2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA gas cap

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.

2
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.

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.
Maintenance,CarCare
181

Power
Steering

Thehydraulicfluidreservoirislocatedintheen-
ginecompartment.
Note
Theflownoiseheardatfullsteeringlockisde-
sign-relatedanddoesnotindicateadefectin
thesteeringsystem.
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/!\Warning!
Risk
of
accident.
Whentheengineisstopped(e.g.whenon
tow)orthepowersteeringhasfailedthere
isnosteeringassistance.
Therefore,substantiallymoreforcewill
havetobeexertedinordertosteer.
I>Exercisegreatcarewhenbeingtowed.
I>Havethefaultremediedatyournearestauth-
orizedPorschedealer.
Checkinghydraulicfluid
Followtheinstructionsinthe"Cautions"chapter.
OnlyusehydraulicfluidauthorizedbyPorsche.
Specification:seechapteron"Capacities".
Checkthefluidlevelwiththeenginestopped
andcold(approximately
68°F
j20°C).
1.Opentheenginecompartmentlid.
2.Openthereservoircap.
3.Wipemeasuringrod.
Closelidandreopen.Thefluidlevelshouldlie
intheareabelowthe"Cold"marking.
Addhydraulicfluidifnecessary.
4.Closecapcarefully.
Closeenginecompartmentlid.
Noticeablelossoffluidindicatesleakageinthe
system.
Thecauseshouldberemediedimmediatelyat
anauthorizedPorschedealer.

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.
t>t>t>
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A.Warning!
Hydrogengasgeneratedbythebattery
couldcauseanexplosion,resultingin
severepersonalinjuries.

I>Chargebatteryinawellventilatedarea.
I>Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Itmayexplode
becauseofgastrappedintheice.Allowa
frozenbatterytothawoutfirst.
I>Ifyougetelectrolyte,whichisanacid,inyour
eyesoronyourskin,immediatelyrinsewith
coldwaterforseveralminutesandcalladoc-
tor.
Slow
battery
charging
1.Payattentiontoallwarningsandfollowin-
structionsthatcomewithyourbattery
charger.
2.Whencharging,ensureadequateventilation.
3.Removebattery(see"Removingbattery").
4.Allventcapsshouldbeopen.
Thefluidlevelshouldmeettheindicatormark
ineachcell.
5.Ensurethatchargerisswitchedoff-danger
ofshortcircuit!
6.Connectchargercables.

Chargercablesmustbeconnected
POSITIVE1+)toPOSITIVE1+)and
NEGATIVE(-)toNEGATIVE
I-).
7.Switchoncharger.
Normally,abatteryshouldbechargedatno
morethan10percentofitsratedcapacity.
Ratedcapacityofthebatteryinyourvehicle
islistedonthebatteryhousing.
8.Aftercharging,turnoffchargeranddiscon-
nectchargercables.
9.Tightentheventcapsandreinstallbattery
(see"Installingbattery").

Winteroperation

Duringthewintermonths,batterycapacitytends
todecreaseastemperaturesdrop.
Additionally,morepowerisconsumedwhile
starting,andtheheadlights,heater,rearwindow
defogger,etc.,areusedmorefrequently.
I>LetyourPorschedealertestthebattery'sca-
pacitybeforewintersetsin.

Replacingbattery

Theservicelifeofthebatteryissubjecttonor-
malwear;itdependsgraetlyoncare,climatic
conditions,anddrivingconditions(distances,
loads).
I>OnlyuseanoriginalPorschebattery,withthe
correctpartnumber,asareplacement.
I>Pleaseobservethedisposalinstructionsfor
batteries.
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EmergencyStartingwithJumper
Cables
Ifthebatteryisdischarged,e.g.inwinteror
afterthecarhasbeenparkedforalongtime,
thebatteryofanothercarcanbeusedforstart-
ingwiththehelpofjumpercables.
Makesurethevoltageofbothbatteriesisthe
same.
Thecapacity(Amperehours,Ah)ofthebooster
batterymustnotbesubstantiallylessthanthat
ofthedischargedbattery.
Thedischargedbatterymustbecorrectlycon-
nectedtothevehicle'selectricalsystem.
Seethechapter"Battery"and"Emergencyun-
lockingoftheluggagecompartmentlidanden-
ginecompartmentlid".
Note
[>
Donottrytostartthecarbypushingortow-
ing.Damagetothecatalyticconvertersand
othercomponentsofthecarmayresult.
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/!\Warning!
Riskofdamageandseriouspersonalinjury
duetoshortcircuit.
[>
Useonlyjumpercablesofadequatediameter
cross-sectionandfittedwithcompletelyinsu-
latedalligatorclips.
[>
Followallwarningsandinstructionsofthe
jumpercablemanufacturer.
[>
Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesure
thattheycannotgetcaughtinanymoving
partsintheenginecompartment.
Thejumpercablesmustbelongenoughso
thatneithervehiclesnorcablestouchanother.
[>
Thevehiclesmustnotbeincontact,other-
wisecurrentmightflowassoonastheposi-
tiveterminalsareconnected.
[>
Thecableclampsmustnotbeallowedtocon-
tacteachotherwhenoneendofthejumper
cablesareconnectedtoabattery.
[>Ensurethattoolsorconductivejewellery
(rings,chains,watchstraps)donotcomeinto
contactwithlivepartsofthevehicle.
[>Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruin
thealternator.

Dangerofcaustic
burns.
[>
Donotleanoverthebattery.

Dangerofgasexplosion.

[>Improperuseofboosterbatterytostartave-
hiclemaycauseanexplosion,resultingin
severepersonalinjuries.
[>Keepsourcesofignitionawayfromthebat-
tery,e.g.openflame,burningcigarettesor
sparkingduetocablecontactorwelding
work.
[>
Adischargedbatterycanfreezeevenat
-lOOCj14°F.
Beforeconnectingjumpercables,afrozen
batterymustbethawedout.