2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA radio

A-Openingluggagecompartmentlid
B-Openingenginecompartmentlid

Luggage
CompartmentLidand
EngineCompartmentLid
Unlocking
t>Operatetheappropriatepul~buttonnexttothe
driver'sseat.
Theluggagecompartmentorenginecompart-
mentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidis
open.
Alsorefertothechapter"Rearlid(Targa)"
and"Loadswitch-off".
118Controls,Instruments
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanalsobe
unlockedwiththeradioremotecontrol.
Refertothechapter"Keys".
ImportantNote
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,thelidscan
beopenedonlybyconnectinganexternalelec-
tricalpowersource.
Pleaseobservethechapter"Electricalsystem"
orthedescriptioninsidethefuseboxcover.

e
Warninglight

Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandin
theon-board-computercomeonifthelidsare
notcompletelyclosed.
t>Fullyclosethelid.

CarAudioOperationlTips
Forradiooperationseeyourradiomanual
whichisincludedwithyouron-board
literature.
Alsoseethechapteron"Loadswitch-off".

FMreception

Avehicleisnotanidealplacetolistentoa
radio.
Becausethevehiclemoves,receptionconditions
areconstantlychanging.
Buildings,terrain,signaldistanceandnoisefrom
othervehiclesareallworkingagainstgoodre-
ception.
SomeconditionsofFMmayappeartobeprob-
lemswhentheyarenot.
Thefollowingcharacteristicsarecompletelynor-
malforagivenreceptionarea,andtheydonot
indicateanyproblemwiththeradioitself.
Note
Electronicaccessoriesshouldonlybeinstalled
byyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Equipmentwhichhasnotbeentestedandap-
provedbyPorschemayimpairradioreception.
124Controls,Instruments

Fadinganddrifting

FMrangeislimitedtoabout25miles(40km),
exceptforsomehighpowerstations.
Ifavehicleismovingawayfromthedesiredsta-
tion'stransmitter,thesignalwilltendtofade
and/ordrift.Thisconditionismoreprevalent
withFMthanAM,andisoftenaccompaniedby
distortion.
Fadinganddriftingcanbeminimizedtoacertain
degreebycarefulattentiontofinetuningorse-
lectionofastrongersignal.

Staticandfluttering

Whentheline-of-sightlinkbetweenatransmitter
andvehicleisblockedbylargebuildingsor
mountains,theradiosoundmaybeaccompa-
niedwithstaticorflutteringbecauseofthechar-
acteristicofFM.
Inasimilareffect,aflutteringnoiseissome-
timesheardwhendrivingalongatree-linedroad.
Thisstaticandflutteringcanbereducedbyad-
justingthetonecontrolforgreaterbassre-
sponseuntilthedisturbancehaspassed.

Multipath

BecauseofthereflectingcharacteristicsofFM,
directandreflectedsignalsmayreachthean-
tennaatthesametime(multipath)andcancel
eachotherout.
Asavehiclemovesthroughtheseelectronic
deadspots,thelistenermayhearamomentary
flutterorlossofreception.

Stationswapping

WhentwoFMstationsareclosetoeachother,
andanelectronicdeadspot,suchasstaticor
multipatharea,interruptstheoriginalsignal,
sometimesthestrongersecondsignalwillbe
selectedautomaticallyuntiltheoriginalonere-
turns.
Thisswappingcanalsooccurasyoudriveaway
fromtheselectedstationandapproachanother
stationofastrongersignal.

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.

Electrical
System

Inordertoavoiddamageandfaultsinelectrical
orelectronicsystems,electricalaccessories
shouldbeinstalledatyourauthorizedPorsche
dealer.
[>OnlyuseaccessoriesauthorizedbyPorsche.
/!\Warning!
Riskofshortcircuitandfire.
Replacingfusesorrelayswiththeengine
runningortheignitiononcouldcauseelec-
tricalshock.
[>
Disconnectedthebatteryduringallworkon
theelectricalsystem.Seechapter"Battery".
Relays
Defectiverelaysshouldbechangedonlybyan
authorizedworkshop.
212PracticalTips,EmergencyService
Radiocode
Thetheft-protectioncodeoftheradiomustbe
enteredagainifthebatterywasdisconnected.
Alarmsystem,centrallocking
Thestatusofthecentrallockingandalarm
systemisnotchangedbydisconnectingthe
battery.
Whenthebatteryisdisconnected,thealarmsys-
temceasestofunction.
Overloadprotection
Ifthecentrallockingsystemisoperatedmore
thantentimeswithinaminute,furtheroperation
isblockedfor30seconds.
Loadswitch-offaftertwohours
orfivedays
Iftheignitionkeyisremoved,loadswhichare
switchedonorinstandby(e.g.powerwindows,
luggagecompartmentlighting,interiorlight,
radio)areautomaticallyswitchedoffafterap-
proximately2hours.
Ifthevehicleisnotstartedorunlockedwiththe
remotecontrolwithinfive
days,
theremote
controlstandbyfunctionisswitchedoff(topre-
ventdischargingofthevehiclebattery).
1.Inthiscase,unlockthedriver'sdoorwiththe
keyatthedoorlock.
Leavethedoorclosedinordertopreventthe
alarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
2.Pressbutton1ontheremotecontrol.
Theremotecontrolisnowactivatedagain.

Removingthebattery

Therequisitetoolisinthetoolkit.
Thebatteryislocatedintheluggagecompart-
mentunderablackplasticlid.
/!\.Warning!
Riskofdamagetoalternatorandelectronic
controlunits.
I>Donotdisconnectthebatterywhiletheen-
gineisrunning.
Thisalsoappliestocarsequippedwithabat-
terymainswitch.
I>Neverdrivethecarwithadisconnectedbat-
tery.
Risk
of
caustic
burnsfromescapingacid.

I>Keepventcapsontoavoidspillage.
I>Donottiltthebatterywhenremovingandin-
stallingit.
218PracticalTips,EmergencyService
1.Switchoffengineandallelectricalloads.
2.Openturn-locksA.
Removeplasticlid.
3.PulloffcentralventhoseB.
4.Important:disconnectthenegative(-)ground
wirefirst,andthenthepositive(+)cable
-

dangerofshortcircuit!
5.UnscrewfasteningscrewC.
6.Removebattery.

Installingthebattery

1.Putbatteryin.
2.ScrewinfasteningscrewC.
3.Important:connectthepositive(+)cable
first,andthenthenegative(-)groundwire
-

dangerofshortcircuit!
4.PushoncentralventhoseB.
5.Fitplasticlid.Lockturn-locksA.
6.Entertheradiocodeagain.

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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