2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA washer fluid
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DearPorscheOwner
Alothasgoneintothemanufactureofyour
Porsche,includingadvancedengineering,rigid
qualitycontrolanddemandinginspections.
Theseengineeringandsafetyfeatureswillbe
enhancedbyyou...
thesafedriver...
whoknowshiscarandallcontrols,
whomaintainsthevehicleproperly,
whousesdrivingskillswiselyandalwaysdrives
withinher/hisowncapabilitiesandthelevelof
familiaritywiththevehicle.
Youwillfindhelpfulhintsinthismanualonhow
toperformmostofthecheckslistedonthe
followingpages.
Ifindoubt,havethesechecksperformedby
yourauthorizedPorschedealer.
12Controls,Instruments
Beforedrivingoff...
Check
thefollowingitemsfirst
I>Turntheengineoffbeforeyouattemptany
checksorrepairsonthevehicle.
I>Besurethetiresareinflatedcorrectly.
Checktiresfordamageandtirewear.
I>Seethatwheelboltsareproperlytightened
andnotlooseormissing.
I>Checkengineoillevel,addifnecessary.
Makeitahabittohaveengineoilchecked
witheveryfuelfilling.
I>Checkallfluidlevelssuchaswindshield
washerandbrakefluidlevels.
I>Besurethevehiclebatteryiswellcharged
andcrankstheengineproperly.
I>Checkalldoorsandlidsforproperoperation
andlatchthemproperly.
I>Checkandifnecessaryreplacewornor
crackedwiperblades.
I>Seethatallwindowsareclearandunob-
structed.
I>Checkairintakeslotsandareabetweenlug-
gagecompartmentlidandwindshieldarefree
ofsnowandice,sotheheaterandthewind-
shieldwipersworkproperly.
I>Ifachildwillberidinginthevehicle,check
childseaVchildseatrestraintsystemtoen-
surethatrestraintsareproperlyadjusted.
I>Checkallexteriorandinteriorlightsforoper-
ationandthatthelensesareclean.
I>Checktheheadlightsforproperaim,andif
necessary,havethemadjusted.
I>Checkunderthevehicleforleaks.
I>Besureallluggageisstowedsecurely.
Emergencyequipment
Itisgoodpracticetocarryemergencyequip-
mentinyourvehicle.
Someoftheitemsyoushouldhaveare:
windowscraper,snowbrush,containerorbag
ofsandorsalt,emergencylight,smallshovel,
first-aid
kit,etc.
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InstrumentPanelUSAModels
Informationaboutindividualindicatorsis
givenonthespecifiedpages.
1Voltmeter,72
2Speedometerwithanaloguedisplay,74
3Speedometerwithdigitaldisplay,74
4Automaticspeedcontrolindicatorlight,72
5Tachometer,75
6Turnsignalindicatorlight,left,75
7Highbeamindicatorlight,75
8On-boardcomputer,82-97
9Turnsignalindicatorlight,right,75
10Lightsensorforinstrumentillumination,73
11Clock,79
12Tiptronicindicator,77
13Coolingsystem
Temperaturegauge,warninglight,76,77
14Fuel
Levelgauge,warninglight,78
15Engineoilpressuregauge,80
Warninglightslindicatorlights
AWasherfluidlevelwarninglight,181
BCheckenginewarninglight,81
CPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Informationlight,59
DPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Warninglight,59
EABSwarninglight,57
FBrakefluidlevel,
Brakedistributionwarninglight,54,174
GParkingbrakewarninglight,53
HBrakepadwearwarninglight,55
IEngineoilpressurewarninglight,80
KBatterywarninglight,72
LSafetybeltwarninglight,39
MAirbagwarninglight,45
NRetractablerearspoilerwarninglight,50
aLuggagecompartmentlid,
Enginecompartmentlid,
Rearlid(Targa)
Warninglight,118,163
PConvertibletopwarninglight,143
QRolloverprotectionsystemwarninglight,46
When
theignitionisswitchedon,thewarn-
inglightslightupforalampcheck.
Note
Warningsthathavebeengivenarestoredinthe
appropriatecontrolunitmemoryandcanbe
readoutatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Thisinformationcanhelptowarnyouaboutsitu-
ationswhichmaybehazardoustoyouoryour
car.
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InstrumentPanelCanadaModels
Informationaboutindividualindicatorsis
givenonthespecifiedpages.
1Voltmeter,72
2Speedometerwithanaloguedisplay,74
3Speedometerwithdigitaldisplay,74
4Automaticspeedcontrolindicatorlight,72
5Tachometer,75
6Turnsignalindicatorlight,left,75
7Highbeamindicatorlight,75
8On-boardcomputer,82-97
9Turnsignalindicatorlight,right,75
10Lightsensorforinstrumentillumination,73
11Clock,79
12Tiptronicindicator,77
13Coolingsystem
Temperaturegauge,warninglight,76,77
14Fuel
Levelgauge,warninglight,78
15Engineoilpressuregauge,80
Warninglightslindicatorlights
AWasherfluidlevelwarninglight,181
BCheckenginewarninglight,81
CPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Informationlight,59
DPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Warninglight,59
EABSwarninglight,57
FBrakefluidlevel,
Brakedistributionwarninglight,54,174
GParkingbrakewarninglight,53
HBrakepadwearwarninglight,55
IEngineoilpressurewarninglight,80
KBatterywarninglight,72
LSafetybeltwarninglight,39
MAirbagwarninglight,45
NRetractablerearspoilerwarninglight,50
aLuggagecompartmentlid,
Enginecompartmentlid,
Rearlid(Targa)
Warninglight,118,163
PConvertibletopwarninglight,143
QRolloverprotectionsystemwarninglight,46
When
theignitionisswitchedon,thewarn-
inglightslightupforalampcheck.
Note
Warningsthathavebeengivenarestoredinthe
appropriatecontrolunitmemoryandcanbe
readoutatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Thisinformationcanhelptowarnyouaboutsitu-
ationswhichmaybehazardoustoyouoryour
car.
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On-boardTextdisplay
in
computeron-boardcomputer
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Handbrake
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Ignitionkey
..notremoved
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ronVrear
lidnot
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closed
~Refill
washerfluid
Tripcounter
reset
WarningsintheInstrumentPanelandintheOn-BoardComputer
Ifawarningmessageappears,alwaysrefertothecorrespondingchaptersintheOwner'sManual.
Warningmessagesareissuedonlyifallmeasurementpreconditionsaremet.Therefore,checkallfluidlevelsregularly-
inparticular,alwayschecktheengineoillevelbeforerefuelling.
Instrument
panel
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Canada
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Meaning/measure
Driverandpassengersmustfastentheir
safetybelts.
Handbrakenotreleased.
Closeluggagecompartmentlid,
enginecompartmentlid,
rearlid(Targa)properly.
TripodometerisresettoO.
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WindshieldWiper/WasherLever
/!\Warning!
Dangerofinjurywhenthewindshieldwipers
operateunintentionally.
Riskofdamagetothewindshieldandwiper
system.
I>Avoidrunningthewiperbladesoveradry
windshieldtopreventscratchingtheglass.
Spraywasherfluidonthewindshieldfirst.
Ascratchedwindshieldwillreducevisibility.
I>Alwaysloosenwiperbladesfromfrozenglass
beforeoperatingwiperstopreventdamageto
thewipermotororblades.
I>Alwaysswitchoffwindshieldwipersincar
washtopreventthemwipingunintentionally
(intermittentorsensoroperation).
I>Alwaysswitchoffwindshieldwipersbefore
cleaningthewindshieldtoavoidunintentional
operation(intermittentorsensoroperation).
I>Donotoperatetheheadlightwasherincar
washes.
I>Donotoperateheadlightwasherwhenitis
frozen.
0-
Windshieldwipersoff
1-Windshieldwipersslow
2-Windshieldwipersfast
3-Intermittentoperation
4-Windshieldwashersystem:
Sprayswhiletheleverispulledtowardsthe
steeringwheelinthefirstposition.
Whentheleverisreleased,afewdrying
wipesareexecuted.
5-Windshieldwipersandwashersystem:
Spraysandwipeswhiletheleverispulled
towardsthesteeringwheelinthe
second
position.
6-Headlightwasher
(VehicleswithBi-Xenonheadlights):
Spraysonlywhilelowbeamorhighbeamis
switchedon.
Thespraydurationislimited.Ifheavily
soiled,repeatwash.
Persistentdirt(e.g.insectremains)should
beregularlyremoved.
Seethechapteron"CarCareInstructions".
Note
Thewindshieldwashernozzles
areheated
whentheignitionison,asaprecautionagainst
freezing.
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Maintenance,CarCare
Cautions168
Powermeasurements168
Coolantlevel169,170
Engineoil170-173
Engineoillevel171
Engineoilrecommendation172,173
Brake-fluidlevel174
Fueleconomy,operatingyourcar
inothercountries175
Fuel,fillerflap,fueltank176,177
Fuelrecommendations177,178
Emissioncontrolsystem179,180
Fuelevaporationcontrol,
washerfluid181
Powersteeringfluidlevel182
Airfilter,particlefilter,
automatictransmissionfluid,
manualtransmissionoil183
Wiperblades184
Carcare185-193
Maintenance,CarCare
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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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Capacities
UseonlyfluidsandfuelsauthorizedbyPorsche.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillgladlyadviseyou.
YourPorschehasbeendesignedsothatitisnotnecessarytomixanyadditiveswithoilsorfuels.
EngineOilchangequantitywithoutoilfilterapprox.8.5quarts/8.0liters
Oilchangequantitywithoilfilterapprox.8.7quarts/8.25liters
Referenceindicationisthelevelontheoildipstick.Alsorefertothesection"EngineOils".
Coolant
approx.5.95U.S.gallons/22.5liters
Manualtransmission
anddifferentialapprox.2.85quarts/2.7literstransmissionoil
Tiptronic5approx.9.51quarts/9.0litersATF
DifferentialwithTiptronic5approx.1.32quarts/1.25literstransmissionoil
Fueltank,refillvolume911Carrera:approx.16.9U.S.gallons/64liters,911Carrera4,Carrera45:approx.16.6U.S.gallons/
63liters,includingapprox.2.6U.S.galions/l0litersreserve
FuelqualityYourengineisdesignedtoprovideoptimumperformanceandfueleconomyusing
unleadedpremiumfuelwithanoctaneratingof98RON(93CLCorAKI).
Porschethereforerecommendstheuseofthesefuelsinyourvehicle.
Porschealsorecognizesthatthesefuelsmaynotalwaysbeavailable.Beassuredthatyourvehicle
willoperateproperlyonunleadedpremiumfuelswithoctanenumbersofatleast95RON(90CLCorAKI).
sincetheengine's"ElectronicOktaneTMknockcontrol"willadapttheignitiontiming,ifnecessary.
Powersteeringapprox.1.3quarts/1.27literhydraulicfluidPentosinCHF11
S@
BrakefluidUseonlyOriginalPorschebrakefluid.
Windshieldwasherapprox.3.17quarts/3literswithoutheadlightwasher,approx.6.02quarts/5.7literswithheadlightwasher
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