2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA Owners Manual

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CheckEngine
WarningLight
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentpanelcomes
onwhentheignitionisfirstturnedonandre-
mainsonbrieflyasabulbcheck.Ifthelight
doesnotcomeon,havethebulbreplaced
promptly.
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpaneland
on-boardcomputercomeonandremainon
whiledriving,itsuggests:
-apotentialenginecontrolproblemandthe
needforsystemserviceor
-animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
-refuellingwithenginerunning.
Althoughthevehicleisusuallydriveableandwill
notrequiretowing,seeyourdealerforservice
assoonaspossible.

/!\Caution!
Ifthe
Check
enginelightintheinstrument
panelisflashing,severecatalyticconverter
damageandpowerlosswillsoonoccur.
ProlongeddrivingwiththeCheckengine
lightoncouldcausedamagetothe
emissioncontrolsystem.Italsocouldaf-
fectfueleconomyanddriveability.

I>Havethefaultremediedatthenearestauth-
orizedPorschedealerimmediately.
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On-BoardComputer(BC)
Displayfield
Thedisplayfieldisbeneaththetachometer.
Readinessforoperation
-Withignitionswitchedon,
-withenginerunning.
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Operation,controls
Itisnotpossibletodescribealldetailsofthe
on-boardcomputerfunctionsinthisOwner's
Manual.
However,theexampleswillquicklyfamiliarize
youwiththefunctionalprincipleandhelpyouto
navigatethroughthemenustructure.
Youcanrestorethefactorydefaultsettingsat
anytimebyusingthe"SET"menu.

Operatinglever

Theon-boardcomputerisoperatedwiththe
lowerleftleveronthesteeringcolumn.
Selectingfunctionsoftheon-board
computer
I>Pushleverup1ordown2.
Confirmingselection(Enter)
I>Pushleverforward3.
Movingbackoneorseveralselectionlevels
I>Pulltheleverback4onceorseveraltimes.
Note:
Youcanalwaysreturntothebasicmenuby
pullingtheoperatingleverseveraltimes.

Functionsanddisplaypossibilities
A-Selectionfield
B-Continuationarrowsymbol
C-
Topdisplay
D-Centraldisplay
E-On-boardcomputerdisplay
Basicsetting
-Topdisplay:Odometer
-Centraldisplay:Tripodometer
Youcanchangebothdisplaystosuityour
requirementsbyusingthe"SET"menu.
Callingon-boardcomputerfunctionsin
display
"E"
I>Pushoperatingleverupordown
(selectionfieldAmustbeswitchedoff).
Thefollowingdisplayscanbecalledstepby
step:
-Outsidetemperature
(OF),
-Averagespeed(0mph),
-Averageconsumption(0mpg),
-Rangeonremainingfuel(mi--+a-),
-Navigationinformation
(ifactivatedinthe"SET"menu).
Canadavehicles:
Theunitsintheon-boardcomputeraredis-
playedinkilometers,litersand°C.
Thevalues"Tripodometer","Averagespeed"
and"Averageconsumption"canberesettozero
usingthe"BC"menu.
Note
Pullingtheoperatinglevertotherear4takes
youdirectlyfromavaluewhichcanberesetto
the"BC"menu.
Switchingselectionfield
"A"onoroff
I>Pushoperatingleverforwardorback.
Arrowsymbol"B"forcontinuation
ArrowsymbolV:
I>Pushoperatingleverdowninordertocon-
tinuethemenu.
Arrowsymbol~:
I>Pushoperatingleverupinordertocontinue
themenu.
I>I>I>
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"LIMIT"
Acousticwarningsignalfor
speedlimit
Theacousticwarningsignalcanbeactivatedfor
speedsabove6mph(10km/h).
Thesignalsoundsifthepresetspeedis
exceeded.
Forthesignaltosoundagain,thedrivingspeed
mustfallbelowthepresetspeedbyatleast
3mph(5km/h).
Switchingonselectionfield
"A"
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Settingthespeed
[>
Select"LIMIT"withtheoperatinglever.
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
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Option1:
Acceptcurrentspeed
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Theacousticwarningsignalisactivatedforthe
currentspeed.
Display:I!I
Option2:
Presetspeed
[>
Select"LIMITactivated"withtheoperating
lever.
0notactivated
I!Iactivated
[>
Presstheoperatingleverforwardifthe"not
activated"displayappears.
[>
Usetheoperatinglevertoselect"mph+"or
"mph-".
[>
Pushoperatingleverforwarduntilthedesired
speedisreached.
Theacousticwarningsignalisactivatedfor
thedesiredspeed.
Switchingtheacousticwarningsignaloff
[>
Select"LIMITactivated"withtheoperating
lever:
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Display:
0

"CHECK"

Warningmessages

Switching
onselection
field"A"
I>Pushoperatingleverforward.
Callingwarningmessages
I>Select"CHECK"withtheoperatinglever.
I>Pushoperatingleverforward.
Anyexistingwarningmessagescanbecalled
usingtheoperatinglever.
Youalsocancallwarningmessageswhichwere
acknowledgedduringthejourney(onlyuntilthe
nexttimetheignitionisswitchedon).
I>Pushoperatingleverforward.
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"Oil"
Displayandmeasurementoftheengine
oillevel
/!\Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
I>Regularlychecktheoilleveleachtimethecar
isrefuelled.
I>Donotallowtheoilleveltofallbelowthe
minimummark.
Conditionsformeasuringtheoillevel
1.Vehicleislevel.
2.Engineisoff.
3.Ignitionon.
Oilreturntime
Beforetheoillevelismeasured,theengineoil
hastohaveflowedbackintotheoilpan.
Thetimetakenfortheengineoiltoflowback
dependsontheenginetemperatureandhow
longtheenginehasbeenstopped.
Thiswaitingtimeiscounteddowninthe
on-boardcomputerdisplaywhentheignitionis
switchedon.Theoilleveldisplaysegmentsstart
to"cycle".
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Itisbesttomeasuretheengineoillevelwiththe
engineatoperatingtemperature.Correctmeas-
urementsandshortwaitingtimesareachieved
inthisway.
Initiatingoillevelmeasurement
I>Switchignitionon(donotstarttheengine).
Theengine-oillevelmeasurementdisplay
appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
I>Allowwaitingtimetoelapse.
Oncethemeasurementhasbeencompleted,
youcanreadofftheengineoillevelontheseg-
mentdisplay.
Iftheoillevelhasfallenbelowthemin.mark,
thesegmentbelowthemin.markflashes.
Thedifferencebetweenthemin.andmax.
marksonthesegmentdisplayisapprox.1.25
litres.
Onesegmentofthedisplaycorrespondstoa
quantityofapprox.0.2litre.
I>Addengineoilifnecessary.
Refertothechapter"Engineoillevel".
Beforeaddingoil,switchignitionoff.
Neveraddmoreengineoilthanrequiredto
reachthemax.mark.

Oillevelmeasurementduringrefuelling

Theoillevelisautomaticallymeasuredduring
refuelling.Iftheoillevelistoolow,"Checkoil
level"appearsintheon-boardcomputerdisplay.
However,thismeasurementisperformedonlyif
thefollowingpreconditionsaremet:
Engineisatoperatingtemperature,ignitionis
off,refuellingiscompletedwithin15minutes.
Failure
Afailureoftheoilleveldisplayisindicatedbya
warningmessageintheon-boardcomputer.

Oillevelmeasurementcanalsobeinitiated
inthe"Oil"menu:
Switchingonselectionfield

"A"
I>Pushoperatingleverforward.
I>Pushoperatingleverforward.
I>Pushoperatingleverforward.
Measurementisstarted.

Info
The
"Info"functionallowsyoutocallthepre-
requisitesforoillevelmeasurement.
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Initiatingmeasurement

I>Select
"Oil"
withtheoDeratim!lever.

"BC"
Callingandresettingon-board
computerfunctions
Switchingonselectionfield"A"
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Example:
Resettingaverageconsumption
[>
Select"BC"withtheoperatinglever.
[>Pushoperatingleverforward.
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[>
Select"0mpg"withtheoperatinglever.
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Theaverageconsumptionisresetto
"--.-0mpg".