2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA tow

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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Jack,Tools

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

I>Neverjackupothervehiclesorotherloads
withthejack.
I>Alwaysplacethecaronstablesupportsifyou
havetoworkunderit.
Whenworkingunderthevehicle,alwaysuse
safetystandsspecificallydesignedforthis
purpose.
Seechapter"ChangingWheels".
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911Carrera,Targa

911CalTera,
Targa
Thejackandtoolsarelocatedonthereverse
sideofthesparewheel.
Thefoaminsertofthesparewheelcanbeused
asakneerestwhenchangingwheels.
911Carrera4,Carrera
45
911Carrera4,CalTera
4S
Thejack,tools,compressorandpressuretester
arelocatedinthesparewheel.

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.
I>I>I>
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Collapsiblesparewheel
Refertothechapter"Spacerrings"beforefitting
thesparewheel.
Ifincorrectlyfitted,thesparewheelmaycome
offwhilstdriving.
1.Mountthecollapsiblesparewheelonthe
vehiclebeforeinflatingit.
2.Screwfillerhoseofthecompressorontothe
tirevalve.
3.Insertplugofthecompressorintotheciga-
rettelighter.
Therequiredfillingpressurewillbereached
afterafewminutes.
4.Checkfillingpressurewiththepressuretes-
ter.
Requiredfillingpressure:
36psi(2.5bar).
Ifthepressureistoohigh,releasesomeair
bypressingthevalveinsert.
Afterusingthecollapsiblesparewheel
I>Releaseairbyunscrewingthevalveinsert.
Thetirewillreverttoitsoriginalshapeonly
afterseveralhours.Onlythencanitbe
stowedinthesparewheelrecessinthe
luggagecompartment.
Repair
I>Thecollapsiblesparewheelmustberepaired
onlybythemanufacturer.Pleaseconsultyour
authorizedPorschedealerifthecollapsible
sparewheelisdefective.
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EmergencyStartingwithJumper
Cables
Ifthebatteryisdischarged,e.g.inwinteror
afterthecarhasbeenparkedforalongtime,
thebatteryofanothercarcanbeusedforstart-
ingwiththehelpofjumpercables.
Makesurethevoltageofbothbatteriesisthe
same.
Thecapacity(Amperehours,Ah)ofthebooster
batterymustnotbesubstantiallylessthanthat
ofthedischargedbattery.
Thedischargedbatterymustbecorrectlycon-
nectedtothevehicle'selectricalsystem.
Seethechapter"Battery"and"Emergencyun-
lockingoftheluggagecompartmentlidanden-
ginecompartmentlid".
Note
[>
Donottrytostartthecarbypushingortow-
ing.Damagetothecatalyticconvertersand
othercomponentsofthecarmayresult.
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/!\Warning!
Riskofdamageandseriouspersonalinjury
duetoshortcircuit.
[>
Useonlyjumpercablesofadequatediameter
cross-sectionandfittedwithcompletelyinsu-
latedalligatorclips.
[>
Followallwarningsandinstructionsofthe
jumpercablemanufacturer.
[>
Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesure
thattheycannotgetcaughtinanymoving
partsintheenginecompartment.
Thejumpercablesmustbelongenoughso
thatneithervehiclesnorcablestouchanother.
[>
Thevehiclesmustnotbeincontact,other-
wisecurrentmightflowassoonastheposi-
tiveterminalsareconnected.
[>
Thecableclampsmustnotbeallowedtocon-
tacteachotherwhenoneendofthejumper
cablesareconnectedtoabattery.
[>Ensurethattoolsorconductivejewellery
(rings,chains,watchstraps)donotcomeinto
contactwithlivepartsofthevehicle.
[>Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruin
thealternator.

Dangerofcaustic
burns.
[>
Donotleanoverthebattery.

Dangerofgasexplosion.

[>Improperuseofboosterbatterytostartave-
hiclemaycauseanexplosion,resultingin
severepersonalinjuries.
[>Keepsourcesofignitionawayfromthebat-
tery,e.g.openflame,burningcigarettesor
sparkingduetocablecontactorwelding
work.
[>
Adischargedbatterycanfreezeevenat
-lOOCj14°F.
Beforeconnectingjumpercables,afrozen
batterymustbethawedout.

~Neverusethetowingeyetotowthisorany
othervehicle.
Certainstatestatutesandlocalordinancespro-
hibittowingwithachain,ropeorevenatow
bar.
Inaddition,damagetoyourvehiclemayresult
fromimproperprocedures.
ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerforde-
tails.
Vehicletowing
Flatbedtowingisthepreferredtypeoftowing
tobeusedonPorschevehicles.
Undercertaincircumstances,wheelliftsmaybe
usedwhenthevehiclewillnotroll.
Thevehicle
must
betowedwithallfour
wheelsofftheground,otherwisedamageto
thevehiclemayresult.
Towingeye
Thetowingeyeiscontainedinthetoolkit.
ACaution!
Riskofdamagetothevehicle.
~Usethetowingeyeonlyforanemergencyto
removethevehicleofftheroad.Thetowing
eyeistobeusedonlytopullthevehicleonto
theflatbed,tractorortowingaparatusifthe
vehiclewillrollfreely.Undernocircumstances
isthevehicletobesecuredusingthetowing
eye.
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Towing
Frontmounting
1.Carefullyremovetheplasticcapbesidethe
licenseplatewithascrewdriver.
2.Screwthetowingeyeintothehole.
Rearmounting
1.Removelicenseplate.
2.Carefullyremovetheplasticcapbetweenthe
bumperswithascrewdriver.
3.Screwthetowingeyeintothehole.

Pulling
vehicle
ontoflat
bed
1.Positionwoodenrampsatthebaseofthe
flatbedtoreducetheangleofthepull.
2.Reelinthehoistcableandchecktheunder-
sideofthevehicleforanyinterference.
Tieingdownvehicleonflatbed
1.Carefullyfeedtowingstrapsthroughthe
openingintherearwheels.
Makesuremetalpartsofstrapsdonotdam-
agerim.
Makesurethestrapisflatovertherimbead.
Makesurebrakebackingplateisnotdam-
aged.
2.Securestrapstorearofflatbed.
3.Reelinhoistcableonlyfarenoughtotension
tie-downstraps.
4.Carefullyfeedtowingstrapsthroughthe
openinginthefrontwheels.
Makesuremetalpartsofstrapsdonotdam-
agerim.
Makesurethestrapisflatovertherimbead.
Makesurebrakebackingplateisnotdam-
aged.
5.Securestrapstofrontofflatbed.
6.Releasetensiononhoistcable,butdonot
disconnect.
Usehoistcableasasafetycable.
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Tachometer75
Taillight231
Tank176,177,250
-Ventilationsystem181
Targaroof160-165
Technicaldata244-258
Telephone126
Temperaturesetting105-109
Theftprotection16
Tiptronic77,129-134,183
Tires14,197-204,246-249
-Pressure5,199,249
-Pressurecompressor121
Tiresandtirecare197-204
Toolkit120,121
Towing238,239
Track246
Transmission128-134,254
-Fluid183,250
Tripcounter73
Trunkentrapment123
Turnsignals75,101,228,231
u
Undercoating179,189
v
Valves201
Vanitymirror31
Vehicle
-Care185-193
-Data242,243
-Identificationlabel242
-Identificationnumber120,242
-Washing185-193
Ventilation106-109
Vents106-109
Voltmeter72
w
Warninglamps68-71
Warningmessages92-97
Washerfluid181,250
Washing185-193
Weights251-253
Wheel
-Changing209-211
-Bolts17,208
Wheels191,197-204,246-249
Windows26,27,140,189
-Washernozzles102
-Washersystem102,181,250
Windshieldwiper/washerlever102
Windshieldwipers102,103,184
-Replacing184
Windstop150-153
Wiper
-Blades184
-Interval102,103
Winteroperation:
-Battery217
-Coolant169,170
-Engineoil170-173
-Jumpercables220,221
-Locks187
-Seals190
-Snowchains203,248
-Tires197-204,246-249
-Washerfluid181
-Wiperblades184
Index
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