2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA Owners Manual

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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Closing
convertibletop
1.InsertAllenkeyBthroughholeGandinto
thehydraulicvalve.
TurnAllenkeyBcounterclockwisebyapprox.
1revolution.
AlwaysremoveAllenkeyB.
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2.Getbehindthefrontseatsandgraspthe
convertibletopinthemiddle.
3.Closetheconvertibletopuntilitreachesits
highestposition.

Theconvertibletoplockwiththelockinghookis
fittedontheconvertibletop.
Performtheworkontheconvertibletoplock
whenstandingontheright-handsideoftheve-
hicle.

Extendinglockinghook
"K"
1.RemovescrewdriverhandlefromAllenkey.
InsertAllenkeyintheopeningatthefront
edgeoftheconvertibletopandpresslidH
downandout.
2.InsertAllenkeyinopeningJandmovefor-
wardasfarasitwillgo("open"arrow).
PulloutAllenkeyandinsertitintheopening
thathasnowbecomevisibleattherear.
MoveAllenkeyforwardagain.
RepeatthisprocessuntilthelockinghookK
hasbeenfullextended(perceptiblestop).
3.PulloutAllenkey.
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4.InsertAllenkeyapprox.
1in(3cm)deep

intoboreL.
MoveAllenkeytotheright(indirectionof
arrow)untillatchMisheardtoengage.
5.Pulltheconvertibletopallthewayforwardto
thewindshieldframe.
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Lockingthelockinghook
"K"inthewind-
shieldframe

Whenlockingtheconvertibletop,makesure
thatthelockinghookengagesinthewindshield
frame.Pulltheconvertibletoptothewindshield
frameusingthehandholdifnecessary.
1.InsertAllenkeyinopeningNandmoveback
asfarasitwillgo("close"arrow).
PulloutAllenkeyandinsertitintheopening
thathasnowbecomevisibleatthefront.
MoveAllenkeybackagain.
Repeatthisprocessuntiltheconvertibletop
iscompletelylocked(perceptiblestopduring
rotation).
2.PulloutAllenkey.

Closingconvertibletopcompartmentlid
A.Warning!
Thereisadangeroftrappingbodyparts
whenclosingtheconvertibletopcompart-
mentlidwhichcouldcauseseriousper-
sonalinjuries.

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Placehandsontheconvertibletopcompart-
mentlidwhenpushing.

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Standbehindthevehicle.
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2.Graspconvertibletopcompartmentlidabove
thebrakelightpushforwardagainsttheper-
ceptibleresistanceuntilitiscompletely
closed.

A.Caution!
Dangerofdamageattheconvertibletop.
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Afteremergencyoperation,donotoperate
theconvertibletopwiththerockerswitchor
doorlock.
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DriveslowlytoanauthorizedPorschedealer
inordertohavethefaultremedied.
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Windstop
Thewindstopisstowedinaprotectivebagin
theluggagecompartment.
/!\.Caution!
Riskofdamagetothewindstop
t>Makesurethatthewindstopisnotdamaged
byitemsofluggageorobjectsintheluggage
compartment.
t>Donotplaceanyobjectsonthewindstop.
t>Donotstoreanysharp-edgedobjectsunder
thewindstop.
t>Donotdamagethewindstopduringseatad-
justmentandwhenfoldingbackthefront-seat
backrests.
Adjustseatsothattheseatbackrestdoes
nottouchthewindstop.
t>Donotfolduptherearseatbackrestswith
thewindstopinstalled.
t>Removewindstopbeforefittingahardtop.
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911Carrera
Installingthewindstop
1.Openvelcrotapeorzipperoftheprotective
bag(arrow)intheluggagecompartment.
Takethewindstopoutoftheluggagecom-
partment.
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2.Foldtherearseatbackrestsforward.
Refertothechapter"Rearseatbackrests".
3.Unfoldthewindstopuntilitcanbefelttoen-
gageinthehingesatthetopandbottom.
A-Lockopen
B-Lockclosed
4.Checkwhetherthelockofthewindstop
lowersectionisengaged.5.Checkwhetherthetworedlockinghandles
Presslocktogetherifnecessary(arrows).areinpositionA(open).
Openthelockifnecessary.Todothis,push
thelockinghandlesinwardasfarastheywill
goandswiveltotheside(arrow).
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6.InsertfasteningtabsCofthewindstopinto
theguidesoftheseatbelts.
MakesurethattheplasticpegEengagesin
thecenterguideofthewindstop.
7.Pushredlockinghandlestotherear.
Springforcepushesthesquarepinsofthe
locksintothereceiversDinthesidetrim
panels.
Checkwhetherthesquarepinsarecorrectly
engaged.
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8.Liftuppersectionofwindstopifrequired.