2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA lock

RolloverProtectionSystem
TheRolloverProtectionSystemonthe
Cabrioletconsistsoftwosupplementalsafety
barsthattogetherwiththefrontwindshield
framehelptocreateoccupantsurvivalspacein
caseofrollover.Becauseoftheextremeand
unpredictableforceswhichcanbeencountered
inarollover,itisnotpossibletoguaranteethat
occupantswillbeprotectedfromallcontactwith
exteriorobjectsortheground.However,the
RolloverProtectionSystemisdesignedtomain-
taintheoccupantsurvivalspace.
TheRolloverProtectionSystemisactivated
automaticallyintheeventofanaccidentorex-
tremedrivingsituation.
Theprotectivedevicesarelocatedbehindeach
rearseatandrapidlydeploywithinafractionof
asecond.
Theycandeployunder:
-Extremetiltingofthevehicle.
-Lossofgroundcontact(e.g.Goingoverthe
crestofahillathighspeed).
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/!\Danger!
Riskofdeathorseriousinjury.
I>Donotblockareaofsupplementalsafety
barswithobjects.
Intheeventofadeploymentevent,suchob-
jectscouldpotentiallypreventsuchdeploy-
mentfromoccuring,orsuchobjectscould
impactthecaroccupantsathighspeed.
I>Donottamperwithorworkonwiringandor
componentsofRolloverProtectionSystem.
I>Allworkregardingthissystemmustbecar-
riedoutbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
I>Checkfunctionsandperiodicserviceintervals
accordingtomaintenanceschedule(seeyour
authorizedPorschedealer).
Toavoiddamagetotheconvertibletop:
I>Ifthesupplementalsafetybarsareextended
foranyreason,donotopenorcloseconvert-
ibletop.
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Warninglight
Thewarninglightilluminateswhenignitionis
switchedonandgoesoffwhenengineisrun-
ning.
Shouldthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanel
andon-boardcomputerilluminatewiththeen-
ginerunningorwhiledriving,itmeansthata
faulthasbeendetectedinthesystem.Theoper-
ationofthesystemmaybecompromised.
SeeyourauthorizedPorschedealerimmediately
andhavethefaultremedied.

Loweringthesupplemental
safety
bars
afterdeployment
A
Warning!
Seriousinjuriestohandsandfingersmay
occurfromcrushingandpinchingatall
movingpartsandintheareaofthetrim
panelcut-out.
[>
Donotoperatethelockingleverbyhand.
[>Slowlyandverycarefullypushthesupplemen-
talsafetybarsbackin.
Pushthesupplementalsafetybarsbacktotheir
originalpositionsonlyiftheyweretriggeredwith
theconvertibletopopen.Iftheconvertibletopis
closedorthehardtopisfitted,havethiswork
performedbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
1.TakeleverAofthewheelboltwrenchoutof
thetoolkit.
2.PresslockingleverBusingleverAinthe
directionindicatedbythearrowandmaintain
theforceonthelever.
3.Pushthesupplementalsafetybararoundhalf-
waydownandpulloutleverA.
4.Slowlypushdownthesupplementalsafety
baruntilitcanbefelttoengage.
5.CloseandengagecoverflapC.
6.Repeattheprocedureontheothersup-
plementalsafetybar.
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ABSBrakeSystem
(AntilockBrakeSystem)
TheABSsystemrepresentsamajorcontribution
totheenhancementofactivesafetyinyourve-
hicle.
Thissystempreventsthewheelsfrom
lockinginapanicstoponalmostallroadsur-
faces.
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With
theABSsystem
inyour
vehicle,the

following
areasareenhanced:
Steering,vehicleremainssteerable
underall
brakingforceswhenABSisengaged.
Good
directionalcontrol,
noswervingcaused
bylockingofwheelsunderbrakingconditions.
Shorterstopping
distance,
stoppingdistances
areusuallyreducedbecausecontrolledbraking
ismaximized.
Preventionofwheellockup,nobrake-
inducedslidingandthusnolocalizedtirewear
fromemergencybraking.
ThecrucialadvantageoftheABSsystemovera
conventionalbrakesystemisintheareaof
maintainingdirectionalcontrolandmaneuvera-
bilityofthecarinemergencysituationsduring
normaldriving,includingpanicbrakinginturns.

A.Warning!
Theincreasedcontrolthatisprovided
shouldnotinduceyoutotakegreaterrisks
withyoursafety.Thelimitsdictatedbythe
lawsofphysicscannotbeovercome,even
withABS.
Theriskofaccidentsduetoinappropriate
speedcannotbereduced,evenbytheABS.
Thedriverbearstheresponsibilityforall
drivingmaneuvers.
[>
Adaptyourdrivingstyletotheprevailingroad
andweatherconditions.
[>Obeyalltrafficlaws.

OthervehiclesnotequippedwiththeABS
systemmaynotbeabletomaintaincon-
trol,especiallyonwetorpoorroadsur-
facesandthusmaybemorelikelytoim-
pactyoufrombehind.

[>
Tominimizethatrisk,useyourABSsystem
toincreaseyourabilitytomaneuvertoavoid
dangeroussituationsandnotmerelytotryto
stopintheshortestdistancepossible.

OperationoftheABSsystem
Awheelspeedsensorismountedtoeachofthe
fourwheels.Ifwheellock-upofeitherofthe
frontwheelsortherearwheelsissensedduring
braking,thebrakepressureisadjustedautomat-
icallyuntilthewheelnolongerslips.Thebrake
pressureisregulatedforeachfrontwheelindi-
viduallyandforbothoftherearwheels
together.
Onaroadsurfacewhichisslipperyononlyone
side,therearwheelwhichisbrakingontheslip-
perysurfacedeterminesthebrakepressure
whichwillbeappliedequallytobothrearwheels.
Thisensuresthatdirectionalstabilityismain-
tained.However,ifbrakingforcesapproachthe
wheellock-uppointforallwheels(panicbraking)
theABSsystemwillintervenetoprovidearapid
rythmicbraking.
TheproperoperationofABSisperceivedbythe
driverasapulsatingbrakepedalinconjunction
withaudiblenoiseandperhapssomevibration.
I>Ifyouexperiencethesesensationswhiledriv-
ingoraroadsurfacewithquestionabletrac-
tion,reducevehiclespeedappropriateforthe
prevailingroadconditions.
Thefunctionalreadinessofallthemainelectrical
componentsoftheABSischeckedbyanelec-
tronicmonitoringsystembothbeforeandwhile
youdrive.

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WarninglightUSA
@
WarninglightCanada

WhentheignitionisswitchedontheABSwarn-
inglightwilllightupwhilethesystemiselec-
tronicallyinterrogatedandgoesoutwhenthe
engineisstartedifthecheckisnotyetcom-
plete.
IftheABSwarninglampfailstogoout,thisindi-
catesthatABShasbeendeactivatedduetoa
fault.Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanel
andon-boardcomputerlightupwhileyouare
driving,thisindicatesthatafaulthasoccurred.
Inbothcases,normalbraking,asinvehicles
withoutABS,isstillretained.
TheABSsystemshould,however,beexamined
atanauthorizedPorschedealerimmediatelyto
preventtheoccurrenceoffurtherfaults.
I>IftheABSsystembecomesinoperative,take
yourvehicletoyourauthorizedPorsche
dealerimmediately.
/!\Warning!
ThecontrolunitoftheABSbrakesystemis
setforstandardtiresize.Ifnon-standard
tiresareinstalled,thecontrolunitmaymis-
interpretthespeedofthevehicle,because
ofthevariantdataitreceivesfromthesen-
sorsontheaxles.
I>Useonlytiremakesandtypestestedby
Porsche.
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Operation,Instruments
1Sidevent
2Ignition/starterswitchwithsteeringlock
3Spaceforhands-freemicrophonefor
telephone
4Turnsignals/
headlightdimmer/flasherlever
5Instrumentpanel
6Horn
7Windshieldwiper/washerlever
8Emergencyflasherswitch
9Rockerswitchesfor
PorscheStabilityManagement(PSMJ,
footwelllight,
rearwindowwiper
10Readinessdisplayforalarmsystem
11Centralvent
12Cupholder
13Controlpanelforheating,ventilation,
airconditioning
14Rockerswitchesfor
centrallocking,
rearwindowanddoormirrorheating,
rearwindowwiper,
convertibletopoperation
15Speaker
16Lightswitch
17ToggleswitchesforTiptronic
18Operatingleverforon-boardcomputer
19Lockingleverforsteering-wheeladjustment
20Operatingleverforautomaticspeedcontrol
21Wipeintervalcontrol!
rain-sensorsensitivitycontrol
22Rockerswitchesforseatheating
23Rockerswitchforglassslidingroof(Targa)
24Rockerswitchforrollerblind(Targa)
25Radio
26Cigarettelighter
27Glovecompartment
28Interiortemperaturesensor
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Ignition/StarterSwitchwith
anti-theftSteeringLock
Foryoursafety,
fastensafetybelts.

Seealsothechapteron"Immobilizer".
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Beforestartingtheengine
I>Applythehandbrake.

I>Manualtransmission:

Movethegearshiftleverintoneutral.
Theclutch
pedalmustbedepressedfully
beforethestarterwillengage.
I>Tiptronic:

Movetheselectorleverto"P"or"N".
Switchposition0
Theignitionkeycanbewithdrawninthisposi-
tiononly.
Tiptronicmodels
Theignitionkeycanbewithdrawnonlywhenthe
selectorleverisinthe"P"position.
Thesteeringislockedwhenthekeyiswith-
drawn.

I>
Engagethesteeringlockbymovingthesteer-
ingwheeltotheleftorright.
Turnthesteeringwheeltothelockingposition
beforeyouswitchofftheenginesothatyou
don'thavetoexertyourselfwhenlockingor
unlockingthesteering.

Switchposition
1
Ignitionison.
Allelectricalequipmentcanbeswitchedon.
Thewarninglightslightupforalampcheck.
Pleasenotethedescriptionoftheindividual
warninglights.
I>Whenturningthekeytoposition1,relievethe
steeringlockwithaslightsteeringmovement.
Note
Toconservebatterypoweratlowrpm(traffic
jams,towndrivingetc,),switchoffallelectrical
consumerswhicharenotneededatthatmo-
ment.

Switchposition2
Startingtheengine
I>
Turnthekeyfromposition1toposition
2.
Theclutchpedalmustbedepressedfully
beforethestarterwillengage.

Thefirstoperationofthestarterisendedauto-
maticallywhentheenginestarts.
Iftheenginedoesnotstart,subsequentstarter
operationswillnotbeendedautomatically.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartatthefirsttimeor
stallsatanytime,thekeymustbereturnedto
positionO.
Whentheengineisrunning,thewarninglights
shouldgooff.Ifalightdoesnotgooff,take
appropriateactionasindicatedinthismanual.

Switchingengineoff
I>
Turntheignitionkeyfromposition1toposi-
tion
O.
A
Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
Thesteeringwheelwilllockandwillcause
lossofsteering.
I>
Neverremovekeyfromtheignitionlockor
turnthekeyoffwhilethevehicleismoving.

I>To
avoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovethe
ignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
Seealsothechapteron"Battery".

I>
Turnthesteeringwheeluntilthesteeringlock
isengaged.

Note
On
vehicleswithTiptronicitisonlypossibleto
removetheignitionkeyiftheselectorleverisin
position
"P".
Gong

Ifyouleavethekeyintheignition/steeringlock,
agongwillsoundwhenthedriver'sdooris
opened.Thisisaremindertoremovethekey.
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Stoppingengine

I>TurnkeybacktopositionO.
I>Donotstopengineimmediatelyafterhardor
extendeddriving.
Keepenginerunningatincreasedidlefor
abouttwominutestopreventexcessiveheat
build-upbeforeturningoffengine.
I>Toavoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovethe
ignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
I>Makesurethatwhenyouleavethecar,even
briefly,youhavewithdrawntheignitionkey.
I>Engagethesteeringlockbymovingthesteer-
ingwheeltotheleftorright.
Turnthesteeringwheeltothelockingposition
beforeyouswitchofftheenginesothatyou
don'thavetoexertyourselfwhenlockingor
unlockingthesteering.
/?\.Warning!
Hotenginecompartmentcomponentscan
burnskinoncontact.
I>Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecom-
partment,turntheengineoffandletitcool
downsufficiently.

Engine-compartmentblower,
radiator
fan
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefrontof
thecar.
Theengine-compartmentblowerismountedon
theenginecompartmentlid.
/?\.Warning!
Riskofinjury.
Aftertheengineisswitchedoff,theengine-
compartmentandcoolanttemperaturesare
monitoredforapprox.20minutes.
Duringthisperiod,anddependingontem-
perature,theengine-compartmentblower
andradiatorfansmaycontinuetorunor
starttorun.
I>Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththe
engineoffandexerciseextremecaution.

Automaticgaragedoor

TheignitionsysteminyourPorschemayinter-
ferewithyourelectronicallyoperatedgarage
door.
I>Tocheckthis,driveyourPorscheclosetothe
garagedoor.Makesurenottointerferewith
theoperatingrangeofthedoor.
I>Runtheengineatdifferentspeeds.
Ifthegaragedooropensorcloseswithoutyou
operatingthegaragedoorunitinyourcar,con-
tactthedealerwhoinstalledtheautomaticgar-
agedoortohavethefrequencyand/orcoding
ofthegaragedoorsignalchangedormodified.
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