2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA child restraint

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
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DearPorscheOwner
Alothasgoneintothemanufactureofyour
Porsche,includingadvancedengineering,rigid
qualitycontrolanddemandinginspections.
Theseengineeringandsafetyfeatureswillbe
enhancedbyyou...
thesafedriver...
whoknowshiscarandallcontrols,
whomaintainsthevehicleproperly,
whousesdrivingskillswiselyandalwaysdrives
withinher/hisowncapabilitiesandthelevelof
familiaritywiththevehicle.
Youwillfindhelpfulhintsinthismanualonhow
toperformmostofthecheckslistedonthe
followingpages.
Ifindoubt,havethesechecksperformedby
yourauthorizedPorschedealer.
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Beforedrivingoff...
Check
thefollowingitemsfirst

I>Turntheengineoffbeforeyouattemptany
checksorrepairsonthevehicle.
I>Besurethetiresareinflatedcorrectly.
Checktiresfordamageandtirewear.
I>Seethatwheelboltsareproperlytightened
andnotlooseormissing.
I>Checkengineoillevel,addifnecessary.
Makeitahabittohaveengineoilchecked
witheveryfuelfilling.
I>Checkallfluidlevelssuchaswindshield
washerandbrakefluidlevels.
I>Besurethevehiclebatteryiswellcharged
andcrankstheengineproperly.
I>Checkalldoorsandlidsforproperoperation
andlatchthemproperly.
I>Checkandifnecessaryreplacewornor
crackedwiperblades.
I>Seethatallwindowsareclearandunob-
structed.
I>Checkairintakeslotsandareabetweenlug-
gagecompartmentlidandwindshieldarefree
ofsnowandice,sotheheaterandthewind-
shieldwipersworkproperly.
I>Ifachildwillberidinginthevehicle,check
childseaVchildseatrestraintsystemtoen-
surethatrestraintsareproperlyadjusted.
I>Checkallexteriorandinteriorlightsforoper-
ationandthatthelensesareclean.
I>Checktheheadlightsforproperaim,andif
necessary,havethemadjusted.
I>Checkunderthevehicleforleaks.
I>Besureallluggageisstowedsecurely.
Emergencyequipment
Itisgoodpracticetocarryemergencyequip-
mentinyourvehicle.
Someoftheitemsyoushouldhaveare:
windowscraper,snowbrush,containerorbag
ofsandorsalt,emergencylight,smallshovel,
first-aid
kit,etc.

Safety
Belts
/!\Warning!
Alwaysmakesureyourandyourpassen-
gers'safetybeltsareproperlyfastened
whilethevehicleisinmotion.
Failuretofollowsafetybeltwarningsmay
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.
t>Foryourandyourpassengers'protection,use
safetybeltsatalltimeswhilethevehicleisin
motion.
t>Useappropriatechildrestraintsystemsforall
smallchildren.
Properwearingofsafetybelts
t>Safetybeltsmustbepositionedonthebody
astorestraintheupperbodyandlapfrom
slidingforward.Improperlypositionedsafety
beltscancauseseriouspersonalinjuryin
caseofanaccident.
t>Theshoulderbeltshouldalwaysrestonyour
upperbody.Theshoulderbeltshouldnever
bewornbehindyourbackorunderyourarm.
t>Formaximumeffectiveness,thelapbelt
shouldbewornlowacrossthehips.
t>Pregnantwomenshouldpositionthebeltas
lowaspossibleacrossthepelvis.Makesure
itisnotpressingagainsttheabdomen.
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t>Beltsshouldnotbeworntwisted.
t>Donotwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakableob-
jectsinoronyourclothing,suchaseye
glasses,pens,keys,etc.asthesemaycause
injury.
t>Severallayersofheavyclothingmayinterfere
withproperpositioningofbelts.
t>Beltsmustnotrubagainstsharpobjectsor
damagemayoccurtothebelt.
t>Twooccupantsshouldneversharethesame
beltatthesametime.

Careandmaintenance

t>Keepbeltbucklesfreeofanyobstructionthat
maypreventasecurelocking.
t>Beltsthathavebeensubjectedtoexcessive
stretchforcesinanaccidentmustbein-
spectedorreplacedtoensuretheircontinued
effectivenessinrestrainingyou.
Thesameappliestobelttensionersystems
whichhavebeentriggered.
Inaddition,theanchorpointsofthebelts
shouldbechecked.
t>Ifsafetybeltsdonotworkproperly,seeyour
authorizedPorschedealerimmediately.
t>Ifthebeltsshowdamagetowebbing,bind-
ings,bucklesorretractors,theyshouldbere-
placedtoensuresafeoperation.
t>Donotmodifyordisassemblethesafetybelts
inyourvehicle.
t>Thebeltsmustbekeptcleanortheretrac-
torsmaynotworkproperly(seealso"Car
careinstructions").
t>Neverbleachordyesafetybelts.
t>Donotallowsafetybeltstoretractuntilthey
arecompletelydryaftercleaningorthismay
causedamagetothebelt.

Belttensioner

Dependingontheforceofacollision,fastened
frontseatbeltsaretightenedinanaccident.

Thebelttensionersaretriggeredin:
-
Frontandrearimpacts

Thebelttensionersarenottriggeredin:
-
Sideimpacts

-
Vehicleoverturning

Note
The
belttensionersystemcanbetriggeredonly
once;thesystemmustbereplacedafterward.
Workmaybeperformedonthebelt-tensioner
systemonlybyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Smokeisreleasedwhenthebelttensionersare
triggered.Thisdoesnotindicateafireinthe
vehicle.

Safetybeltheightadjustment

(CoupeandTargamodels)
Adjusttheheightofthesafetybeltsothatit
runsacrossthemiddleoftheshoulder,not
againsttheneck.
Adjustingbeltheight
I>Up-pushbeltdeflector.
I>Down-pressbutton(arrow)andmovebelt
deflector.
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Automaticlockingretractor
Thesafetybeltsforthepassengerandrear
seatsareequippedwithanautomaticlockingre-
tractorforsecuringthechildrestraintsystem.
Whenactivated,thisretractorallowsyoutose-
curelyfastenthechildrestraintsysteminplace
sothatinadvertentmovementswillnotoccur.
Activatingtheautomaticlockingretractor
1.Pullthesafetybeltretractorcompletelyout.
Atthispointthelockingmechanismisacti-
vated.
2.Insertthesafetybelttongueintothebuckle
andmakecertainthatitisproperlylatched.
3.Allowthesafetybelttoretractuntilitistight
onthechildrestraintsystem.Youmayfur-
thertightenthebeltbypullingonittoallow
moreofittoretract.
Releasingthesafetybelt
1.Unbucklethesafetybeltlatch.
2.Thenmakecertainthatthebelthasfullyre-
tracted.
Atthispointtheautomaticlockingfeaturewill
bedisengaged.

ChildRestraintAnchorages
Pleasenotechapter"Automaticlockingretrac-
tor".
Ifyourchildrestraintseatorseatsrequirethe
useofatetherstrap,youwillwanttousethe
anchorpointsprovidedbehindtherearseat
backrestsunderthecarpet.
Toensureproperinstallation,seeyourauth-
orizedPorschedealer.
Thetetherstrapcanbemovedtotheotheran-
chorpointifrequired.

/!\Warning!
Childrestraintanchoragesaredesignedto
withstandonlythoseloadsimposedbycor-
rectlyfittedchildrestraints.Undernocir-
cumstancesaretheytobeusedforadults
safetybeltsorharnesses.Suchusecould
resultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
I>Donotmisuse
thechildrestraintanchorages.
Theyarenotdesignedtowithstandloadsim-
posedbyadults.

I>I>I>

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ChildRestraintSystems
Porscherecommendsthatallinfantsandchild-
renberestrainedinchildrestraintsystemsatall
timeswhilethevehicleisinmotioninaccord-
ancewithapplicablelaws.
Theuseofinfantorchildrestraintsisrequired
bylawinall50statesandtheCanadianprov-
inces.
Thechildrestraintsystemshouldbeonethat
complieswithU.S.Federal/CanadianMotorVe-
hicleSafetyStandards213andshouldbese-
curedbyalapbeltorlapbeltportionofalap-
shoulderbelt.
Astatementbytheseatmanufacturerofcom-
pliancewiththisstandardcanbefoundonthe
instructionlabelontherestraintandinthein-
structionmanualprovidedwiththerestraint.
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/!\Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathto
thechild.
I>Followallchildrestraintinstructionsandwarn-
ingsinthismanual.
-Whenusinganinfantorchildrestraintsystem,
besuretofollowallmanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionsoninstallationanduse.
-Infantsandsmallchildrenshouldneverbe
heldonthelap,norshouldtheysharea
safetybeltwithanotheroccupantwhiletheve-
hicleisinmotion.
-Childrentoobigforchildrestraintsystems
shoulduseregularsafetybelts.Ashoulder
beltcanbeusedprovidingitdoesnotcross
thefaceortheneckofthechild.
-Formaximumsafetyandprotection,werec-
ommendthatsmallchildrentravelintherear
seats.

Theairbagdeactivationdeviceinstallation
requiresspecialprogrammingavailable
onlyfromyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbeglad
toadviseyouabouttheinstallationpossi-
bilityforaPorschechildrestraintsystem
whichallowsdeactivationofthepas-
senger'sairbags.
/!\Danger!
Theuseofachildrestraintsysteminthe
passengerseatwithoutairbagdeactivation
canresultinseriouspersonalinjuryor
deathtothechildfromanairbagdeploy-
ment.
Toreduceriskofinjuryfromaninflating
airbaginanaccident,Porschestrongly
recommends:

I>Donotuseachildrestraintsysteminthepas-
sengerseatunlessthepassengerairbagsare
deactivated.

Rearwardfacingchildrestraintsystem:

[>
Useonlyinthepassengerseat.
[>
UseinpassengerseatonlywiththePorsche
childrestraintsystemwithairbagdeactivation
capability.
WhenusingthePorschechildrestraintsystem

youmust
ensurethatthepassengerairbags
aredeactivated.

Forwardfacingchildrestraintsystem:

[>
Wheneverpossibleuseintherearseat.

[>
Ifyoumustplaceaforwardfacingchild
restraintsysteminthepassengerseat,
thepassengerairbagsmustbedeacti-
vated.

Example:Rearwardfacingchildrestraintsystem

Inordertodeactivatethepassenger'sair-
bags,thebelttongueofthechild'sseat
mustalwaysbeinsertedinthebuckle"A"
infrontofthepassengerseat.

Whentheignitionisswitchedon,deactivationof
theairbagsisindicatedbytheairbagwarning
lightflashingfor60seconds.

/!\Danger!
Ifthelightdoesnotflash,theairbagsare
notdeactivatedandachildrestraintsys-
temmustnotbeinstalled.
[>
Havethefaultremediedimmediatelybyan
authorizedPorschedealer.
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t>Donotaddanyadditionalcoveringsor
stickerstothesteeringwheelorinthearea
ofthepassengerairbagandsideairbags.
Doingsomayadverselyaffectthefunctioning
oftheairbagsystemorcauseharmtothe
occupantsiftheairbagsystemshoulddeploy.
t>Donotundertakeanywiringforelectricalac-
cessoryequipmentinthevicinityoftheairbag
wiringharnesses.Doingsomaydisablethe
airbagsystemorcauseinflation.
t>Ifthewarninglightcomeson,theairbagsys-
temshouldberepairedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedPorschedealer.
Note
Airbagcomponents(e.g.steeringwheel,door
trim)maybedisassembledonlybyanauth-
orizedPorschedealer.
Whendisposingofausedairbagunit,oursafety
instructionsmustbefollowed.Theseinstructions
canbeobtainedatanyauthorizedPorsche
dealer.

{)Warninglight

Thecentraltriggeringunitmonitorstheoper-
ationalreadinessoftheairbagsystemandthe
warninglight.
Anymalfunctionsthatmayoccurwillbeindi-
catedbythewarninglightsintheinstrument
panelandon-boardcomputer.

t>Inthefollowingcasesyoushouldimme-
diatelyconsultanauthorizedPorsche
dealerinordertoassuretheairbagsys-
temisfunctioningproperly:
-
Illuminationoftheairbagwarninglightduring
travelorrepeatedilluminationlongerthan5
secondsaftertheignitioncircuitisturned
on.
-
Illuminationfailstolightupduringignitioncir-
cuitactivation.
Iftheairbagsonthepassenger'ssideare
switchedoffbythechild
restraint
system,or
ifaninstalledchildrestraintsystemisdetected
whentheignitionisswitchedon,thewarning
lightflashesfor60secondswhentheignition
is
on.
A.Danger!
Ifthelightdoesnotflash,theairbagsare
notdeactivatedandachildrestraintsys-
temmustnotbeinstalled.
t>
Havethefaultremediedimmediatelybyan
authorizedPorschedealer.

Airbagmaintenance

Inordertoensurelong-termfunctioning,theair-
bagsystemmustbeinspectedbyanauthorized
Porschedealerafter4,8and10yearsfromthe
dateofmanufactureshownonthesafetycom-
pliancesticker,andevery2yearsthereafter.

Importantinformation

IfyousellyourPorsche,notifythepurchaser
thatthevehicleisequippedwithairbags,and
referthemtothechapter,"AirbagSystems",in
theowner'smanual(safetyanddisposalrules).
Furtherinformationontheairbagsystemcanbe
foundonstickersatthesunvisors,aswellas
onallairbagcomponents.
Forspecialrecommendationsontheuseofchild
restraints,pleaserefertothechapteron"Child
RestraintSystems".
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