2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA display

Enginecompartmentblowerfan
Inaddition,thiswarninglightflashestoindicate
afaultintheenginecompartmentblower
fan.
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Havethecauseofthefaultremediedatan
authorizedPorschedealer.
TiptronicS
Indicator
forselectorleverpositionand
selectedgear

Whentheengineisrunning,theselectorlever
positionandengagedgearareindicated.

Iftheselectorleverisbetweentwoposi-
tions:

-Theselectorleverpositionintheinstrument
clusterflashes,and
-thewarning"selectorlevernotengaged"
appearsonthedisplayoftheon-board
computer.
[>Engagetheselectorlevercorrectly.

Ifthereisafaultinthetransmission:
4thgear
flashesonthedisplay.
-Thewarning"Tiptronicemergencyrun"
appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
Alsoreferto"Emergencyprogram".
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Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauth-
orizedPorschedealerimmediately.
Followtheinstructionsinthechapter"Tiptronic".
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iJFuel

levelgauge

Whentheignitionisonthefuellevelisdis-
played.
Fortankcapacity,see"Capacities"chapter.
Ifthevehicle'sinclinationchanges(e.g.goingup
ordownhill),minordeviationsintheindication
mayoccur.
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Note
Ifthetankisnearemptyandyoutopupwith
onlyasmallquantityoffuel,thiscannotbereg-
isteredbythelevelgaugeandcalculationofthe
rangeremainingisimpossible.
Warninglight"Au
Whentheengineisrunning,thewarning
lightofthelevelgaugelightsupiflessthan
approx.2.6U.S.gallons(10litres)offuelre-
mainsinthetankortherangeonremainingfuel
fallsbelowapprox.30miles(50km).
Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-
boardcomputer.
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Fillupatthenextopportunity.
A.Caution!
Topreventdamagetotheemissioncontrol
systemandengine.
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Neverdrivethetankcompletelyoutoffuel.
[>Avoidhighcorneringspeedsafterthewarning
lightshavecomeon.
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Followtheinstructionsinthe"EmissionCon-
trolSystem"chapter.

Ifthelevelgaugewarninglightflashes,

therehasbeenasystemfault.
Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-
boardcomputer.
Therewillthenbenoreservewarning.
Toremedythefault,gotoanauthorized
Porschedealer.

A-Adjustmentbuttonforclock
B-Clock
Clock
Theclockisblankedoutapproximatelyfour
minutesaftertheignitionisswitchedofforwhen
thecarislocked.

Settingthetime

A
Warning!
Riskofanaccidentandlossofcontrol.
I>Donotreachthroughthesteering-wheel
spokeswhiledriving.
Settinghours
I>PressadjustmentbuttonAforaboutonesec-
ond.
Hourdisplayflashes.
I>Turnbuttonintheappropriatedirection:
toright-increasehoursfigure
toleft-decreasehoursfigure.
Adjustmentinhours-turnbuttonbriefly
Fastadjustment(displaycycles)-
turnandholdbutton.
Settingminutes
I>Pressadjustmentbuttonagain.
Minutesdisplayflashes.
I>Setbyrotatingasinhoursmode.
Leavingadjustmentmode
Automaticallyafteroneminuteor:
I>Pressadjustmentbuttonagain.
Whenadjustmentmodeisdeliberatelyleftby
pressingthebutton,thetimebeginspreciselyto
thesecond.
Note
Thetimemodecanbechangedbetween12h
and24hintheon-boardcomputer.
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On-BoardComputer(BC)
Displayfield
Thedisplayfieldisbeneaththetachometer.
Readinessforoperation
-Withignitionswitchedon,
-withenginerunning.
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Operation,controls
Itisnotpossibletodescribealldetailsofthe
on-boardcomputerfunctionsinthisOwner's
Manual.
However,theexampleswillquicklyfamiliarize
youwiththefunctionalprincipleandhelpyouto
navigatethroughthemenustructure.
Youcanrestorethefactorydefaultsettingsat
anytimebyusingthe"SET"menu.

Operatinglever

Theon-boardcomputerisoperatedwiththe
lowerleftleveronthesteeringcolumn.
Selectingfunctionsoftheon-board
computer
I>Pushleverup1ordown2.
Confirmingselection(Enter)
I>Pushleverforward3.
Movingbackoneorseveralselectionlevels
I>Pulltheleverback4onceorseveraltimes.
Note:
Youcanalwaysreturntothebasicmenuby
pullingtheoperatingleverseveraltimes.

Functionsanddisplaypossibilities
A-Selectionfield
B-Continuationarrowsymbol
C-
Topdisplay
D-Centraldisplay
E-On-boardcomputerdisplay
Basicsetting
-Topdisplay:Odometer
-Centraldisplay:Tripodometer
Youcanchangebothdisplaystosuityour
requirementsbyusingthe"SET"menu.
Callingon-boardcomputerfunctionsin
display
"E"
I>Pushoperatingleverupordown
(selectionfieldAmustbeswitchedoff).
Thefollowingdisplayscanbecalledstepby
step:
-Outsidetemperature
(OF),
-Averagespeed(0mph),
-Averageconsumption(0mpg),
-Rangeonremainingfuel(mi--+a-),
-Navigationinformation
(ifactivatedinthe"SET"menu).
Canadavehicles:
Theunitsintheon-boardcomputeraredis-
playedinkilometers,litersand°C.
Thevalues"Tripodometer","Averagespeed"
and"Averageconsumption"canberesettozero
usingthe"BC"menu.
Note
Pullingtheoperatinglevertotherear4takes
youdirectlyfromavaluewhichcanberesetto
the"BC"menu.
Switchingselectionfield
"A"onoroff
I>Pushoperatingleverforwardorback.
Arrowsymbol"B"forcontinuation
ArrowsymbolV:
I>Pushoperatingleverdowninordertocon-
tinuethemenu.
Arrowsymbol~:
I>Pushoperatingleverupinordertocontinue
themenu.
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"LIMIT"
Acousticwarningsignalfor
speedlimit
Theacousticwarningsignalcanbeactivatedfor
speedsabove6mph(10km/h).
Thesignalsoundsifthepresetspeedis
exceeded.
Forthesignaltosoundagain,thedrivingspeed
mustfallbelowthepresetspeedbyatleast
3mph(5km/h).
Switchingonselectionfield
"A"
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Settingthespeed
[>
Select"LIMIT"withtheoperatinglever.
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
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Option1:
Acceptcurrentspeed
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Theacousticwarningsignalisactivatedforthe
currentspeed.
Display:I!I
Option2:
Presetspeed
[>
Select"LIMITactivated"withtheoperating
lever.
0notactivated
I!Iactivated
[>
Presstheoperatingleverforwardifthe"not
activated"displayappears.
[>
Usetheoperatinglevertoselect"mph+"or
"mph-".
[>
Pushoperatingleverforwarduntilthedesired
speedisreached.
Theacousticwarningsignalisactivatedfor
thedesiredspeed.
Switchingtheacousticwarningsignaloff
[>
Select"LIMITactivated"withtheoperating
lever:
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Display:
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"Oil"
Displayandmeasurementoftheengine
oillevel
/!\Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
I>Regularlychecktheoilleveleachtimethecar
isrefuelled.
I>Donotallowtheoilleveltofallbelowthe
minimummark.
Conditionsformeasuringtheoillevel
1.Vehicleislevel.
2.Engineisoff.
3.Ignitionon.
Oilreturntime
Beforetheoillevelismeasured,theengineoil
hastohaveflowedbackintotheoilpan.
Thetimetakenfortheengineoiltoflowback
dependsontheenginetemperatureandhow
longtheenginehasbeenstopped.
Thiswaitingtimeiscounteddowninthe
on-boardcomputerdisplaywhentheignitionis
switchedon.Theoilleveldisplaysegmentsstart
to"cycle".
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Itisbesttomeasuretheengineoillevelwiththe
engineatoperatingtemperature.Correctmeas-
urementsandshortwaitingtimesareachieved
inthisway.
Initiatingoillevelmeasurement
I>Switchignitionon(donotstarttheengine).
Theengine-oillevelmeasurementdisplay
appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
I>Allowwaitingtimetoelapse.
Oncethemeasurementhasbeencompleted,
youcanreadofftheengineoillevelontheseg-
mentdisplay.
Iftheoillevelhasfallenbelowthemin.mark,
thesegmentbelowthemin.markflashes.
Thedifferencebetweenthemin.andmax.
marksonthesegmentdisplayisapprox.1.25
litres.
Onesegmentofthedisplaycorrespondstoa
quantityofapprox.0.2litre.
I>Addengineoilifnecessary.
Refertothechapter"Engineoillevel".
Beforeaddingoil,switchignitionoff.
Neveraddmoreengineoilthanrequiredto
reachthemax.mark.

Oillevelmeasurementduringrefuelling

Theoillevelisautomaticallymeasuredduring
refuelling.Iftheoillevelistoolow,"Checkoil
level"appearsintheon-boardcomputerdisplay.
However,thismeasurementisperformedonlyif
thefollowingpreconditionsaremet:
Engineisatoperatingtemperature,ignitionis
off,refuellingiscompletedwithin15minutes.
Failure
Afailureoftheoilleveldisplayisindicatedbya
warningmessageintheon-boardcomputer.

..
SET"
Basicsettingofon-boardcomputer
Switchingonselectionfield

"A"
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.

Changingthebasicsettingoftheon-board
computer
[>

Select"SET"withtheoperatinglever.

[>

Pushoperatingleverforward.
SET
[>
Selectthedesiredfunctionwiththeoperating
lever:

Reset
-
Resetall,
Resettripcounter,
Resetaverageconsumption,
Resetaveragespeed

Speedometerkm/mls
-
Changeoverbetweenkilometresandmiles

Display
(Individualcombinationofupperand
centrallinesoftheon-boardcomputer)
-
Changingtopdisplay
-Totalmileage
-Tripcounter
-Audioinformation(setradiostation)
-Outsidetemperature
-Rangeonremainingfuel
-Averagespeed
-Averageconsumption

-
Changingcentraldisplay
-Totalmileage
-Tripcounter
-Outsidetemperature
-Rangeonremainingfuel
-Averagespeed
-Averageconsumption

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