2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA door lock

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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Stoppingengine

I>TurnkeybacktopositionO.
I>Donotstopengineimmediatelyafterhardor
extendeddriving.
Keepenginerunningatincreasedidlefor
abouttwominutestopreventexcessiveheat
build-upbeforeturningoffengine.
I>Toavoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovethe
ignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
I>Makesurethatwhenyouleavethecar,even
briefly,youhavewithdrawntheignitionkey.
I>Engagethesteeringlockbymovingthesteer-
ingwheeltotheleftorright.
Turnthesteeringwheeltothelockingposition
beforeyouswitchofftheenginesothatyou
don'thavetoexertyourselfwhenlockingor
unlockingthesteering.
/?\.Warning!
Hotenginecompartmentcomponentscan
burnskinoncontact.
I>Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecom-
partment,turntheengineoffandletitcool
downsufficiently.

Engine-compartmentblower,
radiator
fan
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefrontof
thecar.
Theengine-compartmentblowerismountedon
theenginecompartmentlid.
/?\.Warning!
Riskofinjury.
Aftertheengineisswitchedoff,theengine-
compartmentandcoolanttemperaturesare
monitoredforapprox.20minutes.
Duringthisperiod,anddependingontem-
perature,theengine-compartmentblower
andradiatorfansmaycontinuetorunor
starttorun.
I>Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththe
engineoffandexerciseextremecaution.

Automaticgaragedoor

TheignitionsysteminyourPorschemayinter-
ferewithyourelectronicallyoperatedgarage
door.
I>Tocheckthis,driveyourPorscheclosetothe
garagedoor.Makesurenottointerferewith
theoperatingrangeofthedoor.
I>Runtheengineatdifferentspeeds.
Ifthegaragedooropensorcloseswithoutyou
operatingthegaragedoorunitinyourcar,con-
tactthedealerwhoinstalledtheautomaticgar-
agedoortohavethefrequencyand/orcoding
ofthegaragedoorsignalchangedormodified.
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A,D
-Switchforreadinglightondriver'sl
passenger'sside
B-Interiorlightswitch
C-Orientationlightswitch
E-Orientationlight
Interiorlights
invehicleswithoutautomaticanti-glare
mirrors
Pleaseobservethechapter"Loadswitch-off".
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Interiorlight,readinglights
Switchingoff
~Presslefthalfofswitch.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
~Pressrighthalfofswitch.
Switchingonandoffautomatically
~Moveswitchtocenterposition.
Thelightsareswitchedonwhenadooris
unlockedoropenedorwhentheignitionkey
iswithdrawnfromtheignitionlock.
Thelightsareswitchedoffwithadelayof
approx.30secondsafterthedoorisclosed.
Thelightgoesoutimmediatelyassoonasthe
ignitionkeyisinsertedintheignitionlockor
thevehicleislocked.
Orientationlight
Light-emittingdiodesinthedoorsandinthe
interiorlightimproveyourorientationinsidethe
vehiclewhenitisdark.
Thelight-emittingdiodesareswitchedonwhen
thevehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffagain
whenthevehicleislocked.
Light-emittingdiodeintheinteriorlight
Changingthebrightnessofthelight-emitting
diode:
~PressswitchCwithapointedobject(suchas
aball-pointpen).
Thebrightnesschanges.

A,C
-Switchforreadinglightondriver'sl
passenger'sside
B-Interiorlightswitch
D-Orientationlightswitch
E-Orientationlight
Interiorlights
invehicleswithautomaticanti-glare
milTors
Pleaseobservethechapter"Loadswitch-off".
Note
I>Switchofftheautomaticanti-glareoperation
ofthemirrorsbeforeyouswitchontheinte-
riorlight.
Otherwisethemirrorsmightaccidentallygo
intoanti-glareoperation.

Interiorlight,readinglights

Switchingoff
I>Presslefthalfofswitch.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
I>Pressrighthalfofswitch.
Switchingonandoffautomatically
I>Movelightlenstocenterposition.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedonwhenadoor
isunlockedoropenedorwhentheignition
keyiswithdrawnfromtheignitionlock.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedoffwithadelay
ofapprox.30secondsafterthedooris
closed.
Theinteriorlightgoesoutimmediatelyas
soonastheignitionkeyisinsertedintheigni-
tionlockorthevehicleislocked.
Orientation
light

Light-emittingdiodesinthedoorsandinthe
bracketoftheinteriormirrorimproveyourorien-
tationinsidethevehiclewhenitisdark.
Thelight-emittingdiodesareswitchedonwhen
thevehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffagain
whenthevehicleislocked.
Light-emittingdiodeinthebracketofthe
interiormirror
Changingthebrightnessofthelight-emitting
diode:
I>PressswitchD.
Thebrightnesschanges.
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Storage
inthePassenger
Compartment
/!\Warning!
Unsecuredluggageandheavy
objects
may
comelooseduringbraking,rapiddirec-
tionalchangesorinanaccidentandcause
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
t>Donottransportanyheavyobjectsinthe
storagetrays.
t>Donotcarryunsecuredluggageorobjectsin
thepassengercompartment.
Additionalstoragepossibilities
-Inthedoorpanel,
-inthedoorsillonthepassengerside,
-inthecenterconsole,
-ontheCoupeandTargabehindtherearseat
backrests,
-extensionofstoragespacebyfoldingthe
rearseatbacksforward,
-clotheshookandpocketonbackoffront
seat,
-pocketonbackoffrontseats(onlyonsports
seats).
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Glovecompartment
/!\Warning!
Riskofinjurybytheglovecompartmentlid
incaseofanaccident.
t>Keeptheglovecompartmentclosedwhile
driving.
Opening
t>Pullthecatchandopenthelid.
Locking
t>Lockthecatchtosecurethecontentsagainst
unauthorizedaccess.

B-Closingthelifting/slidingroof
I>Pressfrontofrockerswitchuntillifting/slid-
ingroofreachesthedesiredposition.
One-touchoperation
I>Touchfrontofrockerswitch-lifting/sliding
roofclosesfullytoitsendposition.
Stopitinanypositionbytouchinganybutton.
Closingthelifting/slidingroofautomat-
icallywhenthevehicleislocked
I>Holdthecarkeyinthedoorlockinlocking
positionuntilthelifting/slidingroofreaches
thedesiredposition.
C-Liftingthelifting/slidingroof
I>Presscenterofrockerswitchuntillift-
ing/slidingroofreachesthedesiredposition.
One-touchoperation
I>Touchcenterofrockerswitch-lifting/sliding
roofopensfullytoitsendposition.
Stopitinanypositionbytouchinganybutton.
B-Loweringthelifting/slidingroof
I>Pressfrontofrockerswitchuntillifting/slid-
ingroofreachesthedesiredposition.
Thestandbyfunctionoftheroofdrive
switchesoffaftertwohours
Ifthevehicleisunlocked,thelifting/slidingroof
cannolongerbeoperatedaftertwohours
(preventionofbatterydischarging).
Thepowersupplyisswitchedbackonwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedonortheenginestarted.
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ConvertibleTop
Briefoperatinginstructionscanbefoundonthe
backsideofthedriver'ssunvisor.
Refertothechapter"Carcareinstructions".
/!\Warning!
Whenopeningorclosingtheconvertible
top,seriouspersonalinjurymayoccurifa
person'sbodypartsarenearorintheway
oftheconvertibletopmechanism'smoving
parts.
[>
Makeabsolutelysurethatnobodycanbein-
juredbytheconvertible-topmechanismorthe
convertible-topcompartmentlid.
Donotoperateconvertibletop:
-IfthebasiccarrieroftheRoofTransportSys-
temisfitted.
PleasealwaysobservetheRoofTransport
Systemoperatinginstructions.
-Attemperaturesbelow0°C.
-Whenonesideofthecarisonacurb,ahoist
orajack.
-Whenitemsofluggageorotherobjectshin-
dertheconvertibletopmovement.
-Withtherollbarsextended.
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Avoidfrequentoperationoftheconvertible
topwiththeengineoff;thevehiclebattery
wouldbeunintentionallydischargedrapidly.
[>
Driveonlywiththeconvertibletopfullyopen
orclosed(endpositions).
[>
Whenopeningorclosingtheconvertibletop,
ensurethereissufficientclearanceabovethe
convertibletop(e.g.inthegarage).
[>
Topreventdampstainsandabrasions,only
opentheconvertibletopinadry,cleanstate.
[>
Parkyourcarintheshadewheneverpossible,
asthefabric,rubbermaterialandcolorcan
beharmedbylongexposuretosunlight.
[>
Theconvertibletopmayonlybeactuateddur-
ingdrivingonevensurfacesandatwind
speedsoflessthan50mph(80kmjh).
Doorwindowsandsidewindows
Thesidewindowsareloweredautomatically
whentheconvertibletopisopened.Thedoor
windowscloseautomaticallyifconvertibletop
operationisnotinterruptedwhentheconvertible
topreachesitsfinalposition.
Therearsidewindows
cannot
beclosedwhen
theconvertibletopisopen.
Thesidewindowsareloweredautomatically
whentheconvertibletopisclosed.Allwindows
closeautomaticallyifconvertibletopoperationis
notinterruptedwhentheconvertibletopreaches
itsfinalposition.
Iftheconvertibletopisclosedwiththekeyin
thedoorlock,thewindowsmustbeclosed
usingtherockerswitchesinthecenterconsole.

Preconditionsforoperationofthe
convertibletop
Withtherockerswitch:
-Theignitionmustbeswitchedon
(enginerunningoroff),
-theenginecompartmentlidmustbeclosed,
-thespeedmustbebelow30mph(50km/h).
Ifthismaximumspeedisexceeded,theopen-
ing/closingprocedureoftheconvertibletop
willbeinterrupted.
Withthevehiclekeyinthedoorlock:
-Theenginecompartmentlidmustbeclosed.

~Openingconvertible
top
A
Warning!
Riskofinjuryanddamagewhenoperating
theconvertibletop.
~Makeabsolutelysurethatnobodycanbein-
juredbytheconvertible-topmechanismorthe
convertible-topcompartmentlid.
~Beforeopeningtheconvertibletop,make
surethattherearenoobjectsbehindtherear
seats.
~Inordertoabortconvertibletopoperationin
theeventofdanger,immediatelyreleasethe
switchorvehiclekey.
Withtherockerswitch:
~Pressleftrocker-switchhalfwithoutinterrup-
tionuntiltheconvertibletophasreachedits
finalpositionoruntilthedoorwindowsarein
thedesiredposition.
Withthevehiclekey:
~Unlockvehiclewiththeremotecontrol.
~Holdthevehiclekeyintheunlockingposition
inthedoorlockuntiltheconvertibletophas
reacheditsfinalpositionoruntilthedoorwin-
dowsareinthedesiredposition.
Re-Iockthevehicleifnecessary.
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