2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA ESP

911Carrera4,911Carrera4S
Four-WheelDrive
Withthefour-wheeldrive,theenginepoweris
variablydistributedtothefrontandrearwheels.
Powerdistributionandwheelspeedcompensa-
tionbetweenthefrontandrearaxlesisrealised
withaviscousmultiple-discclutch.
Distributionoftheenginepowerisdependent
uponthewheelspeeddifferencebetweenthe
twoaxles.
Theviscousmultiple-discclutchalwaysdelivers
sufficientdrivepowertothefrontwheels
(approx.5%to
40%)
toensureoptimumtraction
evenonapoorroadsurface.
IncombinationwiththePorscheStabilityMan-
agement(PSMJ,four-wheeldriveensuresopti-
mumhandlingandincreaseddrivingstability.
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/!\.Warning!
Theincreasedcontrolthatisprovided
shouldnotinduceyoutotakegreaterrisks
withyoursafety.Thelimitsdictatedbythe
lawsofphysicscannotbeovercome,even
withfour-wheeldrive.
Theriskofaccidentsduetoinappropriate
speedcannotbereduced,evenbyfour-
wheeldrive.
Thedriverbearstheresponsibilityforall
drivingmaneuvers.
I>Adaptyourdrivingstyletotheprevailingroad
andweatherconditions.
I>Obeyalltrafficlaws.
Dynamometertestingprocedure
SomeU.S.statesandCanadianprovincescon-
ductemissionsinspection/maintenancetesting
involvingtheuseoftwo-wheeldynamometer.
Atwo-wheeleddynamometerisatreadmilltype
deviceuponwhichasingleaxleofthecar,the
drivingaxleofthevehicle,rotatestosimulate
vehicleoperationontheroadwhilethevehicle
remainsstationary.
Your911Carrera4hasafull-timefour-wheel
drivesystemwhichcannotbedisabled.Severe
damagetothepowertraincanresultiftestedon
atwo-wheeldynamometer.
/!\.Warning!
Toavoidseverepowertraindamageanda
possibleunexpectedmovementoftheve-
hicle.
I>Your911Carrera4vehiclemustneverbe
testedonatwo-wheeldynamometer.
I>Advisetheemissionstationofthiswarningbe-
foretestingthevehicle.
Powermeasurement
Powermeasurementsondynamometersarenot
approvedbyPorsche.

Starting
Procedures
Seealsothechapteron"Immobilizer".
/!\Warning!
Serious
injurymayresultifyouarein-
volvedinacollisionwithout
having
fastened
thesafetybelts.

[>
Fastensafetybeltsbeforedrivingaway.
Beforestartingtheengine
[>Applythehandbrake.

[>Manualtransmission:

Movethegearshiftleverintoneutral.
Theclutch
pedalmustbedepressedfully
beforethestarterwillengage.
[>Tiptronic:

Movetheselectorleverto"P"or"N".
Temperaturesensorsontheengineautomat-
icallyprovidethecorrectfuel/airmixturere-
quiredforstarting.
Therefore,
itisnotnecessarytodepressthe
acceleratorpedal
whilestartingacoldora
warmengine.

[>As
soonastheenginestarts,releasetheigni-
tionkey.
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Thefirstoperationofthestarterisendedauto-
maticallywhentheenginestarts.
Iftheenginedoesnotstart,subsequentstarter
operationswillnotbeendedautomatically.
Iftheenginefailstostartafter10or15sec-
ondsofcranking:

[>
Waitabout10secondsbeforeengagingthe
starteragain.
[>
Donotlettheengineidletowarm
up.
[>

Whenstartingtheengine,bereadytodrive
immediately.
Drivevehicleatmoderatespeedsandavoid
enginespeedsabove4,200rpmduringthe
first5minutes.

/!\Danger!
Engineexhaustfumeshavemanycompo-
nentswhichyoucansmell.Theyalsocon-
taincarbonmonoxide
(CO),
whichisaco-
lorlessandodorlessgas.
Carbonmonoxidecancauseunconscious-
nessandevendeathifinhaled.

[>
Neverstartorlettheengineruninanen-
closed,unventilatedarea.
Itisnotrecommendedtositinyourcarfor
prolongedperiodswiththeengineonandthe
carnotmoving.

Anunattendedvehiclewitharunningen-
gineispotentiallyhazardous.
Ifwarninglightsshouldcomeontoindicate
improperoperation,theywouldgounno-
ticed.
[>

Neverleavetheengineidlingunattended.

Dangeroffire.

[>Donotparkoroperatethevehicleinareas
wherethehotexhaustsystemmaycomein
contactwithdrygrass,brush,fuelspillor
otherflammablematerial.

[>
If
yourcarcatchesonfireforanyreason,call
thefiredepartment.
Donotendangeryourlifebyattemptingto
putoutthefire.

InstrumentPanelUSAModels
Informationaboutindividualindicatorsis
givenonthespecifiedpages.
1Voltmeter,72
2Speedometerwithanaloguedisplay,74
3Speedometerwithdigitaldisplay,74
4Automaticspeedcontrolindicatorlight,72
5Tachometer,75
6Turnsignalindicatorlight,left,75
7Highbeamindicatorlight,75
8On-boardcomputer,82-97
9Turnsignalindicatorlight,right,75
10Lightsensorforinstrumentillumination,73
11Clock,79
12Tiptronicindicator,77
13Coolingsystem
Temperaturegauge,warninglight,76,77
14Fuel
Levelgauge,warninglight,78
15Engineoilpressuregauge,80
Warninglightslindicatorlights
AWasherfluidlevelwarninglight,181
BCheckenginewarninglight,81
CPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Informationlight,59
DPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Warninglight,59
EABSwarninglight,57
FBrakefluidlevel,
Brakedistributionwarninglight,54,174
GParkingbrakewarninglight,53
HBrakepadwearwarninglight,55
IEngineoilpressurewarninglight,80
KBatterywarninglight,72
LSafetybeltwarninglight,39
MAirbagwarninglight,45
NRetractablerearspoilerwarninglight,50
aLuggagecompartmentlid,
Enginecompartmentlid,
Rearlid(Targa)
Warninglight,118,163
PConvertibletopwarninglight,143
QRolloverprotectionsystemwarninglight,46
When
theignitionisswitchedon,thewarn-
inglightslightupforalampcheck.
Note

Warningsthathavebeengivenarestoredinthe
appropriatecontrolunitmemoryandcanbe
readoutatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Thisinformationcanhelptowarnyouaboutsitu-
ationswhichmaybehazardoustoyouoryour
car.
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InstrumentPanelCanadaModels
Informationaboutindividualindicatorsis
givenonthespecifiedpages.
1Voltmeter,72
2Speedometerwithanaloguedisplay,74
3Speedometerwithdigitaldisplay,74
4Automaticspeedcontrolindicatorlight,72
5Tachometer,75
6Turnsignalindicatorlight,left,75
7Highbeamindicatorlight,75
8On-boardcomputer,82-97
9Turnsignalindicatorlight,right,75
10Lightsensorforinstrumentillumination,73
11Clock,79
12Tiptronicindicator,77
13Coolingsystem
Temperaturegauge,warninglight,76,77
14Fuel
Levelgauge,warninglight,78
15Engineoilpressuregauge,80
Warninglightslindicatorlights
AWasherfluidlevelwarninglight,181
BCheckenginewarninglight,81
CPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Informationlight,59
DPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Warninglight,59
EABSwarninglight,57
FBrakefluidlevel,
Brakedistributionwarninglight,54,174
GParkingbrakewarninglight,53
HBrakepadwearwarninglight,55
IEngineoilpressurewarninglight,80
KBatterywarninglight,72
LSafetybeltwarninglight,39
MAirbagwarninglight,45
NRetractablerearspoilerwarninglight,50
aLuggagecompartmentlid,
Enginecompartmentlid,
Rearlid(Targa)
Warninglight,118,163
PConvertibletopwarninglight,143
QRolloverprotectionsystemwarninglight,46
When
theignitionisswitchedon,thewarn-
inglightslightupforalampcheck.
Note

Warningsthathavebeengivenarestoredinthe
appropriatecontrolunitmemoryandcanbe
readoutatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Thisinformationcanhelptowarnyouaboutsitu-
ationswhichmaybehazardoustoyouoryour
car.
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Tachometer
Thetachometershowstheenginespeedinrev-
olutionsperminute(rpm).
Thebeginningoftheredmarksattherightend
ofthescaleindicatesthemaximumpermissible
enginerpm.
Aspeedlimiterpreventstheenginefrombeing
overrewedduringacceleration.Beforereaching
thisarea,thenexthighergearshouldbese-
lected.
Shifttothenextlowergearwhentheengine
rpmdropsbelow
1500
rpm.
A.Caution!
Toavoidsevereenginedamage.
I>Alwaysobservetheenginerpmbeforedown-
shiftingtoalowergear,soyoudonotex-
ceedthemaximumenginerpm.
++TurnSignalIndicatorLight
Flashesinsynchronismwiththeturnsignals.
Leftarrow-leftturnsignals
Rightarrow-rightturnsignals
I>Ifthefrequencyofthedisplaybecomesno-
ticeablyfaster,checktheoperationofthe
turnsignals.
~DHighBeam
Indicatorlight
Lightswhenhighbeamorheadlightflasheris
switchedon.
Theindicatorlightgoesoutwhenthehigh
beamsareswitchedoff.
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-F-Cooling
System

Temperature
gauge
(ignitionon)
USA:Displayinof
Canada:Displayin°C
Pointertotheleft-enginecold
[>
Avoidhighenginespeedsandheavyengine
loading.
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Pointerinthemiddle-normaloperatingtem-
perature
Thepointermaymoveuptotheredareawhen
engineisheavilyloadedandoutsidetemperature
ishigh,butshouldreturnto"normal"whenen-
gineloadisreduced.
Warninglight"Au
Ifthecoolanttemperatureistoohigh,the
warninglightcomeson.
Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-
boardcomputer.
[>
Pullofftheroad,turnofftheengineandallow
tocool.
[>Checkradiatorandairpassagesinfrontend
ofcarforobstructions.
[>
Checkcoolantlevel.
Ifnecessary,addcoolantandhavefaultreme-
diedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Followthewarningsandinstructionsin
the"Coolantlevel"chapter.
Note
Topreventexcessivetemperatures,thecooling-
airpassagesmustnotberestrictedbycover-
ings(e.g.films,"stoneguards").
Ifthe
coolant
levelistoolow,thewarninglight
flashes.
Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-
boardcomputer.
[>
Switchengineoffandallowtocool.
[>
Addcoolant.
[>
Havethecauseofthefaultremediedatan
authorizedPorschedealer.
Followthewarningsandinstructionsin
the"Coolantlevel"chapter.
/?\.Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
[>
Ifthewarninglightcomesoneventhough
coolantleveliscorrect,donotcontinuedriv-
ing.
[>Havethefaultremediedatthenearest
authorizedPorschedealer.

Functionsanddisplaypossibilities
A-Selectionfield
B-Continuationarrowsymbol
C-
Topdisplay
D-Centraldisplay
E-On-boardcomputerdisplay
Basicsetting
-Topdisplay:Odometer
-Centraldisplay:Tripodometer
Youcanchangebothdisplaystosuityour
requirementsbyusingthe"SET"menu.
Callingon-boardcomputerfunctionsin
display
"E"
I>Pushoperatingleverupordown
(selectionfieldAmustbeswitchedoff).
Thefollowingdisplayscanbecalledstepby
step:
-Outsidetemperature
(OF),
-Averagespeed(0mph),
-Averageconsumption(0mpg),
-Rangeonremainingfuel(mi--+a-),
-Navigationinformation
(ifactivatedinthe"SET"menu).
Canadavehicles:
Theunitsintheon-boardcomputeraredis-
playedinkilometers,litersand°C.
Thevalues"Tripodometer","Averagespeed"
and"Averageconsumption"canberesettozero
usingthe"BC"menu.
Note
Pullingtheoperatinglevertotherear4takes
youdirectlyfromavaluewhichcanberesetto
the"BC"menu.
Switchingselectionfield
"A"onoroff
I>Pushoperatingleverforwardorback.
Arrowsymbol"B"forcontinuation
ArrowsymbolV:
I>Pushoperatingleverdowninordertocon-
tinuethemenu.
Arrowsymbol~:
I>Pushoperatingleverupinordertocontinue
themenu.
I>I>I>
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"LIMIT"
Acousticwarningsignalfor
speedlimit
Theacousticwarningsignalcanbeactivatedfor
speedsabove6mph(10km/h).
Thesignalsoundsifthepresetspeedis
exceeded.
Forthesignaltosoundagain,thedrivingspeed
mustfallbelowthepresetspeedbyatleast
3mph(5km/h).
Switchingonselectionfield
"A"
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Settingthespeed
[>
Select"LIMIT"withtheoperatinglever.
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
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Option1:
Acceptcurrentspeed
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Theacousticwarningsignalisactivatedforthe
currentspeed.
Display:I!I
Option2:
Presetspeed
[>
Select"LIMITactivated"withtheoperating
lever.
0notactivated
I!Iactivated
[>
Presstheoperatingleverforwardifthe"not
activated"displayappears.
[>
Usetheoperatinglevertoselect"mph+"or
"mph-".
[>
Pushoperatingleverforwarduntilthedesired
speedisreached.
Theacousticwarningsignalisactivatedfor
thedesiredspeed.
Switchingtheacousticwarningsignaloff
[>
Select"LIMITactivated"withtheoperating
lever:
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Display:
0