2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA turn signal

InstrumentPanelCanadaModels
Informationaboutindividualindicatorsis
givenonthespecifiedpages.
1Voltmeter,72
2Speedometerwithanaloguedisplay,74
3Speedometerwithdigitaldisplay,74
4Automaticspeedcontrolindicatorlight,72
5Tachometer,75
6Turnsignalindicatorlight,left,75
7Highbeamindicatorlight,75
8On-boardcomputer,82-97
9Turnsignalindicatorlight,right,75
10Lightsensorforinstrumentillumination,73
11Clock,79
12Tiptronicindicator,77
13Coolingsystem
Temperaturegauge,warninglight,76,77
14Fuel
Levelgauge,warninglight,78
15Engineoilpressuregauge,80
Warninglightslindicatorlights
AWasherfluidlevelwarninglight,181
BCheckenginewarninglight,81
CPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Informationlight,59
DPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Warninglight,59
EABSwarninglight,57
FBrakefluidlevel,
Brakedistributionwarninglight,54,174
GParkingbrakewarninglight,53
HBrakepadwearwarninglight,55
IEngineoilpressurewarninglight,80
KBatterywarninglight,72
LSafetybeltwarninglight,39
MAirbagwarninglight,45
NRetractablerearspoilerwarninglight,50
aLuggagecompartmentlid,
Enginecompartmentlid,
Rearlid(Targa)
Warninglight,118,163
PConvertibletopwarninglight,143
QRolloverprotectionsystemwarninglight,46
When
theignitionisswitchedon,thewarn-
inglightslightupforalampcheck.
Note

Warningsthathavebeengivenarestoredinthe
appropriatecontrolunitmemoryandcanbe
readoutatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Thisinformationcanhelptowarnyouaboutsitu-
ationswhichmaybehazardoustoyouoryour
car.
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71

Tachometer
Thetachometershowstheenginespeedinrev-
olutionsperminute(rpm).
Thebeginningoftheredmarksattherightend
ofthescaleindicatesthemaximumpermissible
enginerpm.
Aspeedlimiterpreventstheenginefrombeing
overrewedduringacceleration.Beforereaching
thisarea,thenexthighergearshouldbese-
lected.
Shifttothenextlowergearwhentheengine
rpmdropsbelow
1500
rpm.
A.Caution!
Toavoidsevereenginedamage.
I>Alwaysobservetheenginerpmbeforedown-
shiftingtoalowergear,soyoudonotex-
ceedthemaximumenginerpm.
++TurnSignalIndicatorLight
Flashesinsynchronismwiththeturnsignals.
Leftarrow-leftturnsignals
Rightarrow-rightturnsignals
I>Ifthefrequencyofthedisplaybecomesno-
ticeablyfaster,checktheoperationofthe
turnsignals.
~DHighBeam
Indicatorlight
Lightswhenhighbeamorheadlightflasheris
switchedon.
Theindicatorlightgoesoutwhenthehigh
beamsareswitchedoff.
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75

A
EmergencyFlasherSwitch
Operationalreadinessoftheemergencyflasher
doesnotdependontheignitionlockandturn
signalleverposition.
I>Ifyourcarisdisabledorparkedunderemer-
gencyconditionsswitchontheemergency
flasherinthedashboard(arrow).
Allturnsignalsandtheindicatorlightinthe
switchflashwiththesamefrequency.
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
I>Wheneverstalledorstoppedforemergency
repairs,movethecarwellofftheroad.
Switchontheemergencyflasherandmark
thecarwithroadflaresorotherwarningde-
vices.
I>Donotremaininthecar.Someoneapproach-
ingfromtherearmaynotrealizeyourvehicle
isstoppedandcauseacollision.
Dangeroffire.
I>Donotparkoroperatethevehicleinareas
wherethehotexhaustsystemmaycomein
contactwithdrygrass,brush,fuelspillor
otherflammablematerial.

Hotenginecompartmentcomponentscan
burnskinoncontact.

I>Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecom-
partment,turntheengineoffandletitcool
downsufficiently.
Controls,Instruments
99

TurnSignal/
HeadlightDimmer/FlasherLever
Turnsignals,lowbeamandhighbeamareready
foroperationwhentheignitionison.
1-Turnsignalleft
2-Turnsignalright
3-Highbeam
4-Headlightflasher
Leverincenterposition-Lowbeam
Whenhighbeamandheadlightflasherarese-
lected,theblueindicatorlightinthetachometer
islit.
Theturnsignalleverturnsoffautomatically
whenthesteeringwheelisstraightenedout
aftercompletingaturn.
Lanechanger
[>
Toindicateyourintentionwhenchanging
lanesonthefreeway,slightlyliftordepress
thelevertotheresistancepoint.
TheleverwillreturntotheOFFpositionwhen
released.
[>
Ifthefrequencyofthedisplaybecomesno-
ticeablefaster,checktheoperationofthe
turnsignalbulbs.
Headlightflasher
(Withignitiononoroff)
[>
Toflashtheheadlightstooncommingmotor-
ists,slightlypullthelevertowardthesteering
wheelandthenreleaseit.
Theblueindicatorlightinthetachometerwill
goon/offasyoupull/releasethelever.
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101

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.
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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.

HowEmissionControlWorks
Whenanautomobileengineisrunning,ituses
energygeneratedthroughthecombustionofa
mixtureofairandfuel.Dependingonwhethera
carisdrivenfastorslowlyorwhethertheen-
gineiscoldorhot,someofthefuel(hydrocar-
bons)maynotbeburnedcompletely,butmay
bedischargedintotheenginecrankcaseorex-
haustsystem.Additonalhydrocarbonsmayenter
theatmospherethroughevaporationoffuelfrom
thefueltank.Thesehydrocarbons(HC),whenre-
leasedintotheair,contributetoundesirablepol-
lution.
Inaddition,carbonmonoxide(CO)andoxidesof
nitrogen(NOx)contributetoengineemissions.
They,too,areformedduringthecombustion
processanddischargedintotheexhaustsys-
tem.
Toreducethesepollutants,yourPorscheis
equippedwithapreciselycalibratedfuelinjection
systemtoassureafinelybalancedair/fuelmix-
tureunderalloperatingconditions.
180Maintenance,CarCare
Oxygensensor
Theoxygensensor,installedintheexhaustpipe
continuouslysensestheoxygencontentofthe
exhaustandsignalstheinformationtoanelec-
troniccontrolunit.Thecontrolunitcorrectsthe
air/fuelratio,sotheenginealwaysreceivesan
accuratelymeteredair/fuelmixture.
Crankcaseventilation
Throughcrankcaseventilation,undesirable
emissionsfromtheenginecrankcasearenot
permittedtoreachtheoutsideatmosphere.
Theseemissionsarerecirculatedfromthe
crankcasetotheairintakesystem.Fromhere
theemissionsmixwiththeintakeairandare
laterburnedintheengine.
Catalyticconverters
Thecatalyticconvertersareefficient"clean-up"
devicesbuiltintotheexhaustsystemoftheve-
hicle.Thecatalyticconvertersburntheundesir-
ablepollutantsintheexhaustgasbeforeitis
releasedintotheatmosphere.
Theexclusiveuseofunleadedfueliscriti-
callyimportantforthelifeofthecatalytic
converters.Therefore,onlyunleadedfuel
mustbeused.
Thecatalyticconverterswillbedamaged
by:
-pushortowstartingthevehicle
-misfiringoftheengine
-turningofftheignitionwhilethevehicleis
movingor
-drivinguntilthefueltankiscompletelyempty
-byotherunusualoperatingconditions.
t>Donotcontinuetooperateyourvehicleunder
theseconditions,sincerawfuelmightreach
thecatalyticconverters.Thiscouldresultin
overheatingoftheconverters.Federallaw
prohibitsuseofleadedfuelinthiscar.

BulbChartSocketType,rating
Low
beam
PX26DH7,55W
Bi-XenonlowbeamPhilips,D2S35W
HighbeamPX26DH9,65W
Additionalhighbeam
(withBi-Xenonheadlights)PGJ19-2Hll,55W
FoglightsPK22SH3,55W
Rearfoglight,
ReversinglightBA15SP21W
Taillight,
brake
lightBAY15DP21/5W
Raised
brakelightW2.1x9.5DW3W
Turnsignal
lightBAU15SPY21W
ParkinglightfrontBAX9SH6W
Sidemarker
lightW2.1x9.5DWY5W
Doorguard/kerblightW2.1x9.5DW5W
LicenseplatelightSV8.5C5W
LuggagecompartmenVengine
compartment
light,
interiorlightSV8.5
KlOW

ReadinglightW2.1x9.5D6WXenon
PracticalTips,EmergencyService
223

Lowbeam,highbeamandadditional
highbeam
Openingthelidoftheheadlighthousing

1.UnscrewthetwoscrewsA.
2.PressbothreleasetabsBandremovelid.
226PracticalTips,EmergencyService

Changingbulbforturnsignallight

1.Turnplugcounterclockwise(bayonetlock)
andpullitoff.
2.Replacedefectivebulb.
Whendoingso,ensurebulbisseated
properly.
3.Reassembleinreverseorder.

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Bi-Xenonheadlight:
Changingbulbforlowbeamandhighbeam

1.Turnplugcounterclockwise(bayonetlock)
andpull
itoff.