2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA change wheel

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Wipeintervalcontrol

Inwindshieldwiperintermittentmode3thewipe
intervalscanbeinfinitelyadjusted(notinve-
hicleswitharainsensor).

Shorteningwipeintervals

[>
TurnthumbwheelAclockwise.

Lengtheningwipeintervals

[>
TurnthumbwheelAcounter-clockwise.

Rainsensor

Invehicleswitharainsensortheamountofrain
orsnowwhichhassettledonthewindshieldis
measured.Thewiperspeediscontrolled
accordinglybetweenintermittentandcontinuous
operation(wiperspeed
1and2).
Switchingrainsensoron
[>

Movewiperleverinposition
3.
Switchingrainsensoroff
[>

Movewiperleverinposition
O.
Note
The
rainsensorremainsswitchedoffifthe
wiperleverisalreadyinposition
3
whentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
Toswitchtherainsensor
on:
[>

Movewiperlevertoposition
0and
thenback
toposition
3or
[>
Operatewindshieldwashersystem
or
[>
Changethesensitivityoftherainsensorwith
thethumbwheel.
Switch-onisconfirmedbyonewipeofthewind-
shield.

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Changingthesensitivityoftherain
sensor

SensitivitycanbesetwiththethumbwheelAin
6stages.
[>TurnthumbwheelAcounter-clockwise-low
sensitivity
.
[>

TurnthumbwheelAclockwise-highsensitiv-
ity.
Thesettingisconfirmedbyonewipeofthe
windshield.
Controls,Instruments
103

911Carrera

Luggage
Compartment
1-Vehicleidentificationnumber(VIN)
2-Battery
3-Compactdiscchanger
4-Fluidreservoirforcleaningwindows
andheadlights
5-Brake-fluidreservoir
6-Paintdata
7-Headlightadjustmentandlocking
120Controls,Instruments

911CalTera,Targa
8-
Spaceforfirstaidkit
9-Toolkitandjackarelocatedbehindthe
sparewheel
(sparewheelmustberemoved)

10-
Spare-wheelfastening(wingnut)

11-
Spaceforwarningtriangle

Note

Thelidcannotbeopenedfromtheinsideifthe
batteryisdisconnectedorempty.

Safetyreasonsthereforerequirethatyou
unscrewthelatchstrikerofthelidlockif
youplantoputthevehicleoutofoperation
foranextendedperiod.

PleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Theywilladviseyouaboutthenecessarymeas-
ures.

Note
I>
Whenloadingtheluggagecompartment,
makesurethatitemsofluggageorotherob-
jectscannotbecomecaughtonhandleA.
Thiscouldcausetheluggagecompartmentto
openunintentionally.

4!!J
SportsExhaustSystem
Thesportsexhaustsystemcanbeswitchedoff
oronwhentheignitionisswitchedon.
Iftherockerswitchisnotoperated,thesports
exhaustsystemwillbeonwhentheengineis
started.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,therocker
switchmaybeinstalledinthecentreconsoleor
inthecentretunnelbehindtheashtray.

Switchingoff
I>
Presstherocker-switchsymbol.
Indicatorlightcomeson.

Switchingon
I>
Presstherocker-switchsymbolagain.
Indicatorlightgoesout.
PorscheCommunication
Management(PCM)

I>
Refertotheseparateoperatinginstructions
beforeputtingthePCMintooperation.
Whenputintooperationforthefirsttime,a
distanceofapprox.31miles(50km)mustbe
driveninorderforthenavigationsystemto
completetheprocessoffinecalibration.
Thesameapplieswhenthetiresarechanged
(e.g.summer/snowtires)ornewtiresfitted.
Fulllocationaccuracyisnotyetachievedduring
thefine-calibrationprocess.
Ifthevehiclehasbeentransported(e.g.ferry,
cartrain),thesystemmaytakeafewminutes
afterbeingswitchedonbeforeitdeterminesthe
currentlocation.
Serioustireslip(e.g.spinningwheelsonsnow)
mayresultintemporarilyinaccuratenavigation.
Whenthebatteryhasbeendisconnected,itmay
takeupto15minutesbeforethenavigation
systembecomesoperationalagain.
Controls,Instruments
123

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.
126Controls,Instruments

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.

Tiptronic
S
ThePorscheTiptronicisafive-speedtrans-
missionwithan"Automatic"and"Manual"selec-
tionmode.
Inautomaticselectionmode(selectorlever
positionD),gear-changingisautomatic.
Youcanchangetemporarilyfromautomaticto
manualmodeusingthetoggleswitchesonthe
steeringwheel.
Inmanualselectionmode(selectorlever
positionM),youchangegearusingthetoggle
switchesonthesteeringwheel.
Youcanchangebetweenselectorleverposition
DandMasyouwishwhiledriving.
Note
Takecarenottooperatethetoggleswitcheson
thesteeringwheelinadvertentlyineitherauto-
maticormanualmode,therebytriggeringun-
desiredgearchanges.

Lockingbutton

Topreventunintendedgearshifts,thelocking
buttonintheselectorlever(arrow)mustbe
pressedtochangetoposition
RorP.
Keylockposition

Thispositionallowstheignitionkeytobe
removedonlyafterthegearshiftselectorlever
buttonisdepressedandmovedtoposition"P".
Thisensuresthatthedriverengagestheparking
lockbeforeleavingthevehicleandturnsthe
ignitionkeytoposition"0",thentheignitionkey
canberemovedfromtheignitionswitch.

Shiftlock(selectorleverlock)
The
shiftlocksystemisanotherfeaturetopre-
ventinadvertentmovementofthevehicle.

Ignitionswitchposition0
The
selectorlever(lockingbutton)islocked.

Ignitionswitchposition1

Withthevehiclestationary,theselectorlever
cannotbemovedfrom
thePorN
positions,
unlessthebrakepedalisdepressed.

Startingtheengine

Theenginecanbestartedonlyinselectorlever
position
PorN.
Drivingoff
I>
Selectthedesireddriveposition(D,MorR)
fordrivingoffonlywhentheengineisidling
andwhiledepressingthebrakepedal.

I>
Sincethecarcreepswheningear,donot
releasethebrakeuntilyouwanttodrive
off.
I>After
selectingagear,donotaccelerateuntil
youcanfeelthatthegearhasbeenselected.
ShiftingGear
129

Shiftinggearonthesteeringwheel

Withthetoggleswitchesonthesteeringwheel,
youcanchangetemporarilyfromautomatic
selectionmodeDtomanualmodeM.
Advantages:
-Shiftingdownbeforebendsandonentering
built-upareas.
-Shiftingdownondownwardslopes(engine
braking)
-Shiftingdownforbriefspurtsofacceleration
-Selecting1stgearformovingoff
Themanualselectionmoderemainsengaged:
-forcornering(dependingonthelateral
acceleration)andoverrunning,
-whenthevehicleisstationary
(e.g.atajunction).
Thesystemleavesmanualselectionmode:
-automaticallyafterapprox.8seconds
(unlesscorneringoroverrunning),
-ifyoudepresstheacceleratortokickdown,
-aftermovingoff.
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Temporarychange-down

Conditions:
Speedishigherthanapprox.33mph(54kmjh).
I>Depressacceleratorquickly.
TheTiptronicchangestemporarilytothespor-
tiestgear-changingmap,i.e.tothehighest
possiblegear-changingpoints.Correspond-
ingly,thetransmissionshiftsdownimmedi-
atelybyoneortwogears.
Endingthefunction:
I>Releasetheacceleratormarkedly(byapprox.
25%).

Kickdown
The
kickdownfunctionisactiveinselectorlever
positionD,evenifyoutemporarilychangeto
manualmodeMusingthetoggleswitcheson
thesteeringwheel.
I>Foroptimumacceleration,e.g.whenovertak-
ing,depresstheacceleratorpedalbeyondthe
full-throttlepoint(kickdown).
Thetransmissionshiftsdowndependingonthe
speedoftravelandenginespeed.
Upwardshiftsoccuratthehighestpossible
enginespeeds.
Thesegear-changingspeedsremainactiveuntil
theacceleratorisreleasedtoapprox.80%of
thewideopenthrottleposition.

M-ManualSelectionMode

Thecurrentlyselectedgearisretainedifyou
changefromDtoM.
IfyoushiftfromMtoD,thegear-changingmap
suitableforyourcurrentdrivingstyleisselected
andtheappropriategearisselected.

/?\.Warning!
Thekickdownfunctionisnotactivein
manualselectionmode"M",
t>
Thereforeshiftdownmanuallywhenaccelera-
ting(e.g.toovertake).
Twotoggleswitchesintheuppersteering-wheel
spokesletyoucomfortablyandreliablyselect
thefiveforwardgears.

Shiftingup
t>
Pressupperpart(+)ofatoggleswitch.

Shiftingdown
t>
Presslowerpart(-)ofatoggleswitch.
Dependingondrivingspeedandenginespeed,
youcanshiftupordownatanytime.
Gearchangeswhichwouldexceedtheupperor
lowerengine-speedlimitarenotexecutedbythe
controller.
Youcanshiftdowntwogearsatoncebyquickly
pressingthetoggleswitchestwice.
Iftheengine-speedlimitisreached,anauto-
maticupwardshiftisperformedor,justbefore
idlingspeedisreached,adownwardshiftisper-
formed.

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Selectanappropriatelylowgearonupward
anddownwardslopes.
Thiswillensureoptimumuseofenginepower
andenginebraking.
Ifmanualmodefails,thecontrolelectronics
switchtoautomaticmode.Inthisevent,the
instrumentclusterwilldisplayselectorleverposi-
tionD.
t>Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauth-
orizedPorschedealer.

t>t>t>

ShiftingGear
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Slipmonitoring

Whenthespeedsofrotationofthefrontand
rearaxlesdifferbymorethanthemaximumper-
missiblevalue,integratedslipmonitoringshifts
uptothenextgear.
Thisincreasesdrivingstabilityonaslipperysur-
face.
Note
Slipmonitoringisalsodeactivatedwhen
PorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)isswitched
off.

Stopping

[>
Forabriefstop,e.g.atatrafficlight,leave
theselectorleverindrivepositionandhold
thevehiclewiththebrakepedal.
[>Foralongerstopwiththeenginerunning,
selectpositionN(neutral).
[>
Donotholdthecaronaslopeusingthe
accelerator.Usethebrakepedalorthehand-
brakeinstead.
[>Beforeleavingthevehicle,alwaysapplythe
handbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
positionP.
134ShiftingGear

Parking

[>
Goeasyontheaccelerator.
[>
Whenparkingormanoeuveringinasmall
space,controlthespeedbycarefuluseof
thefootbrake.

Drivinginwinter

Inwinteryroadconditionsitisadvisabletotake
steepinclinesinmanualmode.Thispreventsthe
occurrenceofgearchangesthatcouldcause
wheelspin.

Tow-starting,towing

Refertothechapter"Towing".

Emergencyprogram

Atransmissionfaultisindicatedbythefollowing
symptoms:
-4th
gear
flashesonthedisplayoftheinstru-
mentcluster.
-Thewarning"Tiptronicemergencyrun"
appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
-Thetransmissionnolongershifts.
A.Warning!
Reverse
gear
lockmonitoringisdisabledin
theemergencyrunningprogram.
Damagetothevehiclemayresultaswell
aslossofcontrol,ifthevehicleismoving
forwardfastenoughtocauserearwheel
lockup.
[>
DonotshiftintoRwhilethevehicleismoving
forward.
Proceedasfollowsintheeventofatrans-
missionfault:
1.Stopinasafeplace.
2.MoveselectorlevertopositionP,switchthe
ignitionoffandwaitfor10seconds.
3.Starttheengine.
2ndgearinselectorpositionDandreverse
gearRarenowavailableandwillallowyouto
reachthenearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
4.Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauth-
orizedPorschedealerimmediately.