2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA fuse

DearOwner,
Wewouldliketothankyouforyourpurchaseof
aPorscheSportscar.
Judgingbythecaryouhavechosen,youarea
motoristofaspecialbreed,andyouareprob-
ablynonovicewhenitcomestoautomobiles.
Rememberhowever,aswithanyvehicle,you
shouldtaketimetofamiliarizeyourselfwithyour
Porscheanditsperformancecharacteristics.Al-
waysdrivewithinyourownuniquecapabilitiesas
adriverandyourlevelofexperiencewithyour
Porsche.Ensurethatanyoneelsedrivingyour
Porschedoesthesame.Topreventorminimize
injury,alwaysuseyoursafetybelts.Nevercon-
sumealcoholordrugsbeforeorduringthe
operationofyourvehicle.
ThisOwner'sManualcontainsahostofuseful
information.Pleasetakethetimetoreadthis
manualbeforeyoudriveyournewPorsche.
Becomefamiliarwiththeoperationofyour
Porschecarformaximumsafetyandoperating
pleasure.ThebetteryouknowyourPorsche,the
morepleasureyouwillexperiencedrivingyour
newcar.
AlwayskeepyourOwner'sManualinthecar,
andgiveittothenewownerifyoueversell
yourPorsche.

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AseparateMaintenanceBooklet
explains
howyoucankeepyourPorscheintopdriving
conditionbyhavingitservicedregularly.

AseparateWarrantyandCustomerInfor-
mationBooklet
containsdetailedinformation
aboutthewarrantiescoveringyourPorsche.
ForU.S.only:
Ifyoubelievethatyourvehiclehasafaultwhich
couldcauseacrash,injuryordeath,youshould
immediatelyinformtheNationalHighwayTraffic
SafetyAdministration(NHTSA)inadditionto
notifyingPorscheCarsNorthAmerica,Inc.
(PorscheCarsN.A.J.
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcomplaints,itmay
openaninvestigation,andifitfindsthatasafety
problemexistsinagroupofvehicles,itmay
orderarecallandremedycampaign.However,
NHTSAcannotbecomeinvolvedinindividual
problemsbetweenyouandyourdealer,or
PorscheCarsN.A..
TocontactNHTSA,youmayeithercalltheAuto
SafetyHotlinetolHreeat1~800)-424-9393
(or366-0123inWashington,D.C.area)orwrite
to:NHTSA,U.S.DepartmentofTransportation,
Washington,D.C.20590.Youcanalsoobtain
otherinformationaboutmotorvehiclesafety
fromtheHotline.
Yourcarhasthousandsofpartsandcompo-
nentswhichhavebeendesignedandmanufac-
turedinaccordancewithPorsche'shighstand-
ardsofengineeringqualityandsafety.
Anyalterationofthevehiclemaynegateor
interferewith
thosesafetyfeaturesbuilt
into
thevehicle.
YourPorscheisintendedtobeusedinasafe
mannerobeyingthelocallawsandinthelightof
drivingconditionsfacedbyyou,andinaccord-
ancewiththeinstructionsprovidedinthis
Owner'sManual.

DonotmisuseyourPorschebyignoring
thoselawsanddrivingconditions,orby
ignoringtheinstructionsinthismanual.
Anyalterationormisuseofthevehiclecan
leadtoaccidentsandsevereorfatalper-
sonalinjuries.

Thefittingofracingtires(e.g.slicks)forsport-
ingeventsisnotapprovedbyPorsche.Very
highcorneringspeedscanbeachievedwith
racingtires.However,theresultingtransverse
accelerationvalueswouldjeopardizetheadequ-
atesupplyofoiltotheengine.
Porschethereforewillnotacceptanywarranty
oracceptanyliabilityfordamageoccurringasa
resultofnon-compliancewiththisprovision.

Brake
booster
Thebrakeboosterassistsbraking
only

whentheengineisrunning.

Whenthecarismovingwhiletheengineisnot
running,orifthebrakeboosterisdefective,
morepressureonthebrakepedalisrequiredto
bringthecartoastop.
Moistureorroadsaltonbrakesaffectsbraking.
Whenthevehicleisdrivenonsaltedroadsfor
extendedperiods,thebrakesshouldbewashed
downthoroughlyaboutevery2weeks.Anauto-
maticcarwashfacilitycannotdothisjob
properly.
Brakeswilldryafterafewcautiousbrakeappli-
cations.

A.Warning!
Drivingthroughwatermayreducethetrac-
tion.
Moistureonbrakesfromroadwater,car
wash,orcoatingofroadsaltmayaffect
brakingefficiency.
t>Cautiously
applybrakes
to
testbrakesafter
beingexposed.
Brakewear
Yourcarhasexcellentbrakes,buttheyarestill
subjecttowear.Therateatwhichtheywear
dependsonhowthebrakesareused.

t>
Havethebrakesysteminspectedattheinter-
valsrecommendedinyourMaintenance
Booklet.

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@
WarninglightUSA
WarninglightCanada

Ifthelightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-board
computerstayonwhentheengineisrunningor
comeonwhiledriving,thebrakepadsareworn,
excessively.
t>Donotcontinuetooperatethevehicle.
HaveyourauthorizedPorschedealerinspect
orreplacethebrakepads.
Brakepads
Wearonthebrakepadsandbrakediscs
dependstoagreatextentonthedrivingstyle
andtheconditionsofuseandthereforecannot
beexpressedinactualmilesontheroad.
Thehigh-performancebrakesystemisdesigned
foroptimalbrakingeffectatallspeedsandtem-
peratures.
Certainspeeds,brakingforcesandambient
conditions(suchastemperatureandhumidity)
thereforemightcausethebrakestosqueal.

Newbrakepadsorlinings

Newbrakepadshavetobe"brokenin",and
thereforeonlyattainoptimalfrictionwhenthe
carhascoveredseveralhundredmilesorkm.
Theslightlyreducedbrakingabilitymustbe
compensatedforbypressingthebrakepedal
harder.Thisalsoapplieswheneverthebrake
padsandbrakediscsarereplaced.
Controls,Instruments
55

A-Openingluggagecompartmentlid
B-Openingenginecompartmentlid

Luggage
CompartmentLidand
EngineCompartmentLid
Unlocking
t>Operatetheappropriatepul~buttonnexttothe
driver'sseat.
Theluggagecompartmentorenginecompart-
mentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidis
open.
Alsorefertothechapter"Rearlid(Targa)"
and"Loadswitch-off".
118Controls,Instruments
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanalsobe
unlockedwiththeradioremotecontrol.
Refertothechapter"Keys".
ImportantNote
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,thelidscan
beopenedonlybyconnectinganexternalelec-
tricalpowersource.
Pleaseobservethechapter"Electricalsystem"
orthedescriptioninsidethefuseboxcover.

e
Warninglight

Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandin
theon-board-computercomeonifthelidsare
notcompletelyclosed.
t>Fullyclosethelid.

Emergencyoperation

/!\Warning!
Risk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddamage
tothelifting/slidingroofduringemergency
operation.

[>Duringandafteremergencyoperation,thelift-
ing/slidingroofmaynolongerbeoperated
withtherockerswitch.
Beforeusingemergencyoperation,please
checkwhetherdefectivefusesarethecauseof
themalfunction.
Seechapteron"Electricalsystem".
138MobileRoofs

Closingthelifting/slidingroof

1.Usingyourfingernailorascrewdriver,care-
fullyunclipthetwocoversAoftheinfrared
passengercompartmentmonitoringsystem.
2.UnscrewthetwoscrewsB.
3.Folddownthecoverofthelifting/slidingroof
drive.
RemovetheAllenkey(arrow)fromitsholder.
4.InserttheAllenkeyinthedriveaxle.

e
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>

MobileRoofs
143

Closingglassslidingroof

1.Pulloutignitionkey.
Movethepassenger'sseatforwardandfold
thebackrestforward.
Foldtherearseatbackrestsforward.
Beforeusingemergencyoperation,please
checkwhetherfusesaredefective.
Refertothechapter"Electricalsystem".

/!\Warning!
Riskofinjury
anddamage.
I>Donotoperatetheglassslidingroofwiththe
rockerswitchortheremotecontrolduring
andafteremergencyoperation.
164MobileRoofs

Emergencyoperationofglasssliding
roof

2.GraspundertherearwallliningAwithyour
hands.
ForcefullypulltherearwallliningAforward.
TheAllenkeysforemergencyoperationareon
thebackoftheliningA.
3.TakebothAllenkeysBoutoftheirholder.

PracticalTips,EmergencyService
Cautions196
Tires,wheels197-204
Jack,tools204
Liftingthevehicle205
Sparewheel206,207
Spacerrings,wheelbolts207,208
Changingwheels209-211
Electricalsystem,fuses,relays212-214
Battery215-219
Emergencystarting
withjumpercables220,221
Lights,replacingbulbs222-235
Adjustingheadlights236,237
Towing238,239
PracticalTips,EmergencyService
195

Electrical
System

Inordertoavoiddamageandfaultsinelectrical
orelectronicsystems,electricalaccessories
shouldbeinstalledatyourauthorizedPorsche
dealer.
[>OnlyuseaccessoriesauthorizedbyPorsche.
/!\Warning!
Riskofshortcircuitandfire.
Replacingfusesorrelayswiththeengine
runningortheignitiononcouldcauseelec-
tricalshock.
[>
Disconnectedthebatteryduringallworkon
theelectricalsystem.Seechapter"Battery".
Relays
Defectiverelaysshouldbechangedonlybyan
authorizedworkshop.
212PracticalTips,EmergencyService
Radiocode
Thetheft-protectioncodeoftheradiomustbe
enteredagainifthebatterywasdisconnected.
Alarmsystem,centrallocking
Thestatusofthecentrallockingandalarm
systemisnotchangedbydisconnectingthe
battery.
Whenthebatteryisdisconnected,thealarmsys-
temceasestofunction.
Overloadprotection
Ifthecentrallockingsystemisoperatedmore
thantentimeswithinaminute,furtheroperation
isblockedfor30seconds.
Loadswitch-offaftertwohours
orfivedays
Iftheignitionkeyisremoved,loadswhichare
switchedonorinstandby(e.g.powerwindows,
luggagecompartmentlighting,interiorlight,
radio)areautomaticallyswitchedoffafterap-
proximately2hours.
Ifthevehicleisnotstartedorunlockedwiththe
remotecontrolwithinfive
days,
theremote
controlstandbyfunctionisswitchedoff(topre-
ventdischargingofthevehiclebattery).
1.Inthiscase,unlockthedriver'sdoorwiththe
keyatthedoorlock.
Leavethedoorclosedinordertopreventthe
alarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
2.Pressbutton1ontheremotecontrol.
Theremotecontrolisnowactivatedagain.