2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA Owners Manual

Decelerating

I>Pressoperatingleverdown2untilthedesired
speedisreached.
Thespeedreachedismaintainedandstored
whentheleverisreleased.
Speedcanbecorrectedinstepsof2kmjh(ap-
prox.1mph)bybrieflypushingtheleverfor-
wardordown(upto10times).

Interruptingautomaticspeedcontrol
operation

I>Pulloperatingleverbrieflytowardsthesteer-
ingwheel3or:
I>Operatebrakeorclutchpedalor,
withTiptronictransmission,selectposition
"N".Seealsothechapteron"Tiptronic".
Thespeeddrivenbeforetheinterruptionre-
mainsstoredinthememory.

Automaticspeedcontroloperationisinter-
ruptedautomatically:
-Iftheset
speedisexceededbymorethan
16mph(25km/h)forlongerthan20sec-
onds,
-iftheactualspeedfallsto6mph(10kmjh)
belowthesetvehiclespeedforlongerthan5
seconds(upwardslopes).

Resumingthestoredspeed

I>Pressoperatingleverbrieflydown2.
Thestoredspeedshouldonlybecalledupwhen
trafficconditionsandtheroadsurfacesoper-
mit.

Switchingautomaticspeedcontrol
readinessoff
I>
PressbuttonAontheautomaticspeedcon-
trollever.
Thegreenreadinesslightinthespeedometer
goesoff.
Whenthevehicleisparkedandtheignition
switchedoff,thememoryiscleared.

Importantnote
On
upwardordownwardslopes,thesetspeed
cannotalwaysbemaintainedbytheautomatic
speedcontrol.
Toobtainsufficientenginebrakingorabetter
engine-speedrange,therefore,youhavetose-
lectalowergear.
Controls,Instruments
105

AutomaticAirConditioning

Theair-conditioningsystemcontrolstheprese-
lectedinteriortemperaturecompletelyautomat-
ically.
Ifnecessary,theautomaticsystemcanbema-
nuallyoperated.

Leftdisplaypanel
-
Temperatureandactivefunctions

Rightdisplaypanel
-
Blowerspeedandactivefunctions
106Controls,Instruments

Automaticoperation

I>Press"auto"button.
Airquantityanddistributionareautomatically
controlled,andvariationsarecompensated.
Allautomaticsettingfunctionscanbeindividually
changed.
Thissettingisretaineduntiltheappropriatefunc-
tionbuttonispressedagainorthe"auto"button
ispressed.
A-
Temperaturesetting

I>Presstheappropriatebutton.
Tosuitpersonalcomfort,theinteriortempera-
turecanbeselectedbetween65°Fand84°F
/

18°Cand29°C.

Recommendation:
72°F/22°C.
Ifthedisplay"La"or"HI"appears,thesystemis
operatingatmaximumcoolingorheatingpower.
Note
Ifthepreselectedtemperatureischanged,the
blowerspeedcanincreaseautomaticallyinauto-
maticoperation.
Thedesiredtemperatureisreachedmore
quicklythisway.

~
Defrosting
the
windshield

I>Pressbutton.
Windshieldisdemistedordefrostedas
quicklyaspossible.
Airflowstothewindshieldonly.

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Switchingcompressorfor
air-conditioningsystem
onoroff
Wheneveroutsidetemperaturesexceed

3rFj3°C,
theair-conditioningcompressorisal-
waysswitchedoninautomaticoperation.
Thecompressorcanbeswitchedofftosave
fuel,butcontrolcomfortisthenlimited.
I>Pressbutton.
Thecompressorisswitchedoff,thesymbol
intheleft-handdisplaygoesout.
Iftheinteriortemperatureistoohigh,switch
compressorbackonorpress"auto"-button.
Todryincomingairindampweather,donot
switchofftheair-conditioningcompressor.
Thispreventsmistingofwindows.
B-
Adjustingblowerspeed

I>Presstheappropriatebutton.
Presetblowerspeedisincreasedorde-
creased,and"Manual"appearsintheright-
handdisplayfield.
c8J
Thespeedstagesareindicatedbya
bardisplay.
Iftheminusbuttonispressedatthelowest
blowerstage,theblowerandautomaticcontrol
areswitchedoff.
"OFF"isdisplayedintheleft-handdisplay.
Pressingontheplusbuttonorthe"auto"button
switchestheblowerandautomaticcontrolback
onagain.

Circulating-airsetting

/!\Warning!
Riskofaccidentduetohamperedvision.
Incirculating-airsetting,thewindowscan
mistup.
I>Onlyselectcirculating-airsettingforshort
periods.
I>Ifwindowsmistup,turnoffthecirculating-air
settingbypressingthecirculating-airbutton
brieflyandselectthefunction"Defrostwind-
shield".
-
\..J
Switchingcirculating-airsetting
onoroff
I>Pressbutton.
Theoutside-airsupplyisinterruptedandonly
theinsideairiscirculated.
Overapprox.
37°F/3°C

Iftheair-conditioningcompressorwasoff,it
switchesonautomatically.Thedurationofcircu-
lating-airmodeisnotlimited.
Belowapprox.
37°F/3°C

Theair-conditioningcompressorisswitchedoff.
Circulating-airmodeisautomaticallyendedafter
approx.3minutes.
I>I>I>
Controls,Instruments
107

Q
Airdistributiontofootwell
[>
Pressbutton.
Theairflowstothefootwell.
@Airdistributiontothe
centralandsidevents
[>Pressbutton.
Theairflowsfromthecentralandsidevents.
Ventsmustbeopen.
6
Airdistributionto
windshield
[>
Pressbutton.
Theairflowstothewindshield.
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Generalinstructionsfor
air-conditioningcompressor
-Canswitchoffbrieflyifengineisunderan
extremeloadtoensuresufficientenginecool-
ing.
-Switchesoffautomaticallyattemperatures
below
3rFj3°C
andcannotbeswitchedon,
evenmanually.
-Operatesmosteffectivelywithwindows
closed.
Ifthecarhasbeeninthesunforalongtime,
however,itisagoodideatoventilatethein-
teriorbrieflywithdoorwindowsopen.
-Dependingontheoutsidetemperatureandhu-
midity,condensationcandripfromtheevap-
oratorandformapoolunderthecar.
Thisisnormalandnotasignofleakage.
-Ifuncooledairflowsoutwhenthelowesttem-
peraturehasbeenset,switchofftheair-con-
ditioningcompressorandconsultwithan
authorizedPorschedealer.

A-Continuousopeningandclosing
B-Settingventdirection
Changingairflowdirection
CentralandSideVents
~
I>Movethevanestomaketheairflowinthe
desireddirection.
Openingvents
I>Rotateknurledwheelupward.
Outsideairorconditionedaircanbedelivered
fromallvents,dependingontheair-distribution
settingontheoperatingpanel.
.Closing
vents

I>Rotateknurledwheeldownward.
Fresh-airintake
Toensureproperairintake:
I>Keepthefresh-airinletbetweentheluggage
compartmentlidandthewindshieldfreefrom
snow,iceandleaves.
Controls,Instruments
109

Ashtray
Opening
I>Pressashtraylidbriefly.
Emptying
I>Openashtrayandcarefullypulloutashinsert
bythelid.
/!\.Warning!
Dangeroffire.
I>Neveruseashtrayforwastepaperdisposal,
asitcouldposeafirehazard.
110Controls,Instruments

~Donotoperateelectricalappliancesformore
than5minuteswhenengineisoff(batterywill
otherwisedischarge).
~Donotdamagethesocketbytryingtoinsert
plugsofthewrongdesign.
CigaretteLighter

A
Warning!
Dangeroffireandburning.
Thecigarettelighterisreadyforuse,re-
gardlessoftheignitionlockposition.

~Neverleaveunsupervisedchildreninthecar.
~Nevertouchtheheatingelementorsidesof
thelighter.
~Holdthelighterbytheknobonly.
Heatinglighter
~Pushinknobofthecigarettelighter.
Whenreadyforuse,thelighterwillsnap
back.
Operatingadditionalappliances
Withthecigarettelighterremoved,thesocket
maybeusedforsmallelectricalappliances,
suchasashaverorhandvacuumcleaner.

Maximumrating:
150
Watt.

L
QRearWiper

ACaution
Riskofdamagetotherearwindowand
wiperblade.

~Onlywipetherearwindowwhensufficiently
wet,otherwiseitcouldbescratched.
~Freefrozenwiperbladesbeforesettingoff.
Switching
on
~
Touchthesymbolontherockerswitch-the
rearwiperwipestwice.
Controls,Instruments
111

A,D
-Switchforreadinglightondriver'sl
passenger'sside
B-Interiorlightswitch
C-Orientationlightswitch
E-Orientationlight
Interiorlights
invehicleswithoutautomaticanti-glare
mirrors
Pleaseobservethechapter"Loadswitch-off".
112Controls,Instruments
Interiorlight,readinglights
Switchingoff
~Presslefthalfofswitch.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
~Pressrighthalfofswitch.
Switchingonandoffautomatically
~Moveswitchtocenterposition.
Thelightsareswitchedonwhenadooris
unlockedoropenedorwhentheignitionkey
iswithdrawnfromtheignitionlock.
Thelightsareswitchedoffwithadelayof
approx.30secondsafterthedoorisclosed.
Thelightgoesoutimmediatelyassoonasthe
ignitionkeyisinsertedintheignitionlockor
thevehicleislocked.
Orientationlight
Light-emittingdiodesinthedoorsandinthe
interiorlightimproveyourorientationinsidethe
vehiclewhenitisdark.
Thelight-emittingdiodesareswitchedonwhen
thevehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffagain
whenthevehicleislocked.
Light-emittingdiodeintheinteriorlight
Changingthebrightnessofthelight-emitting
diode:
~PressswitchCwithapointedobject(suchas
aball-pointpen).
Thebrightnesschanges.