2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA lock

Convertibletop
I>Neverremovesnowandiceusingasharp
edgedobject.
Incorrectcareandtreatmentcandamagethe
convertibletopandcauseleaks.Anyrepairwork
canbedonebyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.

Importantnote
Nofoldingtopis100%leakproof.

Duetotheconstantchangingofloadsand
strainstowhichacarissubjecttowhendriving
onroads,minorwindnoiseandseepageat
jointsbetweenthetop,bodyanddoorsoncon-
vertibletopscannotbecompletelysealedincer-
tainareas.Thereforesmallleaksareconsidered
normalforthesemodels.Inaddition,yourcon-
vertibletopshouldnotbewashedinacarwash.
Thetopmayexperiencedamagebythebrushes
ormayexperienceleaksduetothehighpress-
urewaterstreamsdirectedinareaswhichwould
notencounterwaterinnormaldrivingconditions.
Cleaning
Donotwashtheconvertibletopeachtimethe
cariswashed.
Itisusuallysufficienttosprayorwashitwith
cleanwater.
I>Brushdustofftheconvertibletopinthedirec-
tionoftheweaveusingasoftbrush.
I>Onlyifthereisheavydirt,wettheconvertible
topwithlukewarmwaterandthePorsche
Wash-Shampoo&convertible-topcleaner,
usingaspongeorsoftbrush,andrubgently.
RinseWash-Shampoo&convertible-top
cleanerthoroughlyofftheconvertibletopwith
cleanwater.
I>Afterwashingit,treattheconvertible-top
coveratleastonceayearwiththespecial
Porscheconvertible-topcareproduct.
Donotallowtheconvertible-topcareproduct
tocomeintocontactwithpaintorwindows.If
itdoes,removeimmediately.
I>Ifthereisleakageintheconvertible-topcover
oratitsseamsorfolds,thespecialPorsche
convertible-topcareproductcanbeused.
I>Pleasenotetheinformationonthecontainer.
I>Removebirddroppingsimmediatelysincethe
acidinthemwillmaketherubberswelland
theconvertibletopwillbecomeleaky.
I>Openconvertibletoponlywhenitiscom-
pletelydry,otherwisedampstainsandscrub
marksmayoccurwhichcannotberemoved.
I>Trytoremovespotsfromtheconvertible-top
coverbyrubbingcarefullywithasoftrubber
sponge.
Doorlocks
I>Topreventthedoorlocksfromfreezingdur-
ingthecoldseason,thelockcylindersshould
becoveredduringawash.
I>Shouldthelocksfreeze,useanordinaryde-
icer.Inmanycases,awellwarmedkeycan
help.
Neveruseexcessiveforce.
I>I>I>
Maintenance,CarCare
187

ExerciseExtremeCautionwhen
WorkingonyourVehicle

/!\Warning!
Ignoring
the
followinginstructionsmay
causeseriouspersonalinjury.

[>
Theenginecompartmentofanymotorvehicle
isapotentiallyhazardousarea.Ifyouarenot
fullyfamiliarwithproperrepairprocedures,do
notattempttheadjustmentsdescribedonthe
followingpages.
Thiscautionappliestotheentirevehicle.
[>Onlyworkonyourvehicleoutdoorsorina
wellventilatedarea.
[>Ensurethattherearenoopenflamesinthe
areaofyourvehicleatanytimewhenfuel
fumesmightbepresent.Beespeciallycau-
tiousofsuchdevicessuchashotwater
heaterswhichigniteaflameintermittently.
[>Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecom-
partment,turntheengineoffandletitcool
downsufficiently.Hotenginecompartment
componentscanburnskinoncontact.
[>Bealertandcautiousaroundengineatall
timeswhiletheengineisrunning.
Ifworkhastobeperformedwiththeengine
running,alwayssettheparkingbrake,and
makesuretheshiftleverisinneutralorthe
selectorleverisinposition"P"or"N".
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[>
Inparticular,beverycarefultoensurethat
itemsofclothing(ties,shirt,sleevesetc.),
jewelry,longhair,handorfingerscannotget
caughtintheengine-compartmentblower,
fan,beltsorothermovingparts.
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefront
ofthecar.
Thefanscanstartorcontinuerunningasa
functionoftemperature,evenwiththeengine
switchedoff.
Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththe
engineoffandexerciseextremecaution.
[>
YourPorscheisequippedwithanelectronic
ignitionsystem.Whentheignitionison,high
voltageispresentinallwiresconnectedwith
theignitionsystem;therefore,exerciseex-
tremecautionwhenworkingonanypartof
theenginewhiletheignitionisonortheen-
gineisrunning.
[>Alwayssupportyourcarwithsafetystandsif
itisnecessarytoworkunderthecar.The
jacksuppliedwiththecarisnotadequatefor
thispurpose.
[>Whenworkingunderthecarwithoutsafety
standsbutwiththewheelsontheground,
makesurethecarisonlevelground,the
wheelsareblocked,andthattheenginecan-
notbestarted.
Removetheignitionkey.
[>
Donotsmokeorallowanopenflamearound
thebatteryorfuel.
Keepafireextinguisherinclosereach.
[>Incompleteorimproperservicingmaycause
problemsintheoperationofthecar.Ifin
doubtaboutanyservicing,haveitdoneby
yourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Impropermaintenanceduringthewarranty
periodmayaffectyourPorschewarranty
coverage.
[>Suppliesoffluids,e.g.engineoil,brakefluid
orcoolant,arehazardoustoyourhealth.
Keepthesefluidsoutofchildren'sreachand
disposeoftheminaccordancewiththeap-
propriateregulations.
[>Somecountriesrequireadditionaltoolsand
specialsparepartstobecarried.
Pleasemakeenquiriesbeforedrivingabroad.

ChangingWheels

A
Warning!
Failure
to
followtheseinstructionsmayre-
sultinseriouspersonalinjuriestoyouorto
bystanders.
Beforechangingthewheel
I>Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistance
offtheroad.
Turntheemergencyflasheron
anduseotherwarningdevicestoalertother
motorists.
I>Donotparkyourvehiclewhereitmaycontact
drygrass,brushorotherflammablema-
terials.Thehotpartsoftheexhaustsystem
could
set
suchmaterialsonfire,thereby
causingbothpropertydamageandsevereor
fatalphysicalinjury.

I>
Passengersmustnotremaininthevehicle
whenitisjacked
up.
I>Before
youchangeawheel,besurethe
groundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,usea
boardunderthejacktoensurethatthejack
doesnotsinkintotheground.

I>Setthe
parkingbrakeandblockthewheels
oppositetheflattireontheothersideofthe
vehicle.
While
operatingthejack
I>The
jackisonlytobeusedforchanginga
wheel.Donotuseitasasupporttowork
underthecar.
I>Thecarmustbejackeduponlyattheillus-
tratedjackingpoints.
Liftingatanyotherplacemaydamagetheve-
hicleormayresultinpersonalinjury.
Neverjackthecarupbythebodyorthe
bumpers.

I>Forsafety
reasonsdonotusetireinflating
bottles.
Donotusecommerciallyavailablesealant
bottles.

Sequence
ofoperation
A

Warning!
Thejackmustbeusedonlytoraisethecar
forwheelchanging.
Thejackmustneverbeusedasasupport
toworkunderneaththevehicle.Ifthejack
isaccidentallydislodged,youorbystanders
couldsufferseverepersonalinjury.

I>Neverjackupothervehiclesorotherloads
withthejack.
I>Alwaysplacethecaronstablesupportsifyou
havetoworkunderit.
Whenworkingunderthevehicle,alwaysuse
safetystandsspecificallydesignedforthis
purpose.
Pleaseuseasuitablekneeresttoprotectyour
clothingagainstsoiling.
I>I>I>
PracticalTips,EmergencyService
209

Electrical
System

Inordertoavoiddamageandfaultsinelectrical
orelectronicsystems,electricalaccessories
shouldbeinstalledatyourauthorizedPorsche
dealer.
[>OnlyuseaccessoriesauthorizedbyPorsche.
/!\Warning!
Riskofshortcircuitandfire.
Replacingfusesorrelayswiththeengine
runningortheignitiononcouldcauseelec-
tricalshock.
[>
Disconnectedthebatteryduringallworkon
theelectricalsystem.Seechapter"Battery".
Relays
Defectiverelaysshouldbechangedonlybyan
authorizedworkshop.
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Radiocode
Thetheft-protectioncodeoftheradiomustbe
enteredagainifthebatterywasdisconnected.
Alarmsystem,centrallocking
Thestatusofthecentrallockingandalarm
systemisnotchangedbydisconnectingthe
battery.
Whenthebatteryisdisconnected,thealarmsys-
temceasestofunction.
Overloadprotection
Ifthecentrallockingsystemisoperatedmore
thantentimeswithinaminute,furtheroperation
isblockedfor30seconds.
Loadswitch-offaftertwohours
orfivedays
Iftheignitionkeyisremoved,loadswhichare
switchedonorinstandby(e.g.powerwindows,
luggagecompartmentlighting,interiorlight,
radio)areautomaticallyswitchedoffafterap-
proximately2hours.
Ifthevehicleisnotstartedorunlockedwiththe
remotecontrolwithinfive
days,
theremote
controlstandbyfunctionisswitchedoff(topre-
ventdischargingofthevehiclebattery).
1.Inthiscase,unlockthedriver'sdoorwiththe
keyatthedoorlock.
Leavethedoorclosedinordertopreventthe
alarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
2.Pressbutton1ontheremotecontrol.
Theremotecontrolisnowactivatedagain.

A-Diagnosticsocket

Replacing
fuses
Inordertopreventdamagetocablesandcon-
sumersintheelectricalsystemduetoshortcir-
cuitsandoverloads,theindividualcircuitsare
protectedbyfuses.
Thefuseboxisatlowerleftinthedriver'sfoot-
wellandisprotectedwithaplasticcover.
A-Plasticgripper
B-Sparefuses
1.Beforereplacingafuse,switchoffallelectri-
calconsumersandremovetheignitionkey.
2.Toopen,pullthecoveroffatthefingerhole
(arrow).
Thefuseplanandinstructionsforemer-
gencyunlockingoftheluggagecom-
partmentlidscanbefoundontheinsideof
thecover.
3.Tocheckorreplaceafuse,removeitfrom
thespringclipusingtheplasticgripperA.
Ablownfuseindicatesanoverloadinthecir-
cuitandcanbeidentifiedbythemeltedmetal
strip.
4.Replaceonlywithfusesofthesamerating.
SparefusesBareinthelowestsectionof
thefusebox.
Importantnote
t>Ifafuseblowsrepeatedly,pleaseimmediately
consultanauthorizedPorschedealer,sothat
theshortcircuitcanbelocatedandcor-
rected.
t>Nevertryto"repair"fuses:youmaycause
seriousdamagetootherpartsoftheelectri-
calsystem.
t>t>t>
PracticalTips,EmergencyService
213

Emergencyunlockingoftheluggage
compartmentlidandengine
compartmentlid
Ifthebatteryisdischarged,thelidscanbe
openedonlywiththeaidofadonorbattery.
Unlockinglids
1.Usethekeytounlockthevehicleatthedoor
lock.
Leavethekeyinthedoorlock.
2.Removeplasticcoveroverthefusebox.
3.PulloutpositiveterminalAinthefusebox.
4.Useajumper
cabletoconnectthepositive
terminalofthedonorbatterywithpositive
terminalAinthefuse
box.
214PracticalTips,EmergencyService
Note
Ifthevehicle
waslocked,thealarmhornwill
soundwhenthenegativecableisconnected.
5.Usethesecondjumpercabletoconnectthe
negativeterminalofthedonorbatterywith
latchstrikerB.
6.Switchthealarmsystemoffbylockingand
unlockingatthedoorlock.
7.Unlocktheenginecompartmentlidorlug-

gagecompartment
lidwiththeswitch.
8.Disconnectthenegativecablefirst,thenthe
positivecable.
9.PushpositiveterminalAintothefusebox
andpushontheplasticfuseboxcover.

Note
Theenginecannot
bestartedwiththismethod.
Pleaseobservethechapter"EmergencyStarting
withJumperCables"forthispurpose.

Removingthebattery

Therequisitetoolisinthetoolkit.
Thebatteryislocatedintheluggagecompart-
mentunderablackplasticlid.
/!\.Warning!
Riskofdamagetoalternatorandelectronic
controlunits.
I>Donotdisconnectthebatterywhiletheen-
gineisrunning.
Thisalsoappliestocarsequippedwithabat-
terymainswitch.
I>Neverdrivethecarwithadisconnectedbat-
tery.
Risk
of
caustic
burnsfromescapingacid.

I>Keepventcapsontoavoidspillage.
I>Donottiltthebatterywhenremovingandin-
stallingit.
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1.Switchoffengineandallelectricalloads.
2.Openturn-locksA.
Removeplasticlid.
3.PulloffcentralventhoseB.
4.Important:disconnectthenegative(-)ground
wirefirst,andthenthepositive(+)cable
-

dangerofshortcircuit!
5.UnscrewfasteningscrewC.
6.Removebattery.

Installingthebattery

1.Putbatteryin.
2.ScrewinfasteningscrewC.
3.Important:connectthepositive(+)cable
first,andthenthenegative(-)groundwire
-

dangerofshortcircuit!
4.PushoncentralventhoseB.
5.Fitplasticlid.Lockturn-locksA.
6.Entertheradiocodeagain.

EmergencyStartingwithJumper
Cables
Ifthebatteryisdischarged,e.g.inwinteror
afterthecarhasbeenparkedforalongtime,
thebatteryofanothercarcanbeusedforstart-
ingwiththehelpofjumpercables.
Makesurethevoltageofbothbatteriesisthe
same.
Thecapacity(Amperehours,Ah)ofthebooster
batterymustnotbesubstantiallylessthanthat
ofthedischargedbattery.
Thedischargedbatterymustbecorrectlycon-
nectedtothevehicle'selectricalsystem.
Seethechapter"Battery"and"Emergencyun-
lockingoftheluggagecompartmentlidanden-
ginecompartmentlid".
Note
[>
Donottrytostartthecarbypushingortow-
ing.Damagetothecatalyticconvertersand
othercomponentsofthecarmayresult.
220PracticalTips,EmergencyService
/!\Warning!
Riskofdamageandseriouspersonalinjury
duetoshortcircuit.
[>
Useonlyjumpercablesofadequatediameter
cross-sectionandfittedwithcompletelyinsu-
latedalligatorclips.
[>
Followallwarningsandinstructionsofthe
jumpercablemanufacturer.
[>
Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesure
thattheycannotgetcaughtinanymoving
partsintheenginecompartment.
Thejumpercablesmustbelongenoughso
thatneithervehiclesnorcablestouchanother.
[>
Thevehiclesmustnotbeincontact,other-
wisecurrentmightflowassoonastheposi-
tiveterminalsareconnected.
[>
Thecableclampsmustnotbeallowedtocon-
tacteachotherwhenoneendofthejumper
cablesareconnectedtoabattery.
[>Ensurethattoolsorconductivejewellery
(rings,chains,watchstraps)donotcomeinto
contactwithlivepartsofthevehicle.
[>Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruin
thealternator.

Dangerofcaustic
burns.
[>
Donotleanoverthebattery.

Dangerofgasexplosion.

[>Improperuseofboosterbatterytostartave-
hiclemaycauseanexplosion,resultingin
severepersonalinjuries.
[>Keepsourcesofignitionawayfromthebat-
tery,e.g.openflame,burningcigarettesor
sparkingduetocablecontactorwelding
work.
[>
Adischargedbatterycanfreezeevenat
-lOOCj14°F.
Beforeconnectingjumpercables,afrozen
batterymustbethawedout.