2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA Owners Manual

Keys
Pleasenotechapters"CentralLockingand
AlarmSystem".
Twomainkeysandonesparekeyaresupplied
withyourPorsche.
Thesekeysoperateallthelocksonyourve-
hicle.
I>Becarefulwithyourcarkeys:donotpart
withthemexceptunderexceptionalcircum-
stances.
I>Toavoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovethe
ignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
Replacementkeys
Replacementcarkeyscanbeobtainedonly
fromyourauthorizedPorschedealer,andthis
cansometimesbeverytime-consuming.
Youshouldthereforealwayskeepthesparekey
onyourperson.
Keepitinasafeplace(e.g.wallet),butunder
nocircumstancesinoronthevehicle.
Thekeycodesofnewkeyshavetobe
"reported"tothecarcontrolunitbyyourauth-
orizedPorschedealer.
Thekeygripofthesparekeycanbeexchanged
foramain-keygrip.
Disabling
key
codes
Ifakeyislost,thekeycodescanbedisabled
byanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Alltheremainingcarkeysarerequiredforthis
purpose.
Disablingthecodeensuresthatthecarcanbe
startedonlyusingauthorizedkeys.
Note
Pleasenotethattheotherlockscanstillbeop-
enedwiththedisabledkey.
Immobilizer
Thereisatransponder(anelectroniccompo-
nent)inthekeygrip,containingastoredcode.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,theignition
lockchecksthecode.
Theimmobilizercanbedeactivatedandtheen-
ginestartedonlyusinganauthorizedignition
key.
Note
Iftheignitionisleftonformorethantwo
minuteswithoutstartingtheengine,theimmobi-
lizerisreactivated.
I>Ifthishappens,theignitionkeymustbe
turnedbacktothe"0"positionbeforetheen-
ginecanbestarted.
Theimmobilizerisautomaticallyactivatedwhen
theignitionkeyiswithdrawn.

Security
WheelBolts
Ifwheelshavetoberemovedduringaworkshop
visit,donotforgettohandoverthesocketfor
thesecuritywheelboltsalongwiththecarkey.
Controls,Instruments
17

A-MainkeyCo~andCabriolet
1-Centrallockingbutton
2-Luggagecompartmentlidbutton
3-Light-emittingdiode
B-Sparekey
KeywithRadioRemoteControl

Operatingcentrallocking,
alannsystem,andseatmemory

[>
Pressbutton1.
Pleaseobservetheappropriatechaptersofthis
Manual.
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A-MainkeyTarga
1-Centrallockingbutton
2-Luggagecompartmentlidbutton
3-Rearlid(rearwindow)button
4-Light-emittingdiode
B-Sparekey
(;

Unlockingluggagecompartmentlidor
rearlid(Targa):;:
[>
Luggagecompartmentlid:
Pressbutton2forapprox.twoseconds.
[>Rearlid(Targa):
Pressbutton3forapprox.twoseconds.
Ifthevehiclewaslocked,itisunlockedsimul-
taneouslywiththeluggagecompartment/rear
lid.
Invehicleswithseatmemorythestoredseat
anddoormirrorpositionsareautomaticallyset.
Thevehiclewillbelockedagainapprox.15sec-
ondsaftertheluggagecompartment/rearlidis
closedifnoneofthedoorswasopened.

Note

YourauthorizedPorschedealercanprogramfur-
thertypesofunlocking.
Type1
Therelockingtimeofthedoorscanbeadjusted
tosuityourindividualrequirements:
4-120seconds.
Type2
Thedoorsstaylockedwhentheluggagecom-
partmentisunlocked.
Theremote-controlstandbyfunction
switchesoffafter5days
Ifthevehicleisnotstartedorunlockedwiththe
remotecontrolwithinfivedays,theremotecon-
trolstandbyfunctionisswitchedoff(toprevent
dischargingofthevehiclebattery).
1.Inthiscase,unlockthedriver'sdoorwiththe
keyatthedoorlock.
Leavethedoorclosedinordertopreventthe
alarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
2.Pressbutton1ontheremotecontrol.
Theremotecontrolisnowactivatedagain.
Controls,Instruments
19

Opening
unlockeddoorsfrominside
Ifthedoorwindowsareclosed,theywillbe
automaticallyopenedbyafewmillimeterswhen
thedoorsareopenedand,whenthedoorsare
closed,theywillbeclosedagain.
Thismakesiteasiertoopenandclosethe
doorsandprotectstheseals.
Therefore,youshouldpullthedoorhandle
slowlysothatthedoorwindowcanbelowered
beforethedoorisopened.
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Opening
unlockeddoorsfromoutside
I>SlowlypulldoorhandleA.
Doors
I>SlowlypulldoorhandleB.
Openinglockeddoorsfrominside
I>SlowlypulldoorhandleBtwice.
Alsorefertothechapter"Lockingconditions".
Doorstoragetray
AlwayskeepthedoorstoragetrayCclosed,so
thatthesideairbagisnotobstructedinthe
eventofanaccident.

CentralLocking
USA:FCCIDLXPRKY
116;

FCCIDLXPVIM145
Canada:TxF315P2255102275;
RxF315P2255102276A
Thisdevicecomplieswith:
Part15oftheFCCRules
RSS-21OofIndustryCanada.
Operationofthisdeviceissubjecttothefollow-
ingtwoconditions:
-Itmaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
-itmustacceptanyinterferencereceived
includinginterferencethatmaycauseun-
desiredoperation.
Note
Themanufacturerisnotresponsibleforany
radioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorized
modificationstothisequipment.
Suchmodificationcouldvoidtheuser'sauthority
tooperatetheequipment.
Seethechapteron"Loadswitch-off","Power
windows","Lifting/slidingroof"and"Convertible
top".
Bothcardoorsandthefillerflapcanbecen-
trallyunlockedorlockedwiththeremotecon-
trol.
Thevehiclecannotbelockedifthedriver'sdoor
isnotcompletelyclosed.
Ashortsignalfromthealarmhornwilldraw
yourattentiontothefactthatthefollowing
componentsarenotcompletelyclosedwhen
youtrytolockthevehicle:
-Passenger'sdoor
-Luggagecompartmentlid
-Enginecompartmentlid
-Rearlid(Targa)
-Storagetray
-Glovecompartment
Note
Unlockingthevehiclebyusingthekeyinthe
doorlockandopeningthedoormayactivatethe
alarmsystemwithin10seconds.
Automaticrelocking
Ifthecarisunlockedbyremotecontroland
noneofthecardoorsisopenedwithinapprox.
60seconds,automaticrelockingtakesplace.
Thisrelockingtimecanbeadaptedtoyourindi-
vidualrequirements(4-120seconds)byan
authorizedPorschedealer.
Lockingconditions
[>
Lockcaronce.
Thedoorscannotbeopenedfromtheout-
side.
Alarmsystemandinfraredpassengercom-
partmentmonitoringareswitchedon.
Ifapersonoranimalremainsinthe
vehicle:
[>Quicklylockcartwice.
Thedoorscannotbeopenedfromtheout-
side.
Theinfraredpassengercompartmentmonitor-
ingisswitchedoff.
Unlockingthedoorwiththeinnerdoor
handle
Anypersonremaininginthelockedcarcan
openthedoorwiththeinnerdoorhandle:
1.Pullinnerdoorhandleoncetounlockdoor
lock.
2.Pullinnerdoorhandleagaintoopendoor.
Note
Informanypersonremaininginthecarthatthe
alarmsystemwillbetriggeredifthedoorisop-
ened.
[>[>[>
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[>
Unlockthedriver'sdoorwiththekeyatthe
doorlock.
Openthedoorandswitchtheignitionon
within10secondsinordertopreventthe
alarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
Emergencyoperation-closing
[>Quicklyturnthekeyinthedriver'sdoorlock
tothelockpositionthreetimesinsuc-
cession.
Ifthereisadefectinthecentrallockingsys-
tem,allfunctioningelementsofthecentral
lockingsystemwillbelocked.
Thealarmsystemisswitchedon.
Theinfraredpassengercompartmentmonitor-
ingsystemisswitchedoff.
Thefaultshouldberemediedimmediatelyatan
authorizedPorschedealer.
Indicationbyemergencyflasherand
alarmhorn
Iftheremotecontrolisusedforunlockingor
locking,aresponseisprovidedbytheemer-
gencyflasher:
-Unlocking-singleflash.
-Locking-doubleflash.
-Lockingtwice-continuousilluminationforap-
prox.2secondsandshortalarm-hornsignal.
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Emergencyoperation-opening
~Centrallockingswitch
Thecentrallockingswitchonthedashboardlets
youlockandunlockbothdoorselectrically.
Note
Ifthedoorsarelockedwiththekeyorremote
control,theycannotbeopenedbypressingthe
centrallockingswitch.
Locking
[>
Presstherocker-switchsymbol.
Indicatorlightlightsupifignitionison.
Unlocking
[>
Presstherocker-switchindicatorlight.
Indicatorlightgoesout.
Ifthedoorswerelockedwiththecentrallocking
switch,theycanbeopenedbypullingtheinner
doorhandle:
1.Pullinnerdoorhandleoncetounlockdoor
lock.
2.Pullinnerdoorhandleagaintoopendoor.

Automaticdoorlocking
YourauthorizedPorschedealercanprogram
diversetypesofautomaticdoorlockinginthe
controlunitofthecentrallockingsystem:
Type1
Doorslockautomaticallywhentheignitionis
switchedon.
Type2
Doorslockautomaticallywhenaspeedof3-6
mph(5-10km/h)isexceeded.
Type3
Doorslockautomaticallywhentheignitionis
switchedon.Ifdoorsareopenedwiththeen-
ginerunning,theylockagainautomaticallywhen
aspeedof3-6mph(5-10km/h)isex-
ceeded.
Type4
Thedoorsdonotlockautomatically.
Note
Automaticallylockeddoorscanbeunlockedwith
thecentrallockingbuttonoropenedbypulling
ontheinsidedoorhandletwice.
A.Warning!
Inanemergencysituationwhereyouneed
toexitthecarthroughanautomatically
lockeddoor,rememberthefollowingpro-
ceduretoopenthedoor.
~Unlockthedoorsbypressingthecentrallock-
ingbuttonor
~pulltheinsidedoorhandletwicetoopenthe
door.
Faultindication
Adoublehornsignalduringlockingindicatesa
defectinthecentrallockingoralarmsystem.
Havethedefectremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Overloadprotection
Ifthecentrallockingsystemisoperatedmore
thantentimeswithinaminute,furtheroperation
isblockedfor30seconds.
Controls,Instruments
23

A-Light-emittingdiodeforalarmsystem
B-Sensormoduleforinfraredpassengercompartment
monitoringsystem
AlarmSystem,
InfraredPassengerCompartment
Monitoring
Thealarmsystemandinfraredpassengercom-
partmentmonitoringsystemareswitchedon
whenthedoorsarelockedwiththekeyor
remotecontrol.
Seethechapteron"Centrallocking".
24Controls,Instruments
Unlockingthevehiclebyusingthekeyin
thedoorlockandopeningthedoormay
activatethealarmsystemwithin10sec-
onds.
Note(Cabriolet,Targa)
Theinfraredpassengercompartmentmonitoring
systemisalwaysswitchedoffwhentheconvert-
ibletoporglassslidingroofisopen.
Functionindication
Ifthealarmsystemisactivated,light-emitting
diodeAonthedashboardflashes.
If,afterlocking,thelight-emittingdiodedoesnot
flashor,aftertenseconds,itemitsdouble
flashes,thennotallalarmcontactsareclosed.
Additionally,abriefhornsignalsounds.
Whenthedoorsareunlocked,thealarmsystem
andinfraredpassengercompartmentmonitoring
systemareswitchedoffandthelight-emitting
diodegoesoff.
Whenthealarmisarmed,thefollowing
areasaremonitored
-Doors
-Luggagecompartmentlid
-Enginecompartmentlid
-Convertible-toplock(Cabriolet)
-Glassslidingrooflock(Targa)
-Rearlid(Targa)
-Radio
Glovecompartment
-Storagetraybetweenthefrontseats
-Passengercompartment
Ifoneofthesealarmcontactsisinterrupted,the
alarmhornsoundsforapproximately3minutes.
Additionally,theemergencyflasherandthepas-
sengercompartmentlightflashforapproxi-
matelyfiveminutes.
Whenthealarmistriggered,thelight-emitting
diodechangesovertodoubleflashes.
Inordernottolimittheactionrangeoftheinfra-
redpassengercompartmentmonitoringsystem:
I>Movesunvisorstooneofthefinalpositions.
I>Donotfoldthefrontseatbackrestsforward.