2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA lock

Seat
Adjustment

/!\Warning!
Theseatmaymoveunexpectedlyifyouat-
tempttoadjustwhiledriving.Thiscould
causesuddenlossofcontrolorpersonalin-
jury.

[>
Donotadjustseatswhilethevehicleisinmo-
tion.
Thebackrestlocksmustbeengagedatall
timeswhilethevehicleisinmotion.

IntheCabriolet,thewindstopmaybedam-
agedduringseatadjustmentandwhenfold-
ingbackthefront-seatbackrests.
[>
Adjustseatsothattheseatbackrestdoes
nottouchthewindstop.

Safetybeltsonlyofferprotectionwhenthe
backrestisuprightandthebeltsare
properlypositionedonthebody.
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscan
causeseriouspersonalinjuryinanacci-
dent.
[>
Donotoperate
thecarwiththedriverorpas-
sengerbackrestsexcessivelyreclined(see

"Seat
position").
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Seat
position
Acorrectsittingpositionisimportantforsafe
andfatigue-freedriving.
Werecommendthefollowingprocedurefor
adjustingthedriver'sseattosuitindividual
requirements:
1.Adjusttheseatheighttogiveyourself
enoughheadroomandagoodoverviewof
thevehicle.
2.Adjusttheseatuntil,withtheaccelerator
pedalfullydepressed,yourlegisstraightbut
yourentirefootstillrestsontheaccelerator
pedal.
3.Gripthetophalfofthesteeringwheel.
Setthebackrestangleandsteering-wheel
positionsothatyourarmsarealmost
outstretched.However,yourshouldersmust
stillrestonthebackrest.
4.Ifnecessary,correcttheseatfore-and-aft
adjustment.
Adjustingbasicseat

A-Seatheightadjustment
[>

Raiselockinglever.

[>Setthe
desiredseatheightbyshiftingyour
bodyweight.

[>

Releasethelever.

B-Foreandaft
[>
Raiselockinglever.
Moveseattodesiredpositionandrelease
lever.
Ensurethattheseatengagescorrectly.
C-Backrestangle
[>Operateswitchuntilthedesiredbackrest
angleisreached.
Electricallyadjustableseat
[>
Presstheswitchinthedirectionindicatedby
thearrowsuntilthedesiredseatpositionis
reached.
A-
Seatheightadjustment

B-Fore
andaftadjustment
C-Seatangleadjustment
D-Backrestangleadjustment
E-Lumbarsupport
(pelvisandspinalcolumnsupport)*

Topermitarelaxedsittingposture,thebackrest
curvatureissteplesslyadjustableinverticaland
horizontaldirectionsforindividualpelvisandspi-
nalcolumnsupport.
[>
Presstheswitchinthedirectionindicatedby
thearrowsuntilthedesiredbackrestcurva-
tureisreached.

Seat
backrest
Foldingforward
[>PullupleverFinthesidepartofthebackrest
andfoldthebackrestforward.
Foldingback
[>Tiltbackandengagethebackrestsothatit
cannottipforwardwhenthecarisbraked.
[>[>[>
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Operating
with
theremotecontrolof
thevehiclekey
Each
remote
control(uptofour)canbe
assignedanindividualseatanddoormirror
position.
Thestoredseatanddoormirrorpositionisset
automatically
whenthevehicleisunlockedusing
thecorrespondingremotecontrol.
Eachkeyisidentifiedwithadifferentcolour.
Storingseatposition
1.Switchtheignitiononwiththedesiredvehicle
key.
2.Setthe
desiredseatanddoor-mirrorposit-
ions.

Ifyouwishforthepassenger'smirrortoswi-
veldownasaparkingaidwhenreversing,
reversegearmustbeengagedwhenthe
seatpositionisstored.
3.KeepmemorybuttonM
depressedandaddi-
tionallypressthe~
button(besidethe
memorybutton).
Theindividualsettingisnowassignedtothis
remotecontrol
andtothe~
button.

Recallingseat
position
[>
Unlockthelockedvehicleorluggagecom-
partmentwiththeremotecontrol.
Thestoredseatposition
isset
automatically.
Theseatpositionassignedtoaremotecontrol
canalsoberecalledwith
the~
buttonifthe
correspondingkeywasusedtounlocktheve-
hicleortoswitchontheignition.
Ifnoseatpositionwasassignedtoaremote
control,
the~
buttonwillnotwork.

Note

Automaticseatadjustmentcanbeinterrupted
immediatelybypressingthecentrallockingbut-
tonoranymemoryorseatadjustmentbutton.

Clearingthestoredseatposition

1.Switchtheignitiononwiththedesiredvehicle
key.
2.Simultaneouslypressandhold
the~
but-
tonandpersonbutton2foratleast5sec-
onds.
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Rear
Seat
Backrest
Extrastoragespaceisgainedbyfoldingthe
rearseatbackrestforward.
Foldingbackrestforward
I>PullleverAforwardandfoldthebackrest
down.
Foldingbackrestback
I>Tiltthebackrestbackuntilitclicksintoplace.
Whendoingthis,payattentiontotheseatbelt
guide(figure).
Note
Cabriolet:Donotfolduptherearseatbackrests
withthewindstopinstalled.

Steering
WheelAdjustment
A.Warning!
Riskofaccident.
Thesteeringwheelmaymovefurtherthan
desiredifyouattempttoadjustitwhile
driving.
Youmaylosecontrolofthevehicle.
I>Donotadjustthesteeringwheelwhiledriving.
Longitudinaladjustment
1.Pushlockingleverdownwards.
2.Adjuststeeringwheeltofitthechosenback-
restangleandseatpositionbymovingthe
steeringwheellongitudinally.
3.Swivellockingleverbackuntilyoufeelit
engage.
Ifnecessary,movesteeringwheelslightlylon-
gitudinally,toensureengagement.
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Safety
Belts
/!\Warning!
Alwaysmakesureyourandyourpassen-
gers'safetybeltsareproperlyfastened
whilethevehicleisinmotion.
Failuretofollowsafetybeltwarningsmay
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.
t>Foryourandyourpassengers'protection,use
safetybeltsatalltimeswhilethevehicleisin
motion.
t>Useappropriatechildrestraintsystemsforall
smallchildren.
Properwearingofsafetybelts
t>Safetybeltsmustbepositionedonthebody
astorestraintheupperbodyandlapfrom
slidingforward.Improperlypositionedsafety
beltscancauseseriouspersonalinjuryin
caseofanaccident.
t>Theshoulderbeltshouldalwaysrestonyour
upperbody.Theshoulderbeltshouldnever
bewornbehindyourbackorunderyourarm.
t>Formaximumeffectiveness,thelapbelt
shouldbewornlowacrossthehips.
t>Pregnantwomenshouldpositionthebeltas
lowaspossibleacrossthepelvis.Makesure
itisnotpressingagainsttheabdomen.
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t>Beltsshouldnotbeworntwisted.
t>Donotwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakableob-
jectsinoronyourclothing,suchaseye
glasses,pens,keys,etc.asthesemaycause
injury.
t>Severallayersofheavyclothingmayinterfere
withproperpositioningofbelts.
t>Beltsmustnotrubagainstsharpobjectsor
damagemayoccurtothebelt.
t>Twooccupantsshouldneversharethesame
beltatthesametime.

Careandmaintenance

t>Keepbeltbucklesfreeofanyobstructionthat
maypreventasecurelocking.
t>Beltsthathavebeensubjectedtoexcessive
stretchforcesinanaccidentmustbein-
spectedorreplacedtoensuretheircontinued
effectivenessinrestrainingyou.
Thesameappliestobelttensionersystems
whichhavebeentriggered.
Inaddition,theanchorpointsofthebelts
shouldbechecked.
t>Ifsafetybeltsdonotworkproperly,seeyour
authorizedPorschedealerimmediately.
t>Ifthebeltsshowdamagetowebbing,bind-
ings,bucklesorretractors,theyshouldbere-
placedtoensuresafeoperation.
t>Donotmodifyordisassemblethesafetybelts
inyourvehicle.
t>Thebeltsmustbekeptcleanortheretrac-
torsmaynotworkproperly(seealso"Car
careinstructions").
t>Neverbleachordyesafetybelts.
t>Donotallowsafetybeltstoretractuntilthey
arecompletelydryaftercleaningorthismay
causedamagetothebelt.

Belttensioner

Dependingontheforceofacollision,fastened
frontseatbeltsaretightenedinanaccident.

Thebelttensionersaretriggeredin:
-
Frontandrearimpacts

Thebelttensionersarenottriggeredin:
-
Sideimpacts

-
Vehicleoverturning

Note
The
belttensionersystemcanbetriggeredonly
once;thesystemmustbereplacedafterward.
Workmaybeperformedonthebelt-tensioner
systemonlybyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Smokeisreleasedwhenthebelttensionersare
triggered.Thisdoesnotindicateafireinthe
vehicle.

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SafetyBeltWarningSystem

Anaudio-visualwarningsystemisintercon-
nectedwiththedriver'ssafetybelt.
Everytimetheignitionisturnedon,thegong
willsoundforabout6secondstoreminddriver
andpassengertobuckleup.
Thesafetybeltwarninglightsintheinstrument
panelandon-boardcomputerwillgooffassoon
asthedriverhasbuckled
up.
Inertiareelretractor
The
combinationlap/shoulderbeltwithinertia
reellockingmechanismadjustsautomaticallyto
yoursizeandmovementsaslongasthepullon
thebeltisslow.
Rapiddecelerationduringhardbrakingoracolli-
sionlocksthebelt.Thebeltwillalsolockwhen
youdriveupordownasteephillorinasharp
curve,otherwise,theshoulderbeltwillnotinhibit
yourupperbodymovement.
t>Assumeacomfortablesittingposition.
Theshoulderbeltshouldalwaysrestonyour
upperbody.Theshoulderbeltshouldnever
bewornbehindyourbackorunderyourarm.
t>Tofasten,graspbeltandpullthebeltina
continuousslowmotionacrossyourchest
andlap.
t>Insertbelttongueintobuckleoninboardside
ofseat.Pushdownuntilitsecurelylockswith
anaudibleclick.Pullthebelttocheck.
t>Pullshouldersectiontomakesurebeltfits
snuglyacrossthepelvis.
t>Beltsshouldfitsnuglyacrossthepelvisand
chest.Makesurethereisnoslackinthebelt.
t>Tounfastenbelt,pushinreleasebutton
(arrow)onbuckle.Belttonguewillspringout
ofbuckle.
t>Toreleasealatchedbelt,leanbacktotake
thebodypressureoffthebelt.
t>Tostorelap/shoulderbelt,allowthebeltto
retractasyouguidethelatchtoitsstowed
position.
Pleasenotechapter"Automaticlockingretrac-
tor".
t>t>t>
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Safetybeltheightadjustment

(CoupeandTargamodels)
Adjusttheheightofthesafetybeltsothatit
runsacrossthemiddleoftheshoulder,not
againsttheneck.
Adjustingbeltheight
I>Up-pushbeltdeflector.
I>Down-pressbutton(arrow)andmovebelt
deflector.
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Automaticlockingretractor
Thesafetybeltsforthepassengerandrear
seatsareequippedwithanautomaticlockingre-
tractorforsecuringthechildrestraintsystem.
Whenactivated,thisretractorallowsyoutose-
curelyfastenthechildrestraintsysteminplace
sothatinadvertentmovementswillnotoccur.
Activatingtheautomaticlockingretractor
1.Pullthesafetybeltretractorcompletelyout.
Atthispointthelockingmechanismisacti-
vated.
2.Insertthesafetybelttongueintothebuckle
andmakecertainthatitisproperlylatched.
3.Allowthesafetybelttoretractuntilitistight
onthechildrestraintsystem.Youmayfur-
thertightenthebeltbypullingonittoallow
moreofittoretract.
Releasingthesafetybelt
1.Unbucklethesafetybeltlatch.
2.Thenmakecertainthatthebelthasfullyre-
tracted.
Atthispointtheautomaticlockingfeaturewill
bedisengaged.

ChildRestraintAnchorages
Pleasenotechapter"Automaticlockingretrac-
tor".
Ifyourchildrestraintseatorseatsrequirethe
useofatetherstrap,youwillwanttousethe
anchorpointsprovidedbehindtherearseat
backrestsunderthecarpet.
Toensureproperinstallation,seeyourauth-
orizedPorschedealer.
Thetetherstrapcanbemovedtotheotheran-
chorpointifrequired.

/!\Warning!
Childrestraintanchoragesaredesignedto
withstandonlythoseloadsimposedbycor-
rectlyfittedchildrestraints.Undernocir-
cumstancesaretheytobeusedforadults
safetybeltsorharnesses.Suchusecould
resultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
I>Donotmisuse
thechildrestraintanchorages.
Theyarenotdesignedtowithstandloadsim-
posedbyadults.

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