstrumen