PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual

~Donotoperateelectricalappliancesformore
than5minuteswhenengineisoff(batterywill
otherwisedischarge).
~Donotdamagethesocketbytryingtoinsert
plugsofthewrongdesign.
CigaretteLighter

A
Warning!
Dangeroffireandburning.
Thecigarettelighterisreadyforuse,re-
gardlessoftheignitionlockposition.

~Neverleaveunsupervisedchildreninthecar.
~Nevertouchtheheatingelementorsidesof
thelighter.
~Holdthelighterbytheknobonly.
Heatinglighter
~Pushinknobofthecigarettelighter.
Whenreadyforuse,thelighterwillsnap
back.
Operatingadditionalappliances
Withthecigarettelighterremoved,thesocket
maybeusedforsmallelectricalappliances,
suchasashaverorhandvacuumcleaner.

Maximumrating:
150
Watt.

L
QRearWiper

ACaution
Riskofdamagetotherearwindowand
wiperblade.

~Onlywipetherearwindowwhensufficiently
wet,otherwiseitcouldbescratched.
~Freefrozenwiperbladesbeforesettingoff.
Switching
on
~
Touchthesymbolontherockerswitch-the
rearwiperwipestwice.
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A,D
-Switchforreadinglightondriver'sl
passenger'sside
B-Interiorlightswitch
C-Orientationlightswitch
E-Orientationlight
Interiorlights
invehicleswithoutautomaticanti-glare
mirrors
Pleaseobservethechapter"Loadswitch-off".
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Interiorlight,readinglights
Switchingoff
~Presslefthalfofswitch.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
~Pressrighthalfofswitch.
Switchingonandoffautomatically
~Moveswitchtocenterposition.
Thelightsareswitchedonwhenadooris
unlockedoropenedorwhentheignitionkey
iswithdrawnfromtheignitionlock.
Thelightsareswitchedoffwithadelayof
approx.30secondsafterthedoorisclosed.
Thelightgoesoutimmediatelyassoonasthe
ignitionkeyisinsertedintheignitionlockor
thevehicleislocked.
Orientationlight
Light-emittingdiodesinthedoorsandinthe
interiorlightimproveyourorientationinsidethe
vehiclewhenitisdark.
Thelight-emittingdiodesareswitchedonwhen
thevehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffagain
whenthevehicleislocked.
Light-emittingdiodeintheinteriorlight
Changingthebrightnessofthelight-emitting
diode:
~PressswitchCwithapointedobject(suchas
aball-pointpen).
Thebrightnesschanges.

A,C
-Switchforreadinglightondriver'sl
passenger'sside
B-Interiorlightswitch
D-Orientationlightswitch
E-Orientationlight
Interiorlights
invehicleswithautomaticanti-glare
milTors
Pleaseobservethechapter"Loadswitch-off".
Note
I>Switchofftheautomaticanti-glareoperation
ofthemirrorsbeforeyouswitchontheinte-
riorlight.
Otherwisethemirrorsmightaccidentallygo
intoanti-glareoperation.

Interiorlight,readinglights

Switchingoff
I>Presslefthalfofswitch.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
I>Pressrighthalfofswitch.
Switchingonandoffautomatically
I>Movelightlenstocenterposition.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedonwhenadoor
isunlockedoropenedorwhentheignition
keyiswithdrawnfromtheignitionlock.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedoffwithadelay
ofapprox.30secondsafterthedooris
closed.
Theinteriorlightgoesoutimmediatelyas
soonastheignitionkeyisinsertedintheigni-
tionlockorthevehicleislocked.
Orientation
light

Light-emittingdiodesinthedoorsandinthe
bracketoftheinteriormirrorimproveyourorien-
tationinsidethevehiclewhenitisdark.
Thelight-emittingdiodesareswitchedonwhen
thevehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffagain
whenthevehicleislocked.
Light-emittingdiodeinthebracketofthe
interiormirror
Changingthebrightnessofthelight-emitting
diode:
I>PressswitchD.
Thebrightnesschanges.
I>I>I>
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113

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FootwellLights
Thelightsareswitchedonautomaticallywhen
adoorisopenedandgooutwithadelayof
approx.30secondsafterthedoorisclosed.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
I>Presstherocker-switchsymbolinthecenter
console.
Indicatorlightcomeson.
Thelightsbetweenthesunvisorsandthedoor
guardlightsareswitchedonadditionally.The
lightsareautomaticallyswitchedoffafter
approx.12minutesinordertosavethevehicle
battery.
Thelightscanbeswitchedbackonbypressing
therockerswitchagain.
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Switchinglightsoff
I>Presstheindicatorlightintherockerswitch.

Cupholder
(holderfordrinks
cans
andcups)
I>Keepthecupholderclosedwhiledriving.
A
Warning!
Riskofscaldingordamageduetospilling
drinks.
I>Onlyusecontainerswhichfit.
I>Neverputoverfullcontainersinthecupholder.
I>Neverusehotdrinks.
~
Extendingcupholder
I>Pressthecupholdersymbol.
Thecupholdercanbepulledouttoaccommo-
dateasecondcontainer.
Pullingcupholderout
I>Graspcupholderatthehandlerecessandpull
it0ut.
Closingcupholder
I>Pushcupholderdrawerin.
I>Closeandengagethecupholder.
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115

Storage
inthePassenger
Compartment
/!\Warning!
Unsecuredluggageandheavy
objects
may
comelooseduringbraking,rapiddirec-
tionalchangesorinanaccidentandcause
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
t>Donottransportanyheavyobjectsinthe
storagetrays.
t>Donotcarryunsecuredluggageorobjectsin
thepassengercompartment.
Additionalstoragepossibilities
-Inthedoorpanel,
-inthedoorsillonthepassengerside,
-inthecenterconsole,
-ontheCoupeandTargabehindtherearseat
backrests,
-extensionofstoragespacebyfoldingthe
rearseatbacksforward,
-clotheshookandpocketonbackoffront
seat,
-pocketonbackoffrontseats(onlyonsports
seats).
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Glovecompartment
/!\Warning!
Riskofinjurybytheglovecompartmentlid
incaseofanaccident.
t>Keeptheglovecompartmentclosedwhile
driving.
Opening
t>Pullthecatchandopenthelid.
Locking
t>Lockthecatchtosecurethecontentsagainst
unauthorizedaccess.

Storagetraybetweentheseats

Opening
~Pressthelockingknobandliftthelid.
Thereisacoinholderintheforwardpartof
thestoragetray.
Locking
~Lockthecompartmenttosecurethecontents
againstunauthorizedaccess.
CDorCassetteHolder
Occupieddrawersareindicatedbyaredwin-
dow.
Openingdrawers
~Pushthebuttonofthedraweryouwishto
open.
Closingdrawers
~FoldtheCDdrawerupandcloseuntilitclicks
shut.
Closethecassettedraweruntilitclicksshut.
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117

A-Openingluggagecompartmentlid
B-Openingenginecompartmentlid

Luggage
CompartmentLidand
EngineCompartmentLid
Unlocking
t>Operatetheappropriatepul~buttonnexttothe
driver'sseat.
Theluggagecompartmentorenginecompart-
mentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidis
open.
Alsorefertothechapter"Rearlid(Targa)"
and"Loadswitch-off".
118Controls,Instruments
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanalsobe
unlockedwiththeradioremotecontrol.
Refertothechapter"Keys".
ImportantNote
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,thelidscan
beopenedonlybyconnectinganexternalelec-
tricalpowersource.
Pleaseobservethechapter"Electricalsystem"
orthedescriptioninsidethefuseboxcover.

e
Warninglight

Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandin
theon-board-computercomeonifthelidsare
notcompletelyclosed.
t>Fullyclosethelid.

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.
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119

911Carrera

Luggage
Compartment
1-Vehicleidentificationnumber(VIN)
2-Battery
3-Compactdiscchanger
4-Fluidreservoirforcleaningwindows
andheadlights
5-Brake-fluidreservoir
6-Paintdata
7-Headlightadjustmentandlocking
120Controls,Instruments

911CalTera,Targa
8-
Spaceforfirstaidkit
9-Toolkitandjackarelocatedbehindthe
sparewheel
(sparewheelmustberemoved)

10-
Spare-wheelfastening(wingnut)

11-
Spaceforwarningtriangle