2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA warning

Glassslidingroof
Readinessforoperation
-Withignitionswitchedon(engineonoroff)or
-Whendoorisclosedandignitionkeyis
removed,butonlyuntilthedoorisfirst
opened.
-Therear
lidmust
beclosed.
A.Warning!

Risk
ofinjuryanddamage.
I>Beforeopeningtheglassslidingroof,ensure
thattherearenopersonsorobjectsinthe
rangeofmovement.
~Opening
with
therockerswitch
I>Pressrighthalfofrockerswitchuntilthe
glassslidingroofreachesthedesiredposi-
tion.
Openingtheglassslidingroof
automaticallywhenunlockingthevehicle
(notavailableinallcountries)
I>Unlockcarwiththeremotecontrol.
I>Holdthecarkeyinthedoorlockinthe
unlockingpositionuntiltheglassslidingroof
hasreachedthedesiredposition.
A.
Warning!
Riskofinjuryanddamage.
I>
Beforeclosingtheglassslidingroof,ensure
thattherearenopersonsorobjectsinthe
rangeofmovement.
~
Closingwiththerockerswitch

I>Presslefthalfofrockerswitchuntiltheglass
slidingroofreachesthedesiredposition.
Closing
theglassslidingroof
automaticallywhenlockingthevehicle

(notavailableinallcountries)
I>Holdthecarkeyinthedoorlockinthelock-
ingpositionuntiltheglassslidingroofhas
reachedthedesiredposition.
I>I>I>
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Rollerblind
Readinessforoperation
-Withignitionswitchedon(engineonoroff)or
-Whendoorisclosedandignitionkeyis
removed,butonlyuntilthedoorisfirst
opened.
Therollerblindcanbeoperatedindependently
oftheglassslidingroofposition.
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/!\Warning!
Riskofinjuryanddamage.
I>Beforeoperatingtherollerblind,ensurethat
therearenopersonsorobjectsintherange
ofmovement.
lJClosingwiththerockerswitch
l_JRetractingwiththerockerswitch
I>Pressappropriatehalfofrockerswitchuntil
therollerblindreachesthedesiredposition.
One-touchoperation
I>Touchappropriatehalfofrockerswitch.
Rollerblindmovestoitsfinalposition.
Touchtherockerswitchagaintostopinany
position.

~Openingrearlid
Precondition
The
glassslidingroofmustbeclosed.

I>To
unlock,pressbutton
A,or:

Pressbuttonfortherearlidontheremote
control.Refertothechapter"Keys".

I>
Lifttherearlid.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedonwhentherearlid
isunlocked.

Closingrearlid
A.Warning!
Dangerofcrushing.Therearlidisauto-
maticallypulledintothelockandlocked.
I>
Makesurethatyourfingersarenotunderthe
rearlid.
I>Placehandontotherearlid.
Pushtherearliddownuntilitisautomatically
pulledclosedandlocked.

e
Warninglight

Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandin
theon-boardcomputercomeoniftherearlidis
notcompletelyclosed.

I>
Fullyclosetherearlid.
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Closingglassslidingroof

1.Pulloutignitionkey.
Movethepassenger'sseatforwardandfold
thebackrestforward.
Foldtherearseatbackrestsforward.
Beforeusingemergencyoperation,please
checkwhetherfusesaredefective.
Refertothechapter"Electricalsystem".

/!\Warning!
Riskofinjury
anddamage.
I>Donotoperatetheglassslidingroofwiththe
rockerswitchortheremotecontrolduring
andafteremergencyoperation.
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Emergencyoperationofglasssliding
roof

2.GraspundertherearwallliningAwithyour
hands.
ForcefullypulltherearwallliningAforward.
TheAllenkeysforemergencyoperationareon
thebackoftheliningA.
3.TakebothAllenkeysBoutoftheirholder.

RoofTransportSystem
Followtheseparateinstructionsforfitting
theRoofTransportSystem.
Fittingcommerciallyavailableluggageracksis
notpossible.
ThePorscheRoofTransportSystemallows
thetransportofvarioussportsandhobbyequip-
ment.
YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleased
toinformyouaboutthemanyusesoftheRoof
TransportSystem.
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/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident,lossofcontroland
damagetothevehicle.
I>CompletelyremovetheRoofTransportSys-
tembeforeusinganautomaticcarwash.
I>Donotoperatetheconvertibletopwhenthe
basiccarrierisinstalled.
I>Fitthesidesupportelementsofthebasiccar-
rieronlyinconjunctionwiththetransverse
supportingpipes.
I>Thepermissibleuseableloadof165Ibs(75
kg),thepermissibletotalvehicleweightand
thepermissibleaxleloadsmustnotbeex-
ceeded.
Seethechapteron"Weights".
Itemsofluggagemustnotprojectsubstan-
tiallybeyondthesideoftheloadarea.
Distributeloadevenly,withheavyitemsas
lowaspossible.
Everyitemmustbefixedandsecuredtothe
basiccarrierwitharopeorlashingstrap(do
notuseelasticrubbertensionersJ.
I>Beforeeveryjourney,andatregularintervals
duringlongtrips,checkthatRoofTransport
Systemandloadaresecure.
Retightenifnecessaryandsecureadditionally
bylocking.
I>Intheloadedstate,adjustmaximumspeedto
thenature,sizeandweightoftheloadbeing
carried.
Innocase,however,shouldyoudriveat
morethan90mph
(140
kmjhJ.
I>Withthebasiccarrierinstalledandnoload,
donotexceedamaximumspeedof110mph
(180kmjh)sincedrivingstabilitywillbead-
verselyaffected.
Adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
changedconditions.
Nevertheless,Porscherecommendsthatyou
donotexceedthepostedspeedlimit.
I>Driving,brakingandsteeringbehaviorofthe
vehiclechangeduetothehighercenterof
gravityandthegreaterwind-resistantarea.
Youshouldadaptyourdrivingstyleappropri-
ately.
Note
Sincefuelconsumptionandnoiseareincreased
withtheRoofTransportSysteminstalled,it
shouldnotremainonthecarifitisnotinuse.

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.
Theengine-compartmentblowerismounted
ontheenginecompartmentlid.
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.
Powermeasurements
Powermeasurementsondynamometersarenot
approvedbyPorsche.

Coolant
level

Followtheinstructionsinthe"Cautions"chapter.
Thecoolingsystemisfilledatthefactorywitha
permanentcoolant.
Itprovidesyear-roundprotectionfromcorrosion
andfreezingdownto-31°Fj-35°C(Nordic
countries-40°Fj-40°C).
OnlyuseantifreezeauthorizedbyPorsche.
Checkingcoolantlevel
Theexpansiontankwithitsfillerorificeisinthe
enginecompartment.
~Checkthecoolantlevelregularlythroughthe
transparentexpansiontank.
Whentheengineiscoldandthecarislevelthe
fluidlevelmustliebetweenthe"Min."and"Max."
markings.

Toppingoffcoolant

A.Warning!
Dangerofseriouspersonalinjuryfrom
scalding.Coolantishazardoustoyour
health,andmaybefatalifswallowed.
~Donotopenthecapoftheexpansiontank
whiletheengineishot.
~Allowtheenginetocooldownbeforeopening
thecapandprotectyourhands,armsand
facefromanypossibleescapeofhotcoolant.
~Keepcoolantoutofchildren'sreach.
~Also,keepcoolantawayfromyourpets.
Theycanbeattractedtoitshouldtherebea
spill,ortousedcoolantleftinanopencon-
tainer.Coolantcanbedeadlytopetsifcon-
sumed.
1.Switchengineoffandletitcool.
Seethechapteronthe"Coolingsystem".
2.Covertheexpansiontankcapwithathick
rag.
Opencapslowlyandcarefullyandallowover-
pressuretoescape.
Thenunscrewcapcompletely.
3.Onlyaddamixtureofantifreezeandwaterin
equalparts,anddonotexceedthe"Max."
mark.
Antifreezeincoolant:
50%givesprotectiondownto-31°Fj-35°C
60%givesprotectiondownto-58°Fj-50°C
4.Screwcapfirmlyon.
Ifinanemergencypurewaterhasbeenadded,
themixratiomustbecorrectedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Markedlossofcoolantindicatesleakageinthe
coolingsystem.
Thecauseshouldimmediatelyberemediedat
anauthorizedPorschedealer.
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169

Engine-compartment
blower,

radiatorfan
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefrontof
thecar.
Theengine-compartmentblowerismountedon
theenginecompartmentlid.
/?\.Warning!
Riskofinjury.
Aftertheengineisswitchedoff,theengine-
compartmentandcoolanttemperaturesare
monitoredforapprox.20minutes.
Duringthisperiod,anddependingontem-
perature,theengine-compartmentblower
andradiatorfansmaycontinuetorunor
starttorun.
I>Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththe
engineoffandexerciseextremecaution.
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EngineOil
Engineoilconsumption
Itisnormalforyourenginetoconsumeoil.
Therateofoilconsumptiondependsonthe
qualityandviscosityofoil,thespeedatwhich
theengineisoperated,theclimate,roadcondi-
tionsaswellastheamountofdilutionandoxida-
tionofthelubricant.
Ifthevehicleisusedforrepeatedshorttrips,
andconsumesanormalamountofoil,theen-
gineoilmeasurementmaynotshowanydropin
theoillevelatall,evenafter600miles(1000
km)ormore.Thisisbecausetheoilisgradually
becomingdilutedwithfuelormoisture,makingit
appearthattheoillevelhasnotchanged.
Thedilutingingredientsevaporateoutwhenthe
vehicleisdrivenathighspeeds,asonanex-
pressway,makingitthenappearthatoilisex-
cessivelyconsumedafterdrivingathighspeeds.
Iftheconditionsyoudriveyourvehicleinare
dusty,humid,orhot,thefrequencyoftheoil
changeintervalsshouldbegreater.
Ifthevehicleisdrivenatahighrateofspeed,
climaticconditionsarewarm,andtheloadis
high,theoilshouldbecheckedmorefrequently,
asdrivingconditionswilldeterminetherateof
oilconsumption.
-Theengineinyourvehicledependsonoilto
lubricateandcoolallofitsmovingparts.
Therefore,theengineoilshouldbechecked
regularlyandkeptattherequiredlevel.
-Makeitahabittohavetheengineoillevel
checkedwitheveryfuelfilling.
-Theoilpressurewarninglightisnotanoil
levelindicator.
Theoilpressurewarninglightindicates
seriousenginedamagemaybeoccuring
whenlit,ifenginerpmisaboveidlespeed.