2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA windshield wipers

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.

102Controls,Instruments
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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Wipeintervalcontrol

Inwindshieldwiperintermittentmode3thewipe
intervalscanbeinfinitelyadjusted(notinve-
hicleswitharainsensor).

Shorteningwipeintervals

[>
TurnthumbwheelAclockwise.

Lengtheningwipeintervals

[>
TurnthumbwheelAcounter-clockwise.

Rainsensor

Invehicleswitharainsensortheamountofrain
orsnowwhichhassettledonthewindshieldis
measured.Thewiperspeediscontrolled
accordinglybetweenintermittentandcontinuous
operation(wiperspeed
1and2).
Switchingrainsensoron
[>

Movewiperleverinposition
3.
Switchingrainsensoroff
[>

Movewiperleverinposition
O.
Note
The
rainsensorremainsswitchedoffifthe
wiperleverisalreadyinposition
3
whentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
Toswitchtherainsensor
on:
[>

Movewiperlevertoposition
0and
thenback
toposition
3or
[>
Operatewindshieldwashersystem
or
[>
Changethesensitivityoftherainsensorwith
thethumbwheel.
Switch-onisconfirmedbyonewipeofthewind-
shield.

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Changingthesensitivityoftherain
sensor

SensitivitycanbesetwiththethumbwheelAin
6stages.
[>TurnthumbwheelAcounter-clockwise-low
sensitivity
.
[>

TurnthumbwheelAclockwise-highsensitiv-
ity.
Thesettingisconfirmedbyonewipeofthe
windshield.
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103

Opening
luggage
compartmentlid
A.Caution!
Risk
ofdamagetoluggagecompartment
lidorwindshieldwipers.

I>Makesurethatthewindshieldwipersarenot
foldedoutforwardswhenopeningthelug-
gagecompartmentlid.
I>Raiselidslightlyandunlatchthesafetycatch
withthelever(arrow).
Closingluggagecompartmentlidand
enginecompartmentlid
I>Lowerlidandletitfallintothelock.Ifnecess-
ary,pushthelidwiththepalmofyourhandin
theareaofthelock.
I>Checkthatthelidhascorrectlyengagedin
thelock.

A.Warning!
Riskoflossofcontroloranaccident,re-
sultinginseriouspersonalinjury.

I>Shouldyounoticeatanytimewhiledriving
thatoneofthelidsisnotsecuredproperly,
pleasestopimmediatelyinasuitableplace
andcloseit.
Thefrontlidmayflyupimpairingvision.
Controls,Instruments
119

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.

T
Tachometer75
Taillight231
Tank176,177,250
-Ventilationsystem181
Targaroof160-165
Technicaldata244-258
Telephone126
Temperaturesetting105-109
Theftprotection16
Tiptronic77,129-134,183
Tires14,197-204,246-249
-Pressure5,199,249
-Pressurecompressor121
Tiresandtirecare197-204
Toolkit120,121
Towing238,239
Track246
Transmission128-134,254
-Fluid183,250
Tripcounter73
Trunkentrapment123
Turnsignals75,101,228,231
u
Undercoating179,189
v
Valves201
Vanitymirror31
Vehicle
-Care185-193
-Data242,243
-Identificationlabel242
-Identificationnumber120,242
-Washing185-193
Ventilation106-109
Vents106-109
Voltmeter72
w
Warninglamps68-71
Warningmessages92-97
Washerfluid181,250
Washing185-193
Weights251-253
Wheel
-Changing209-211
-Bolts17,208
Wheels191,197-204,246-249
Windows26,27,140,189
-Washernozzles102
-Washersystem102,181,250
Windshieldwiper/washerlever102
Windshieldwipers102,103,184
-Replacing184
Windstop150-153
Wiper
-Blades184
-Interval102,103
Winteroperation:
-Battery217
-Coolant169,170
-Engineoil170-173
-Jumpercables220,221
-Locks187
-Seals190
-Snowchains203,248
-Tires197-204,246-249
-Washerfluid181
-Wiperblades184
Index
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