2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA display

TurnSignal/
HeadlightDimmer/FlasherLever
Turnsignals,lowbeamandhighbeamareready
foroperationwhentheignitionison.
1-Turnsignalleft
2-Turnsignalright
3-Highbeam
4-Headlightflasher
Leverincenterposition-Lowbeam
Whenhighbeamandheadlightflasherarese-
lected,theblueindicatorlightinthetachometer
islit.
Theturnsignalleverturnsoffautomatically
whenthesteeringwheelisstraightenedout
aftercompletingaturn.
Lanechanger
[>
Toindicateyourintentionwhenchanging
lanesonthefreeway,slightlyliftordepress
thelevertotheresistancepoint.
TheleverwillreturntotheOFFpositionwhen
released.
[>
Ifthefrequencyofthedisplaybecomesno-
ticeablefaster,checktheoperationofthe
turnsignalbulbs.
Headlightflasher
(Withignitiononoroff)
[>
Toflashtheheadlightstooncommingmotor-
ists,slightlypullthelevertowardthesteering
wheelandthenreleaseit.
Theblueindicatorlightinthetachometerwill
goon/offasyoupull/releasethelever.
Controls,Instruments
101

AutomaticAirConditioning

Theair-conditioningsystemcontrolstheprese-
lectedinteriortemperaturecompletelyautomat-
ically.
Ifnecessary,theautomaticsystemcanbema-
nuallyoperated.

Leftdisplaypanel
-
Temperatureandactivefunctions

Rightdisplaypanel
-
Blowerspeedandactivefunctions
106Controls,Instruments

Automaticoperation

I>Press"auto"button.
Airquantityanddistributionareautomatically
controlled,andvariationsarecompensated.
Allautomaticsettingfunctionscanbeindividually
changed.
Thissettingisretaineduntiltheappropriatefunc-
tionbuttonispressedagainorthe"auto"button
ispressed.
A-
Temperaturesetting

I>Presstheappropriatebutton.
Tosuitpersonalcomfort,theinteriortempera-
turecanbeselectedbetween65°Fand84°F
/

18°Cand29°C.

Recommendation:
72°F/22°C.
Ifthedisplay"La"or"HI"appears,thesystemis
operatingatmaximumcoolingorheatingpower.
Note
Ifthepreselectedtemperatureischanged,the
blowerspeedcanincreaseautomaticallyinauto-
maticoperation.
Thedesiredtemperatureisreachedmore
quicklythisway.

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Defrosting
the
windshield

I>Pressbutton.
Windshieldisdemistedordefrostedas
quicklyaspossible.
Airflowstothewindshieldonly.

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Switchingcompressorfor
air-conditioningsystem
onoroff
Wheneveroutsidetemperaturesexceed

3rFj3°C,
theair-conditioningcompressorisal-
waysswitchedoninautomaticoperation.
Thecompressorcanbeswitchedofftosave
fuel,butcontrolcomfortisthenlimited.
I>Pressbutton.
Thecompressorisswitchedoff,thesymbol
intheleft-handdisplaygoesout.
Iftheinteriortemperatureistoohigh,switch
compressorbackonorpress"auto"-button.
Todryincomingairindampweather,donot
switchofftheair-conditioningcompressor.
Thispreventsmistingofwindows.
B-
Adjustingblowerspeed

I>Presstheappropriatebutton.
Presetblowerspeedisincreasedorde-
creased,and"Manual"appearsintheright-
handdisplayfield.
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Thespeedstagesareindicatedbya
bardisplay.
Iftheminusbuttonispressedatthelowest
blowerstage,theblowerandautomaticcontrol
areswitchedoff.
"OFF"isdisplayedintheleft-handdisplay.
Pressingontheplusbuttonorthe"auto"button
switchestheblowerandautomaticcontrolback
onagain.

Circulating-airsetting

/!\Warning!
Riskofaccidentduetohamperedvision.
Incirculating-airsetting,thewindowscan
mistup.
I>Onlyselectcirculating-airsettingforshort
periods.
I>Ifwindowsmistup,turnoffthecirculating-air
settingbypressingthecirculating-airbutton
brieflyandselectthefunction"Defrostwind-
shield".
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Switchingcirculating-airsetting
onoroff
I>Pressbutton.
Theoutside-airsupplyisinterruptedandonly
theinsideairiscirculated.
Overapprox.
37°F/3°C

Iftheair-conditioningcompressorwasoff,it
switchesonautomatically.Thedurationofcircu-
lating-airmodeisnotlimited.
Belowapprox.
37°F/3°C

Theair-conditioningcompressorisswitchedoff.
Circulating-airmodeisautomaticallyendedafter
approx.3minutes.
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Controls,Instruments
107

Indicator
forselectorleverpositionand
engagedgear

Whentheengineisrunning,theselectorlever
positionandengagedgearareindicated.
130ShiftingGear

Iftheselectorleverisbetweentwo
positions:

-Theselectorleverpositionintheinstrument
clusterflashes,and
-thewarning"selectorlevernotengaged"
appearsonthedisplayoftheon-boardcom-
puter.
I>Engagetheselectorlevercorrectly.

Ifthereisafaultinthetransmission:
-4thgear
flashesonthedisplay.
-Thewarning"Tiptronicemergencyrun"
appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
Alsoreferto"Emergencyprogram".
I>Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauth-
orizedPorschedealerimmediately.

M-ManualSelectionMode

Thecurrentlyselectedgearisretainedifyou
changefromDtoM.
IfyoushiftfromMtoD,thegear-changingmap
suitableforyourcurrentdrivingstyleisselected
andtheappropriategearisselected.

/?\.Warning!
Thekickdownfunctionisnotactivein
manualselectionmode"M",
t>
Thereforeshiftdownmanuallywhenaccelera-
ting(e.g.toovertake).
Twotoggleswitchesintheuppersteering-wheel
spokesletyoucomfortablyandreliablyselect
thefiveforwardgears.

Shiftingup
t>
Pressupperpart(+)ofatoggleswitch.

Shiftingdown
t>
Presslowerpart(-)ofatoggleswitch.
Dependingondrivingspeedandenginespeed,
youcanshiftupordownatanytime.
Gearchangeswhichwouldexceedtheupperor
lowerengine-speedlimitarenotexecutedbythe
controller.
Youcanshiftdowntwogearsatoncebyquickly
pressingthetoggleswitchestwice.
Iftheengine-speedlimitisreached,anauto-
maticupwardshiftisperformedor,justbefore
idlingspeedisreached,adownwardshiftisper-
formed.

t>
Selectanappropriatelylowgearonupward
anddownwardslopes.
Thiswillensureoptimumuseofenginepower
andenginebraking.
Ifmanualmodefails,thecontrolelectronics
switchtoautomaticmode.Inthisevent,the
instrumentclusterwilldisplayselectorleverposi-
tionD.
t>Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauth-
orizedPorschedealer.

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ShiftingGear
133

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.

Refuelling
Fueltankcapacityislistedunder"Capacities".
Porschedoesnotrecommendtheuseoffuel
additives.
1.Important:Stoptheengineandswitchoff
theignition.
2.Slowlyunscrewthetankcap.
Hangthetankcapontheplasticstrapofthe
fillerflap.
3.Insertfuel-hosenozzlefullyintothefillerneck
withthehandleofthefuel-hosenozzlefacing
down.
4.Donotaddfurtherfueloncethecorrectly
operatedautomaticfuel-hosenozzlehas
switchedoff.
Fuelcouldsprayorcouldrunoverinwarm
temperatures.
5.Replacethetankcapimmediatelyafter
refuellingandturnituntilyouhearitandfeel
itengage.

Ifyoulosethetankcap,youmustreplace
itonlywithanoriginalparttoreducethe
possibilityofafireintheeventofacolli-
sion.

Note
Theoillevelisautomaticallymeasuredduring
refuelling.
Themeasuredoillevelisdisplayedforapproxi-
matelyoneminutewhentheignitionisswitched
onortheengineisstarted.
However,thismeasurementisperformedonlyif
thefollowingpreconditionsaremet:
Engineisatoperatingtemperature,ignitionis
off,refuellingiscompletedwithin15minutes.
FuelRecommendations
YourPorscheisequippedwithcatalyticconver-
tersandmustuseUNLEADEDFUELONLY.
Yourengineisdesignedtoprovideoptimumper-
formanceandfueleconomyusingunleadedpre-
miumfuelwithanoctaneratingof98RON
(93CLCorAKI).Porschethereforerecom-
mendstheuseofthesefuelsinyourvehicle.
Porschealsorecognizesthatthesefuelsmay
notalwaysbeavailable.Beassuredthatyour
vehiclewilloperateproperlyonunleadedpre-
miumfuelswithoctanenumbersofatleast
95RON(90CLCorAKI).sincetheengine's
"ElectronicOktaneTMknockcontrol"willadapt
theignitiontiming,ifnecessary.

Theuseof
UNLEADEDFUELONLY
iscriti-
callyimportanttothelifeofthecatalytic
converters.Depositsfromleadedfuelswill
ruintheconvertersandmakeitineffective
asanemissioncontroldevice.

Carswithcatalyticconvertershaveasmaller
fueltankopening,andgasstationpumpshave
smallernozzles.Thiswillpreventaccidental
pumpingofleadedfuelintocarswithcatalytic
converters.
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Maintenance,CarCare
177

Unleadedfuelsmaynotbeavailableoutsidethe
continentalU.S.andCanada.Therefore,werec-
ommendyoudonottakeyourcartoareasor
countrieswhereunleadedfuelmaynotbeavail-
able.

Octaneratings

Octaneratingindicatesafuel'sabilitytoresist
detonation.Therefore,buyingthecorrectoctane
gasisimportanttopreventengine"damage".
TheRONoctaneratingisbasedontheresearch
method.TheCLC(U.S.CostofLivingCouncil
octanerating)orAKI(antiknockindex)octane
ratingusuallydisplayedonU.S.fuelpumpsis
calculatedasresearchoctanenumberplus
motoroctanenumber,dividedby2,thatiswrit-
tenas:
RON+MON
2
orR+M
2
TheCLCorAKIoctaneratingisusuallylower
thantheRONrating:
Forexample:95RONequals90CLCorAKI
178Maintenance,CarCare
Fuels
containing
alcohol
andether

SomeareasoftheU.S.requireoxygenated
fuelsduringcertainportionsoftheyear.Oxyge-
natedfuelsarefuelswhichcontainalcohols
(suchasmethanolorethanol)orether(suchas
MTBE).
Undernormalconditions,theamountofthese
compoundsinthefuelwillnotaffectdriveability.
YoumayuseoxygenatedfuelsinyourPorsche,
providedtheoctanerequirementsforyourve-
hiclearemet.Werecommend,however,to
changetoadifferentfuelorstationifanyofthe
followingproblemsoccurwithyourvehicle:
-Deteriorationofdriveabilityandperformance.
-Substantiallyreducedfueleconomy.
-Vaporlockandnon-startproblems,especially
athighaltitudeorathightemperature.
-Enginemalfunctionorstalling.
Fuels
containing
MMT
SomeNorthAmericanfuelscontainanoctane
enhancingadditivecalledmethylcyclopentadienyl
manganesetricarbonyl(MMT).
Ifsuchfuelsareused,youremissioncontrol
systemperformancemaybenegativelyaffected.
Thecheckenginewarninglightonyourinstru-
mentpanelmayturnon.
Ifthisoccurs,Porscherecommendsyoustop
usingfuelscontainingMMT.
PortableFuelContainers

A
Danger!
Portablefuelcontainers,fullorpartially
empty,mayleakcausinganexplosion,or
resultinfireincaseofanaccident.

t>Nevercarryadditionalfuelinportablecon-
tainersinyourvehicle.