2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA start up

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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ClutchPedal
Theclutchpedalmustbedepressedfully
beforethestarterwillengage.
/!\.Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
I>Alwayscheckthemovementoftheclutch
pedalbeforedrivingandmakesurethatitis
notobstructedbyafloormatoranyother
object.
I>Securethefloormattopreventitfromsliding
intopositionsthatcouldinterferewiththe
safeoperationofyourvehicle.
YourPorschedealerwillbegladtoofferyou
floormatsofthecorrectsizeincludingase-
curingpossibility.
Toavoiddamagetotheclutchandtrans-
mission:
I>Alwaysdepresstheclutchpedalfullywhen
changinggears.
I>Donotholdthecaronasteepgradewiththe
clutchpedalpartiallydepressed.
Shouldthefreetraveloftheclutchpedalsud-
denlybecomebigger,itcouldmeanamalfunc-
tionoftheclutch.SeeyourPorschedealerfor
correction.
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ParkingBrake
Parkingbrakeforceismechanicallytransferred
totherearwheelsbymeansofcables.
I>Usetheparkingbrakeonlyafterthevehicle
hascometoafullstop.

Setting
theparkingbrake
I>Pulltheleverallthewayup(seearrow).
Withtheignitionon,theparkingbrakewarn-
inglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-board
computerwillcomeoniftheleveriseven
slightlyraised.Afirmpullupwardisrequired
toproperlyengagetheparkingbrake.
Ifthebrakeisnotfullyset,thevehiclemay
rollwithoutcontrol.
I>Movetheselectorleverto"P"(Tiptronic)or
movethegearshiftlevertoreverseorfirst
gear(Manualtransmission).
I>Beforeexitingthevehicle,makesurethatthe
parkingbrakeisfullysetandthevehicleis
notmovingatall.
Releasingtheparkingbrake
I>Pulltheleverslightlyupasyoudepressthe
releasebuttonA,andthenpushtheleverall
thewaydown.

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ParkingbrakewarninglightUSA
Parkingbrakewarninglight
Canada
Thewarninglightswillgooutaftertheparking
brakeisfullyreleased.
Thewarninglightsarenotanindicatorthatthe
parkingbrakeisfullyset;itisonlyintendedto
beawarningtoreleasetheparkingbrakebe-
foredrivingthecar.
ACaution!
Apartiallyengagedbrakewilloverheatthe
rearbrakes,reducetheireffectivenessand
causeexcessivewear.
[>
Releasetheparkingbrakefully.
[>
Whenparkingyourcar,alwayssettheparking
brakebypullingallthewayuponthelever.
[>
Movetheselectorleverto"P"(Tiptronic)or
movethegearshiftlevertoreverseorfirst
gear(Manualtransmission).
[>
Onhillsalsoturnthefrontwheelstowardsthe
curb.
Brakes
[>Makeitahabittochecktheoperationofyour
brakesbeforedriving.
Keepinmindthatthebrakingdistanceincreases
veryrapidlyasthespeedincreases.At60mph
or100km/h,forexample,itisnottwicebut
fourtimeslongerthan30mphor50km/h.Tire
tractionisalsolesseffectivewhentheroadsare
wetorslippery.
[>Therefore,alwaysmaintainasafedistance
fromthecarinfrontofyou.
Note
Eventhoughthebrakediscsconsistofalloyed
greycastiron,theywillunavoidablystarttocor-
rodeifyourcarisparkedforanextended
period.Thebrakeswilltendto"rub"asthere-
sult.
Thenature,extentandeffectsofcorrosionde-
pendontheamountoftimethevehiclewas
parked,whethergranularorliquidroadsaltwas
spreadandwhethergrease-dissolvingagents
wereusedincarwashes.
Ifthebrakingcomfortisnoticeablyimpaired,we
recommendhavingthebrakesystemchecked
byexpertsatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Brakesystemfunction
YourPorscheisequippedwithapowerassisted
hydraulicdualcircuitbrakesystemwithdisc
brakesatthefrontandrear.
Bothcircuitsfunctionindependently.Onebrake
circuitoperatesthefrontandtheotheroperates
therear.
Ifonebrakecircuithasfailed,theotherwillstill
operate.However,youwillnoticeanincreased
pedaltravelwhenyouapplythebrakes.
Failureofonebrakecircuitwillcausethestop-
pingdistancetoincrease.
A
Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
Intheunlikelyeventofhydraulicfailureof
onebrakecircuit:
[>
Pushthebrakepedaldownfirmlyandholdit
inthatposition.
Amechanicallinkageactivatesthesecondcir-
cuit,andyouwillbeabletobringthevehicle
toastop.
[>
Afterbringingyourvehicletoacomplete
stop,avoiddrivingthevehicleandinstead
haveittowedtothenearestauthorized
Porschedealerforrepair.
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OperationoftheABSsystem
Awheelspeedsensorismountedtoeachofthe
fourwheels.Ifwheellock-upofeitherofthe
frontwheelsortherearwheelsissensedduring
braking,thebrakepressureisadjustedautomat-
icallyuntilthewheelnolongerslips.Thebrake
pressureisregulatedforeachfrontwheelindi-
viduallyandforbothoftherearwheels
together.
Onaroadsurfacewhichisslipperyononlyone
side,therearwheelwhichisbrakingontheslip-
perysurfacedeterminesthebrakepressure
whichwillbeappliedequallytobothrearwheels.
Thisensuresthatdirectionalstabilityismain-
tained.However,ifbrakingforcesapproachthe
wheellock-uppointforallwheels(panicbraking)
theABSsystemwillintervenetoprovidearapid
rythmicbraking.
TheproperoperationofABSisperceivedbythe
driverasapulsatingbrakepedalinconjunction
withaudiblenoiseandperhapssomevibration.
I>Ifyouexperiencethesesensationswhiledriv-
ingoraroadsurfacewithquestionabletrac-
tion,reducevehiclespeedappropriateforthe
prevailingroadconditions.
Thefunctionalreadinessofallthemainelectrical
componentsoftheABSischeckedbyanelec-
tronicmonitoringsystembothbeforeandwhile
youdrive.

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WarninglightUSA
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WarninglightCanada

WhentheignitionisswitchedontheABSwarn-
inglightwilllightupwhilethesystemiselec-
tronicallyinterrogatedandgoesoutwhenthe
engineisstartedifthecheckisnotyetcom-
plete.
IftheABSwarninglampfailstogoout,thisindi-
catesthatABShasbeendeactivatedduetoa
fault.Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanel
andon-boardcomputerlightupwhileyouare
driving,thisindicatesthatafaulthasoccurred.
Inbothcases,normalbraking,asinvehicles
withoutABS,isstillretained.
TheABSsystemshould,however,beexamined
atanauthorizedPorschedealerimmediatelyto
preventtheoccurrenceoffurtherfaults.
I>IftheABSsystembecomesinoperative,take
yourvehicletoyourauthorizedPorsche
dealerimmediately.
/!\Warning!
ThecontrolunitoftheABSbrakesystemis
setforstandardtiresize.Ifnon-standard
tiresareinstalled,thecontrolunitmaymis-
interpretthespeedofthevehicle,because
ofthevariantdataitreceivesfromthesen-
sorsontheaxles.
I>Useonlytiremakesandtypestestedby
Porsche.
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PorscheStabilityManagement
(PSM)
PSMisanactivecontrolsystemforstabilizing
thevehicleduringextremedrivingmaneuvers.
/!\.Warning!
Theincreasedcontrolthatisprovided
shouldnotinduceyoutotakegreaterrisks
withyoursafety.Thelimitsdictatedbythe
lawsofphysicscannotbeovercome,even
withPSM.
Theriskofaccidentsduetoinappropriate
speedcannotbereduced,evenbyPSM.
Thedriverbearstheresponsibilityforall
drivingmaneuvers.
[>Adaptyourdrivingstyletotheprevailingroad
andweatherconditions.
[>Obeyalltrafficlaws.
AdvantagesofPSM
-Superiortractionandlane-holdingabilityinall
drivingsituations-evenonroadsurfaces
withvaryingfriction.
-PSMactivelystabilizesthevehicleduringdy-
namicdrivingmanoeuvres(e.g.rapidsteering
movements,duringlanechangesoronalter-
natingcurves).
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-Improvedbrakingstabilityincurvesandon
differentorvaryingroadsurfaces.
Readinessforoperation
ThePSMisengagedautomaticallyeverytime
youstarttheengine.
Function
Sensorsatthewheels,brakes,steeringsystem
andenginecontinuouslymeasure:
-Drivingspeed
-Directionoftravel
-Lateralacceleration
-Rateofturnaboutthevehicle'sverticalaxis
ThePSMusesthesevaluestodeterminethe
directionoftraveldesiredbythedriver.
PSMintervenesandcorrectsthecourseifthe
vehicle'sactualdirectiondeviatesfromthe
desiredcourse(steering-wheelposition).It
brakesindividualwheelsasneeded.Ifnecess-
ary,thePSMadditionallyinfluencestheengine
powerorthegear-changingcharacteristicofthe
Tiptronicinordertostabilizethevehicle.
TheeventsbelowinformthedriverofPSMcon-
troloperationsandwarnhimtoadapthisdriving
styletotheroadconditions:
-Theinformationlightintheinstrumentpanel
lightsup.
-Hydraulicnoisescanbeheard.
-Thevehicledeceleratesandsteering-wheel
forcesarealteredasthePSMcontrolsthe
brakes.
-Reducedenginepower.
-Thebrakepedalpulsatesanditspositionis
changedduringbraking.
However,itispossibleatanytimetoachieve
fullvehicledecelerationbyincreasingthefoot
pressureslightlyonthebrakepedal.

Operation,Instruments
1Sidevent
2Ignition/starterswitchwithsteeringlock
3Spaceforhands-freemicrophonefor
telephone
4Turnsignals/
headlightdimmer/flasherlever
5Instrumentpanel
6Horn
7Windshieldwiper/washerlever
8Emergencyflasherswitch
9Rockerswitchesfor
PorscheStabilityManagement(PSMJ,
footwelllight,
rearwindowwiper
10Readinessdisplayforalarmsystem
11Centralvent
12Cupholder
13Controlpanelforheating,ventilation,
airconditioning
14Rockerswitchesfor
centrallocking,
rearwindowanddoormirrorheating,
rearwindowwiper,
convertibletopoperation
15Speaker
16Lightswitch
17ToggleswitchesforTiptronic
18Operatingleverforon-boardcomputer
19Lockingleverforsteering-wheeladjustment
20Operatingleverforautomaticspeedcontrol
21Wipeintervalcontrol!
rain-sensorsensitivitycontrol
22Rockerswitchesforseatheating
23Rockerswitchforglassslidingroof(Targa)
24Rockerswitchforrollerblind(Targa)
25Radio
26Cigarettelighter
27Glovecompartment
28Interiortemperaturesensor
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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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