2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA fuel tank capacity

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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.
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Fillupatthenextopportunity.
A.Caution!
Topreventdamagetotheemissioncontrol
systemandengine.
[>
Neverdrivethetankcompletelyoutoffuel.
[>Avoidhighcorneringspeedsafterthewarning
lightshavecomeon.
[>
Followtheinstructionsinthe"EmissionCon-
trolSystem"chapter.

Ifthelevelgaugewarninglightflashes,

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

Refuelling
Fueltankcapacityislistedunder"Capacities".
Porschedoesnotrecommendtheuseoffuel
additives.
1.Important:Stoptheengineandswitchoff
theignition.
2.Slowlyunscrewthetankcap.
Hangthetankcapontheplasticstrapofthe
fillerflap.
3.Insertfuel-hosenozzlefullyintothefillerneck
withthehandleofthefuel-hosenozzlefacing
down.
4.Donotaddfurtherfueloncethecorrectly
operatedautomaticfuel-hosenozzlehas
switchedoff.
Fuelcouldsprayorcouldrunoverinwarm
temperatures.
5.Replacethetankcapimmediatelyafter
refuellingandturnituntilyouhearitandfeel
itengage.

Ifyoulosethetankcap,youmustreplace
itonlywithanoriginalparttoreducethe
possibilityofafireintheeventofacolli-
sion.

Note
Theoillevelisautomaticallymeasuredduring
refuelling.
Themeasuredoillevelisdisplayedforapproxi-
matelyoneminutewhentheignitionisswitched
onortheengineisstarted.
However,thismeasurementisperformedonlyif
thefollowingpreconditionsaremet:
Engineisatoperatingtemperature,ignitionis
off,refuellingiscompletedwithin15minutes.
FuelRecommendations
YourPorscheisequippedwithcatalyticconver-
tersandmustuseUNLEADEDFUELONLY.
Yourengineisdesignedtoprovideoptimumper-
formanceandfueleconomyusingunleadedpre-
miumfuelwithanoctaneratingof98RON
(93CLCorAKI).Porschethereforerecom-
mendstheuseofthesefuelsinyourvehicle.
Porschealsorecognizesthatthesefuelsmay
notalwaysbeavailable.Beassuredthatyour
vehiclewilloperateproperlyonunleadedpre-
miumfuelswithoctanenumbersofatleast
95RON(90CLCorAKI).sincetheengine's
"ElectronicOktaneTMknockcontrol"willadapt
theignitiontiming,ifnecessary.

Theuseof
UNLEADEDFUELONLY
iscriti-
callyimportanttothelifeofthecatalytic
converters.Depositsfromleadedfuelswill
ruintheconvertersandmakeitineffective
asanemissioncontroldevice.

Carswithcatalyticconvertershaveasmaller
fueltankopening,andgasstationpumpshave
smallernozzles.Thiswillpreventaccidental
pumpingofleadedfuelintocarswithcatalytic
converters.
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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.
e

Warning
light
Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpaneland
on-boardcomputerlightwhenapproximately
0.5literisleftinthereservoir.
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Battery
A
Warning!
Riskofshortcircuitandfire.
t>Observeallwarningnotesonthebattery.
t>Disconnectthebatteryduringallworkonthe
electricalsystem.
t>Donotlaytoolsorothermetalobjectsonthe
batteryastheycouldcauseashortcircuit
acrossthebatteryterminal.

Hydrogengasgeneratedbythebattery
couldcauseanexplosion,resultingin
severepersonalinjuries.

t>Donotexposethebatterytoanopenflame,
electricalsparkoralitcigarette.
Risk
ofseverepersonalinjuryanddamage
tothefabric,metalorpaint.

t>Weareyeprotection.
t>Donotallowbatteryacidtocomeincontact
withyourskin,eyes,fabricorpaintedsur-
faces.
t>Ifyougetelectrolyte,whichisanacid,inyour
eyesoronyourskin,immediatelyrinsewith
coldwaterforseveralminutesandcalladoc-
tor.
t>Spilledelectrolytemustberinsedoffatonce
withasolutionofbakingsodaandwaterto
neutralizetheacid.

Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.

t>Alwaysprotectyourskinbywashingthor-
oughlywithsoapandwater.
Note
Iftheremainingfuelislessthanapprox.1/3of
theoveralltankcapacitywhilethebatteryisdis-
chargedordisconnected,incorrectinformation
willbedisplayedwhen
thebatteryischarged
orreconnected.

Thefuellevelgaugemayindicate
more
fuel
thanisactuallyinthetank.
Therangeonremainingfueldisplayedbytheon-
boardcomputermaybehigherthaninreality.
t>Inthiscase,inordertoensurethatgauges
arepreciseandthatyoudonotrunoutof
fuel,youshouldfillupyourcarwithfuel.
Chargestate
Awellchargedbatterywillnotonlypreventstart-
ingproblemsbutwillalsolastlonger.

Inordertoavoiddischargingthebattery
unintentionally:

t>Curtailunnecessarypowerconsumption,par-
ticularlyincitytrafficorwhentravellingshort
distancesonly.
t>Alwaysremovetheignitionkeywhenleaving
thecar.
t>AvoidusingthePorscheCommunication
Managementsystemwhentheengineisnot
running.
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