2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA height

Seat
Adjustment

/!\Warning!
Theseatmaymoveunexpectedlyifyouat-
tempttoadjustwhiledriving.Thiscould
causesuddenlossofcontrolorpersonalin-
jury.

[>
Donotadjustseatswhilethevehicleisinmo-
tion.
Thebackrestlocksmustbeengagedatall
timeswhilethevehicleisinmotion.

IntheCabriolet,thewindstopmaybedam-
agedduringseatadjustmentandwhenfold-
ingbackthefront-seatbackrests.
[>
Adjustseatsothattheseatbackrestdoes
nottouchthewindstop.

Safetybeltsonlyofferprotectionwhenthe
backrestisuprightandthebeltsare
properlypositionedonthebody.
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscan
causeseriouspersonalinjuryinanacci-
dent.
[>
Donotoperate
thecarwiththedriverorpas-
sengerbackrestsexcessivelyreclined(see

"Seat
position").
32Controls,Instruments

Seat
position
Acorrectsittingpositionisimportantforsafe
andfatigue-freedriving.
Werecommendthefollowingprocedurefor
adjustingthedriver'sseattosuitindividual
requirements:
1.Adjusttheseatheighttogiveyourself
enoughheadroomandagoodoverviewof
thevehicle.
2.Adjusttheseatuntil,withtheaccelerator
pedalfullydepressed,yourlegisstraightbut
yourentirefootstillrestsontheaccelerator
pedal.
3.Gripthetophalfofthesteeringwheel.
Setthebackrestangleandsteering-wheel
positionsothatyourarmsarealmost
outstretched.However,yourshouldersmust
stillrestonthebackrest.
4.Ifnecessary,correcttheseatfore-and-aft
adjustment.
Adjustingbasicseat

A-Seatheightadjustment
[>

Raiselockinglever.

[>Setthe
desiredseatheightbyshiftingyour
bodyweight.

[>

Releasethelever.

B-Foreandaft
[>
Raiselockinglever.
Moveseattodesiredpositionandrelease
lever.
Ensurethattheseatengagescorrectly.
C-Backrestangle
[>Operateswitchuntilthedesiredbackrest
angleisreached.
Electricallyadjustableseat
[>
Presstheswitchinthedirectionindicatedby
thearrowsuntilthedesiredseatpositionis
reached.
A-
Seatheightadjustment

B-Fore
andaftadjustment
C-Seatangleadjustment
D-Backrestangleadjustment
E-Lumbarsupport
(pelvisandspinalcolumnsupport)*

Topermitarelaxedsittingposture,thebackrest
curvatureissteplesslyadjustableinverticaland
horizontaldirectionsforindividualpelvisandspi-
nalcolumnsupport.
[>
Presstheswitchinthedirectionindicatedby
thearrowsuntilthedesiredbackrestcurva-
tureisreached.

Seat
backrest
Foldingforward
[>PullupleverFinthesidepartofthebackrest
andfoldthebackrestforward.
Foldingback
[>Tiltbackandengagethebackrestsothatit
cannottipforwardwhenthecarisbraked.
[>[>[>
Controls,Instruments
33

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.

Washing
Thebestmethodofprotectingyourcarfrom
thedamagingeffectsoftheenvironmentisfre-
quentwashingandtheapplicationofapreserv-
ative.Theundersideofyourvehicleshouldalso
bewashedthoroughly,atthelatestwhensaltis
nolongerspreadontheroads.
Thelongersalt,roaddustandindustrialdust,
deadinsects,birddroppingsorsubstancesfrom
trees(resin,pollen)areallowedtoremainonthe
bodywork,themoreseriousistheirharmfulef-
fect.
Newcarsshouldbewashedcarefullywithplenty
ofclearwatertoprotectthenewpaintwork.
Darkpaintfinishesshowupthesmallestofsur-
facedamage(e.g.,scratches)morereadilythan
lightercolors.
Darkcolorsarealsomoresusceptibleto
scratchingbecauseofthecompositionoftheir
pigmentsandrequireparticularlycarefulpaint
care.
[>
Donotwashyourcarinbrightsunlightor
whilethebodyworkisstillhot.
[>Whenwashingbyhand,useabundantwater,
asoftspongeorwashbrush,andPorsche
carshampoo.
[>Beginbysprayingthebodythoroughlywith
watertorinseawayloosedirt.
186Maintenance,CarCare
[>
Afterwashing,rinsethecarwithplentyof
waterandthendrywithachamoisleather.
Donotusethesamechamoisleatherfor
dryingasyouuseforcleaningthewindshield
andwindows.
/!\.Warning!
Moisturewhichgetsontothebrakesduring
acarwashcanreducebrakingefficiencyor
makethebrakespullunevenlywhichcould
increasethedangerofanaccident,causing
seriouspersonalinjuriesordeath.
[>Alwaysapplythebrakesafewtimesafter
washingthecartotestbrakingefficiencyand
drythebrakediscs.
Whendoingthis,takecarenottohamper
otherroadusersbehindyou(trafficconditions
permitting).

Automatic
carwashes
Optionaladd-onpartsorpartswhichproject
beyondthecontoursofthevehiclemaybe
damagedbydesignfeatures(e.g.brushes)of
automaticcarwashes.
Thefollowing
parts
areparticularlysuscep-
tibletodamage:
-Windshieldwipers(alwaysswitchthemoffto
preventthemwipingunintentionallyinintermit-
tentorsensoroperation)
-Externaltelephoneantennas(alwaysunscrew)
-RoofTransportSystem(alwaysremovecom-
pletely)
-Fixedrearspoilerorextendedrearspoiler
-Wheels(thewidertherimandthelowerthe
tireheight,thegreatertheriskofdamage)
-High-glosswheels(topreventthesefromget-
tingscratched,donotcleanwiththewheel-
cleaningbrushesofthecarwash).
[>
Pleaseconsulttheoperatorbeforeusingauto-
maticcarwashes.
[>Washanddrybyhandallpointsnotreached
byacarwash,suchasdoorandlidseamsor
doorsills.
Note
Automaticcarwashesspraywateratodd
anglesandhighpressures,whicharenotseen
innormaldriving.Therefore,watercansome-
timesfinditswayintothepassengerscompart-
mentduringorshortlyafterthecarwash.

Floor

Thesurfaceuponwhichthevehiclerestsisflat
andapproximatelylevel.
Screen
Thescreenuponwhichheadlampbeamsare
projectedisperpendiculartothefloorandthe
vehicle'slongitudinalaxis,flat,uniformlylightin
color,unobstructed,andwideandhighenough
toaccommodatethevehiclebeampatternsto
beaimed.
Thescreenshouldbewideenoughtoprovideat
least1mofspaceoutboardofthevehicle's
headlampspacing.

Adjustmentscrews

I>Detachsidecarpetinginluggagecompart-
ment.
ThereforeunscrewplasticnutA.
Openthecoveroftheappropriateadjustment
screw.
Thesettingisadjustedbyturningthehexagon
socketscrewsrightorleft,asappropriate.
B-Headlightverticaladjustment
C-Foglightheightadjustment

Verticaladjustment(screw
B)
I>turnclockwise=beammovesdown
turncounterclockwise=beammovesup
Note
I>Donotalterthelateraladjustment.
Foglight
adjustment
Thefoglight
adjustmentCshouldonlybedone
ataspecialistworkshopwithanopticaladjust-
mentunit.
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Dimensions

911Carrera,
Carrera4,Targa
911Carrera4S

Length
Width
Height
Wheelbase
Groundclearance
Turningcircle
Overhanganglefront
Overhanganglerear
Rampangle

175.9
in./4465mm
69.7in./1770mm
51.4in./1305mm
92.6in./2350mm
4.3in./110mm
34.8ft./10.6m
12.5°
14°
13.5°
175.9in./4465mm
72.1in./1830mm
51.0in./1295mm
92.6in./2350mm
4.3in./110mm
34.8ft./10.6m
12°
13.5°
14°
Transmission

GearratiosManualtransmissionTiptronicS
1st
gear
2ndgear
3rdgear
4thgear
5thgear
6thgear
3.82:1
2.20:1
1.52:1
1.22:1
1.02:1
0.84:1
3.60:1
2.19:1
1.41:1
1.00:1
0.83:
1

Reverse
1st
gear
2ndgear
Finaldriveratio
3.55:13.17:1
1.93:1
3.37:13.44:1
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