2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA remove seats

Neverinvite
car
theft!
Anunlockedcarwiththekeyintheignitionlock
invitescartheft.
Asteeringwheellockanda
gong
alarmare
standardequipmentinyourPorsche.
Thegongalarmwillsoundifyouopenthe
driver'sdoorwhilethekeyisstillintheignition
lock.Itisyourremindertopullthekeyoutof
theignitionlockandtolockthedoors.
/!\.Warning!
Anyuncontrolledmovementofthevehicle
mayresultinseriouspersonalinjuryand
propertydamage.
Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedwith
thekeyintheignitionlock,especiallyif
childrenand/orpetsareleftunattendedin
thevehicle.Theycanoperatepowerwin-
dowsandothercontrols.Iftheengineis
leftrunning,theymayaccidentallyengage
theshiftlever.
I>Alwaysremovetheignitionkey.
I>Alwayssettheparkingbrake.
I>Lockthedoorswiththekeyorwiththe
remotecontrol.
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/!\.Warning!
Riskofaseriousaccident.
Thesteeringcolumnwilllockwhenyou
removethekeywhileyouaredrivingoras
thecarisrollingtoastop.Youwillnotbe
abletosteerthecar.
I>Neverremovethekeyfromthesteeringlock
whileyouaredriving.
Toprotectyourvehicleandyourpos-
sessionsfromtheft,youshouldalwayspro-
ceedasfollowswhenleavingyourvehicle:
I>Closewindows.
I>Closelifting/slidingroof.
I>Closeconvertibletop
(withtheconvertibletopopen,theinfrared
passengercompartmentmonitoringsystemis
alwaysswitchedoff).
I>Closeglassslidingroof(Targa)
(withtheglassslidingroofopen,theinfrared
passengercompartmentmonitoringsystemis
alwaysswitchedoff).
I>Removeignitionkey.
I>Engagesteeringlock.
I>Lockstoragetraybetweenthefrontseats
andglovecompartment.
I>Removevaluables(e.g.cardocuments,radio
controlmodule,telephone,housekeys)from
thecar.
I>Lockdoors.

Closing
convertibletop
1.InsertAllenkeyBthroughholeGandinto
thehydraulicvalve.
TurnAllenkeyBcounterclockwisebyapprox.
1revolution.
AlwaysremoveAllenkeyB.
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2.Getbehindthefrontseatsandgraspthe
convertibletopinthemiddle.
3.Closetheconvertibletopuntilitreachesits
highestposition.

Windstop
Thewindstopisstowedinaprotectivebagin
theluggagecompartment.
/!\.Caution!
Riskofdamagetothewindstop
t>Makesurethatthewindstopisnotdamaged
byitemsofluggageorobjectsintheluggage
compartment.
t>Donotplaceanyobjectsonthewindstop.
t>Donotstoreanysharp-edgedobjectsunder
thewindstop.
t>Donotdamagethewindstopduringseatad-
justmentandwhenfoldingbackthefront-seat
backrests.
Adjustseatsothattheseatbackrestdoes
nottouchthewindstop.
t>Donotfolduptherearseatbackrestswith
thewindstopinstalled.
t>Removewindstopbeforefittingahardtop.
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Installingthewindstop
1.Openvelcrotapeorzipperoftheprotective
bag(arrow)intheluggagecompartment.
Takethewindstopoutoftheluggagecom-
partment.
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4.TakeunlockinghandleDfromtheoddments
traybetweenthefrontseats.
5.PositionunlockinghandleDonthedotmark-
ing.
CarefullyremovetheplasticcoversCon
bothsidesofthehardtop.
6.InsertunlockinghandleDintooneoftherear
hardtoplocks.
Forcefullyturntheunlockinghandlepastthe
pressurepoint1inthedirectionofthearrow
uptothestop2.
7.Repeatprocedureontheothersideofthe
hardtop.
8.Togetherwithasecondpersonontheother
side,graspthehardtopatpointsEandF.
/!\Warning!
Dangerofpinchingfingersorhandsatthe
points"F".
[>Evenlyliftthehardtopatbothsides.
9.Firstpullthehardtoprearwardandupoutof
thelockingelements.
Carefullyliftthehardtopupandovertheve-
hicletotherear.
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10.CarefullyremovebothprotectioncoversJ
totherear.
11.FitbothplasticcoversCintothetrimpanel.
Themarkingpointmustpointtotherear.
Thesecoversarealsousedwiththehard-
top.
12.Closefrontlockinglever.
Pushonplasticcoverofthefronthardtop
lock.
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PuttingonthehardtopPositionunlockinghandleDonthedotmark-
ing.
ACaution!
Riskofdamagetothewindstopandhard-
top.
I>Alwaysremovethewindstopbeforefittingthe
hardtop.Refertothechapter"Windstop".
CarefullyremovebothplasticcoversCon
bothsidesofthehardtop.
3.CarefullyfitbothprotectivecoversJintothe
trimpanelfrombehind.
1.Openallfoursidewindowsandconvertible
top.
2.TakeunlockinghandleDfromtheoddments
traybetweenthefrontseats.

Lightalloywheels

Alsoreferto"Carwashes".
Pittingmayoccurifmetallicparticleswhich
causecontactcorrosion(e.g.brassorcopperin
brakedust)areallowedtoremainonthealu-
minumfortoolong.
I>Ifpossible,washthewheelswithaspongeor
washbrushabouteverytwoweeks.Inareas
wheresaltisspreadonwinterroadsorthere
isalotofairborneindustrialdust,itisbestto
cleanthewheelsweekly.

ThePorscheLightAlloyWheelCleaner
(ph-value9.5)canbeusedforthispur-
pose.
Iftheph-valueofthedetergentisincor-
rect,theprotectivecoatingonthewheels
willbedestroyed.
Polisheswhichdissolveoxides,suchas
thosefrequentlyusedforothermetals,or
abrasivetoolsoragentsareunsuitablebe-
causetheybreakdowntheoxidefilmof
theprotectivecoatingandwillcausedisco-
lorationofthewheel.
I>
Everythreemonths,aftercleaning,coatthe
wheelswithacarwaxornon-corrosive
grease(vaseline).
Usingacleancloththoroughlyrubthegrease
intothesurface.

Leather
Characteristicsandspecialfeatures

Thenaturalsurfacemarkingsofleather,e.g.
creases,healedscars,insectstingmarks,struc-
turaldifferencesandslightvariationsinshade
andgrainaddtotheattractivenessofthenatu-
ralleatherproduct.
Aspecialmentionmustbemadehereofnatural
leather.
Fornaturalleather,carefullyselectedhidesof
thehighestqualityareused.Itisnotcovered
completelywithdyeonproduction.
"Nature'ssignature"isthereforeeasilyrecognis-
able.
Thisfinematerialisdistinguishedbyanout-
standingseatingcomfort,specialsuppleness
andatypicalpatina.

Leathercareandtreatment
I>
Cleanalltypesofleatherregularlytoremove
finedustusingasoft,damp,whitewoollen
clothoracommerciallyavailablemicrofibre
cloth.

I>
RemoveheavycontaminationwithPorsche
leathercleaner.
Pleasealwaysfollowtheinstructionsforuse
givenonthecontainers.

Causticcleanersandhardcleaningobjects
mustnotbeused.
Perforatedleathermustundernocircum-
stancesgetwetonitsreverseside.

Oncecleaned,leather(particularlytheheavily
stressedleatherseats)mustbetreatedonly
withPorscheleathercareliquid.
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