2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA Owners Manual

LicensePlateLights
Changingbulb
1.UndobothscrewsAandremovelight.
2.Pushrubbercoveringback,removedefective
bulbfrombetweenthecontactspringsand
replace.
3.Reassembleinreverseorder.
Checkoperationofthelight.

Luggage
CompartmentLight,
EngineCompartmentLight,
FootwellLights
Changingbulb
1.Withascrewdriver(arrow),carefullypress
lightoutofthecutoutinthelining.
2.Removedefectivebulbfrombetweenthe
contactspringsandreplace.
3.Insertthelightintothecutoutfirstfromone
sidethenfromtheother.Checkoperation.
DoorGuard/KerbLight
Changingbulb
1.Withascrewdriver(arrow),carefullypushout
thelight.
2.Pullbulbholderoutoflighthousing.
Removedefectivebulbandreplace.
3.Installbulbholderandinsertlight.
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InteriorLight,ReadingLights
Changingbulb
1.Carefullypulllighthousingoutofthelining
(arrow).
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2.Readinglight:
TurntheholderAofthedefectivebulb
counterclockwise,andremove.
Removebulbandreplace.
Interiorlight:
Carefullyunclipthelightlensontheswitch
side(arrow)andthendetachit.
Removedefectivebulbfrombetweenthe
contactspringsandreplace.
Cliplightlensbackin.
3.Insertlighthousingintotheliningrearend
first.
Pressfrontofhousingupandclickinto
place.
Checkoperationoflights.

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RaisedBrakeLights
Changingbulb
Beforeremovingthebrakelightintherear
spoiler,thelattermustfirstbemanuallyex-
tended.
Seethechapter"RetractableRearSpoiler".
1.Leveroutright-handsegmentofthelenswith
thescrewdriverblade(arrow).
2.Turnlockoflighthousingcounterclockwise
byapprox.90°,andremovelight.
3.Disengageall6securingtabs(arrow)ofthe
bulbholder
Removebulbholder,takeoutdefectivebulb
andreplace.
4.Reassembleinreverseorder.
Checkoperationofthelight.
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AdjustingHeadlights

Seecautionon"ReplacingBulbs..
Adjustment

Theadjustmentismadewiththevehicleready
todriveandthefueltankcompletelyfilled.
Thedriver'sseatmustbeloadedbyapersonor
a165Ibs.(75kg)weightandthetirepressures
mustmeettheprescribedvalues.
Afterbeingloaded,thecarmustberolledafew
meterssothatthesuspensioncansettle.
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Forcheckingtheheadlightadjustment,theverti-
calpositionofthecutoffofthelowbeam(see
fig.)hastobeprojectedonaverticalscreen
(wall)indistanceof7.5mfromthefrontlensof
theheadlamp.
Thecorrectpositionofthecutoffis5cmat
7.5m(0.4°)belowahorizontalline,xcmfrom
groundtothecenteroftheheadlamplens.
Lateraladjustmentoftheheadlightsshouldbe
carriedoutataspecialistworkshopwithanopti-
caladjustmentunit.
Distance
Visualaimshallbeperformedatnotlessthan
7.5m(thisvalueisaroundeddownconversion
fromthe25-footdistancetypicaloffieldaim
usingascreen).The7.5mdistanceis
measuredfromtheheadlamplenstotheviewing
screen.

Floor

Thesurfaceuponwhichthevehiclerestsisflat
andapproximatelylevel.
Screen
Thescreenuponwhichheadlampbeamsare
projectedisperpendiculartothefloorandthe
vehicle'slongitudinalaxis,flat,uniformlylightin
color,unobstructed,andwideandhighenough
toaccommodatethevehiclebeampatternsto
beaimed.
Thescreenshouldbewideenoughtoprovideat
least1mofspaceoutboardofthevehicle's
headlampspacing.

Adjustmentscrews

I>Detachsidecarpetinginluggagecompart-
ment.
ThereforeunscrewplasticnutA.
Openthecoveroftheappropriateadjustment
screw.
Thesettingisadjustedbyturningthehexagon
socketscrewsrightorleft,asappropriate.
B-Headlightverticaladjustment
C-Foglightheightadjustment

Verticaladjustment(screw
B)
I>turnclockwise=beammovesdown
turncounterclockwise=beammovesup
Note
I>Donotalterthelateraladjustment.
Foglight
adjustment
Thefoglight
adjustmentCshouldonlybedone
ataspecialistworkshopwithanopticaladjust-
mentunit.
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~Neverusethetowingeyetotowthisorany
othervehicle.
Certainstatestatutesandlocalordinancespro-
hibittowingwithachain,ropeorevenatow
bar.
Inaddition,damagetoyourvehiclemayresult
fromimproperprocedures.
ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerforde-
tails.
Vehicletowing
Flatbedtowingisthepreferredtypeoftowing
tobeusedonPorschevehicles.
Undercertaincircumstances,wheelliftsmaybe
usedwhenthevehiclewillnotroll.
Thevehicle
must
betowedwithallfour
wheelsofftheground,otherwisedamageto
thevehiclemayresult.
Towingeye
Thetowingeyeiscontainedinthetoolkit.
ACaution!
Riskofdamagetothevehicle.
~Usethetowingeyeonlyforanemergencyto
removethevehicleofftheroad.Thetowing
eyeistobeusedonlytopullthevehicleonto
theflatbed,tractorortowingaparatusifthe
vehiclewillrollfreely.Undernocircumstances
isthevehicletobesecuredusingthetowing
eye.
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Towing
Frontmounting
1.Carefullyremovetheplasticcapbesidethe
licenseplatewithascrewdriver.
2.Screwthetowingeyeintothehole.
Rearmounting
1.Removelicenseplate.
2.Carefullyremovetheplasticcapbetweenthe
bumperswithascrewdriver.
3.Screwthetowingeyeintothehole.

Pulling
vehicle
ontoflat
bed
1.Positionwoodenrampsatthebaseofthe
flatbedtoreducetheangleofthepull.
2.Reelinthehoistcableandchecktheunder-
sideofthevehicleforanyinterference.
Tieingdownvehicleonflatbed
1.Carefullyfeedtowingstrapsthroughthe
openingintherearwheels.
Makesuremetalpartsofstrapsdonotdam-
agerim.
Makesurethestrapisflatovertherimbead.
Makesurebrakebackingplateisnotdam-
aged.
2.Securestrapstorearofflatbed.
3.Reelinhoistcableonlyfarenoughtotension
tie-downstraps.
4.Carefullyfeedtowingstrapsthroughthe
openinginthefrontwheels.
Makesuremetalpartsofstrapsdonotdam-
agerim.
Makesurethestrapisflatovertherimbead.
Makesurebrakebackingplateisnotdam-
aged.
5.Securestrapstofrontofflatbed.
6.Releasetensiononhoistcable,butdonot
disconnect.
Usehoistcableasasafetycable.
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