2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA ECU

41CD
BrakewarninglightUSA
@BrakewarninglightCanada
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpaneland
on-boardcomputergoonwhiledriving,the
brakefluidlevelmaybetoolow,or(ifthebrake
pedaltravelhasincreased)oneofthetwobrake
circuitsmayhavefailed.
Agreaterbrakingpressurewillberequired,
stoppingdistanceswillbelongerandthebrak-
ingbehaviorwillchange,particularlyincurves.
Withcorrectlyadjustedbrakes,andacorrectly
workingbrakesystem,thepedaltraveltothe
pointofbrakeactuationshouldbe
1-3/16
in.to

1-9/16
in.or30to40mm.
Wheneverthebrakepedaltravelexceedsthis
distance,havethebrakesystemchecked.
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Brakepedal
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
Anyobstructionofthebrakepedalcould
increasethestoppingdistance.
I>Alwayscheckthemovementofthebrake
pedalbeforedrivingandmakesurethatitis
notobstructedbyafloormatoranyother
object.
I>Securethefloormattopreventitfromsliding
intopositionsthatcouldinterferewiththe
safeoperationofyourvehicle.
YourPorschedealerwillbegladtoofferyou
floormatsofthecorrectsizeincludingase-
curingpossibility.
Note
Incaseoneofthetwobrakecircuitsfails,in-
creasedpedaltravelisrequiredtobringyour
vehicletoafullstop.
/!\Warning!
Toavoidoverheatingandprematurewear
ofthebrakes:
I>Beforedescendingasteepgrade,reduce
speedandshiftthetransmissionintoalower
gearordrivingpositiontocontrolspeed.
I>Donot"ridethebrakes"byrestingyourfoot
onthepedalwhennotintendingtoapply
brakepressure.
I>Donotholdthepedaldowntoolongortoo
often.
Thiscouldcausethebrakestogethotand
notfunctionproperly.

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WindshieldWiper/WasherLever

/!\Warning!
Dangerofinjurywhenthewindshieldwipers
operateunintentionally.
Riskofdamagetothewindshieldandwiper
system.

I>Avoidrunningthewiperbladesoveradry
windshieldtopreventscratchingtheglass.
Spraywasherfluidonthewindshieldfirst.
Ascratchedwindshieldwillreducevisibility.
I>Alwaysloosenwiperbladesfromfrozenglass
beforeoperatingwiperstopreventdamageto
thewipermotororblades.
I>Alwaysswitchoffwindshieldwipersincar
washtopreventthemwipingunintentionally
(intermittentorsensoroperation).
I>Alwaysswitchoffwindshieldwipersbefore
cleaningthewindshieldtoavoidunintentional
operation(intermittentorsensoroperation).
I>Donotoperatetheheadlightwasherincar
washes.
I>Donotoperateheadlightwasherwhenitis
frozen.
0-
Windshieldwipersoff
1-Windshieldwipersslow
2-Windshieldwipersfast
3-Intermittentoperation
4-Windshieldwashersystem:

Sprayswhiletheleverispulledtowardsthe
steeringwheelinthefirstposition.
Whentheleverisreleased,afewdrying
wipesareexecuted.

5-Windshieldwipersandwashersystem:

Spraysandwipeswhiletheleverispulled
towardsthesteeringwheelinthe
second

position.

6-Headlightwasher
(VehicleswithBi-Xenonheadlights):

Spraysonlywhilelowbeamorhighbeamis
switchedon.
Thespraydurationislimited.Ifheavily
soiled,repeatwash.
Persistentdirt(e.g.insectremains)should
beregularlyremoved.
Seethechapteron"CarCareInstructions".

Note
Thewindshieldwashernozzles
areheated
whentheignitionison,asaprecautionagainst
freezing.

Cupholder
(holderfordrinks
cans
andcups)
I>Keepthecupholderclosedwhiledriving.
A
Warning!
Riskofscaldingordamageduetospilling
drinks.
I>Onlyusecontainerswhichfit.
I>Neverputoverfullcontainersinthecupholder.
I>Neverusehotdrinks.
~
Extendingcupholder
I>Pressthecupholdersymbol.
Thecupholdercanbepulledouttoaccommo-
dateasecondcontainer.
Pullingcupholderout
I>Graspcupholderatthehandlerecessandpull
it0ut.
Closingcupholder
I>Pushcupholderdrawerin.
I>Closeandengagethecupholder.
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115

Storage
inthePassenger
Compartment
/!\Warning!
Unsecuredluggageandheavy
objects
may
comelooseduringbraking,rapiddirec-
tionalchangesorinanaccidentandcause
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
t>Donottransportanyheavyobjectsinthe
storagetrays.
t>Donotcarryunsecuredluggageorobjectsin
thepassengercompartment.
Additionalstoragepossibilities
-Inthedoorpanel,
-inthedoorsillonthepassengerside,
-inthecenterconsole,
-ontheCoupeandTargabehindtherearseat
backrests,
-extensionofstoragespacebyfoldingthe
rearseatbacksforward,
-clotheshookandpocketonbackoffront
seat,
-pocketonbackoffrontseats(onlyonsports
seats).
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Glovecompartment
/!\Warning!
Riskofinjurybytheglovecompartmentlid
incaseofanaccident.
t>Keeptheglovecompartmentclosedwhile
driving.
Opening
t>Pullthecatchandopenthelid.
Locking
t>Lockthecatchtosecurethecontentsagainst
unauthorizedaccess.

Storagetraybetweentheseats

Opening
~Pressthelockingknobandliftthelid.
Thereisacoinholderintheforwardpartof
thestoragetray.
Locking
~Lockthecompartmenttosecurethecontents
againstunauthorizedaccess.
CDorCassetteHolder
Occupieddrawersareindicatedbyaredwin-
dow.
Openingdrawers
~Pushthebuttonofthedraweryouwishto
open.
Closingdrawers
~FoldtheCDdrawerupandcloseuntilitclicks
shut.
Closethecassettedraweruntilitclicksshut.
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117

Opening
luggage
compartmentlid
A.Caution!
Risk
ofdamagetoluggagecompartment
lidorwindshieldwipers.

I>Makesurethatthewindshieldwipersarenot
foldedoutforwardswhenopeningthelug-
gagecompartmentlid.
I>Raiselidslightlyandunlatchthesafetycatch
withthelever(arrow).
Closingluggagecompartmentlidand
enginecompartmentlid
I>Lowerlidandletitfallintothelock.Ifnecess-
ary,pushthelidwiththepalmofyourhandin
theareaofthelock.
I>Checkthatthelidhascorrectlyengagedin
thelock.

A.Warning!
Riskoflossofcontroloranaccident,re-
sultinginseriouspersonalinjury.

I>Shouldyounoticeatanytimewhiledriving
thatoneofthelidsisnotsecuredproperly,
pleasestopimmediatelyinasuitableplace
andcloseit.
Thefrontlidmayflyupimpairingvision.
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119

Cassette
tapeplayer

ACaution!
Toavoiddamagetocassettetapeplayer
andtapes.
I>Useonlycassettetapesofgoodquality,hav-
ingnodamage.
I>Avoidusingtapeswithatotalplayingtime
longerthan90minutes.
Longertapesarenotrecommendedbecause
ofthethinnercrosssectionofthetape.
I>Besurethatthetapeisnotslackandthatthe
labelisfirmlysecuredontheshellbeforein-
sertingthecassetteintotheplayer.
I>Havethetapefirmlywoundaroundthetape
byturningthehubwithapencilorsimilar
items.Becarefulnottotouchtheexposed
tapesurface.
I>Whennotinuse,takethecassetteoutofthe
player,putitbackintoitscaseandstoreit
awayfromdust,magnetsanddirectsunlight.
Leavingthecassettetapeonthedashboard
inthesuncandamagethetape.
I>Keeptheplaybackhead,capstanandpinch
rollerclean.
I>Removetapecoatingresidueaccumulatedon
thehead,capstanandpinchrolleronceor
twiceamonth.
Acleaningtape,whichcandothis,shouldbe
availableinaudiostores.
I>Donotoilanypartofthetapeplayeranddo
notinsertanyobjectotherthanacassette
tapeintotheslot.
rnJDD~~
DIGITALAUDID
Compactdiscplayer
ACaution!
Toavoiddamagetocompactdiscplayer
anddiscs.
I>Useonlycompactdiscslabeledasshown,
havingnodirt,damageorwarpage.
I>Neverattempttodisassembleoroilanypart
oftheplayerunit.
Donotinsertanyobjectotherthanadiscinto
theslot.
Remembertherearenouser-serviceable
partsinsidethecompactdiscplayer.
I>Donotallowthedisctosustainanyfinger-
prints,scrapesorstickersonthesurfaces.
Thismaycausepoorsoundquality.
Holdthedisconlyontheedgeorcenterhole.
I>Whennotinuse,takethediscoutofthe
player,putthediscbackintoitscaseand
storeitawayfromdust,heat,dampanddi-
rectsunlight.
Leavingthedisconthedashboardinthesun
candamagethedisc.
I>Ifthediscgetsdirty,cleanthediscbywiping
thesurfacesfromthecentertotheoutsidein
aradialdirectionwithasoftcloth.
Donotuseaconventionalrecordcleaneror
anti-staticrecordpreservative.
Disccleanersareavailableinaudiostores.
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125

CarTelephoneand
AftennarketAlarms

Importantlegalandsafetyinformation
regardingtheuseofcellulartelephones

Some
statesmayprohibittheuseofcellular
telephoneswhiledrivingavehicle.Checkthe
lawsandregulationsontheuseofcellulartele-
phonesintheareaswhereyoudrive.
/!\.Danger!

Risk
ofanaccident.
Severepersonalinjuryordeathcanresult
intheeventofanaccident.
Lookingawayfromtheroadorturning
yourattentionawayfromyourdrivingcan
causeanaccidentandseriousorfatalin-
jury.

Whenusingyourcellulartelephone,youshould
always:
[>
Givefullattentiontoyourdriving-pulloffthe
roadandparkbeforemakingoransweringa
calliftrafficconditionssorequire;
and
[>
Keepbothhandsonthesteeringwheel-use
hands-freeoperation(ifavailable)-pulloffthe
roadandparkbeforeusingahand-heldtele-
phone.
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Itisessentialtoobservetheinstructionsof
thetelephonemanufacturerbeforeputting
thetelephoneintooperation.
Any
portabletelephoneorradiotransmitter
whichisusedinaPorschemustbeproperly
installedinaccordancewiththetechnicalre-
quirementsofPorsche.

Thetransmissionpowermustnotexceed

lOW.
Thedevicesmustpossessatypeapprovalfor
yourvehicleandhave
an"e"symbol.

Ifyoushouldrequireequipmentwithtrans-
missionpowervaluesgreaterthan10W,please
consultyourauthorizedPorschedealerforthis
purpose.Heisfamiliarwiththetechnicalrequire-
mentsforinstallingdevicesofthiskind.
Theantennasforallradiosandtelephoneswith
atransmittingantennamustbeexternally
mounted.
Theimproperinstallationofradiosortelephones
oruseofaradioortelephonewithatransmit-
tingantennainsidethecarmaycause
the
warninglightstocomeon.

Improperinstallationofsuchequipmentcancre-
ateadischargedbatteryorexcessivecurrent
drawfromaddedequipment.
Ifaftermarketsystemsareinstalledbynon-
dealershiptechniciansoroutsidetheselling
dealer,problemsmayresult.Installationofafter-
marketequipmentisnotcoveredundertheNew
CarWarranty.
[>
ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerabout
theinstallationofnonPorscheapproved
equipment.

Receptionquality

Thereceptionqualityofyourcartelephonewill
changeconstantlywhenyouaredriving.Inter-
ferencecausedbybuildings,landscapeand
weatherisunavoidable.Itmaybecomeparticu-
larlydifficulttohearwhenusingthehands-free
functionduetoexternalnoisesuchasengine
andwindnoise.

Automaticcar-wash

[>Unscrewexternalantennasbeforeusingan
automaticcar-wash.