2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA brake

911Carrera

Luggage
Compartment
1-Vehicleidentificationnumber(VIN)
2-Battery
3-Compactdiscchanger
4-Fluidreservoirforcleaningwindows
andheadlights
5-Brake-fluidreservoir
6-Paintdata
7-Headlightadjustmentandlocking
120Controls,Instruments

911CalTera,Targa
8-
Spaceforfirstaidkit
9-Toolkitandjackarelocatedbehindthe
sparewheel
(sparewheelmustberemoved)

10-
Spare-wheelfastening(wingnut)

11-
Spaceforwarningtriangle

Tiptronic
S
ThePorscheTiptronicisafive-speedtrans-
missionwithan"Automatic"and"Manual"selec-
tionmode.
Inautomaticselectionmode(selectorlever
positionD),gear-changingisautomatic.
Youcanchangetemporarilyfromautomaticto
manualmodeusingthetoggleswitchesonthe
steeringwheel.
Inmanualselectionmode(selectorlever
positionM),youchangegearusingthetoggle
switchesonthesteeringwheel.
Youcanchangebetweenselectorleverposition
DandMasyouwishwhiledriving.
Note
Takecarenottooperatethetoggleswitcheson
thesteeringwheelinadvertentlyineitherauto-
maticormanualmode,therebytriggeringun-
desiredgearchanges.

Lockingbutton

Topreventunintendedgearshifts,thelocking
buttonintheselectorlever(arrow)mustbe
pressedtochangetoposition
RorP.
Keylockposition

Thispositionallowstheignitionkeytobe
removedonlyafterthegearshiftselectorlever
buttonisdepressedandmovedtoposition"P".
Thisensuresthatthedriverengagestheparking
lockbeforeleavingthevehicleandturnsthe
ignitionkeytoposition"0",thentheignitionkey
canberemovedfromtheignitionswitch.

Shiftlock(selectorleverlock)
The
shiftlocksystemisanotherfeaturetopre-
ventinadvertentmovementofthevehicle.

Ignitionswitchposition0
The
selectorlever(lockingbutton)islocked.

Ignitionswitchposition1

Withthevehiclestationary,theselectorlever
cannotbemovedfrom
thePorN
positions,
unlessthebrakepedalisdepressed.

Startingtheengine

Theenginecanbestartedonlyinselectorlever
position
PorN.
Drivingoff
I>
Selectthedesireddriveposition(D,MorR)
fordrivingoffonlywhentheengineisidling
andwhiledepressingthebrakepedal.

I>
Sincethecarcreepswheningear,donot
releasethebrakeuntilyouwanttodrive
off.
I>After
selectingagear,donotaccelerateuntil
youcanfeelthatthegearhasbeenselected.
ShiftingGear
129

SelectorLeverPositions
P-Parking
lock
InselectorleverpositionP,thedrivenwheels
aremechanicallylocked.
[>
Selectonlywhencarhasbeenstopped.
[>Engageparkinglockafterapplyingthehand-
brakeandreleaseitbeforereleasingthe
handbrake.
Theignitionkeycanbewithdrawnonlyin
selectorleverposition
P.
R-Reverse

[>Selectonlywhencarhasbeenstoppedand
thebrakeisapplied.

N-Neutral

SelectorleverpositionNmustbeselectedfor
towingorincarwashes,forexample.
[>
Selectthedesiredpositionformovingoff(D,
MorR)onlywhentheengineisidlingand
whiledepressingthebrakepedal.
[>SelectpositionNwhiledrivingonlyifthecar
isthreateningtoskidinslipperyconditions.
OtherwiseNshouldnotbeselectedwhiledriv-
ing.
D-
Automaticselection
mode
[>
SelectpositionDfor"normal"driving.The
gearsareshiftedautomaticallyaccordingto
theacceleratorpositionandspeed.
Dependingonthewaythevehicleisdrivenand
ontheresistance(e.g.uphill),thegear-changing
pointsareshiftedtowardshigherorloweren-
gine-speedranges.
Theacceleratorposition,drivingspeed,engine
speed,longitudinalandlateralaccelerationand
theroadprofileallhaveaninfluenceonthe
gear-changingcharacteristic.
Unwantedupwardshifts,e.g.beforebends,are
preventedbyswiftlyreleasingtheaccelerator
pedal.
Dependingonlateralacceleration,upwardshifts
onbendsarenotmadeuntiltheengine-speed
limitisreached.
Underbraking,anddependingontheamountof
deceleration,theTiptronicshiftsdownearlier.
Forsubsequentcornering,therightgearisen-
gagedwhenpressureisappliedtothebrakes
beforethebend.
Thebendistakenintherightgear,andwhen
youaccelerateoutofthebendyoudonothave
toshiftdown.
Drivingoff
In2ndgear,thevehicledrivesoffwiththe
throttleonlyslightlyopen.
Driveoffin1stgearwiththethrottleopen
widerorwhentheengineiscold.
[>[>[>
ShiftingGear
131

Slipmonitoring

Whenthespeedsofrotationofthefrontand
rearaxlesdifferbymorethanthemaximumper-
missiblevalue,integratedslipmonitoringshifts
uptothenextgear.
Thisincreasesdrivingstabilityonaslipperysur-
face.
Note
Slipmonitoringisalsodeactivatedwhen
PorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)isswitched
off.

Stopping

[>
Forabriefstop,e.g.atatrafficlight,leave
theselectorleverindrivepositionandhold
thevehiclewiththebrakepedal.
[>Foralongerstopwiththeenginerunning,
selectpositionN(neutral).
[>
Donotholdthecaronaslopeusingthe
accelerator.Usethebrakepedalorthehand-
brakeinstead.
[>Beforeleavingthevehicle,alwaysapplythe
handbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
positionP.
134ShiftingGear

Parking

[>
Goeasyontheaccelerator.
[>
Whenparkingormanoeuveringinasmall
space,controlthespeedbycarefuluseof
thefootbrake.

Drivinginwinter

Inwinteryroadconditionsitisadvisabletotake
steepinclinesinmanualmode.Thispreventsthe
occurrenceofgearchangesthatcouldcause
wheelspin.

Tow-starting,towing

Refertothechapter"Towing".

Emergencyprogram

Atransmissionfaultisindicatedbythefollowing
symptoms:
-4th
gear
flashesonthedisplayoftheinstru-
mentcluster.
-Thewarning"Tiptronicemergencyrun"
appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
-Thetransmissionnolongershifts.
A.Warning!
Reverse
gear
lockmonitoringisdisabledin
theemergencyrunningprogram.
Damagetothevehiclemayresultaswell
aslossofcontrol,ifthevehicleismoving
forwardfastenoughtocauserearwheel
lockup.
[>
DonotshiftintoRwhilethevehicleismoving
forward.
Proceedasfollowsintheeventofatrans-
missionfault:
1.Stopinasafeplace.
2.MoveselectorlevertopositionP,switchthe
ignitionoffandwaitfor10seconds.
3.Starttheengine.
2ndgearinselectorpositionDandreverse
gearRarenowavailableandwillallowyouto
reachthenearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
4.Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauth-
orizedPorschedealerimmediately.

Closingconvertibletopcompartmentlid
A.Warning!
Thereisadangeroftrappingbodyparts
whenclosingtheconvertibletopcompart-
mentlidwhichcouldcauseseriousper-
sonalinjuries.

[>
Placehandsontheconvertibletopcompart-
mentlidwhenpushing.

-0
-01.
Standbehindthevehicle.
~
2.Graspconvertibletopcompartmentlidabove
thebrakelightpushforwardagainsttheper-
ceptibleresistanceuntilitiscompletely
closed.

A.Caution!
Dangerofdamageattheconvertibletop.
[>

Afteremergencyoperation,donotoperate
theconvertibletopwiththerockerswitchor
doorlock.
[>
DriveslowlytoanauthorizedPorschedealer
inordertohavethefaultremedied.
MobileRoofs
149

Maintenance,CarCare
Cautions168
Powermeasurements168
Coolantlevel169,170
Engineoil170-173
Engineoillevel171
Engineoilrecommendation172,173
Brake-fluidlevel174
Fueleconomy,operatingyourcar
inothercountries175
Fuel,fillerflap,fueltank176,177
Fuelrecommendations177,178
Emissioncontrolsystem179,180
Fuelevaporationcontrol,
washerfluid181
Powersteeringfluidlevel182
Airfilter,particlefilter,
automatictransmissionfluid,
manualtransmissionoil183
Wiperblades184
Carcare185-193
Maintenance,CarCare
167

ExerciseExtremeCautionwhen
WorkingonyourVehicle

/!\Warning!
Ignoring
the
followinginstructionsmay
causeseriouspersonalinjury.

[>
Theenginecompartmentofanymotorvehicle
isapotentiallyhazardousarea.Ifyouarenot
fullyfamiliarwithproperrepairprocedures,do
notattempttheadjustmentsdescribedonthe
followingpages.
Thiscautionappliestotheentirevehicle.
[>Onlyworkonyourvehicleoutdoorsorina
wellventilatedarea.
[>Ensurethattherearenoopenflamesinthe
areaofyourvehicleatanytimewhenfuel
fumesmightbepresent.Beespeciallycau-
tiousofsuchdevicessuchashotwater
heaterswhichigniteaflameintermittently.
[>Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecom-
partment,turntheengineoffandletitcool
downsufficiently.Hotenginecompartment
componentscanburnskinoncontact.
[>Bealertandcautiousaroundengineatall
timeswhiletheengineisrunning.
Ifworkhastobeperformedwiththeengine
running,alwayssettheparkingbrake,and
makesuretheshiftleverisinneutralorthe
selectorleverisinposition"P"or"N".
168Maintenance,CarCare
[>
Inparticular,beverycarefultoensurethat
itemsofclothing(ties,shirt,sleevesetc.),
jewelry,longhair,handorfingerscannotget
caughtintheengine-compartmentblower,
fan,beltsorothermovingparts.
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefront
ofthecar.
Theengine-compartmentblowerismounted
ontheenginecompartmentlid.
Thefanscanstartorcontinuerunningasa
functionoftemperature,evenwiththeengine
switchedoff.
Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththe
engineoffandexerciseextremecaution.
[>YourPorscheisequippedwithanelectronic
ignitionsystem.Whentheignitionison,high
voltageispresentinallwiresconnectedwith
theignitionsystem;therefore,exerciseex-
tremecautionwhenworkingonanypartof
theenginewhiletheignitionisonortheen-
gineisrunning.
[>Alwayssupportyourcarwithsafetystandsif
itisnecessarytoworkunderthecar.The
jacksuppliedwiththecarisnotadequatefor
thispurpose.
[>
Whenworkingunderthecarwithoutsafety
standsbutwiththewheelsontheground,
makesurethecarisonlevelground,the
wheelsareblocked,andthattheenginecan-
notbestarted.
Removetheignitionkey.
[>
Donotsmokeorallowanopenflamearound
thebatteryorfuel.
Keepafireextinguisherinclosereach.
[>Incompleteorimproperservicingmaycause
problemsintheoperationofthecar.Ifin
doubtaboutanyservicing,haveitdoneby
yourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Impropermaintenanceduringthewarranty
periodmayaffectyourPorschewarranty
coverage.
[>Suppliesoffluids,e.g.engineoil,brakefluid
orcoolant,arehazardoustoyourhealth.
Keepthesefluidsoutofchildren'sreachand
disposeoftheminaccordancewiththeap-
propriateregulations.
[>Somecountriesrequireadditionaltoolsand
specialsparepartstobecarried.
Pleasemakeenquiriesbeforedrivingabroad.
Powermeasurements
Powermeasurementsondynamometersarenot
approvedbyPorsche.

BrakeFluidlevel
Followtheinstructionsinthe"Cautions"chapter.
Useonlynew(unused)OriginalPorsche
brakefluid.
174Maintenance,CarCare
/!\Warning!
Brakefluidishazardoustoyourhealth,and
maybefatalifswallowed.
Brakefluidalsoattackspaintwork.
~Keepbrakefluidoutofchildren'sreach.
~Takecarewhiletoppingoffbrakefluidnotto
soiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsoflug-
gage.
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel
Thereservoirforthehydraulicbrakingand
clutchsystemsisintheluggagecompartment.
~Checkthebrake-fluidlevelregularlyatthe
transparentreservoir.
Thefluidlevelshouldalwaysliebetweenthe
"Min."and"Max."marks.
Aslightdecreaseinthefluidlevelduetowear
andautomaticreadjustmentofthediscbrakes
isnormal.
If,however,thefluidlevelfallsmarkedlyor
belowthe"Min."mark,thebrakingsystemmay
havedevelopedaleak.
~Havethebrakingsystemcheckedimmediately
atanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Changingthebrakefluid
Brakefluidabsorbsmoisturefromtheairover
time.Thisaccumulationofwaterlowerstheboil-
ingpointand,undercertainoperatingcon-
ditions,canaffectthebrakingaction.
Thereforehavethebrakefluidchangedinac-
cordancewiththechangeintervalsstatedinthe
brochure"Maintenance".
..
WarninglightUSA
0
WarninglightCanada
Thebrake-fluidwarninglightsintheinstrument
panelandon-boardcomputerindicate:
-brake-fluidleveltoolow,
-inconjunctionwithlargepedaltravel,
abraking-circuitfailure.

Ifthewarninglightsshouldlightupwhile
driving:

~Stopimmediatelyinasuitableplace.
~Donotcontinuedriving.
Pleasehavethefaultremediedatyournear-
estauthorizedPorschedealer.