2004 PORSCHE 911 GT3 Owners Manual

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Emergency FlasherSwitch

Operational readinessofthe emergency flasher
does notdepend onthe ignition lockandturn sig-
nallever position.

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Ifyour carisdisabled orparked underemer-
gency conditions switchonthe emergency
flasher inthe dashboard
(arrow).

All turn signals andtheindicator lightinthe
switch flashwiththesame frequency.
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Warning!
Risk ofan accident.

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Whenever stalledorstopped foremergency
repairs, movethecarwell offthe road. Switch
on the emergency flasherandmark thecar
with road flares orother warning devices.

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Donot remain inthe car. Someone approach-
ing from therear may notrealize yourvehicle
is stopped andcause acollision.

Danger offire.

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Donot park oroperate thevehicle inareas
where thehotexhaust systemmaycome in
contact withdrygrass, brush,fuelspill or
other flammable material.

Hot engine compartment componentscan
burn skinoncontact.

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Before working onany part inthe engine com-
partment, turntheengine offand letitcool
down sufficiently.
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LightSwitch

Lights switched off
Parking lights,
sidemarker lights,
license platelight, instrument illumination

Low beam, highbeam

Only withignition on
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Fog
lights
inaddition toparking lightsor
low beam:
Pull switch tofirst click.
Indicator lighton.
The foglights willgoout automatically
when thehigh beams areswitched on.

Rear foglight
inaddition tothe fog
lights:
Pull switch tosecond click.
Indicator lighton.

Parking lightright/left

Only when ignition keyiswithdrawn:
Pull switch outslightly inposition "0"
and turn to
- parking-light positionleft
- parking-light positionright.
Parking lightsandside marker lights
are liton the selected side.
If the ignition keyiswithdrawn andthedoor is
opened whilethelights (nottheparking lightleft/
right) areon,a
gong
warns ofpossible battery
discharge.

In some countries, differences arepossible
due toprovisions oflaw.
Automatic
HeadlightBeam
Adjustment

Vehicles with
Bi-Xenon headlights
feature

automatic
headlightbeamadjustment.
When theignition isswitched on,the level ofthe
headlight beamautomatically changesinaccor-
dance withthevehicle load.
The level ofthe headlight beamisautomatically
kept constant duringacceleration andbraking.

Checking operation

1. Switch thelow beam on.
2. Switch ignition on.
The light beam firstdips allthe way down and
is then adapted tothe vehicle load.
It this test item isnot met, theheadlight beam
adjustment mustbechecked byanauthorized
Porsche dealer.

TurnSignal /
Headlight Dimmer/Flasher Lever

Turn signals, lowbeam andhigh beam areready
for operation whentheignition ison.

1 -
Turn
signal left
2 -
Turn signal right

3 -
High beam

4 -
Headlight flasher
Lever incenter position -
Low beam When
highbeam andheadlight flasherareselect-
ed, the blue indicator lightinthe tachometer islit.
The turn signal leverturns offautomatically when
the steering wheelisstraightened outafter com-
pleting aturn.

Lane changer

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Toindicate yourintention whenchanging lanes
on the freeway, slightlyliftordepress thelever
to the resistance point.
The lever willreturn tothe OFF position when
released.

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Ifthe frequency ofthe display becomes notice-
able faster, checktheoperation ofthe turn sig-
nal bulbs.

Headlight flasher

(With ignition onoroff)

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Toflash theheadlights tooncomming motor-
ists, slightly pullthelever toward thesteering
wheel andthen release it.
The blue indicator lightinthe tachometer will
go on/off asyou pull/release thelever.
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Windshield Wiper/Washer Lever

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Warning!
Danger ofinjury whenthewindshield wipers
operate unintentionally.
Risk ofdamage tothe windshield andwiper
system.

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Avoid running thewiper blades overadry wind-
shield toprevent scratching theglass. Spray
washer fluidonthe windshield first.
A scratched windshield willreduce visibility.

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Always loosenwiperblades fromfrozen glass
before operating wiperstoprevent damage to
the wiper motor orblades.

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Always switchoffwindshield wipersincar
wash toprevent themwiping unintentionally
(intermittent operation).

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Always switchoffwindshield wipersbefore
cleaning thewindshield toavoid unintentional
operation (intermittent operation).

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Donot operate theheadlight washerincar
washes.

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Donot operate headlight washerwhenitis
frozen.
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Windshield wipersoff

1 -
Windshield wipersslow

2 -
Windshield wipersfast

3 -
Intermittent operation

4 -
Windshield washersystem:

Sprays whilethelever ispulled towards the
steering wheelinthe
first
position.
When thelever isreleased. afew drying
wipes areexecuted.

5 -
Windshield wipersandwasher system:

Sprays andwipes whilethelever ispulled to-
wards thesteering wheelinthe
second
posi-
tion.

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Headlight washer
(Vehicles withBi-Xenon headlights):

Sprays onlywhile lowbeam orhigh beam is
switched on.
The spray duration islimited. IfIleavily soiled.
repeat wash.
Persistent dirt(e.g. insect remains) should
be regularly removed.
Please observe thechapter "CARCARE IN-
STRUCTIONS" onPage 130.

Note

The
windshield washernozzles
areheated
when theignition ison. asaprecaution against
freezi ng.

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Wipeinterval control

In windshield wiperintermittent mode3the wipe
intervals canbeinfinitely adjusted.

Shortening wipeintervals

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Turn thumb wheelAclockwise.

Lengthening wipeintervals

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Turn thumb wheelAcounter-clockwise.
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A-
Automatic speedcontrol readiness off/on

1 -
Hold andstore/accelerate

2 -
Decelerate/resume

3 -
Interrupt
Automatic SpeedControl

The automatic speedcontrol maintains any
selected speedbetween 25mph and120 mph
(40 km/h and200 km/h) without youhaving to
use theaccelerator.
The automatic speedcontrol isoperated withthe
lever onthe steering wheel.
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Warning!
A constant speedmaynotbesafe inheavy
traffic, oron winding orslippery roads.
With thespeed control systemengaged, the
engine speedwillnotreturn toidle when re-
moving thefoot from theaccelerator pedal.

~ Donot use thespeed control whenitmay be
unsafe tokeep thecar ataconstant speed.
~ Observe alllocal andnational speedlimits.

Switch automatic speedcontrol
readiness on

~ Press button Aon the automatic speedcontrol
lever.
Thisgreen indicator lightinthe
speedometer nowindicates readiness
Hold
andstore speed

~ Bring thecartothe desired speedwiththe
accelerator.
~ Then pushoperating leverforward 1briefly.

Accelerating (e.g.toovertake)

~ Increase speedasusual withtheaccelerator.
When theaccelerator isreleased, thepreviously
saved valueisagain set.
Automatic speedcontrol operation isautomatical-
ly interrupted, however,ifthe speed isincreased
by more thanabout 16mph (25km/h) forlonger
than 20seconds,
or:

~ Press
operating lever
forward 1until thede-
sired speed isreached.
The speed reached ismaintained andstored
when thelever isreleased.
Speed canbecorrected insteps of2km/h (ap-
prox. 1mph) by
briefly
pushing thelever forward
or down (upto10 times).

Decelerating

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Press operating leverdown 2until thedesired
speed isreached.
The speed reached ismaintained andstored
when thelever isreleased.
Speed canbecorrected insteps of2km/h (ap-
prox. 1mph) by
briefly
pushing thelever forward
or down (upto10 times).

Interrupting automaticspeedcontrol
operation

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Pull operating leverbriefly towards thesteer-
ing wheel
3
or:

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Operate brakeorclutch pedal.
The speed driven before theinterruption
remains storedinthe memory.

Automatic speedcontrol operation is
interrupted automatically:

- Ifthe setspeed isexceeded bymore than
16 mph (25kmjhl forlonger than20seconds,
- ifthe actual speedfallsto6mph (10kmjhl be-
low the setvehicle speedforlonger than5sec-
onds (upward slopes).
Resuming
thestored speed

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Press operating leverbriefly down2.
The stored speedshould onlybecalled upwhen
traffic conditions andtheroad surface sopermit.

Switching automatic speedcontrol
readiness off

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Press button Aon the automatic speedcontrol
lever.
The green readiness lightinthe speedometer
goes off.
When thevehicle isparked andtheignition
switched off,thememory iscleared.
Important
note

On upward ordownward slopes,thesetspeed
cannot alwaysbemaintained bythe automatic
speed control.
To obtain sufficient enginebraking orabetter en-
gine-speed range,therefore, youhave toselect a
lower gear.
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