2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA warning

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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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.

I>I>I>

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Rearwardfacingchildrestraintsystem:

[>
Useonlyinthepassengerseat.
[>
UseinpassengerseatonlywiththePorsche
childrestraintsystemwithairbagdeactivation
capability.
WhenusingthePorschechildrestraintsystem

youmust
ensurethatthepassengerairbags
aredeactivated.

Forwardfacingchildrestraintsystem:

[>
Wheneverpossibleuseintherearseat.

[>
Ifyoumustplaceaforwardfacingchild
restraintsysteminthepassengerseat,
thepassengerairbagsmustbedeacti-
vated.

Example:Rearwardfacingchildrestraintsystem

Inordertodeactivatethepassenger'sair-
bags,thebelttongueofthechild'sseat
mustalwaysbeinsertedinthebuckle"A"
infrontofthepassengerseat.

Whentheignitionisswitchedon,deactivationof
theairbagsisindicatedbytheairbagwarning
lightflashingfor60seconds.

/!\Danger!
Ifthelightdoesnotflash,theairbagsare
notdeactivatedandachildrestraintsys-
temmustnotbeinstalled.
[>
Havethefaultremediedimmediatelybyan
authorizedPorschedealer.
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t>Donotaddanyadditionalcoveringsor
stickerstothesteeringwheelorinthearea
ofthepassengerairbagandsideairbags.
Doingsomayadverselyaffectthefunctioning
oftheairbagsystemorcauseharmtothe
occupantsiftheairbagsystemshoulddeploy.
t>Donotundertakeanywiringforelectricalac-
cessoryequipmentinthevicinityoftheairbag
wiringharnesses.Doingsomaydisablethe
airbagsystemorcauseinflation.
t>Ifthewarninglightcomeson,theairbagsys-
temshouldberepairedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedPorschedealer.
Note
Airbagcomponents(e.g.steeringwheel,door
trim)maybedisassembledonlybyanauth-
orizedPorschedealer.
Whendisposingofausedairbagunit,oursafety
instructionsmustbefollowed.Theseinstructions
canbeobtainedatanyauthorizedPorsche
dealer.

{)Warninglight

Thecentraltriggeringunitmonitorstheoper-
ationalreadinessoftheairbagsystemandthe
warninglight.
Anymalfunctionsthatmayoccurwillbeindi-
catedbythewarninglightsintheinstrument
panelandon-boardcomputer.

t>Inthefollowingcasesyoushouldimme-
diatelyconsultanauthorizedPorsche
dealerinordertoassuretheairbagsys-
temisfunctioningproperly:
-
Illuminationoftheairbagwarninglightduring
travelorrepeatedilluminationlongerthan5
secondsaftertheignitioncircuitisturned
on.
-
Illuminationfailstolightupduringignitioncir-
cuitactivation.
Iftheairbagsonthepassenger'ssideare
switchedoffbythechild
restraint
system,or
ifaninstalledchildrestraintsystemisdetected
whentheignitionisswitchedon,thewarning
lightflashesfor60secondswhentheignition
is
on.
A.Danger!
Ifthelightdoesnotflash,theairbagsare
notdeactivatedandachildrestraintsys-
temmustnotbeinstalled.
t>
Havethefaultremediedimmediatelybyan
authorizedPorschedealer.

Airbagmaintenance

Inordertoensurelong-termfunctioning,theair-
bagsystemmustbeinspectedbyanauthorized
Porschedealerafter4,8and10yearsfromthe
dateofmanufactureshownonthesafetycom-
pliancesticker,andevery2yearsthereafter.

Importantinformation

IfyousellyourPorsche,notifythepurchaser
thatthevehicleisequippedwithairbags,and
referthemtothechapter,"AirbagSystems",in
theowner'smanual(safetyanddisposalrules).
Furtherinformationontheairbagsystemcanbe
foundonstickersatthesunvisors,aswellas
onallairbagcomponents.
Forspecialrecommendationsontheuseofchild
restraints,pleaserefertothechapteron"Child
RestraintSystems".
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RolloverProtectionSystem
TheRolloverProtectionSystemonthe
Cabrioletconsistsoftwosupplementalsafety
barsthattogetherwiththefrontwindshield
framehelptocreateoccupantsurvivalspacein
caseofrollover.Becauseoftheextremeand
unpredictableforceswhichcanbeencountered
inarollover,itisnotpossibletoguaranteethat
occupantswillbeprotectedfromallcontactwith
exteriorobjectsortheground.However,the
RolloverProtectionSystemisdesignedtomain-
taintheoccupantsurvivalspace.
TheRolloverProtectionSystemisactivated
automaticallyintheeventofanaccidentorex-
tremedrivingsituation.
Theprotectivedevicesarelocatedbehindeach
rearseatandrapidlydeploywithinafractionof
asecond.
Theycandeployunder:
-Extremetiltingofthevehicle.
-Lossofgroundcontact(e.g.Goingoverthe
crestofahillathighspeed).
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/!\Danger!
Riskofdeathorseriousinjury.
I>Donotblockareaofsupplementalsafety
barswithobjects.
Intheeventofadeploymentevent,suchob-
jectscouldpotentiallypreventsuchdeploy-
mentfromoccuring,orsuchobjectscould
impactthecaroccupantsathighspeed.
I>Donottamperwithorworkonwiringandor
componentsofRolloverProtectionSystem.
I>Allworkregardingthissystemmustbecar-
riedoutbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
I>Checkfunctionsandperiodicserviceintervals
accordingtomaintenanceschedule(seeyour
authorizedPorschedealer).
Toavoiddamagetotheconvertibletop:
I>Ifthesupplementalsafetybarsareextended
foranyreason,donotopenorcloseconvert-
ibletop.
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Warninglight
Thewarninglightilluminateswhenignitionis
switchedonandgoesoffwhenengineisrun-
ning.
Shouldthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanel
andon-boardcomputerilluminatewiththeen-
ginerunningorwhiledriving,itmeansthata
faulthasbeendetectedinthesystem.Theoper-
ationofthesystemmaybecompromised.
SeeyourauthorizedPorschedealerimmediately
andhavethefaultremedied.

Loweringthesupplemental
safety
bars
afterdeployment
A
Warning!
Seriousinjuriestohandsandfingersmay
occurfromcrushingandpinchingatall
movingpartsandintheareaofthetrim
panelcut-out.
[>
Donotoperatethelockingleverbyhand.
[>Slowlyandverycarefullypushthesupplemen-
talsafetybarsbackin.
Pushthesupplementalsafetybarsbacktotheir
originalpositionsonlyiftheyweretriggeredwith
theconvertibletopopen.Iftheconvertibletopis
closedorthehardtopisfitted,havethiswork
performedbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
1.TakeleverAofthewheelboltwrenchoutof
thetoolkit.
2.PresslockingleverBusingleverAinthe
directionindicatedbythearrowandmaintain
theforceonthelever.
3.Pushthesupplementalsafetybararoundhalf-
waydownandpulloutleverA.
4.Slowlypushdownthesupplementalsafety
baruntilitcanbefelttoengage.
5.CloseandengagecoverflapC.
6.Repeattheprocedureontheothersup-
plementalsafetybar.
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ParkingAids
Parkingassistant(ParkAssistentl
Whenthedriverbacksup,theparkingassistant
systemindicatesthedistancebetweenthecar
andanobstaclebehindit,bymeansofsignal
tones.
/!\Warning!
Risk
of
accident.
Despiteuseoftheparkingassistantsys-
tem,thedriverisstillresponsiblefortaking
duecareandassessingobstacleswhen
backingup.
I>Makesurethatnopersons,animalsorob-
staclesarewithinthemanoeuvringarea.
Theparkingassistantsystemisactivatedautomat-
icallywhenreversegearisselectedandtheigni-
tionison.
Note
Beawarethattheparkingassistantsystemis
notswitchedonifthecarrollsbackwardwithout
reversegearbeingengaged.
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Ultrasoundsensors
Sensors
Fourultrasoundsensorsintherearbumper
measurethedistancetotheclosestobstacle.
-Rangemiddlesensorsaround50in./150cm
-Rangeoutersensorsaround24in./50cm
Obstaclescannotbedetectedinthe"blind"sen-
sorarea(e.g.neartheground).
Note
Thesensorsmustalwaysbekeptfreeofdust,
iceandsnowinordertoensurethattheyare
fullyfunctional.
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t'I/!\Caution!
Toavoiddamagingthesensors:
I>Maintainsufficientdistancewhencleaningwith
steam-jetunits.
Signaltones/function
Whenreversegearisselected,theparkingas-
sistantconfirmsthatitisswitchedonbyissuing
ashortsignaltone.
Adetectedobstacleissignalledbyanintermit-
tenttone.Theintervalsdecreaseastheob-
stacleisapproached.
Acontinuoustonesoundswhenthedistance
becomeslessthanonefoot.Thiscontinuous
tonecanstopiftheobstacleisapproached
closerthanonefoot.
Theradiovolumeshouldnotbesoloudas
todrownoutthesignaltones.