2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA instrument

InstrumentIllumination
Theilluminationisautomaticallyadjustedtothe
ambientbrightnessbythelightsensorinthe
tachometer.
Inaddition,whenthecarlightsareswitchedon,
theinstrumentandswitchsymbolbrightnesscan
bemanuallyadjusted.
/?\.Warning!
Riskofanaccident,personalinjuryand
lossofcontrol.
[>
Donotreachthroughthesteering-wheel
spokeswhiledriving.
Dimminginstrumentillumination
[>
TurnadjustmentbuttonAintheappropriate
directionandholdituntilthedesiredbright-
nesshasbeenreached.
Thechosenlevelofbrightnessisindicatedby
abardisplayinthedisplayfieldofthe
on-boardcomputer.
TripOdometer
/?\.Warning!
Riskofanaccident,personalinjuryand
lossofcontrol.
[>Donotreachthroughthesteering-wheel
spokeswhiledriving.

Resetting
tozero
[>PressadjustmentbuttonAforapproximately
onesecondor
[>
Resetthedistanceinthe"SET"menuofthe
on-boardcomputer.
Refertothechapter"On-boardcomputer".
Afterexceeding
6213
milesor
9999
kilometers,
thecounterreturnsto"0".
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A-Adjustmentbuttonforchange-overbetween
kilometers/miles
Speedometer
Thedigitalspeedometerisintegratedinthe
pointerinstrument.
Theindicationchangesfrommphtokm/hwhen
theunitsarechangedfrommilestokilometres.
Changingoverbetween
Miles/Kilometers
YoucanuseadjustmentbuttonAtochangethe
unitsofthedistanceandspeeddisplaysinthe
on-boardcomputeranddigitaltachometer.
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A.Warning!
Riskofanaccident,personalinjuryand
lossofcontrol.
t>Donotreachthroughthesteering-wheel
spokeswhiledriving.

Switching
betweenunits
t>Withtheignitionon,holdadjustmentbuttonA
turnedtotheleftforapprox.5seconds.
Note
Theunitsofthedistanceandspeeddisplays
canalsobechangedinthe"SET"menuofthe
on-boardcomputer.

Tachometer
Thetachometershowstheenginespeedinrev-
olutionsperminute(rpm).
Thebeginningoftheredmarksattherightend
ofthescaleindicatesthemaximumpermissible
enginerpm.
Aspeedlimiterpreventstheenginefrombeing
overrewedduringacceleration.Beforereaching
thisarea,thenexthighergearshouldbese-
lected.
Shifttothenextlowergearwhentheengine
rpmdropsbelow
1500
rpm.
A.Caution!
Toavoidsevereenginedamage.
I>Alwaysobservetheenginerpmbeforedown-
shiftingtoalowergear,soyoudonotex-
ceedthemaximumenginerpm.
++TurnSignalIndicatorLight
Flashesinsynchronismwiththeturnsignals.
Leftarrow-leftturnsignals
Rightarrow-rightturnsignals
I>Ifthefrequencyofthedisplaybecomesno-
ticeablyfaster,checktheoperationofthe
turnsignals.
~DHighBeam
Indicatorlight
Lightswhenhighbeamorheadlightflasheris
switchedon.
Theindicatorlightgoesoutwhenthehigh
beamsareswitchedoff.
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-F-Cooling
System

Temperature
gauge
(ignitionon)
USA:Displayinof
Canada:Displayin°C
Pointertotheleft-enginecold
[>
Avoidhighenginespeedsandheavyengine
loading.
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Pointerinthemiddle-normaloperatingtem-
perature
Thepointermaymoveuptotheredareawhen
engineisheavilyloadedandoutsidetemperature
ishigh,butshouldreturnto"normal"whenen-
gineloadisreduced.
Warninglight"Au
Ifthecoolanttemperatureistoohigh,the
warninglightcomeson.
Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-
boardcomputer.
[>
Pullofftheroad,turnofftheengineandallow
tocool.
[>Checkradiatorandairpassagesinfrontend
ofcarforobstructions.
[>
Checkcoolantlevel.
Ifnecessary,addcoolantandhavefaultreme-
diedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Followthewarningsandinstructionsin
the"Coolantlevel"chapter.
Note
Topreventexcessivetemperatures,thecooling-
airpassagesmustnotberestrictedbycover-
ings(e.g.films,"stoneguards").
Ifthe
coolant
levelistoolow,thewarninglight
flashes.
Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-
boardcomputer.
[>
Switchengineoffandallowtocool.
[>
Addcoolant.
[>
Havethecauseofthefaultremediedatan
authorizedPorschedealer.
Followthewarningsandinstructionsin
the"Coolantlevel"chapter.
/?\.Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
[>
Ifthewarninglightcomesoneventhough
coolantleveliscorrect,donotcontinuedriv-
ing.
[>Havethefaultremediedatthenearest
authorizedPorschedealer.

Enginecompartmentblowerfan
Inaddition,thiswarninglightflashestoindicate
afaultintheenginecompartmentblower
fan.
[>
Havethecauseofthefaultremediedatan
authorizedPorschedealer.
TiptronicS
Indicator
forselectorleverpositionand
selectedgear

Whentheengineisrunning,theselectorlever
positionandengagedgearareindicated.

Iftheselectorleverisbetweentwoposi-
tions:

-Theselectorleverpositionintheinstrument
clusterflashes,and
-thewarning"selectorlevernotengaged"
appearsonthedisplayoftheon-board
computer.
[>Engagetheselectorlevercorrectly.

Ifthereisafaultinthetransmission:
4thgear
flashesonthedisplay.
-Thewarning"Tiptronicemergencyrun"
appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
Alsoreferto"Emergencyprogram".
[>
Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauth-
orizedPorschedealerimmediately.
Followtheinstructionsinthechapter"Tiptronic".
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iJFuel

levelgauge

Whentheignitionisonthefuellevelisdis-
played.
Fortankcapacity,see"Capacities"chapter.
Ifthevehicle'sinclinationchanges(e.g.goingup
ordownhill),minordeviationsintheindication
mayoccur.
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Note
Ifthetankisnearemptyandyoutopupwith
onlyasmallquantityoffuel,thiscannotbereg-
isteredbythelevelgaugeandcalculationofthe
rangeremainingisimpossible.
Warninglight"Au
Whentheengineisrunning,thewarning
lightofthelevelgaugelightsupiflessthan
approx.2.6U.S.gallons(10litres)offuelre-
mainsinthetankortherangeonremainingfuel
fallsbelowapprox.30miles(50km).
Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-
boardcomputer.
[>
Fillupatthenextopportunity.
A.Caution!
Topreventdamagetotheemissioncontrol
systemandengine.
[>
Neverdrivethetankcompletelyoutoffuel.
[>Avoidhighcorneringspeedsafterthewarning
lightshavecomeon.
[>
Followtheinstructionsinthe"EmissionCon-
trolSystem"chapter.

Ifthelevelgaugewarninglightflashes,

therehasbeenasystemfault.
Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-
boardcomputer.
Therewillthenbenoreservewarning.
Toremedythefault,gotoanauthorized
Porschedealer.

A-Adjustmentbuttonforclock
B-Clock
Clock
Theclockisblankedoutapproximatelyfour
minutesaftertheignitionisswitchedofforwhen
thecarislocked.

Settingthetime

A
Warning!
Riskofanaccidentandlossofcontrol.
I>Donotreachthroughthesteering-wheel
spokeswhiledriving.
Settinghours
I>PressadjustmentbuttonAforaboutonesec-
ond.
Hourdisplayflashes.
I>Turnbuttonintheappropriatedirection:
toright-increasehoursfigure
toleft-decreasehoursfigure.
Adjustmentinhours-turnbuttonbriefly
Fastadjustment(displaycycles)-
turnandholdbutton.
Settingminutes
I>Pressadjustmentbuttonagain.
Minutesdisplayflashes.
I>Setbyrotatingasinhoursmode.
Leavingadjustmentmode
Automaticallyafteroneminuteor:
I>Pressadjustmentbuttonagain.
Whenadjustmentmodeisdeliberatelyleftby
pressingthebutton,thetimebeginspreciselyto
thesecond.
Note
Thetimemodecanbechangedbetween12h
and24hintheon-boardcomputer.
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EngineOilPressure
~Gauge
Withawarmed-upengineandataspeed
of
5000
rpm,theengineoilpressureshouldbe
approx.3.5bar.
Iftheoilpressuredropsabruptlyandthe
warninglightsintheinstrumentpaneland
intheon-boardcomputercomeonwhile
theengineisrunningorwhiledriving:
~Immediatelystopinasuitableplace
andswitchengineoff.
See"Warninglight".

e
Warninglight

Thewarninglightintheinstrumentpanellights
upwhenignitionisswitchedonandmustgoout
whenengineisrunning.

Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanel
andintheon-boardcomputercomeon
withtheenginerunningorwhiledriving:

~Immediatelystopinasuitableplace.
~Switchofftheengine.
~Checkoillevel.
Follow
thewarningsandinstructionsin
the"Engineoillevel"and"On-boardcom-
puter"chapter.
~If
necessary,addengine
oil.
A.Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
Ifthewarninglightcomesoneventhough
oilleveliscorrect:
~Donotcontinue
driving.

~
Havethefaultremediedatthenearest
authorizedPorschedealer.