2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA Owners Manual

Deactivating
theinfraredpassenger
compartmentmonitoringsystemfor
onelockingprocess

Ifapersonoranimalremainsinthecarwhileit
islocked,theinfraredpassengercompartment
monitoringsystemmustbeswitchedoff.
t>Quicklylockcartwice.
Thedoorsarelockedbutcanbeopened
fromtheinside:
1.Pullinnerdoorhandleoncetounlockdoor
lock.
2.Pullinnerdoorhandleagaintoopendoor.
Note
Informanypersonremaininginthecarthatthe
alarmsystemwillbetriggeredifthedoorisop-
ened.
Faultindication
Adoublehornsignalduringlockingindicatesa
defectinthecentrallockingoralarmsystem.
Havethedefectremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
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A-Rockerswitchfordoorwindows
B-Rockerswitchforrearwindows,Cabrioletonly
PowerWindows
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
I>Donotputanythingonornearthewindows
thatmayinterferewiththedriver'svision.
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Riskofinjurywhenthedoorwindowsclose.
Thisappliesespeciallyifthewindowsare
closedwiththecomfortfunction,because
withthisfunctionthewindowgoesupauto-
matically.
I>Makesurenobodycanbeinjuredwhenthe
windowsclose.
I>Removetheignitionkeytoshutoffpowerto
thewindowswitcheswhenthevehicleisnot
attendedbyaresponsibleperson.
Readinessforoperationofpower
windows
-Withenginerunningor
-inignitionkeyposition1or
-withdoorclosedandignitionkeywithdrawn:
onlyuntilfirstopeningofthedoor.
Note(Cabriolet)
Therearsidewindowscannotbeclosedwhen
theconvertibletopisopen.

Opening
windows
~Openingwiththerockerswitch
~inthecenterconsole
I>Pressrockerswitchuntilthewindowhas
reachedthedesiredposition.
I>One-touchoperation(doorwindowsonly):
Pressrockerswitchbriefly.
Windowmovestoitsfinalposition.
Pressagaintostopthewindowinthedesired
position.
Comfortfunctionwhenunlocking
thevehicleatthedoorlock
I>Coupe,TargaandCabrioletwithhardtop:
Unlockcarwiththeremotecontrol.
Holdcarkeyindoorlockintheunlockingdi-
rectionuntilthewindowshavereachedthe
desiredposition.
Cabrioletwithouthardtop:
Unlockcarwiththeremotecontrol.
Thewindowscanonlybeopenedwiththe
convertibletopopen.

Closingwindows

A25)
Closingwiththerockerswitch
'-=7inthecenterconsole
I>Pressrockerswitchuntilthewindowhas
reachedthedesiredposition.
I>One-touchoperation(doorwindowsonly):
Pressrockerswitchbriefly.
Windowmovestoitsfinalposition.
Pressagaintostopthewindowinthedesired
position.
Comfortfunctionwhenlockingthevehicle
atthedoorlock
I>Coupe,TargaandCabrioletwithhardtop:
Holdcarkeyindoorlockinthelockingdirec-
tionuntilthewindowshavereachedthe
desiredposition.
Cabrioletwithouthardtop:
Thewindowscanonlybeclosedwiththecon-
vertibletopclosed.
Anti-crushingprotection
Ifasidewindowisblockedduringclosing,itwill
stopandopenagainbyaboutaninch.
A
Warning!
Risk
of
severepersonalinjuries.

Ifthe
rockerswitchispressedagainwithin
10seconds
ofthe
windowbeingblocked,

the
windowwillclosewithitsfullclosing
force.Anti-crushingprotectionisdisabled.
I>Oncetheanti-crushingprotectionactstostop
thewindowandopensitslightly,donotpress
therockerswitchagainwithin10seconds
withoutcheckingtomakesurethatnothingis
blockingthepathofthewindow.
Thewindowwillclosewithfullclosingforce.
One-touchoperationisdisabledfor10seconds
afterblockageofasidewindow.
Automaticwindowlowering
Seethechapterson"Doors"and"Convertible
top".
Thestandbyfunctionofthepower
windowsswitchesoffaftertwohours
Whenthecarisunlocked,thepowerwindows
cannolongerbeoperatedaftertwohours(to
savethecarbattery).
I>Switchontheignitionorstarttheengineto
reactivatethepowerwindows.

Storing
endpositionofthewindows
Ifthebatteryisdisconnectedandreconnected,
thewindowswillnotberaisedautomatically
whenthedoorisclosed.
1.Closethewindowswiththerockerswitch
once.
2.Pressfronthalfofrockerswitchagainto
storetheendpositionofthewindowsinthe
controlunit.
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A-Selectorswitch,driver's/passenger'sside
B-Mirroradjustment
RearViewMirrors
Beforedrivingthevehicle,adjusttheoutsideand
insidemirrors.
Itisimportantforsafedrivingthatyouhave
goodvisiontotherear.
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
t>Donotputanythingonornearthewindows
orthemirrorsthatmayinterferewiththe
driver'svision.
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Doormirrors
Themirrorhousingishingedandcanbefolded
flatagainstthecartopreventdamageinthe
tightparkingareas.
Adjusting
1.Selectdriver'ssideorpassenger'ssidewith
rockerswitchA.
2.Movethedoormirrorglassesintheappropri-
atedirectionusingthecontrolswitchB.
Iftheelectricaladjustmentfacilityfails
t>Adjustmirrorbypressingonthemirrorface.
Automaticallyswivellingdownmirrorglass
onthepassenger'sside
Seethechapteron"Parkingaids"and"Seat
memory".
Insidemirror
Whenthemirrorisbeingadjusted,theanti-glare
leverAmustpointforward.
Basicposition:leverforward
Anti-glareposition:leverback

A-Sensor
B-Switchforautomaticanti-glareoperation
C-Light-emittingdiode
AutomaticAnti-GlareInterior
MirrorandDriver'sDoorMirror
Sensorsonthefrontandrearsidesoftheinte-
riormirrormeasuretheincidentlight.
Themirrorsautomaticallychangetoanti-glare
positionorreverttotheirnormalstate,depend-
ingonthelightintensity.
Whenreversegearisselected,automaticanti-
glareoperationisswitchedoff.
Note
Theincidentlightintheareaofthesensors
mustnotberestricted,e.g.bystickersonthe
windscreen.
Switchingofftheautomaticanti-glare
operation
I>PressswitchB.
Light-emittingdiodeCgoesout.
Switchingontheautomaticanti-glare
operation
I>PressswitchB.
Light-emittingdiodeClightsup.
/!\Warning!
Riskofinjury.Electrolytefluidcanemerge
fromabrokenmirrorglass.
Thisfluidirritatestheskinandeyes.
I>Iftheelectrolytefluidshouldcomeintocon-
tactwiththeeyesorskin,immediatelyrinseit
offwithcleanwater.
Seeadoctorifnecessary.
Riskofdamagetothepaintworkandplas-
ticparts.Electrolytefluidcanberemoved
onlywhileitisstillwet.
I>Cleantheaffectedpartswithwater.
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I>Presstherocker-switchsymbol.
Indicatorlightislit.
Themirrorheaterisreadyforoperationwhen
theignitionison.
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Switchingon
r;;;;'I
RearWindowDefogger,
~
DoorMirrorHeating
Afterabout12minutes,theheaterswitchesoff
automatically.
Theheatercanbeswitchedbackonagainbya
furtherpressontheswitch.

Switchingoff
I>
Presstheindicatorlightintherockerswitch.

SunVisors
I>Swingthesunvisorsdowntopreventglare
fromthefront.
I>Coupe,Cabriolet:
Topreventglarefromtheside,unclipthesun
visorfromtheinnerbracketandswivelround
sothatitisinfrontofthedoorwindow.
Vanitymirror
Thevanitymirrorontherearofthesunvisoris
coveredbyalid.
/?\.Warning!
Riskofinjuryorriskofdamagetomirror
lidandconvertibletop.
I>Keepthelidclosedwhiledrivingandwhen
closingtheconvertibletop.
Coupe,Cabriolet
Thevanitymirrorilluminationisswitchedon
automaticallywhenthecoverisopened(arrow).
Targa
Thevanitymirrorilluminationisswitchedon
automaticallywhentheslidingcoverisopened
(arrow).
Theilluminationisswitchedoffwhenthesun
visorisinitsupperandlowerfinalposition.
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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.