2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA audio

Beforedrivingoff12,13
Breakinhints14
Keys,theftprotection.16-19
Immobilizer,securitywheelbolts17
Doors,doorwindows20
Centrallocking21-23
Alarmsystem,infraredpassenger
compartmentmonitoring24,25
Powerwindows26,27
Mirrors,insideanddoor28,29
Rearwindowdefogger30
Sunvisors31
Seats32-37
Steeringwheeladjustment37
Safetybelts38-40
Childrestraintsystems41-43
Airbagsystem44,45
Rolloverprotectionsystem46,47
Parkingaids48,49
Retractablerearspoiler50,51
Fixedrearspoiler,frontspoiler,
sidememberparts51
Clutch,parkingbrake,brakes52-55
ABSbrakesystem56,57
PSMPorschestabilitymanagement58,59
Four-wheeldrive60,61
Dashboard,controlsandinstruments...62-109
Controls,Instruments
Ignition/starterswitch64,65
Startingandstoppingtheengine66,67
Instrumentpanel68-97
On-boardcomputer82-97
Emergencyflasherswitch99
Lightswitch,
automaticheadlightbeamadjustment100
Turnsignals/
headlightdimmer/flasherlever101
Windshieldwiper/washerlever,
rainsensor102,103
Automaticspeedcontrol104,105
Automaticairconditioner106-108
Centralandsidevents109
Ashtray11
°
Cigarettelighter,rearwiper111
Interiorlights112-114
Cupholder115
Storageinthepassengercompartment,
CDorcassetteholder116,117
Frontandrearlids118,119
Luggagecompartment120,121
Trunkentrapment122,123
Sportsexhaustsystem123
PCMPorschecommunicationmanagement.123
Caraudiooperation,tips124,125
Cartelephoneandaftermarkedalarms126
Controls,Instruments
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SafetyBeltWarningSystem

Anaudio-visualwarningsystemisintercon-
nectedwiththedriver'ssafetybelt.
Everytimetheignitionisturnedon,thegong
willsoundforabout6secondstoreminddriver
andpassengertobuckleup.
Thesafetybeltwarninglightsintheinstrument
panelandon-boardcomputerwillgooffassoon
asthedriverhasbuckled
up.
Inertiareelretractor
The
combinationlap/shoulderbeltwithinertia
reellockingmechanismadjustsautomaticallyto
yoursizeandmovementsaslongasthepullon
thebeltisslow.
Rapiddecelerationduringhardbrakingoracolli-
sionlocksthebelt.Thebeltwillalsolockwhen
youdriveupordownasteephillorinasharp
curve,otherwise,theshoulderbeltwillnotinhibit
yourupperbodymovement.
t>Assumeacomfortablesittingposition.
Theshoulderbeltshouldalwaysrestonyour
upperbody.Theshoulderbeltshouldnever
bewornbehindyourbackorunderyourarm.
t>Tofasten,graspbeltandpullthebeltina
continuousslowmotionacrossyourchest
andlap.
t>Insertbelttongueintobuckleoninboardside
ofseat.Pushdownuntilitsecurelylockswith
anaudibleclick.Pullthebelttocheck.
t>Pullshouldersectiontomakesurebeltfits
snuglyacrossthepelvis.
t>Beltsshouldfitsnuglyacrossthepelvisand
chest.Makesurethereisnoslackinthebelt.
t>Tounfastenbelt,pushinreleasebutton
(arrow)onbuckle.Belttonguewillspringout
ofbuckle.
t>Toreleasealatchedbelt,leanbacktotake
thebodypressureoffthebelt.
t>Tostorelap/shoulderbelt,allowthebeltto
retractasyouguidethelatchtoitsstowed
position.
Pleasenotechapter"Automaticlockingretrac-
tor".
t>t>t>
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..
SET"
Basicsettingofon-boardcomputer
Switchingonselectionfield

"A"
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.

Changingthebasicsettingoftheon-board
computer
[>

Select"SET"withtheoperatinglever.

[>

Pushoperatingleverforward.
SET
[>
Selectthedesiredfunctionwiththeoperating
lever:

Reset
-
Resetall,
Resettripcounter,
Resetaverageconsumption,
Resetaveragespeed

Speedometerkm/mls
-
Changeoverbetweenkilometresandmiles

Display
(Individualcombinationofupperand
centrallinesoftheon-boardcomputer)
-
Changingtopdisplay
-Totalmileage
-Tripcounter
-Audioinformation(setradiostation)
-Outsidetemperature
-Rangeonremainingfuel
-Averagespeed
-Averageconsumption

-
Changingcentraldisplay
-Totalmileage
-Tripcounter
-Outsidetemperature
-Rangeonremainingfuel
-Averagespeed
-Averageconsumption

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CarAudioOperationlTips
Forradiooperationseeyourradiomanual
whichisincludedwithyouron-board
literature.
Alsoseethechapteron"Loadswitch-off".

FMreception

Avehicleisnotanidealplacetolistentoa
radio.
Becausethevehiclemoves,receptionconditions
areconstantlychanging.
Buildings,terrain,signaldistanceandnoisefrom
othervehiclesareallworkingagainstgoodre-
ception.
SomeconditionsofFMmayappeartobeprob-
lemswhentheyarenot.
Thefollowingcharacteristicsarecompletelynor-
malforagivenreceptionarea,andtheydonot
indicateanyproblemwiththeradioitself.
Note
Electronicaccessoriesshouldonlybeinstalled
byyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Equipmentwhichhasnotbeentestedandap-
provedbyPorschemayimpairradioreception.
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Fadinganddrifting

FMrangeislimitedtoabout25miles(40km),
exceptforsomehighpowerstations.
Ifavehicleismovingawayfromthedesiredsta-
tion'stransmitter,thesignalwilltendtofade
and/ordrift.Thisconditionismoreprevalent
withFMthanAM,andisoftenaccompaniedby
distortion.
Fadinganddriftingcanbeminimizedtoacertain
degreebycarefulattentiontofinetuningorse-
lectionofastrongersignal.

Staticandfluttering

Whentheline-of-sightlinkbetweenatransmitter
andvehicleisblockedbylargebuildingsor
mountains,theradiosoundmaybeaccompa-
niedwithstaticorflutteringbecauseofthechar-
acteristicofFM.
Inasimilareffect,aflutteringnoiseissome-
timesheardwhendrivingalongatree-linedroad.
Thisstaticandflutteringcanbereducedbyad-
justingthetonecontrolforgreaterbassre-
sponseuntilthedisturbancehaspassed.

Multipath

BecauseofthereflectingcharacteristicsofFM,
directandreflectedsignalsmayreachthean-
tennaatthesametime(multipath)andcancel
eachotherout.
Asavehiclemovesthroughtheseelectronic
deadspots,thelistenermayhearamomentary
flutterorlossofreception.

Stationswapping

WhentwoFMstationsareclosetoeachother,
andanelectronicdeadspot,suchasstaticor
multipatharea,interruptstheoriginalsignal,
sometimesthestrongersecondsignalwillbe
selectedautomaticallyuntiltheoriginalonere-
turns.
Thisswappingcanalsooccurasyoudriveaway
fromtheselectedstationandapproachanother
stationofastrongersignal.

Cassette
tapeplayer

ACaution!
Toavoiddamagetocassettetapeplayer
andtapes.
I>Useonlycassettetapesofgoodquality,hav-
ingnodamage.
I>Avoidusingtapeswithatotalplayingtime
longerthan90minutes.
Longertapesarenotrecommendedbecause
ofthethinnercrosssectionofthetape.
I>Besurethatthetapeisnotslackandthatthe
labelisfirmlysecuredontheshellbeforein-
sertingthecassetteintotheplayer.
I>Havethetapefirmlywoundaroundthetape
byturningthehubwithapencilorsimilar
items.Becarefulnottotouchtheexposed
tapesurface.
I>Whennotinuse,takethecassetteoutofthe
player,putitbackintoitscaseandstoreit
awayfromdust,magnetsanddirectsunlight.
Leavingthecassettetapeonthedashboard
inthesuncandamagethetape.
I>Keeptheplaybackhead,capstanandpinch
rollerclean.
I>Removetapecoatingresidueaccumulatedon
thehead,capstanandpinchrolleronceor
twiceamonth.
Acleaningtape,whichcandothis,shouldbe
availableinaudiostores.
I>Donotoilanypartofthetapeplayeranddo
notinsertanyobjectotherthanacassette
tapeintotheslot.
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DIGITALAUDID
Compactdiscplayer
ACaution!
Toavoiddamagetocompactdiscplayer
anddiscs.
I>Useonlycompactdiscslabeledasshown,
havingnodirt,damageorwarpage.
I>Neverattempttodisassembleoroilanypart
oftheplayerunit.
Donotinsertanyobjectotherthanadiscinto
theslot.
Remembertherearenouser-serviceable
partsinsidethecompactdiscplayer.
I>Donotallowthedisctosustainanyfinger-
prints,scrapesorstickersonthesurfaces.
Thismaycausepoorsoundquality.
Holdthedisconlyontheedgeorcenterhole.
I>Whennotinuse,takethediscoutofthe
player,putthediscbackintoitscaseand
storeitawayfromdust,heat,dampanddi-
rectsunlight.
Leavingthedisconthedashboardinthesun
candamagethedisc.
I>Ifthediscgetsdirty,cleanthediscbywiping
thesurfacesfromthecentertotheoutsidein
aradialdirectionwithasoftcloth.
Donotuseaconventionalrecordcleaneror
anti-staticrecordpreservative.
Disccleanersareavailableinaudiostores.
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Index
A
ABS(antilockbrakesystem)56,57
Acousticwarningsignal84
Airbagsystems44,45
-Switchingoffpassengerairbag42-45
Airdistribution106-109
Airfilter183
Airconditioningsystem106-109
Alarmsystem24,25,126
Alcantara192
Antenna126,186
Antifreeze169
Antilockbrakesystem(ABS)56,57
Ashtray110
Audiooperation124,125
Auto-buttonairconditioningsystem106,107
Automatic
-Anti-glaremirrors29
-Doorlocking20
-Headlightadjustment100
-Lockingretractor40
-Speedcontrol72,104,105
Averageconsumption83,88,89
Averagespeed83,88,89
B
Backrest
-Adjustment32-37
-Release32,33,37
Battery120,215-219
-Warninglight72
Beforedrivingoff12,13
Bloweradjustment106-109
Brakes52-57,174
-Fluid174,250
-FluidwarningIight174
-Lights225,231
-Pads14,55
-Rollerbraketester59,61
Breakinhints14
Bulbs
-Chart223
-Replacing222-235
c
Cabriolet140-149
Canholder.115
Capacities,overview250
Carcare185-193
Cartelephone.126
Carwashes186
Cassettetape
-Player125
-Holder117
Catalyticconverters180
Cautions168,196
Centrallocking21-23
-emergencyoperation22
Changingwheels209-211
Checkenginewarninglight81
Childrestraint
-Anchorages41
-System41-43
-Switchingoffpassengerairbag42-45
CigarettelighterIII
Circulatingairbutton107
Clock79
Clotheshook116
Clutchpedal52
Collapsiblesparewheel206,207,211
Compactdisc
-Changer120,125
-Holder117
-Player120,125
Compressorforcollapsiblesparewheel121
Convertibletop140-149
-Care187
-Indicatorlight143
Coolant76,77,169,170
-Level169,170
-Temperaturegauge76
-Warninglight76
Coolingsystem76,169,170
Cruisecontrol72,104,105
Cupholder115
Index
259