2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA brake fluid

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".
168Maintenance,CarCare
[>
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.

BrakeFluidlevel
Followtheinstructionsinthe"Cautions"chapter.
Useonlynew(unused)OriginalPorsche
brakefluid.
174Maintenance,CarCare
/!\Warning!
Brakefluidishazardoustoyourhealth,and
maybefatalifswallowed.
Brakefluidalsoattackspaintwork.
~Keepbrakefluidoutofchildren'sreach.
~Takecarewhiletoppingoffbrakefluidnotto
soiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsoflug-
gage.
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel
Thereservoirforthehydraulicbrakingand
clutchsystemsisintheluggagecompartment.
~Checkthebrake-fluidlevelregularlyatthe
transparentreservoir.
Thefluidlevelshouldalwaysliebetweenthe
"Min."and"Max."marks.
Aslightdecreaseinthefluidlevelduetowear
andautomaticreadjustmentofthediscbrakes
isnormal.
If,however,thefluidlevelfallsmarkedlyor
belowthe"Min."mark,thebrakingsystemmay
havedevelopedaleak.
~Havethebrakingsystemcheckedimmediately
atanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Changingthebrakefluid
Brakefluidabsorbsmoisturefromtheairover
time.Thisaccumulationofwaterlowerstheboil-
ingpointand,undercertainoperatingcon-
ditions,canaffectthebrakingaction.
Thereforehavethebrakefluidchangedinac-
cordancewiththechangeintervalsstatedinthe
brochure"Maintenance".
..
WarninglightUSA
0
WarninglightCanada
Thebrake-fluidwarninglightsintheinstrument
panelandon-boardcomputerindicate:
-brake-fluidleveltoolow,
-inconjunctionwithlargepedaltravel,
abraking-circuitfailure.

Ifthewarninglightsshouldlightupwhile
driving:

~Stopimmediatelyinasuitableplace.
~Donotcontinuedriving.
Pleasehavethefaultremediedatyournear-
estauthorizedPorschedealer.

CarCareInstructions
Followtheinstructionsinthe"Cautions.
chapter.
Regularandcorrectcarehelpstomaintain
thevalueofyourcarandisalsoaprecon-
ditionfortheNewVehicleWarrantyandthe
AntiCorrosionWarranty.
YourauthorizedPorschedealerhasspe-
ciallydevelopedcar-careproductsfromthe
Porscheprogramavailableeithersinglyor
ascompletecar-caresets.Theywillbe
pleasedtohelpyouselectsuitablepro-
ducts.
WhetheryouusePorscheproductsorother
commerciallyavailablecleaningagentsfirst
makesureoftheircorrectapplication.
APorschethatiswell-caredforcanlooklike
newforyears.Italldependsontheamountof
caretheowneriswillingtogivethecar.
A.Warning!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordamage
tothevehicleorproperty.
Cleaningagentsmaybehazardoustoyour
health.
Mostchemicalcleanersareconcentrates
whichrequiredilution.Highconcentrations
mightcauseproblemsrangingfromirrita-
tiontoseriousinjuryaswellasdamageto
yourvehicle.
I>Keepcleaningagentsoutofreachfromchild-
ren.
I>Observeallcautionlabels.
I>Alwaysreaddirectionsonthecontainerbe-
foreusinganyproduct.Thesedirectionsmay
containinformationnecessarytoavoidper-
sonalinjury.
I>Donotusefuel,kerosene,naphtha,nailpolish
removerorothervolatilecleaningfluids.They
maybetoxic,flammableorhazardousin
otherways.Onlyusespotremovingfluidsina
wellventedarea.
I>Donotcleantheundersideofchassis,fen-
ders,wheelcovers,etc.,withoutprotecting
yourhandsandarmsasyoumaycutyour-
selfonsharp-edgedmetalparts.
Moistureandroadsaltonbrakesmayaffect
brakingefficiency.
I>Testthebrakesaftereachvehiclewashing.
I>I>I>
Maintenance,CarCare
185

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".
196PracticalTips,EmergencyService
[>
Inparticular,beverycarefultoensurethat
itemsofclothing(ties,shirt,sleevesetc.),
jewelry,longhair,handorfingerscannotget
caughtintheengine-compartmentblower,
fan,beltsorothermovingparts.
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefront
ofthecar.
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.

Tire
wear
TheoriginalequipmenttiresonyourPorsche
havebuilt-intirewearindicators.Theyare
moldedintothebottomofthetreadgrooves
andwillappearasapproximately1/2in(12mm)
bandswhenthetiretreaddepthisdownto
1/16ofanin(1.6mm).
Whentheindicatorsappearintwoormoread-
jacentgrooves,itistimetoreplacethetires.
Werecommend,however,thatyoudonotlet
thetiresweardowntothisextent.
Worntirescannotgriptheroadsurfaceproperly
andareevenlesseffectiveonwetroads.
IntheUnitedStates,statelawsmaygovernthe
minimumtreaddepthpermissible.Followall
suchlaws.
200PracticalTips,EmergencyService
/!\Warning!
Drivingonworntirescanresultinlossof
controlofthevehicleandcouldcause
severepersonalinjuries.
~Donotdrivewithworntiresortiresshowing
cutsorbruisesastheymayleadtosudden
deflationandlossofcontrolwhichcould
causeseverepersonalinjury.
~Specializedhighperformancetiresonhigh
performancesportscarsexhibitmorewear
thanthoseonafamilysedan,orevenahigh
performancesedan.
Therefore,itisimportanttocheckyourtire
pressureandconditionatleasteverytwo
weeks.
Ifyounoticethattiresarewearingunevenly,
consultyourPorschedealer.
Unevenwearmaynotalwaysbeduetoim-
properwheelalignment.Itcanbetheresultof
individualdrivinghabitssuchascorneringat
highspeeds.Ifthetirepressureisnotchecked
andadjustedregularly,abnormaltirewearcan
alsooccur.
Tirecare
~Avoiddamagingtiresandwheelrims.
~Ifyoumustdriveoveracurborotherob-
stacle,driveslowlyandatanobtuseangle.
~Checktiresforunevenwearanddamagebe-
foredrivingoff.
~Removeimbeddedmaterial.
~Replacewornordamagedtiresimmediately.
~Keepoil,fuel,brakefluid,etc.awayfrom
tires.
~Replacemissingvalvestemcaps.
~Keeptiresinflatedcorrectly.

Capacities
UseonlyfluidsandfuelsauthorizedbyPorsche.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillgladlyadviseyou.
YourPorschehasbeendesignedsothatitisnotnecessarytomixanyadditiveswithoilsorfuels.
EngineOilchangequantitywithoutoilfilterapprox.8.5quarts/8.0liters
Oilchangequantitywithoilfilterapprox.8.7quarts/8.25liters
Referenceindicationisthelevelontheoildipstick.Alsorefertothesection"EngineOils".

Coolant
approx.5.95U.S.gallons/22.5liters
Manualtransmission
anddifferentialapprox.2.85quarts/2.7literstransmissionoil
Tiptronic5approx.9.51quarts/9.0litersATF
DifferentialwithTiptronic5approx.1.32quarts/1.25literstransmissionoil
Fueltank,refillvolume911Carrera:approx.16.9U.S.gallons/64liters,911Carrera4,Carrera45:approx.16.6U.S.gallons/
63liters,includingapprox.2.6U.S.galions/l0litersreserve
FuelqualityYourengineisdesignedtoprovideoptimumperformanceandfueleconomyusing
unleadedpremiumfuelwithanoctaneratingof98RON(93CLCorAKI).
Porschethereforerecommendstheuseofthesefuelsinyourvehicle.
Porschealsorecognizesthatthesefuelsmaynotalwaysbeavailable.Beassuredthatyourvehicle
willoperateproperlyonunleadedpremiumfuelswithoctanenumbersofatleast95RON(90CLCorAKI).
sincetheengine's"ElectronicOktaneTMknockcontrol"willadapttheignitiontiming,ifnecessary.
Powersteeringapprox.1.3quarts/1.27literhydraulicfluidPentosinCHF11
S@
BrakefluidUseonlyOriginalPorschebrakefluid.
Windshieldwasherapprox.3.17quarts/3literswithoutheadlightwasher,approx.6.02quarts/5.7literswithheadlightwasher
250TechnicalData

Index
A
ABS(antilockbrakesystem)56,57
Acousticwarningsignal84
Airbagsystems44,45
-Switchingoffpassengerairbag42-45
Airdistribution106-109
Airfilter183
Airconditioningsystem106-109
Alarmsystem24,25,126
Alcantara192
Antenna126,186
Antifreeze169
Antilockbrakesystem(ABS)56,57
Ashtray110
Audiooperation124,125
Auto-buttonairconditioningsystem106,107
Automatic
-Anti-glaremirrors29
-Doorlocking20
-Headlightadjustment100
-Lockingretractor40
-Speedcontrol72,104,105
Averageconsumption83,88,89
Averagespeed83,88,89
B
Backrest
-Adjustment32-37
-Release32,33,37
Battery120,215-219
-Warninglight72
Beforedrivingoff12,13
Bloweradjustment106-109
Brakes52-57,174
-Fluid174,250
-FluidwarningIight174
-Lights225,231
-Pads14,55
-Rollerbraketester59,61
Breakinhints14
Bulbs
-Chart223
-Replacing222-235
c
Cabriolet140-149
Canholder.115
Capacities,overview250
Carcare185-193
Cartelephone.126
Carwashes186
Cassettetape
-Player125
-Holder117
Catalyticconverters180
Cautions168,196
Centrallocking21-23
-emergencyoperation22
Changingwheels209-211
Checkenginewarninglight81
Childrestraint
-Anchorages41
-System41-43
-Switchingoffpassengerairbag42-45
CigarettelighterIII
Circulatingairbutton107
Clock79
Clotheshook116
Clutchpedal52
Collapsiblesparewheel206,207,211
Compactdisc
-Changer120,125
-Holder117
-Player120,125
Compressorforcollapsiblesparewheel121
Convertibletop140-149
-Care187
-Indicatorlight143
Coolant76,77,169,170
-Level169,170
-Temperaturegauge76
-Warninglight76
Coolingsystem76,169,170
Cruisecontrol72,104,105
Cupholder115
Index
259

p
Paint
-Care185-193
-Data242
Parking
-Aids48,49
-Assistant48,49
-Brake52,53
-Light100,228,231
Particlefilter183
Passengerairbag,switchingoff41-45
Passengercompartment
monitoring,infrared24,25
Platformlift205
Plasticparts190
Porschecommunication
management(PCM)123
Porschestabilitymanagement(PSM)58,59
Powermeasurements60
Powersteeringfluidlevel182,250
Powerwindows20,26,27,140
Practicaltips196-239
262Index
R
Radiatorfan67,170
Radioreception124,125
Rainsensor103
Rangeonremainingfuel89
Rearfoglight100,231
Rearlid118,119
Rearlid(Targa)161-165
Rearseatbackrest37
Rearspoiler50,51
Rearviewmirrors28,29,49
Rearwindowdefogger30
RearwiperIII
Relays212
Remotecontrol18,19
Replacingbulbs222-235
Replacingwiperblades184
Replacementkey17
Retractablespoiler,rear50,51
Rollerblind(Targa)162
Rolloverprotectionsystem46,47
Roof
-Liftingjsliding136-139
-Transportsystem166,252-254
Runningin14
s
Safetybelts38-40,192
Safetycompliancesticker243
Seals..190
Seat32-37
-Adjustment32-37
-Heating36
-Memory34,35
Selectorleverpositionindicator130
Shiftlock..129
Sidemarkerlight100,230,231
Sidememberpanels51
Slidingroof136-139
Snowchains203,248
Spacerrings207
Sparekey17,18
Sparewheel120,121,206,207,211,248
Speed
-Control72,104,105
-Gong84
Speedometer74
Spoiler,retractable50,51
Sportsexhaustsystem123
Startingandstoppingtheengine64-67
Steeringwheel
-Adjustment37
-Lock64,65
-Toggleswitches129-134
Storageoptions116,117
Storagetray117
StoringyourPorsche..193
Sunvisors31