PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual

Generalinformationregardingthe
on-boardcomputerfunctions
Rangeonremainingfuel
Therangeonremainingfueliscontinuously
recomputedwhiledrivingbasedonfuellevel,
currentconsumptionandaverageconsumption.
Themorethefuellevelfalls,themoresponta-
neouslythedisplayreacts.Forthisreason,
rangeonremainingfuelisnotdisplayedifless
than15kilometres(9miles).
Ifthevehicle'sinclinationchangeswhiledriving
orrefuelling,incorrectrangeinformationmay
temporarilybegiven.
Note
Ifthetankisnearlyemptyandyouaddonlya
smallquantityoffuel,thiscannotbeusedto
calculatetherangeonremainingfuel.

Averageconsumptionandaveragespeed

Thedisplayedvaluesarebasedonthedistance
travelledsincethelastresetto"zero".
Youcansetthestartingtimeforameasurement
beforeorduringthetrip.
Switchingtheignitionoffdoesnotresetthe
measurements.Valuescanthusbecollected
overlongperiods.
Disconnectingthecarbatteryclearsthese
memories.
Outside
temperature
The
outsidetemperaturedisplaydoesnotindi-
cate,ificeisontheroad.
Evenifatemperatureabove32°F(O°C)isdis-
played,icemaystillformontheroad,forin-
stanceonbridgesorwhentheroadpasses
throughaheavilyshadedarea.
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On-boardTextdisplay
in

computeron-boardcomputer

~Seatbelt
Handbrake

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Ignitionkey
..notremoved

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Lightson
~F
ronVrear
lidnot
IiiiiiiiI
closed
~Refill
washerfluid
Tripcounter
reset
WarningsintheInstrumentPanelandintheOn-BoardComputer

Ifawarningmessageappears,alwaysrefertothecorrespondingchaptersintheOwner'sManual.
Warningmessagesareissuedonlyifallmeasurementpreconditionsaremet.Therefore,checkallfluidlevelsregularly-
inparticular,alwayschecktheengineoillevelbeforerefuelling.

Instrument
panel
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USA
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Canada
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@b
Meaning/measure
Driverandpassengersmustfastentheir
safetybelts.
Handbrakenotreleased.
Closeluggagecompartmentlid,
enginecompartmentlid,
rearlid(Targa)properly.
TripodometerisresettoO.
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Instrument
On-boardTextdisplay
inMeaning/measure
panelcomputeron-boardcomputer

UnitsTheunitskilometers/milesforspeedand
arechangeddistancewerechanged.
LIMITCurrentspeedcanbeacceptedforthe
Cannotbeacousticwarningsignalonlyifthevehicleis
acceptedwithinmotion.
vehiclestopped
USALIMITSelectedspeedlimitfortheacousticwarning
~exceededsignalhasbeenexceeded.
Adjustyourspeedifnecessary.

Canada

~Fuel
levelgauge
IJ1
ConsiderrangeonRefuelatthenextopportunity.
warninglightremainingfuel
0ii1
EngineoilStopimmediatelyatasuitableplace,
pressuremeasureoillevelwiththeon-boardcomputer
toolowand,ifnecessary,addengineoil.
Temperature
II
EngineSwitchengineoffandletitcool.
gaugewarningtemperatureCheckcoolantleveland,ifnecessary,
lighttoohighaddcoolant.
Temperature~CheckSwitchengineoffandletitcool.
gaugewarningcoolantlevelCheckcoolantleveland,ifnecessary,
lightflashesaddcoolant.
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Instrument
On-boardTextdisplayin
panelcomputeron-boardcomputer
-
S
CheckEngine
Temperature
iI
Failureof
gaugewarningengine-
lightflashescompartment
blower
8i]
Warning
battery/
generator
Iii
Failureindicator
~~Failure
oillevel
indicator
II
Failureindicator
S
Failureindicator
Meaning/measure
Refertochapter"Checkenginewarninglight".
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
HavefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorsche
dealer.
Stopinasafeplaceandswitchtheengine
off.Donotcontinuedriving.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Oilpressureindicatorisfaulty.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Coolanttemperaturegaugeisfaulty.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Thecoolanttemperaturegauge,tacho-
meterorcruisecontrol,etc.,couldbefaulty.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
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InstrumentOn-board
panelcomputer
USA
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Canada
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418II
Canada
0
~USA
418
~Canada
0
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Canada
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Textdisplayin
on-boardcomputer

Service
wearon
brakepads
Warning
brake
fluidlevel
Warning
brake
distribution
ASSfailure

Meaning/measure

Havethebrakepadsreplacedatan
authorizedPorschedealerwithoutdelay.
Stopimmediatelyinasuitableplace.
Donotcontinuedriving.Havethefault
remediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Stopimmediatelyinasuitableplace.
Donotcontinuedriving.Havethefault
remediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
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Instrument
On-boardTextdisplayin
panelcomputeron-boardcomputer

~Failureindicator

4B
~PSM

failure
~Airbagfailure

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Failure
spoiler
control
Selectorlever.-Selector
positionindicator
glever
flashesnotengaged
Selectorlever.-Tiptronic
positionindicatorgemergencyrun
flashes

~Failureindicator

(]1

Failure
offuel
levelindicator
Goto
workshop
Meaning/measure
The
speedometer,ASSorPSMwarninglights
andsystems,etc.,couldbefaulty.

Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Drivingstabilityisimpaired.
Adjustyourdrivingstyle.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Selectorlevercouldbebetweentwo
positions.
Engagetheselectorlevercorrectly.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Thedisplaysofseveralsystemsmighthave
failed.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
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Instrument
On-boardTextdisplayin
panelcomputeron-boardcomputer
III
Failureoutside
temperature
indicator
~Convertibletop
notinfinalposition
~Roll-overprotection
failure
Meaning/measure
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Fullyopenorclosetheconvertibletop.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Acknowledgingwarningmessages
Warningmessagescanbeerased
fromtheon-boardcomputerdisplay.
I>Pushoperatingleverofon-board
computerforward.
Youcanrecallerasedwarningmessages
inthe"CHECK"menu.
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A
EmergencyFlasherSwitch
Operationalreadinessoftheemergencyflasher
doesnotdependontheignitionlockandturn
signalleverposition.
I>Ifyourcarisdisabledorparkedunderemer-
gencyconditionsswitchontheemergency
flasherinthedashboard(arrow).
Allturnsignalsandtheindicatorlightinthe
switchflashwiththesamefrequency.
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
I>Wheneverstalledorstoppedforemergency
repairs,movethecarwellofftheroad.
Switchontheemergencyflasherandmark
thecarwithroadflaresorotherwarningde-
vices.
I>Donotremaininthecar.Someoneapproach-
ingfromtherearmaynotrealizeyourvehicle
isstoppedandcauseacollision.
Dangeroffire.
I>Donotparkoroperatethevehicleinareas
wherethehotexhaustsystemmaycomein
contactwithdrygrass,brush,fuelspillor
otherflammablematerial.

Hotenginecompartmentcomponentscan
burnskinoncontact.

I>Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecom-
partment,turntheengineoffandletitcool
downsufficiently.
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LightSwitch
Lightsswitchedoff
Parkinglights,sidemarkerlights,
licenseplatelight,instrumentillumina-
tion
Lowbeam,highbeam
Onlywithignitionon
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Foglightsinadditionto
parkinglightsorlowbeam:
Pullswitchtofirstclick.
Indicatorlighton.
Thefoglightswillgooutautomatically
whenthehighbeamsareswitchedon.
Rearfoglightinadditionto
thefoglights:
Pullswitchtosecondclick.
Indicatorlighton.
Parkinglightright/left
Onlywhenignitionkeyiswithdrawn:
Pullswitchoutslightlyinposition"0"
andturnto
-parking-lightpositionleft
-parking-lightpositionright.
Parkinglightsandsidemarkerlights
arelitontheselectedside.
Iftheignitionkeyiswithdrawnandthedooris
openedwhilethelights(nottheparkinglight
lefVright)areon,a
gong
warnsofpossiblebat-
terydischarge.

Insome
countries,differencesarepossible
duetoprovisionsoflaw.
AutomaticHeadlightBeam
Adjustment
VehicleswithBi-Xenonheadlightsfeature
automaticheadlightbeamadjustment.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,thelevelofthe
headlightbeamautomaticallychangesinaccord-
ancewiththevehicleload.
Theleveloftheheadlightbeamisautomatically
keptconstantduringaccelerationandbraking.
Checkingoperation
1.Switchthelowbeamon.
2.Switchignitionon.
Thelightbeamfirstdipsallthewaydownandis
thenadaptedtothevehicleload.
Itthistestitemisnotmet,theheadlightbeam
adjustmentmustbecheckedbyanauthorized
Porschedealer.