2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA brake

CarCareInstructions
Followtheinstructionsinthe"Cautions.
chapter.
Regularandcorrectcarehelpstomaintain
thevalueofyourcarandisalsoaprecon-
ditionfortheNewVehicleWarrantyandthe
AntiCorrosionWarranty.
YourauthorizedPorschedealerhasspe-
ciallydevelopedcar-careproductsfromthe
Porscheprogramavailableeithersinglyor
ascompletecar-caresets.Theywillbe
pleasedtohelpyouselectsuitablepro-
ducts.
WhetheryouusePorscheproductsorother
commerciallyavailablecleaningagentsfirst
makesureoftheircorrectapplication.
APorschethatiswell-caredforcanlooklike
newforyears.Italldependsontheamountof
caretheowneriswillingtogivethecar.
A.Warning!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordamage
tothevehicleorproperty.
Cleaningagentsmaybehazardoustoyour
health.
Mostchemicalcleanersareconcentrates
whichrequiredilution.Highconcentrations
mightcauseproblemsrangingfromirrita-
tiontoseriousinjuryaswellasdamageto
yourvehicle.
I>Keepcleaningagentsoutofreachfromchild-
ren.
I>Observeallcautionlabels.
I>Alwaysreaddirectionsonthecontainerbe-
foreusinganyproduct.Thesedirectionsmay
containinformationnecessarytoavoidper-
sonalinjury.
I>Donotusefuel,kerosene,naphtha,nailpolish
removerorothervolatilecleaningfluids.They
maybetoxic,flammableorhazardousin
otherways.Onlyusespotremovingfluidsina
wellventedarea.
I>Donotcleantheundersideofchassis,fen-
ders,wheelcovers,etc.,withoutprotecting
yourhandsandarmsasyoumaycutyour-
selfonsharp-edgedmetalparts.
Moistureandroadsaltonbrakesmayaffect
brakingefficiency.
I>Testthebrakesaftereachvehiclewashing.
I>I>I>
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Washing
Thebestmethodofprotectingyourcarfrom
thedamagingeffectsoftheenvironmentisfre-
quentwashingandtheapplicationofapreserv-
ative.Theundersideofyourvehicleshouldalso
bewashedthoroughly,atthelatestwhensaltis
nolongerspreadontheroads.
Thelongersalt,roaddustandindustrialdust,
deadinsects,birddroppingsorsubstancesfrom
trees(resin,pollen)areallowedtoremainonthe
bodywork,themoreseriousistheirharmfulef-
fect.
Newcarsshouldbewashedcarefullywithplenty
ofclearwatertoprotectthenewpaintwork.
Darkpaintfinishesshowupthesmallestofsur-
facedamage(e.g.,scratches)morereadilythan
lightercolors.
Darkcolorsarealsomoresusceptibleto
scratchingbecauseofthecompositionoftheir
pigmentsandrequireparticularlycarefulpaint
care.
[>
Donotwashyourcarinbrightsunlightor
whilethebodyworkisstillhot.
[>Whenwashingbyhand,useabundantwater,
asoftspongeorwashbrush,andPorsche
carshampoo.
[>Beginbysprayingthebodythoroughlywith
watertorinseawayloosedirt.
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[>
Afterwashing,rinsethecarwithplentyof
waterandthendrywithachamoisleather.
Donotusethesamechamoisleatherfor
dryingasyouuseforcleaningthewindshield
andwindows.
/!\.Warning!
Moisturewhichgetsontothebrakesduring
acarwashcanreducebrakingefficiencyor
makethebrakespullunevenlywhichcould
increasethedangerofanaccident,causing
seriouspersonalinjuriesordeath.
[>Alwaysapplythebrakesafewtimesafter
washingthecartotestbrakingefficiencyand
drythebrakediscs.
Whendoingthis,takecarenottohamper
otherroadusersbehindyou(trafficconditions
permitting).

Automatic
carwashes
Optionaladd-onpartsorpartswhichproject
beyondthecontoursofthevehiclemaybe
damagedbydesignfeatures(e.g.brushes)of
automaticcarwashes.
Thefollowing
parts
areparticularlysuscep-
tibletodamage:
-Windshieldwipers(alwaysswitchthemoffto
preventthemwipingunintentionallyinintermit-
tentorsensoroperation)
-Externaltelephoneantennas(alwaysunscrew)
-RoofTransportSystem(alwaysremovecom-
pletely)
-Fixedrearspoilerorextendedrearspoiler
-Wheels(thewidertherimandthelowerthe
tireheight,thegreatertheriskofdamage)
-High-glosswheels(topreventthesefromget-
tingscratched,donotcleanwiththewheel-
cleaningbrushesofthecarwash).
[>
Pleaseconsulttheoperatorbeforeusingauto-
maticcarwashes.
[>Washanddrybyhandallpointsnotreached
byacarwash,suchasdoorandlidseamsor
doorsills.
Note
Automaticcarwashesspraywateratodd
anglesandhighpressures,whicharenotseen
innormaldriving.Therefore,watercansome-
timesfinditswayintothepassengerscompart-
mentduringorshortlyafterthecarwash.

Lightalloywheels

Alsoreferto"Carwashes".
Pittingmayoccurifmetallicparticleswhich
causecontactcorrosion(e.g.brassorcopperin
brakedust)areallowedtoremainonthealu-
minumfortoolong.
I>Ifpossible,washthewheelswithaspongeor
washbrushabouteverytwoweeks.Inareas
wheresaltisspreadonwinterroadsorthere
isalotofairborneindustrialdust,itisbestto
cleanthewheelsweekly.

ThePorscheLightAlloyWheelCleaner
(ph-value9.5)canbeusedforthispur-
pose.
Iftheph-valueofthedetergentisincor-
rect,theprotectivecoatingonthewheels
willbedestroyed.
Polisheswhichdissolveoxides,suchas
thosefrequentlyusedforothermetals,or
abrasivetoolsoragentsareunsuitablebe-
causetheybreakdowntheoxidefilmof
theprotectivecoatingandwillcausedisco-
lorationofthewheel.
I>
Everythreemonths,aftercleaning,coatthe
wheelswithacarwaxornon-corrosive
grease(vaseline).
Usingacleancloththoroughlyrubthegrease
intothesurface.

Leather
Characteristicsandspecialfeatures

Thenaturalsurfacemarkingsofleather,e.g.
creases,healedscars,insectstingmarks,struc-
turaldifferencesandslightvariationsinshade
andgrainaddtotheattractivenessofthenatu-
ralleatherproduct.
Aspecialmentionmustbemadehereofnatural
leather.
Fornaturalleather,carefullyselectedhidesof
thehighestqualityareused.Itisnotcovered
completelywithdyeonproduction.
"Nature'ssignature"isthereforeeasilyrecognis-
able.
Thisfinematerialisdistinguishedbyanout-
standingseatingcomfort,specialsuppleness
andatypicalpatina.

Leathercareandtreatment
I>
Cleanalltypesofleatherregularlytoremove
finedustusingasoft,damp,whitewoollen
clothoracommerciallyavailablemicrofibre
cloth.

I>
RemoveheavycontaminationwithPorsche
leathercleaner.
Pleasealwaysfollowtheinstructionsforuse
givenonthecontainers.

Causticcleanersandhardcleaningobjects
mustnotbeused.
Perforatedleathermustundernocircum-
stancesgetwetonitsreverseside.

Oncecleaned,leather(particularlytheheavily
stressedleatherseats)mustbetreatedonly
withPorscheleathercareliquid.
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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".
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Inparticular,beverycarefultoensurethat
itemsofclothing(ties,shirt,sleevesetc.),
jewelry,longhair,handorfingerscannotget
caughtintheengine-compartmentblower,
fan,beltsorothermovingparts.
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefront
ofthecar.
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.

TiresIWheels
Theoriginalequipmenttiresandwheelrimson
yourPorschecomplywithallapplicableFederal
MotorVehicleSafetyStandards.
Foryoursafetyrememberthefollowing:
-Wheelrimsandwheelboltsarematchedtofit
yourPorsche.
-Ifyouintendtouseotherthanoriginalequip-
mentwheels,besurethattheyconformto
Porschespecificationsforyourmodel.
Onlytireswiththesamemakeandwiththe
samespecificationcode(e.g."NO","Nl"...J
canbemounted.
-Theuseofwheelrimsandwheelboltsthatdo
notmeetspecificationsoftheoriginalfactory
installedequipmentwillaffectthesafeoper-
ationofyourvehicle.
-Beforeyouplanonexchangingwheels,or
snowtiresalreadymountedonthewheel
rims,consultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Yourdealerhasthetechnicalinformation
necessarytoadviseyouwhichwheelrimsand
wheelboltsarecompatiblewiththeoriginal
factoryinstallations.
/!\Warning!
Riskoflossofcontrolandseriouspersonal
injury.
t>Ifwhiledriving,yourvehicleexperiencesa
suddenvibrationorridedisturbance,and/or
yoususpectthatpossibledamagetoyour
tiresorvehiclehasoccurred,youshouldim-
mediatelyreduceyourspeedwithoutex-
cessiveuseofthebrakes.
t>Stopthevehicleassoonaspossible,andin-
spectthetires.
Ifyoucannotdeterminethecauseforthedis-
turbance,haveyourvehicletowedtothe
nearestPorscheortiredealertohaveyour
vehicleortire(s)inspected.
t>Continuingtooperatethevehiclewithoutcor-
rectioncouldresultinalossofcontroland
seriouspersonalinjury.
t>t>t>
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Tire
wear
TheoriginalequipmenttiresonyourPorsche
havebuilt-intirewearindicators.Theyare
moldedintothebottomofthetreadgrooves
andwillappearasapproximately1/2in(12mm)
bandswhenthetiretreaddepthisdownto
1/16ofanin(1.6mm).
Whentheindicatorsappearintwoormoread-
jacentgrooves,itistimetoreplacethetires.
Werecommend,however,thatyoudonotlet
thetiresweardowntothisextent.
Worntirescannotgriptheroadsurfaceproperly
andareevenlesseffectiveonwetroads.
IntheUnitedStates,statelawsmaygovernthe
minimumtreaddepthpermissible.Followall
suchlaws.
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/!\Warning!
Drivingonworntirescanresultinlossof
controlofthevehicleandcouldcause
severepersonalinjuries.
~Donotdrivewithworntiresortiresshowing
cutsorbruisesastheymayleadtosudden
deflationandlossofcontrolwhichcould
causeseverepersonalinjury.
~Specializedhighperformancetiresonhigh
performancesportscarsexhibitmorewear
thanthoseonafamilysedan,orevenahigh
performancesedan.
Therefore,itisimportanttocheckyourtire
pressureandconditionatleasteverytwo
weeks.
Ifyounoticethattiresarewearingunevenly,
consultyourPorschedealer.
Unevenwearmaynotalwaysbeduetoim-
properwheelalignment.Itcanbetheresultof
individualdrivinghabitssuchascorneringat
highspeeds.Ifthetirepressureisnotchecked
andadjustedregularly,abnormaltirewearcan
alsooccur.
Tirecare
~Avoiddamagingtiresandwheelrims.
~Ifyoumustdriveoveracurborotherob-
stacle,driveslowlyandatanobtuseangle.
~Checktiresforunevenwearanddamagebe-
foredrivingoff.
~Removeimbeddedmaterial.
~Replacewornordamagedtiresimmediately.
~Keepoil,fuel,brakefluid,etc.awayfrom
tires.
~Replacemissingvalvestemcaps.
~Keeptiresinflatedcorrectly.

Beforemountingsnowtires,consultwith
yourPorschedealer.Hehasthetechnical
informationnecessarytoadviseyouon
wheelandtirecompatibility.
Snowtiresshouldhavethesameloadcapacityas
originalequipmenttiresandshouldbemountedon
allfourwheels.
Snowtireswithstudsshouldberunatmoderate
speedswhennewinordertogivethestudstime
tosettle.
A
Warning!
Tireswithbadlyworntreadsandstudsare
verydangerousandcouldcauseaccidents
resultinginseverepersonalinjuries.
[>
Makesuretheyarereplacedimmediately.
Donotdriveavehicleequippedwithsnowtires
atprolongedhighspeed.
Snowtiresdonothavethesamedegreeoftrac-
tionondry,wetorsnowfreeroadsasanormal
tire.
Furthermore,snowtireswearrapidlyunder
theseconditions.
Snowtiresdonotfulfilltheirpurposeifthetread
depthislessthan
5/32
in(4mm).
Complywithallstateandlocallaws
governingsnowtireandtreaddepth
requirements.
Snowchains
ACaution!
Riskofdamagetobody,axleorbrake
components.
[>
Fitsnowchainsonlytotherearwheels,and
onlywiththetire/rimcombinationlistedinthe
TechnicalData.
Toensureadequateclearancebetweenchain
andbody,Porscherecommendsonlytheuse
offine-linkchainssuchasthoseapprovedby
Porsche.
[>
Followinstructionsissuedbythesupplierof
thechains.
Differentstatesandcountrieshavevaryingstatu-
toryrequirementsregardingmaximumspeed.
Checkwithlocalauthoritiesforpossiblerestric-
tions.
[>
Removechainsassoonastheroadsarefree
oficeandsnow.
Tiredesignations
Duetonewspeedandloadratingsforradial
tires,newdesignationshavecomeintoforcefor
snowtiresforyourPorsche.
ThedesignationtobeusedforZRtiresise.g.,

255/40
ZR17(Z
=
codeletterforradialtires
forspeedsabove150mph(240km/h).
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ChangingWheels

A
Warning!
Failure
to
followtheseinstructionsmayre-
sultinseriouspersonalinjuriestoyouorto
bystanders.
Beforechangingthewheel
I>Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistance
offtheroad.
Turntheemergencyflasheron
anduseotherwarningdevicestoalertother
motorists.
I>Donotparkyourvehiclewhereitmaycontact
drygrass,brushorotherflammablema-
terials.Thehotpartsoftheexhaustsystem
could
set
suchmaterialsonfire,thereby
causingbothpropertydamageandsevereor
fatalphysicalinjury.

I>
Passengersmustnotremaininthevehicle
whenitisjacked
up.
I>Before
youchangeawheel,besurethe
groundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,usea
boardunderthejacktoensurethatthejack
doesnotsinkintotheground.

I>Setthe
parkingbrakeandblockthewheels
oppositetheflattireontheothersideofthe
vehicle.
While
operatingthejack
I>The
jackisonlytobeusedforchanginga
wheel.Donotuseitasasupporttowork
underthecar.
I>Thecarmustbejackeduponlyattheillus-
tratedjackingpoints.
Liftingatanyotherplacemaydamagetheve-
hicleormayresultinpersonalinjury.
Neverjackthecarupbythebodyorthe
bumpers.

I>Forsafety
reasonsdonotusetireinflating
bottles.
Donotusecommerciallyavailablesealant
bottles.

Sequence
ofoperation
A

Warning!
Thejackmustbeusedonlytoraisethecar
forwheelchanging.
Thejackmustneverbeusedasasupport
toworkunderneaththevehicle.Ifthejack
isaccidentallydislodged,youorbystanders
couldsufferseverepersonalinjury.

I>Neverjackupothervehiclesorotherloads
withthejack.
I>Alwaysplacethecaronstablesupportsifyou
havetoworkunderit.
Whenworkingunderthevehicle,alwaysuse
safetystandsspecificallydesignedforthis
purpose.
Pleaseuseasuitablekneeresttoprotectyour
clothingagainstsoiling.
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