2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA lights

TrunkEntrapment
Dependingontheproductiondate,yourvehicle
isequippedwithaninternaltrunkreleasemech-
anism.
Apersontrappedintheluggagecompartment
canreleasethelidfromtheinsideusingun-
lockinghandleA.
ThehandleAisfluorescentandglowsinthe
dark.
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Warninglight

Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandin
theon-boardcomputerlightupwhenunlocking
handleAisoperated.
I>Stopthevehicleimmediatelywhenthewarn-
inglightslightup.
I>Checktheluggagecompartment.
I>Closethelid.
Functionwithvehiclestationary
Iftheluggagecompartmentlidisunlockedwith
unlockinghandleA,thelidcanbeopenedfrom
theinsideimmediately.

Functionwithvehicleinmotion

Iftheluggagecompartmentlidisunlockedwith
unlockinghandleAwhenaspeedof3km/h
(2mph)isexceeded,thewarninglightsinthe
instrumentpanelandintheon-boardcomputer
lightup.
Atthesametime,thelidisunlockedandthe
latchstrikerpopsintothecatch-hookposition.
Thelidlockisfullyreleasedassoonasthecar
slowstolessthan2mph(3km/h),andthe
trappedpersoncanopenthelidimmediately.

A.Danger!
Riskofaccident.
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanel
andintheon-boardcomputerlightup
whenthevehicleisinmotion,thelidmay
impactinfrontofthewindshieldandcan
tearoff.
Youcanlosecontrolofthevehicle.

I>Stopthevehicleimmediatelywhenthewarn-
inglightslightup.
I>Checktheluggagecompartment.
I>Closethelid.

CarTelephoneand
AftennarketAlarms

Importantlegalandsafetyinformation
regardingtheuseofcellulartelephones

Some
statesmayprohibittheuseofcellular
telephoneswhiledrivingavehicle.Checkthe
lawsandregulationsontheuseofcellulartele-
phonesintheareaswhereyoudrive.
/!\.Danger!

Risk
ofanaccident.
Severepersonalinjuryordeathcanresult
intheeventofanaccident.
Lookingawayfromtheroadorturning
yourattentionawayfromyourdrivingcan
causeanaccidentandseriousorfatalin-
jury.

Whenusingyourcellulartelephone,youshould
always:
[>
Givefullattentiontoyourdriving-pulloffthe
roadandparkbeforemakingoransweringa
calliftrafficconditionssorequire;
and
[>
Keepbothhandsonthesteeringwheel-use
hands-freeoperation(ifavailable)-pulloffthe
roadandparkbeforeusingahand-heldtele-
phone.
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Itisessentialtoobservetheinstructionsof
thetelephonemanufacturerbeforeputting
thetelephoneintooperation.
Any
portabletelephoneorradiotransmitter
whichisusedinaPorschemustbeproperly
installedinaccordancewiththetechnicalre-
quirementsofPorsche.

Thetransmissionpowermustnotexceed

lOW.
Thedevicesmustpossessatypeapprovalfor
yourvehicleandhave
an"e"symbol.

Ifyoushouldrequireequipmentwithtrans-
missionpowervaluesgreaterthan10W,please
consultyourauthorizedPorschedealerforthis
purpose.Heisfamiliarwiththetechnicalrequire-
mentsforinstallingdevicesofthiskind.
Theantennasforallradiosandtelephoneswith
atransmittingantennamustbeexternally
mounted.
Theimproperinstallationofradiosortelephones
oruseofaradioortelephonewithatransmit-
tingantennainsidethecarmaycause
the
warninglightstocomeon.

Improperinstallationofsuchequipmentcancre-
ateadischargedbatteryorexcessivecurrent
drawfromaddedequipment.
Ifaftermarketsystemsareinstalledbynon-
dealershiptechniciansoroutsidetheselling
dealer,problemsmayresult.Installationofafter-
marketequipmentisnotcoveredundertheNew
CarWarranty.
[>
ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerabout
theinstallationofnonPorscheapproved
equipment.

Receptionquality

Thereceptionqualityofyourcartelephonewill
changeconstantlywhenyouaredriving.Inter-
ferencecausedbybuildings,landscapeand
weatherisunavoidable.Itmaybecomeparticu-
larlydifficulttohearwhenusingthehands-free
functionduetoexternalnoisesuchasengine
andwindnoise.

Automaticcar-wash

[>Unscrewexternalantennasbeforeusingan
automaticcar-wash.

Gearshifting
Thepositionsofthegearsareshownonthe
gearshiftlever.
/!\.Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
I>Alwayscheckthemovementoftheclutch
pedalbeforedrivingandmakesurethatitis
notobstructedbyafloormatoranyother
object.
I>Securethefloormattopreventitfromsliding
intopositionsthatcouldinterferewiththe
safeoperationofyourvehicle.
YourPorschedealercanofferyoufloormats
ofthecorrectsizeincludingasecuringpossi-
bility.
Toavoiddamagetotheclutchandtrans-
mission:
I>Alwaysdepresstheclutchpedalfullywhen
changinggears.
Makesurethatthegearshiftleveriscom-
pletelyengaged.
I>Onlyshiftintoreversewhenthecarhascome
toacompletestop.
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Reverse
I>Depresstheclutchpedalforseveralseconds
beforeshiftingintoreverse.
Onlythenmovethegearshiftlevertotheleft,
overcomingthespringtension,andthento
thefront.
Bothback-uplightscomeonwhenthetrans-
missionisputintoreverse(withignitionon).

Permittedenginespeed

~
I>Changeintoahighergearbeforetheneedle
reachestheredmarkonthetachometer,or
easeofftheaccelerator.
Iftheredzoneisreachedduringacceleration,
fuelfeedisinterrupted.
/!\.Caution!
Toavoidsevereenginedamage.
I>Alwaysobservetheenginerpmbeforedown-
shiftingtoalowergear,soyoudonotex-
ceedthemaximumenginerpm.

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Warning
light
Itlights
upwhentheignitionisswitchedonand
mustgooutwhentheengineisrunning.
Ifthewarninglightlightsupwiththeenginerun-
ning,theconvertibletopisnotinoneofitsend
positions.
I>Fullyopenorclosetheconvertibletop.
Driveonlywiththeconvertibletopfullyopen
orclosed.
Ifthewarninglightdoesnotgooutintheend
position,pleaseconsultanauthorizedPorsche
dealer.
Afaultispossible,oritmaybenecessaryto
adjusttheconvertible
top.
Ifthewarninglightflashes
whenoperatingthe
convertibletopwiththerockerswitch:
I>Checkwhethertheenginecompartmentlidis
closed.
Emergencyoperation
oftheconvertibletop
I>
Before
performingemergencyoperation,
pleasecheck:
Wastheignitionswitchedonandwastheen-
ginecompartmentlidclosedduringoperation
oftheconvertibletopwiththerockerswitch?
Areelectricalfusesdefective?
Refertothechapter"Electricalsystem".

A.Warning!
Thereisadangerofinjuryduringemer-
gencyoperation.
Thereisadangerofcrushingortrapping
bodypartsatallmovableconvertibletop
partswhichcouldcauseseriouspersonal
injury.

I>Takegreatcarewhenperformingemergency
operation.
I>Donotoperatetheconvertibletopduringand
afteremergencyoperation.
Before
emergencyoperation
I>
Removetheignitionkeysothattheconvert-
ibletopisnotoperatedunintentionally.

I>
Takescrewdriveroutofthetoolkit.Referto
thechapter"Toolkit".
I>Foldtherearseatbackrestsforward.

I>I>I>

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~Openingrearlid
Precondition
The
glassslidingroofmustbeclosed.

I>To
unlock,pressbutton
A,or:

Pressbuttonfortherearlidontheremote
control.Refertothechapter"Keys".

I>
Lifttherearlid.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedonwhentherearlid
isunlocked.

Closingrearlid
A.Warning!
Dangerofcrushing.Therearlidisauto-
maticallypulledintothelockandlocked.
I>
Makesurethatyourfingersarenotunderthe
rearlid.
I>Placehandontotherearlid.
Pushtherearliddownuntilitisautomatically
pulledclosedandlocked.

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Warninglight

Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandin
theon-boardcomputercomeoniftherearlidis
notcompletelyclosed.

I>
Fullyclosetherearlid.
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BrakeFluidlevel
Followtheinstructionsinthe"Cautions"chapter.
Useonlynew(unused)OriginalPorsche
brakefluid.
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/!\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".
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WarninglightUSA
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WarninglightCanada
Thebrake-fluidwarninglightsintheinstrument
panelandon-boardcomputerindicate:
-brake-fluidleveltoolow,
-inconjunctionwithlargepedaltravel,
abraking-circuitfailure.

Ifthewarninglightsshouldlightupwhile
driving:

~Stopimmediatelyinasuitableplace.
~Donotcontinuedriving.
Pleasehavethefaultremediedatyournear-
estauthorizedPorschedealer.

Fuel
/!\Warning!
Fuelishighlyflammableandharmfulto
health.
I>Fire,openflameandsmokingareprohibited
whenhandlingfuel.
I>Avoidcontactwithskinorclothing.
I>Donotinhalefuelvapors.

Topreventdamagetotheemissioncontrol
systemandengine:
I>
Neverdrivethetankcompletelyoutoffuel.

I>
Avoidhighcorneringspeedsafterthewarning
lightshavecomeon.
Followtheinstructionsinthe"FuelEconomy",
"EmissionControlSystem"and"Fuellevel
gauge"chapters.
Check
enginewarninglight

Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpaneland
on-boardcomputercomeonandremainson
whiledriving,itsuggests:
-animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
-refuellingwithenginerunning.
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Openingthefillerflap

Thefilleropeningisunderthefillerflapinthe
frontrightfender.

I>
Withthevehicleunlocked,pressonthefront
partofthefillerflap(arrow)toopentheflap.
Thefillerflapiscentrallylockedalongwiththe
otherlocks.

Ifthereisadefectintheautomaticunlock-
ingsystem:
I>
Openthepassengerdoor.

I>
Pulltheringintheright-handdooraperture
(arrow).

FuelEvaporationControl
Fuel
tank
venting
Theevaporationchamberandthecarboncanis-
terpreventfuelfromescapingtotheatmos-
phereatextremehighoutsidetemperatures,
whendrivingabruptlyaroundcurvesandwhen
thecarisparkedataninclineorinanyother
nonlevelposition.
Vaporcontrol
systemandstorage

Whenthefueltankisfilled,vaporsarecollected
intheevaporationchamberbyaventlinelead-
ingthevaporstothecarboncanisterwherethey
arestoredaslongastheenginedoesnotrun.
Purge
system

Whentheengineisrunning,thefuelvaporsfrom
thecanisterwillbemixedwithfreshairfromthe
ambientairofthecanister.Thismixturewillbe
directedtotheintakeairhousingbythetank
ventline,mixedwiththeintakeairandburned
duringnormalcombustion.
WasherFluid
Thereservoir,withabluescrewcap,isinthe
luggagecompartment,totherearleft.
Capacity
-Withoutheadlightcleaningsystem:
approximately2.5liters.
-Withheadlightcleaningsystem:
approximately6.5liters.
Cleanwaterisgenerallynotenoughtocleanthe
windshieldandheadlights.
Itisadvantageoustoaddawintercleanergiving
antifreezeprotectionorasuitablesummer
cleaner,dependingontheseason.Followthein-
structionsforthemixingratio.
t>Donotuseenginecoolantanti-freezeorany
othersolutionthatcandamagethecar's
paint,inthewasherreservoir.
t>Pleasenotealltheinformationonthecon-
tainerofthecleaningagent.
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Warning
light
Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpaneland
on-boardcomputerlightwhenapproximately
0.5literisleftinthereservoir.
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