2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA warning

~Closingconvertibletop
A
Warning!
Risk
ofinjuryanddamagewhenoperating
theconvertibletop.
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Makeabsolutelysurethatnobodycanbein-
juredbytheconvertible-topmechanismorthe
convertible-topcompartmentlid.
[>Inordertoabortconvertibletopoperationin
theeventofdanger,immediatelyreleasethe
switchorvehiclekey.
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Keepthelidsofthemake-upmirrorsinthe
sunvisorsclosedwhenclosingtheconvert-
ibletop.
With
therockerswitch:
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Pressrightrocker-switchhalfwithoutinterrup-
tionuntiltheconvertibletophasreachedits
finalpositionoruntilthewindowsareinthe
desiredposition.
With
thevehiclekey:
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Holdthevehiclekeyinthelockingpositionin
thedoorlockuntiltheconvertibletophas
reacheditsfinalposition.

[>

Unlockthevehicle.
Closethewindowswiththerockerswitches
inthecenterconsole.
Re-Iockthevehicleifnecessary.

Iftheconvertibletopdoesnotlockinthe
windshieldframe
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Openconvertibletopagain,starttheengine
andclosetheconvertibletopagainusingthe
rockerswitch.
Assistwiththeclosingprocessbygrasping
theconvertibletopatthehandholdandpulling
ittowardthewindshieldframe(arrow).

e
Warning
light
Itlights
upwhentheignitionisswitchedonand
mustgooutwhentheengineisrunning.
Ifthewarninglightlightsupwiththeenginerun-
ning,theconvertibletopisnotinoneofitsend
positions.
I>Fullyopenorclosetheconvertibletop.
Driveonlywiththeconvertibletopfullyopen
orclosed.
Ifthewarninglightdoesnotgooutintheend
position,pleaseconsultanauthorizedPorsche
dealer.
Afaultispossible,oritmaybenecessaryto
adjusttheconvertible
top.
Ifthewarninglightflashes
whenoperatingthe
convertibletopwiththerockerswitch:
I>Checkwhethertheenginecompartmentlidis
closed.
Emergencyoperation
oftheconvertibletop
I>
Before
performingemergencyoperation,
pleasecheck:
Wastheignitionswitchedonandwastheen-
ginecompartmentlidclosedduringoperation
oftheconvertibletopwiththerockerswitch?
Areelectricalfusesdefective?
Refertothechapter"Electricalsystem".

A.Warning!
Thereisadangerofinjuryduringemer-
gencyoperation.
Thereisadangerofcrushingortrapping
bodypartsatallmovableconvertibletop
partswhichcouldcauseseriouspersonal
injury.

I>Takegreatcarewhenperformingemergency
operation.
I>Donotoperatetheconvertibletopduringand
afteremergencyoperation.
Before
emergencyoperation
I>
Removetheignitionkeysothattheconvert-
ibletopisnotoperatedunintentionally.

I>
Takescrewdriveroutofthetoolkit.Referto
thechapter"Toolkit".
I>Foldtherearseatbackrestsforward.

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Removingrearwalllining
1.UnscrewscrewsAfromtherear
walllining.
Pulloutandrepositionthescrewdriverinsert
ifnecessary.
2.Grasptherearwallliningatthecut-outsfor
theseatbeltsandpressdownward.
Pullrearwallliningforwardandliftupand
out.
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Openingconvertibletopcompartment
lid"D"
1.Take
redAllenkeyBoutofitsholder.
2.PuthandleofscrewdriverontoAllenkeyB.
InsertAllenkeyintothedriveaxleCandturn
itcounterclockwise(indirectionofthearrow)
untiltheconvertibletopcompartmentlidDis
fullyopen.
RemovetheAllen
key.
A
Warning!
TheAllenkeycanrotateorflyoutand
therebycauseseriouspersonalinjuryifthe
convertibletopisactuated.

I>AlwaysremovetheAllenkeyBfromthedrive
axleCbeforeoperatingtheconvertibletop.
Whenyouhaveopenedtheconvertibletopcom-
partmentlid,trytoclosetheconvertibletop
usingtherockerswitch.
Iftheconvertibletopcannotbeclosed,continue
withemergencyoperation.

Opening
sideflaps
"F"
1.Removeignitionkey.
2.UsethescrewdrivertoremoveplasticlidE
fromtheliningfrombehind.
3.InsertAllenkeyBintothedriveaxleforthe
leftsideflapF.
TurnAllenkeycounterclockwise(indirection
ofarrow)untilthesideflapFisfullyopen
(perceptiblestop).
Repeatprocedurewiththerightsideflap.
RemovetheAllenkey.
/!\Warning!
TheAllenkeycanrotateorflyoutand
therebycauseseriouspersonalinjuryifthe
convertibletopisactuated.
I>AlwaysremovetheAllenkeyBfromthedrive
axleofthesideflapbeforeoperatingthecon-
vertibletop.
Whenyouhaveopenedthesideflaps,tryto
closetheconvertibletopusingtherocker
switch.
Iftheconvertibletopcannotbeclosed,continue
withemergencyoperation.
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Closingconvertibletopcompartmentlid
A.Warning!
Thereisadangeroftrappingbodyparts
whenclosingtheconvertibletopcompart-
mentlidwhichcouldcauseseriousper-
sonalinjuries.

[>
Placehandsontheconvertibletopcompart-
mentlidwhenpushing.

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-01.
Standbehindthevehicle.
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2.Graspconvertibletopcompartmentlidabove
thebrakelightpushforwardagainsttheper-
ceptibleresistanceuntilitiscompletely
closed.

A.Caution!
Dangerofdamageattheconvertibletop.
[>

Afteremergencyoperation,donotoperate
theconvertibletopwiththerockerswitchor
doorlock.
[>
DriveslowlytoanauthorizedPorschedealer
inordertohavethefaultremedied.
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4.TakeunlockinghandleDfromtheoddments
traybetweenthefrontseats.
5.PositionunlockinghandleDonthedotmark-
ing.
CarefullyremovetheplasticcoversCon
bothsidesofthehardtop.
6.InsertunlockinghandleDintooneoftherear
hardtoplocks.
Forcefullyturntheunlockinghandlepastthe
pressurepoint1inthedirectionofthearrow
uptothestop2.
7.Repeatprocedureontheothersideofthe
hardtop.
8.Togetherwithasecondpersonontheother
side,graspthehardtopatpointsEandF.
/!\Warning!
Dangerofpinchingfingersorhandsatthe
points"F".
[>Evenlyliftthehardtopatbothsides.
9.Firstpullthehardtoprearwardandupoutof
thelockingelements.
Carefullyliftthehardtopupandovertheve-
hicletotherear.
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4.Pulloffplasticcoverofthefronthardtop
lock.
5.Pressredlockbuttonofthefrontlocking
lever.
Fullyopenlockinglever.
6.Checkwhethertherearlockingelementson
thehardtopareopen.
/!\Warning!
Dangerofpinchingfingersorhands
atthe
points"F".
7.Togetherwithasecondpersonontheother
side,graspthehardtopatpointsEandF.
I>Evenlylowerthehardtopatbothsides.
8.Carefullyliftthehardtopupandoverthe
vehiclefrombehind.9.Firstpushthehardtopcompletelyintothe
guidesonthewindshieldframe.
Thencarefullylowerthehardtopintothelock-
ingelementsattherear.
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TargaRoof
Specialfeaturesofthisrooftype:
-Glassslidingroof,
-Rollerblind,
-Electricallyunlockableandlockablerearlid.
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/!\Warning!
Riskofinjurywhenoperatingallcompo-
nentsoftheTargaroof,particularlyduring
automaticclosingoftheglassslidingroof
~Takecaretoensurethatnobodycanbe
injuredwhenthecomponentsoftheTarga
roofareoperated.
~Alwayswithdrawtheignitionkeywhenleaving
thevehicle.
Uninformedpersons(e.g.children)could
injurethemselvesbyoperatingtheglass
slidingroof,therollerblindortherearlid.
~Incaseofdanger,releasethebuttonorcar
keyimmediatelyandoperatetheglasssliding
rooforrollerblindintheoppositedirection.