2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA key

A-Rockerswitchfordoorwindows
B-Rockerswitchforrearwindows,Cabrioletonly
PowerWindows
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
I>Donotputanythingonornearthewindows
thatmayinterferewiththedriver'svision.
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Riskofinjurywhenthedoorwindowsclose.
Thisappliesespeciallyifthewindowsare
closedwiththecomfortfunction,because
withthisfunctionthewindowgoesupauto-
matically.
I>Makesurenobodycanbeinjuredwhenthe
windowsclose.
I>Removetheignitionkeytoshutoffpowerto
thewindowswitcheswhenthevehicleisnot
attendedbyaresponsibleperson.
Readinessforoperationofpower
windows
-Withenginerunningor
-inignitionkeyposition1or
-withdoorclosedandignitionkeywithdrawn:
onlyuntilfirstopeningofthedoor.
Note(Cabriolet)
Therearsidewindowscannotbeclosedwhen
theconvertibletopisopen.

Opening
windows
~Openingwiththerockerswitch
~inthecenterconsole
I>Pressrockerswitchuntilthewindowhas
reachedthedesiredposition.
I>One-touchoperation(doorwindowsonly):
Pressrockerswitchbriefly.
Windowmovestoitsfinalposition.
Pressagaintostopthewindowinthedesired
position.
Comfortfunctionwhenunlocking
thevehicleatthedoorlock
I>Coupe,TargaandCabrioletwithhardtop:
Unlockcarwiththeremotecontrol.
Holdcarkeyindoorlockintheunlockingdi-
rectionuntilthewindowshavereachedthe
desiredposition.
Cabrioletwithouthardtop:
Unlockcarwiththeremotecontrol.
Thewindowscanonlybeopenedwiththe
convertibletopopen.

Closingwindows

A25)
Closingwiththerockerswitch
'-=7inthecenterconsole
I>Pressrockerswitchuntilthewindowhas
reachedthedesiredposition.
I>One-touchoperation(doorwindowsonly):
Pressrockerswitchbriefly.
Windowmovestoitsfinalposition.
Pressagaintostopthewindowinthedesired
position.
Comfortfunctionwhenlockingthevehicle
atthedoorlock
I>Coupe,TargaandCabrioletwithhardtop:
Holdcarkeyindoorlockinthelockingdirec-
tionuntilthewindowshavereachedthe
desiredposition.
Cabrioletwithouthardtop:
Thewindowscanonlybeclosedwiththecon-
vertibletopclosed.
Anti-crushingprotection
Ifasidewindowisblockedduringclosing,itwill
stopandopenagainbyaboutaninch.
A
Warning!
Risk
of
severepersonalinjuries.

Ifthe
rockerswitchispressedagainwithin
10seconds
ofthe
windowbeingblocked,

the
windowwillclosewithitsfullclosing
force.Anti-crushingprotectionisdisabled.
I>Oncetheanti-crushingprotectionactstostop
thewindowandopensitslightly,donotpress
therockerswitchagainwithin10seconds
withoutcheckingtomakesurethatnothingis
blockingthepathofthewindow.
Thewindowwillclosewithfullclosingforce.
One-touchoperationisdisabledfor10seconds
afterblockageofasidewindow.
Automaticwindowlowering
Seethechapterson"Doors"and"Convertible
top".
Thestandbyfunctionofthepower
windowsswitchesoffaftertwohours
Whenthecarisunlocked,thepowerwindows
cannolongerbeoperatedaftertwohours(to
savethecarbattery).
I>Switchontheignitionorstarttheengineto
reactivatethepowerwindows.

Storing
endpositionofthewindows
Ifthebatteryisdisconnectedandreconnected,
thewindowswillnotberaisedautomatically
whenthedoorisclosed.
1.Closethewindowswiththerockerswitch
once.
2.Pressfronthalfofrockerswitchagainto
storetheendpositionofthewindowsinthe
controlunit.
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Operating
with
theremotecontrolof
thevehiclekey
Each
remote
control(uptofour)canbe
assignedanindividualseatanddoormirror
position.
Thestoredseatanddoormirrorpositionisset
automatically
whenthevehicleisunlockedusing
thecorrespondingremotecontrol.
Eachkeyisidentifiedwithadifferentcolour.
Storingseatposition
1.Switchtheignitiononwiththedesiredvehicle
key.
2.Setthe
desiredseatanddoor-mirrorposit-
ions.

Ifyouwishforthepassenger'smirrortoswi-
veldownasaparkingaidwhenreversing,
reversegearmustbeengagedwhenthe
seatpositionisstored.
3.KeepmemorybuttonM
depressedandaddi-
tionallypressthe~
button(besidethe
memorybutton).
Theindividualsettingisnowassignedtothis
remotecontrol
andtothe~
button.

Recallingseat
position
[>
Unlockthelockedvehicleorluggagecom-
partmentwiththeremotecontrol.
Thestoredseatposition
isset
automatically.
Theseatpositionassignedtoaremotecontrol
canalsoberecalledwith
the~
buttonifthe
correspondingkeywasusedtounlocktheve-
hicleortoswitchontheignition.
Ifnoseatpositionwasassignedtoaremote
control,
the~
buttonwillnotwork.

Note

Automaticseatadjustmentcanbeinterrupted
immediatelybypressingthecentrallockingbut-
tonoranymemoryorseatadjustmentbutton.

Clearingthestoredseatposition

1.Switchtheignitiononwiththedesiredvehicle
key.
2.Simultaneouslypressandhold
the~
but-
tonandpersonbutton2foratleast5sec-
onds.
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Safety
Belts
/!\Warning!
Alwaysmakesureyourandyourpassen-
gers'safetybeltsareproperlyfastened
whilethevehicleisinmotion.
Failuretofollowsafetybeltwarningsmay
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.
t>Foryourandyourpassengers'protection,use
safetybeltsatalltimeswhilethevehicleisin
motion.
t>Useappropriatechildrestraintsystemsforall
smallchildren.
Properwearingofsafetybelts
t>Safetybeltsmustbepositionedonthebody
astorestraintheupperbodyandlapfrom
slidingforward.Improperlypositionedsafety
beltscancauseseriouspersonalinjuryin
caseofanaccident.
t>Theshoulderbeltshouldalwaysrestonyour
upperbody.Theshoulderbeltshouldnever
bewornbehindyourbackorunderyourarm.
t>Formaximumeffectiveness,thelapbelt
shouldbewornlowacrossthehips.
t>Pregnantwomenshouldpositionthebeltas
lowaspossibleacrossthepelvis.Makesure
itisnotpressingagainsttheabdomen.
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t>Beltsshouldnotbeworntwisted.
t>Donotwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakableob-
jectsinoronyourclothing,suchaseye
glasses,pens,keys,etc.asthesemaycause
injury.
t>Severallayersofheavyclothingmayinterfere
withproperpositioningofbelts.
t>Beltsmustnotrubagainstsharpobjectsor
damagemayoccurtothebelt.
t>Twooccupantsshouldneversharethesame
beltatthesametime.

Careandmaintenance

t>Keepbeltbucklesfreeofanyobstructionthat
maypreventasecurelocking.
t>Beltsthathavebeensubjectedtoexcessive
stretchforcesinanaccidentmustbein-
spectedorreplacedtoensuretheircontinued
effectivenessinrestrainingyou.
Thesameappliestobelttensionersystems
whichhavebeentriggered.
Inaddition,theanchorpointsofthebelts
shouldbechecked.
t>Ifsafetybeltsdonotworkproperly,seeyour
authorizedPorschedealerimmediately.
t>Ifthebeltsshowdamagetowebbing,bind-
ings,bucklesorretractors,theyshouldbere-
placedtoensuresafeoperation.
t>Donotmodifyordisassemblethesafetybelts
inyourvehicle.
t>Thebeltsmustbekeptcleanortheretrac-
torsmaynotworkproperly(seealso"Car
careinstructions").
t>Neverbleachordyesafetybelts.
t>Donotallowsafetybeltstoretractuntilthey
arecompletelydryaftercleaningorthismay
causedamagetothebelt.

Belttensioner

Dependingontheforceofacollision,fastened
frontseatbeltsaretightenedinanaccident.

Thebelttensionersaretriggeredin:
-
Frontandrearimpacts

Thebelttensionersarenottriggeredin:
-
Sideimpacts

-
Vehicleoverturning

Note
The
belttensionersystemcanbetriggeredonly
once;thesystemmustbereplacedafterward.
Workmaybeperformedonthebelt-tensioner
systemonlybyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Smokeisreleasedwhenthebelttensionersare
triggered.Thisdoesnotindicateafireinthe
vehicle.

Ignition/StarterSwitchwith
anti-theftSteeringLock
Foryoursafety,
fastensafetybelts.

Seealsothechapteron"Immobilizer".
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Beforestartingtheengine
I>Applythehandbrake.

I>Manualtransmission:

Movethegearshiftleverintoneutral.
Theclutch
pedalmustbedepressedfully
beforethestarterwillengage.
I>Tiptronic:

Movetheselectorleverto"P"or"N".
Switchposition0
Theignitionkeycanbewithdrawninthisposi-
tiononly.
Tiptronicmodels
Theignitionkeycanbewithdrawnonlywhenthe
selectorleverisinthe"P"position.
Thesteeringislockedwhenthekeyiswith-
drawn.

I>
Engagethesteeringlockbymovingthesteer-
ingwheeltotheleftorright.
Turnthesteeringwheeltothelockingposition
beforeyouswitchofftheenginesothatyou
don'thavetoexertyourselfwhenlockingor
unlockingthesteering.

Switchposition
1
Ignitionison.
Allelectricalequipmentcanbeswitchedon.
Thewarninglightslightupforalampcheck.
Pleasenotethedescriptionoftheindividual
warninglights.
I>Whenturningthekeytoposition1,relievethe
steeringlockwithaslightsteeringmovement.
Note
Toconservebatterypoweratlowrpm(traffic
jams,towndrivingetc,),switchoffallelectrical
consumerswhicharenotneededatthatmo-
ment.

Switchposition2
Startingtheengine
I>
Turnthekeyfromposition1toposition
2.
Theclutchpedalmustbedepressedfully
beforethestarterwillengage.

Thefirstoperationofthestarterisendedauto-
maticallywhentheenginestarts.
Iftheenginedoesnotstart,subsequentstarter
operationswillnotbeendedautomatically.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartatthefirsttimeor
stallsatanytime,thekeymustbereturnedto
positionO.
Whentheengineisrunning,thewarninglights
shouldgooff.Ifalightdoesnotgooff,take
appropriateactionasindicatedinthismanual.

Switchingengineoff
I>
Turntheignitionkeyfromposition1toposi-
tion
O.
A
Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
Thesteeringwheelwilllockandwillcause
lossofsteering.
I>
Neverremovekeyfromtheignitionlockor
turnthekeyoffwhilethevehicleismoving.

I>To
avoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovethe
ignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
Seealsothechapteron"Battery".

I>
Turnthesteeringwheeluntilthesteeringlock
isengaged.

Note
On
vehicleswithTiptronicitisonlypossibleto
removetheignitionkeyiftheselectorleverisin
position
"P".
Gong

Ifyouleavethekeyintheignition/steeringlock,
agongwillsoundwhenthedriver'sdooris
opened.Thisisaremindertoremovethekey.
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Starting
Procedures
Seealsothechapteron"Immobilizer".
/!\Warning!
Serious
injurymayresultifyouarein-
volvedinacollisionwithout
having
fastened
thesafetybelts.

[>
Fastensafetybeltsbeforedrivingaway.
Beforestartingtheengine
[>Applythehandbrake.

[>Manualtransmission:

Movethegearshiftleverintoneutral.
Theclutch
pedalmustbedepressedfully
beforethestarterwillengage.
[>Tiptronic:

Movetheselectorleverto"P"or"N".
Temperaturesensorsontheengineautomat-
icallyprovidethecorrectfuel/airmixturere-
quiredforstarting.
Therefore,
itisnotnecessarytodepressthe
acceleratorpedal
whilestartingacoldora
warmengine.

[>As
soonastheenginestarts,releasetheigni-
tionkey.
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Thefirstoperationofthestarterisendedauto-
maticallywhentheenginestarts.
Iftheenginedoesnotstart,subsequentstarter
operationswillnotbeendedautomatically.
Iftheenginefailstostartafter10or15sec-
ondsofcranking:

[>
Waitabout10secondsbeforeengagingthe
starteragain.
[>
Donotlettheengineidletowarm
up.
[>

Whenstartingtheengine,bereadytodrive
immediately.
Drivevehicleatmoderatespeedsandavoid
enginespeedsabove4,200rpmduringthe
first5minutes.

/!\Danger!
Engineexhaustfumeshavemanycompo-
nentswhichyoucansmell.Theyalsocon-
taincarbonmonoxide
(CO),
whichisaco-
lorlessandodorlessgas.
Carbonmonoxidecancauseunconscious-
nessandevendeathifinhaled.

[>
Neverstartorlettheengineruninanen-
closed,unventilatedarea.
Itisnotrecommendedtositinyourcarfor
prolongedperiodswiththeengineonandthe
carnotmoving.

Anunattendedvehiclewitharunningen-
gineispotentiallyhazardous.
Ifwarninglightsshouldcomeontoindicate
improperoperation,theywouldgounno-
ticed.
[>

Neverleavetheengineidlingunattended.

Dangeroffire.

[>Donotparkoroperatethevehicleinareas
wherethehotexhaustsystemmaycomein
contactwithdrygrass,brush,fuelspillor
otherflammablematerial.

[>
If
yourcarcatchesonfireforanyreason,call
thefiredepartment.
Donotendangeryourlifebyattemptingto
putoutthefire.

Stoppingengine

I>TurnkeybacktopositionO.
I>Donotstopengineimmediatelyafterhardor
extendeddriving.
Keepenginerunningatincreasedidlefor
abouttwominutestopreventexcessiveheat
build-upbeforeturningoffengine.
I>Toavoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovethe
ignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
I>Makesurethatwhenyouleavethecar,even
briefly,youhavewithdrawntheignitionkey.
I>Engagethesteeringlockbymovingthesteer-
ingwheeltotheleftorright.
Turnthesteeringwheeltothelockingposition
beforeyouswitchofftheenginesothatyou
don'thavetoexertyourselfwhenlockingor
unlockingthesteering.
/?\.Warning!
Hotenginecompartmentcomponentscan
burnskinoncontact.
I>Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecom-
partment,turntheengineoffandletitcool
downsufficiently.

Engine-compartmentblower,
radiator
fan
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefrontof
thecar.
Theengine-compartmentblowerismountedon
theenginecompartmentlid.
/?\.Warning!
Riskofinjury.
Aftertheengineisswitchedoff,theengine-
compartmentandcoolanttemperaturesare
monitoredforapprox.20minutes.
Duringthisperiod,anddependingontem-
perature,theengine-compartmentblower
andradiatorfansmaycontinuetorunor
starttorun.
I>Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththe
engineoffandexerciseextremecaution.

Automaticgaragedoor

TheignitionsysteminyourPorschemayinter-
ferewithyourelectronicallyoperatedgarage
door.
I>Tocheckthis,driveyourPorscheclosetothe
garagedoor.Makesurenottointerferewith
theoperatingrangeofthedoor.
I>Runtheengineatdifferentspeeds.
Ifthegaragedooropensorcloseswithoutyou
operatingthegaragedoorunitinyourcar,con-
tactthedealerwhoinstalledtheautomaticgar-
agedoortohavethefrequencyand/orcoding
ofthegaragedoorsignalchangedormodified.
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