2004 PORSCHE 911 GT3 Owners Manual

Break inhints forthe first
1,000 miles/l,600 kilometers
The following tipswillbehelpful inobtaining opti-
mum performance fromyournewPorsche.
Despite themost modern, high-precision manufac-
turing methods, itcannot becompletely avoided
that themoving partshavetowear inwith each
other. Thiswearing-in occursmainlyinthe first
1,000 milesj1,600 km.

Therefore:
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Preferably takelonger trips.

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Avoid frequent coldstarts withshort-distance
driving whenever possible.

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Avoid fullthrottle startsandabrupt stops.

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Donot exceed maximum enginespeedof
4,200 rpm(revolutions perminute).

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Donot run acold engine athigh rpmeither in
Neutral oringear.

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Donot letthe engine labor,especially when
driving uphill.Shifttothe next lower gearin
time (usethemost favorable rpmrange).

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Never lugthe engine inhigh gear atlow
speeds. Thisruleapplies atall times, notjust
during thebreak-in period.
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Donot participate inmotor racing events,
sports driving schools, etc.during thefirst
1,000 milesj1,600 kilometers.
There maybeaslight stiffness inthe steering,
gear-shifting orother controls duringthebreak-in
period whichwillgradually disappear.

Break inbrake padsanddiscs

New brake padsanddiscs havetobe "broken in",
and therefore onlyattain optimal frictionwhenthe
car has covered severalhundred milesorkm.
The slightly reduced brakingabilitymustbecom-
pensated forbypressing thebrake pedalharder.
This alsoapplies whenever thebrake padsand
brake discsarereplaced.

New tires

New tires donot have maximum traction.They
tend tobe slippery.

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Break innew tires bydriving atmoderate
speeds duringthefirst 60to120 milesj1 00to
200 km.Longer braking distances mustbean-
ticipated.
Engine
oilconsumption

During thebreak-in periodoilconsumption maybe
higher thannormal.
As always, therate ofoil consumption dependson
the quality andviscosity ofoil, the speed atwhich
the engine isoperated, theclimate androad con-
ditions, aswell asthe amount ofdilution andoxi-
dation ofthe lubricant.

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Make ahabit ofchecking engineoilwith every
fuel filling, addifnecessary.

1Inner doorhandle
2 Door mirror control
3 Light switch
4 Ignition/starter switchwithsteering lock
5 Turn signal/headlight dimmer,
flasher lever
6 Emergency flasherswitch
7 Horn
8 Glove compartment
9 Parking brake
10 Diagnostic socket
11 Operating leverforon-board computer
12 Luggage compartment lidrelease
13 Seat adjustment
14 Steering-wheel adjustment
15 Engine compartment lidrelease
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Neverinvitecartheft!

An unlocked carwith thekey inthe ignition lock
invites cartheft.
A steering wheellockanda
gong alarm
arestan-
dard equipment inyour Porsche.
The gong alarm willsound ifyou open thedriver's
door while thekey isstill inthe ignition lock.Itis
your reminder topull thekey outofthe ignition
lock andtolock thedoors.

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Warning!
Any uncontrolled movementofthe vehicle
may result inserious personal injuryand
property damage.
Never leaveyourvehicle unattended withthe
key inthe ignition lock,especially ifchildren
and/or petsareleftunattended inthe vehi-
cle. They canoperate powerwindows and
other controls. Ifthe engine isleft running,
they mayaccidentally engagetheshift lever.

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Always remove theignition key.

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Always setthe parking brake.

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Lock thedoors withthekey orwith theremote
control.
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Warning!
Risk ofaserious accident.
The steering column
willlock
when youre-
move thekey while youaredriving oras the
car isrolling toastop. Youwillnotbeable to
steer thecar.

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Never remove thekey from thesteering lock
while youaredriving.
To
protect yourvehicle andyour possessions
from theft, youshould alwaysproceed as
follows whenleaving yourvehicle:

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Close windows.

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Remove ignitionkey.

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Engage steering lock.

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Lock storage traybetween theseats andglove
compartment.

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Remove valuables (e.g.cardocuments, tele-
phone, housekeys)fromthecar.

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Lock doors.

Keys

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Please observe thechapter "ALARM SYSTEM,
INFRARED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT MON-
ITORING" onPage 24.

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Please observe thechapter "CENTRAL LOCK-
ING" onPage 22.
Two main keysandonespare keyaresupplied
with your Porsche.
These keysoperate allthe locks onyour vehicle.

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Becareful withyour carkeys: donot part with
them except underexceptional circumstanc-

es.

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Toavoid battery run-down, alwaysremove the
ignition keyfrom theignition lock.
Replacement
keys

Replacement carkeys canbeobtained onlyfrom
your authorized Porschedealer,andthis can
sometimes bevery time-consuming.
You should therefore alwayskeepthespare key
on your person.
Keep itin asafe place (e.g.wallet), butunder no
circumstances inor on the vehicle.
The keycodes ofnew keys have tobe "reported"
to the carcontrol unitbyyour authorized Porsche
dealer.
The keygrip ofthe spare keycan beexchanged
for amain-key grip.

Disabling keycodes

If a key islost, thekey codes canbedisabled by
an authorized Porschedealer.
All the remaining carkeys arerequired forthis pur-
pose.
Disabling thecode ensures thatthecar can be

started
onlyusing authorized keys.

Note

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Please notethattheother lockscanstillbe
opened withthedisabled key.
Immobilizer

There isatransponder (anelectronic component)
in the key grip, containing astored code.
When theignition isswitched on,the ignition lock
checks thecode.
The immobilizer canbedeactivated andtheen-
gine started onlyusing anauthorized ignitionkey.

Note

If the ignition isleft onfor more thantwominutes
without starting theengine, theimmobilizer isre-
activated.

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Ifthis happens, theignition keymust beturned
back tothe "0"position beforetheengine can
be started.
The immobilizer isautomatically activatedwhen
the ignition keyiswithdrawn.
Security WheelBolts

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Ifwheels havetobe removed duringawork-
shop visit,donot forget tohand overthesock-
et for the security wheelboltsalong withthe
car key.
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Type1
Theremote controlisnow activated again.
The relocking timeofthe doors canbeadjusted to
suit your individual requirements:
4 -120 seconds.

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Unlocking
luggagecompartment lid

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Press button 2for approx. twoseconds.
If the vehicle waslocked, itis unlocked simulta-
neously withtheluggage compartment.
The vehicle willbelocked againapprox.
15 seconds aftertheluggage compartment is
closed ifnone ofthe doors wasopened.

Note

Your authorized Porschedealercanprogram fur-
ther types ofunlocking.
The
remote-control standbyfunction
switches offafter 5days

If the vehicle isnot started orunlocked withthere-
mote control withinfivedays, theremote control
standby function isswitched off(toprevent dis-
charging ofthe vehicle battery).

1. In
this case, unlock thedriver's doorwiththe
key atthe door lock.
Leave thedoor closed inorder toprevent the
alarm system frombeing triggered.
2. Press button 1on the remote control.

A -
Main key

1 -
Centra/locking button

2 -
Luggage compartment lidbutton

3 -
Light-emitting diode

B -
Spare key

Key with Radio Remote Control

Operating
centrallocking
and
alarm system

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Press button 1.
Please observe theappropriate chaptersof
this Manual.

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Type
2

The doors staylocked whentheluggage compart-
ment isunlocked.

Doors

If the door windows areclosed, theywillbeauto-
matically openedbyafew millimeters whenthe
doors areopened and,when thedoors are
closed, theywillbeclosed again.Thismakes it
easier toopen andclose thedoors andprotects
the seals.
Therefore, youshould pullthedoor handle slowly
so that thedoor window canbelowered before
the door isopened.

Openingunlocked doorsfromoutside

~ Slowly pulldoor handle
A.
Opening
unlocked doorsfrominside

~ Slowly pulldoor handle
B.

Opening lockeddoorsfrominside

~ Slowly pulldoor handle Btwice.
Please observe thechapter "LOCKING CONDI-
TIONS" onPage 22.

Door storage tray

Always keepthedoor storage trayCclosed, so
that theside airbag isnot obstructed inthe event
of an accident.
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Central Locking

This device complies with:
Part 15ofthe FCC Rules
RSS-210 ofIndustry Canada.
Operation ofthis device issubject tothe following
two conditions:
- Itmay notcause harmful interference, and
- itmust accept anyinterference received
including interference thatmay cause
undesired operation.

Note

The manufacturer isnot responsible forany radio
or TV interference causedbyunauthorized modifi-
cations tothis equipment.
Such modification couldvoidtheuser's authority
to operate theequipment.
~ Please observe thechapter "LOADSWITCH-
OFF AFTER TWOHOURS ORFIVE DAYS" on
Page 152.
~ Please observe thechapter "POWER WIN-
DOWS" onPage 26.
USA:
Canada: FCC

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LXPRKY 116;
FCC
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LXPVIM 145
TxF 315P 2255 102275;
RxF 315P 2255 102276 A Both
cardoors andthefiller flapcanbecentrally
unlocked orlocked withtheremote control.
The vehicle cannotbelocked ifthe driver's dooris
not completely closed.
A short
signal fromthealarm horn
willdraw
your attention tothe fact thatthefollowing
components arenotcompletely closedwhenyou
try tolock thevehicle:
- Passenger's door
- Luggage compartment lid
- Engine compartment lid
Storage tray
Glove compartment

Note
Unlocking thevehicle byusing thekey inthe door
lock andopening thedoor mayactivate thealarm
system within10seconds.

Automatic relocking

If the car isunlocked byremote controlandnone
of the cardoors isopened withinapprox.
60 seconds, automatic relockingtakesplace.
This relocking timecanbeadapted toyour individ-
ual requirements (4-120 seconds) byanautho-
rized Porsche dealer.
Locking
conditions

~ Lock car
once.

The doors cannot beopened fromtheoutside.
Alarm system andinfrared passenger com-
partment monitoring areswitched on.

If a person oranimal remains inthe vehicle:

~ Quickly lockcar
twice.

The doors cannot beopened fromtheoutside.
The infrared passenger compartment monitor-
ing isswitched off.

Unlocking thedoor withtheinner door
handle

Any person remaining inthe locked carcan open
the door withtheinner doorhandle:
1. Pull inner doorhandle oncetounlock door
lock.
2. Pull inner doorhandle againtoopen door.

Note

~ Inform anyperson remaining inthe carthat the
alarm system willbetriggered ifthe door is
opened.
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Emergency operation-opening

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Unlock thedriver's doorwiththekey atthe
door lock.
Open thedoor andswitch theignition onwithin
10 seconds inorder toprevent thealarm sys-
tem from being triggered.

Emergency operation-closing

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Quickly turnthekey inthe driver's doorlockto
the lock position
threetimes
insuccession.
If there isadefect inthe central locking sys-
tem, allfunctioning elementsofthe central
locking systemwillbelocked.
The alarm system isswitched on.
The infrared passenger compartment monitor-
ing system isswitched off.
The fault should beremedied immediately atan
authorized Porschedealer.

Indication byemergency flasherand
alarm horn

If the
remote control
isused forunlocking or
locking, aresponse isprovided bythe emergency
flasher:
- Unlocking -single flash.
- Locking -double flash.
- Locking twice-continuous illuminationforap-
prox. 2seconds andshort alarm-horn signal.
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Central locking
switch

The central locking switchonthe dashboard lets
you lock andunlock bothdoors electrically.

Note
If the doors arelocked withthekey orremote con-
trol, they cannotbeopened bypressing thecen-
trallocking switch.
Locking

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Press therocker-switch symbol.
Indicator lightlights upifignition ison.

Unlocking

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Press therocker-switch indicatorlight.
Indicator lightgoes out.
If the doors werelocked withthecentral locking
switch, theycanbeopened bypulling theinner
door handle:
1. Pull inner doorhandle oncetounlock door
lock.
2. Pull inner doorhandle againtoopen door.

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