2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA window

ConvertibleTop
Briefoperatinginstructionscanbefoundonthe
backsideofthedriver'ssunvisor.
Refertothechapter"Carcareinstructions".
/!\Warning!
Whenopeningorclosingtheconvertible
top,seriouspersonalinjurymayoccurifa
person'sbodypartsarenearorintheway
oftheconvertibletopmechanism'smoving
parts.
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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.
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Driveonlywiththeconvertibletopfullyopen
orclosed(endpositions).
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Whenopeningorclosingtheconvertibletop,
ensurethereissufficientclearanceabovethe
convertibletop(e.g.inthegarage).
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Topreventdampstainsandabrasions,only
opentheconvertibletopinadry,cleanstate.
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Parkyourcarintheshadewheneverpossible,
asthefabric,rubbermaterialandcolorcan
beharmedbylongexposuretosunlight.
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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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~Closingconvertibletop
A
Warning!
Risk
ofinjuryanddamagewhenoperating
theconvertibletop.
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Makeabsolutelysurethatnobodycanbein-
juredbytheconvertible-topmechanismorthe
convertible-topcompartmentlid.
[>Inordertoabortconvertibletopoperationin
theeventofdanger,immediatelyreleasethe
switchorvehiclekey.
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Keepthelidsofthemake-upmirrorsinthe
sunvisorsclosedwhenclosingtheconvert-
ibletop.
With
therockerswitch:
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Pressrightrocker-switchhalfwithoutinterrup-
tionuntiltheconvertibletophasreachedits
finalpositionoruntilthewindowsareinthe
desiredposition.
With
thevehiclekey:
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Holdthevehiclekeyinthelockingpositionin
thedoorlockuntiltheconvertibletophas
reacheditsfinalposition.

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Unlockthevehicle.
Closethewindowswiththerockerswitches
inthecenterconsole.
Re-Iockthevehicleifnecessary.

Iftheconvertibletopdoesnotlockinthe
windshieldframe
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Openconvertibletopagain,starttheengine
andclosetheconvertibletopagainusingthe
rockerswitch.
Assistwiththeclosingprocessbygrasping
theconvertibletopatthehandholdandpulling
ittowardthewindshieldframe(arrow).

Hardtop
YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbegladto
giveadviceaboutcorrecthardtopstorage.
Sincetheconvertibletopstaysopenforalong
time,itmustbeabsolutelydryandcleanbefore
beingopenedtoinstallthehardtop.
Thispreventsdampstainsandabrasiondam-
age.
Makesurethatthehardtopisplacedonaclean,
softsurface.
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Removingthehardtop3.PressredlockingbuttonAofthefrontlock-
inglever.
FullyopenlockingleverB.1.Openallfoursidewindows.
2.Pulloffplasticcoverofthefronthardtoplock
(arrow).

10.CarefullyremovebothprotectioncoversJ
totherear.
11.FitbothplasticcoversCintothetrimpanel.
Themarkingpointmustpointtotherear.
Thesecoversarealsousedwiththehard-
top.
12.Closefrontlockinglever.
Pushonplasticcoverofthefronthardtop
lock.
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PuttingonthehardtopPositionunlockinghandleDonthedotmark-
ing.
ACaution!
Riskofdamagetothewindstopandhard-
top.
I>Alwaysremovethewindstopbeforefittingthe
hardtop.Refertothechapter"Windstop".
CarefullyremovebothplasticcoversCon
bothsidesofthehardtop.
3.CarefullyfitbothprotectivecoversJintothe
trimpanelfrombehind.
1.Openallfoursidewindowsandconvertible
top.
2.TakeunlockinghandleDfromtheoddments
traybetweenthefrontseats.

A-Passenger'sside
B-Driver'sside
WiperBlades
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Whenwiperperformancedeteriorates,replace
thewipers.
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Followtheinstructionsinthe"CarCare"chap-
ter.
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/!\Caution!
Riskofdamageifthewiperarmacciden-
tallyfallsbackontothewindow.
[>Alwaysholdthewiperarmsecurelywhenre-
placingthewiperblade.
Riskofdamageifwiperbladesthatare
frozeninplaceareloosenedimproperly.
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Thawthewiperbladesbeforelooseningthem.
1.Pulloutignitionkey.
Foldwiperarmawayfromthewindow.
2.Presstogethertheplasticspringofthewiper
blade(rightarrow).
Pullwiperbladeoutofwiperarm.
3.Insertnewwiperbladeandensureiten-
gages.
Ensurethatthenewwiperbladegoesinto
thesameposition(directionofspoiler)inthe
wiperarmandengages.
4.Carefullyfoldwiperarmbackontothewin-
dow.

Washing
Thebestmethodofprotectingyourcarfrom
thedamagingeffectsoftheenvironmentisfre-
quentwashingandtheapplicationofapreserv-
ative.Theundersideofyourvehicleshouldalso
bewashedthoroughly,atthelatestwhensaltis
nolongerspreadontheroads.
Thelongersalt,roaddustandindustrialdust,
deadinsects,birddroppingsorsubstancesfrom
trees(resin,pollen)areallowedtoremainonthe
bodywork,themoreseriousistheirharmfulef-
fect.
Newcarsshouldbewashedcarefullywithplenty
ofclearwatertoprotectthenewpaintwork.
Darkpaintfinishesshowupthesmallestofsur-
facedamage(e.g.,scratches)morereadilythan
lightercolors.
Darkcolorsarealsomoresusceptibleto
scratchingbecauseofthecompositionoftheir
pigmentsandrequireparticularlycarefulpaint
care.
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Donotwashyourcarinbrightsunlightor
whilethebodyworkisstillhot.
[>Whenwashingbyhand,useabundantwater,
asoftspongeorwashbrush,andPorsche
carshampoo.
[>Beginbysprayingthebodythoroughlywith
watertorinseawayloosedirt.
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Afterwashing,rinsethecarwithplentyof
waterandthendrywithachamoisleather.
Donotusethesamechamoisleatherfor
dryingasyouuseforcleaningthewindshield
andwindows.
/!\.Warning!
Moisturewhichgetsontothebrakesduring
acarwashcanreducebrakingefficiencyor
makethebrakespullunevenlywhichcould
increasethedangerofanaccident,causing
seriouspersonalinjuriesordeath.
[>Alwaysapplythebrakesafewtimesafter
washingthecartotestbrakingefficiencyand
drythebrakediscs.
Whendoingthis,takecarenottohamper
otherroadusersbehindyou(trafficconditions
permitting).

Automatic
carwashes
Optionaladd-onpartsorpartswhichproject
beyondthecontoursofthevehiclemaybe
damagedbydesignfeatures(e.g.brushes)of
automaticcarwashes.
Thefollowing
parts
areparticularlysuscep-
tibletodamage:
-Windshieldwipers(alwaysswitchthemoffto
preventthemwipingunintentionallyinintermit-
tentorsensoroperation)
-Externaltelephoneantennas(alwaysunscrew)
-RoofTransportSystem(alwaysremovecom-
pletely)
-Fixedrearspoilerorextendedrearspoiler
-Wheels(thewidertherimandthelowerthe
tireheight,thegreatertheriskofdamage)
-High-glosswheels(topreventthesefromget-
tingscratched,donotcleanwiththewheel-
cleaningbrushesofthecarwash).
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Pleaseconsulttheoperatorbeforeusingauto-
maticcarwashes.
[>Washanddrybyhandallpointsnotreached
byacarwash,suchasdoorandlidseamsor
doorsills.
Note
Automaticcarwashesspraywateratodd
anglesandhighpressures,whicharenotseen
innormaldriving.Therefore,watercansome-
timesfinditswayintothepassengerscompart-
mentduringorshortlyafterthecarwash.

Convertibletop
I>Neverremovesnowandiceusingasharp
edgedobject.
Incorrectcareandtreatmentcandamagethe
convertibletopandcauseleaks.Anyrepairwork
canbedonebyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.

Importantnote
Nofoldingtopis100%leakproof.

Duetotheconstantchangingofloadsand
strainstowhichacarissubjecttowhendriving
onroads,minorwindnoiseandseepageat
jointsbetweenthetop,bodyanddoorsoncon-
vertibletopscannotbecompletelysealedincer-
tainareas.Thereforesmallleaksareconsidered
normalforthesemodels.Inaddition,yourcon-
vertibletopshouldnotbewashedinacarwash.
Thetopmayexperiencedamagebythebrushes
ormayexperienceleaksduetothehighpress-
urewaterstreamsdirectedinareaswhichwould
notencounterwaterinnormaldrivingconditions.
Cleaning
Donotwashtheconvertibletopeachtimethe
cariswashed.
Itisusuallysufficienttosprayorwashitwith
cleanwater.
I>Brushdustofftheconvertibletopinthedirec-
tionoftheweaveusingasoftbrush.
I>Onlyifthereisheavydirt,wettheconvertible
topwithlukewarmwaterandthePorsche
Wash-Shampoo&convertible-topcleaner,
usingaspongeorsoftbrush,andrubgently.
RinseWash-Shampoo&convertible-top
cleanerthoroughlyofftheconvertibletopwith
cleanwater.
I>Afterwashingit,treattheconvertible-top
coveratleastonceayearwiththespecial
Porscheconvertible-topcareproduct.
Donotallowtheconvertible-topcareproduct
tocomeintocontactwithpaintorwindows.If
itdoes,removeimmediately.
I>Ifthereisleakageintheconvertible-topcover
oratitsseamsorfolds,thespecialPorsche
convertible-topcareproductcanbeused.
I>Pleasenotetheinformationonthecontainer.
I>Removebirddroppingsimmediatelysincethe
acidinthemwillmaketherubberswelland
theconvertibletopwillbecomeleaky.
I>Openconvertibletoponlywhenitiscom-
pletelydry,otherwisedampstainsandscrub
marksmayoccurwhichcannotberemoved.
I>Trytoremovespotsfromtheconvertible-top
coverbyrubbingcarefullywithasoftrubber
sponge.
Doorlocks
I>Topreventthedoorlocksfromfreezingdur-
ingthecoldseason,thelockcylindersshould
becoveredduringawash.
I>Shouldthelocksfreeze,useanordinaryde-
icer.Inmanycases,awellwarmedkeycan
help.
Neveruseexcessiveforce.
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