2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA check engine

-F-Cooling
System

Temperature
gauge
(ignitionon)
USA:Displayinof
Canada:Displayin°C
Pointertotheleft-enginecold
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Avoidhighenginespeedsandheavyengine
loading.
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Pointerinthemiddle-normaloperatingtem-
perature
Thepointermaymoveuptotheredareawhen
engineisheavilyloadedandoutsidetemperature
ishigh,butshouldreturnto"normal"whenen-
gineloadisreduced.
Warninglight"Au
Ifthecoolanttemperatureistoohigh,the
warninglightcomeson.
Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-
boardcomputer.
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Pullofftheroad,turnofftheengineandallow
tocool.
[>Checkradiatorandairpassagesinfrontend
ofcarforobstructions.
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Checkcoolantlevel.
Ifnecessary,addcoolantandhavefaultreme-
diedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Followthewarningsandinstructionsin
the"Coolantlevel"chapter.
Note
Topreventexcessivetemperatures,thecooling-
airpassagesmustnotberestrictedbycover-
ings(e.g.films,"stoneguards").
Ifthe
coolant
levelistoolow,thewarninglight
flashes.
Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-
boardcomputer.
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Switchengineoffandallowtocool.
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Addcoolant.
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Havethecauseofthefaultremediedatan
authorizedPorschedealer.
Followthewarningsandinstructionsin
the"Coolantlevel"chapter.
/?\.Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
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Ifthewarninglightcomesoneventhough
coolantleveliscorrect,donotcontinuedriv-
ing.
[>Havethefaultremediedatthenearest
authorizedPorschedealer.

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EngineOilPressure
~Gauge
Withawarmed-upengineandataspeed
of
5000
rpm,theengineoilpressureshouldbe
approx.3.5bar.
Iftheoilpressuredropsabruptlyandthe
warninglightsintheinstrumentpaneland
intheon-boardcomputercomeonwhile
theengineisrunningorwhiledriving:
~Immediatelystopinasuitableplace
andswitchengineoff.
See"Warninglight".

e
Warninglight

Thewarninglightintheinstrumentpanellights
upwhenignitionisswitchedonandmustgoout
whenengineisrunning.

Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanel
andintheon-boardcomputercomeon
withtheenginerunningorwhiledriving:

~Immediatelystopinasuitableplace.
~Switchofftheengine.
~Checkoillevel.
Follow
thewarningsandinstructionsin
the"Engineoillevel"and"On-boardcom-
puter"chapter.
~If
necessary,addengine
oil.
A.Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
Ifthewarninglightcomesoneventhough
oilleveliscorrect:
~Donotcontinue
driving.

~
Havethefaultremediedatthenearest
authorizedPorschedealer.

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CheckEngine
WarningLight
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentpanelcomes
onwhentheignitionisfirstturnedonandre-
mainsonbrieflyasabulbcheck.Ifthelight
doesnotcomeon,havethebulbreplaced
promptly.
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpaneland
on-boardcomputercomeonandremainon
whiledriving,itsuggests:
-apotentialenginecontrolproblemandthe
needforsystemserviceor
-animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
-refuellingwithenginerunning.
Althoughthevehicleisusuallydriveableandwill
notrequiretowing,seeyourdealerforservice
assoonaspossible.

/!\Caution!
Ifthe
Check
enginelightintheinstrument
panelisflashing,severecatalyticconverter
damageandpowerlosswillsoonoccur.
ProlongeddrivingwiththeCheckengine
lightoncouldcausedamagetothe
emissioncontrolsystem.Italsocouldaf-
fectfueleconomyanddriveability.

I>Havethefaultremediedatthenearestauth-
orizedPorschedealerimmediately.
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"Oil"
Displayandmeasurementoftheengine
oillevel
/!\Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
I>Regularlychecktheoilleveleachtimethecar
isrefuelled.
I>Donotallowtheoilleveltofallbelowthe
minimummark.
Conditionsformeasuringtheoillevel
1.Vehicleislevel.
2.Engineisoff.
3.Ignitionon.
Oilreturntime
Beforetheoillevelismeasured,theengineoil
hastohaveflowedbackintotheoilpan.
Thetimetakenfortheengineoiltoflowback
dependsontheenginetemperatureandhow
longtheenginehasbeenstopped.
Thiswaitingtimeiscounteddowninthe
on-boardcomputerdisplaywhentheignitionis
switchedon.Theoilleveldisplaysegmentsstart
to"cycle".
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Itisbesttomeasuretheengineoillevelwiththe
engineatoperatingtemperature.Correctmeas-
urementsandshortwaitingtimesareachieved
inthisway.
Initiatingoillevelmeasurement
I>Switchignitionon(donotstarttheengine).
Theengine-oillevelmeasurementdisplay
appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
I>Allowwaitingtimetoelapse.
Oncethemeasurementhasbeencompleted,
youcanreadofftheengineoillevelontheseg-
mentdisplay.
Iftheoillevelhasfallenbelowthemin.mark,
thesegmentbelowthemin.markflashes.
Thedifferencebetweenthemin.andmax.
marksonthesegmentdisplayisapprox.1.25
litres.
Onesegmentofthedisplaycorrespondstoa
quantityofapprox.0.2litre.
I>Addengineoilifnecessary.
Refertothechapter"Engineoillevel".
Beforeaddingoil,switchignitionoff.
Neveraddmoreengineoilthanrequiredto
reachthemax.mark.

Oillevelmeasurementduringrefuelling

Theoillevelisautomaticallymeasuredduring
refuelling.Iftheoillevelistoolow,"Checkoil
level"appearsintheon-boardcomputerdisplay.
However,thismeasurementisperformedonlyif
thefollowingpreconditionsaremet:
Engineisatoperatingtemperature,ignitionis
off,refuellingiscompletedwithin15minutes.
Failure
Afailureoftheoilleveldisplayisindicatedbya
warningmessageintheon-boardcomputer.

On-boardTextdisplay
in

computeron-boardcomputer

~Seatbelt
Handbrake

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Ignitionkey
..notremoved

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Lightson
~F
ronVrear
lidnot
IiiiiiiiI
closed
~Refill
washerfluid
Tripcounter
reset
WarningsintheInstrumentPanelandintheOn-BoardComputer

Ifawarningmessageappears,alwaysrefertothecorrespondingchaptersintheOwner'sManual.
Warningmessagesareissuedonlyifallmeasurementpreconditionsaremet.Therefore,checkallfluidlevelsregularly-
inparticular,alwayschecktheengineoillevelbeforerefuelling.

Instrument
panel
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Canada
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Meaning/measure
Driverandpassengersmustfastentheir
safetybelts.
Handbrakenotreleased.
Closeluggagecompartmentlid,
enginecompartmentlid,
rearlid(Targa)properly.
TripodometerisresettoO.
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Controls,Instruments

Instrument
On-boardTextdisplay
inMeaning/measure
panelcomputeron-boardcomputer

UnitsTheunitskilometers/milesforspeedand
arechangeddistancewerechanged.
LIMITCurrentspeedcanbeacceptedforthe
Cannotbeacousticwarningsignalonlyifthevehicleis
acceptedwithinmotion.
vehiclestopped
USALIMITSelectedspeedlimitfortheacousticwarning
~exceededsignalhasbeenexceeded.
Adjustyourspeedifnecessary.

Canada

~Fuel
levelgauge
IJ1
ConsiderrangeonRefuelatthenextopportunity.
warninglightremainingfuel
0ii1
EngineoilStopimmediatelyatasuitableplace,
pressuremeasureoillevelwiththeon-boardcomputer
toolowand,ifnecessary,addengineoil.
Temperature
II
EngineSwitchengineoffandletitcool.
gaugewarningtemperatureCheckcoolantleveland,ifnecessary,
lighttoohighaddcoolant.
Temperature~CheckSwitchengineoffandletitcool.
gaugewarningcoolantlevelCheckcoolantleveland,ifnecessary,
lightflashesaddcoolant.
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Instrument
On-boardTextdisplayin
panelcomputeron-boardcomputer
-
S
CheckEngine
Temperature
iI
Failureof
gaugewarningengine-
lightflashescompartment
blower
8i]
Warning
battery/
generator
Iii
Failureindicator
~~Failure
oillevel
indicator
II
Failureindicator
S
Failureindicator
Meaning/measure
Refertochapter"Checkenginewarninglight".
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
HavefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorsche
dealer.
Stopinasafeplaceandswitchtheengine
off.Donotcontinuedriving.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Oilpressureindicatorisfaulty.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Coolanttemperaturegaugeisfaulty.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Thecoolanttemperaturegauge,tacho-
meterorcruisecontrol,etc.,couldbefaulty.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
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Opening
luggage
compartmentlid
A.Caution!
Risk
ofdamagetoluggagecompartment
lidorwindshieldwipers.

I>Makesurethatthewindshieldwipersarenot
foldedoutforwardswhenopeningthelug-
gagecompartmentlid.
I>Raiselidslightlyandunlatchthesafetycatch
withthelever(arrow).
Closingluggagecompartmentlidand
enginecompartmentlid
I>Lowerlidandletitfallintothelock.Ifnecess-
ary,pushthelidwiththepalmofyourhandin
theareaofthelock.
I>Checkthatthelidhascorrectlyengagedin
thelock.

A.Warning!
Riskoflossofcontroloranaccident,re-
sultinginseriouspersonalinjury.

I>Shouldyounoticeatanytimewhiledriving
thatoneofthelidsisnotsecuredproperly,
pleasestopimmediatelyinasuitableplace
andcloseit.
Thefrontlidmayflyupimpairingvision.
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