ESP PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G User Guide
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CentralLocking
USA:FCCIDLXPRKY
116;
FCCIDLXPVIM145
Canada:TxF315P2255102275;
RxF315P2255102276A
Thisdevicecomplieswith:
Part15oftheFCCRules
RSS-21OofIndustryCanada.
Operationofthisdeviceissubjecttothefollow-
ingtwoconditions:
-Itmaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and
-itmustacceptanyinterferencereceived
includinginterferencethatmaycauseun-
desiredoperation.
Note
Themanufacturerisnotresponsibleforany
radioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorized
modificationstothisequipment.
Suchmodificationcouldvoidtheuser'sauthority
tooperatetheequipment.
Seethechapteron"Loadswitch-off","Power
windows","Lifting/slidingroof"and"Convertible
top".
Bothcardoorsandthefillerflapcanbecen-
trallyunlockedorlockedwiththeremotecon-
trol.
Thevehiclecannotbelockedifthedriver'sdoor
isnotcompletelyclosed.
Ashortsignalfromthealarmhornwilldraw
yourattentiontothefactthatthefollowing
componentsarenotcompletelyclosedwhen
youtrytolockthevehicle:
-Passenger'sdoor
-Luggagecompartmentlid
-Enginecompartmentlid
-Rearlid(Targa)
-Storagetray
-Glovecompartment
Note
Unlockingthevehiclebyusingthekeyinthe
doorlockandopeningthedoormayactivatethe
alarmsystemwithin10seconds.
Automaticrelocking
Ifthecarisunlockedbyremotecontroland
noneofthecardoorsisopenedwithinapprox.
60seconds,automaticrelockingtakesplace.
Thisrelockingtimecanbeadaptedtoyourindi-
vidualrequirements(4-120seconds)byan
authorizedPorschedealer.
Lockingconditions
[>
Lockcaronce.
Thedoorscannotbeopenedfromtheout-
side.
Alarmsystemandinfraredpassengercom-
partmentmonitoringareswitchedon.
Ifapersonoranimalremainsinthe
vehicle:
[>Quicklylockcartwice.
Thedoorscannotbeopenedfromtheout-
side.
Theinfraredpassengercompartmentmonitor-
ingisswitchedoff.
Unlockingthedoorwiththeinnerdoor
handle
Anypersonremaininginthelockedcarcan
openthedoorwiththeinnerdoorhandle:
1.Pullinnerdoorhandleoncetounlockdoor
lock.
2.Pullinnerdoorhandleagaintoopendoor.
Note
Informanypersonremaininginthecarthatthe
alarmsystemwillbetriggeredifthedoorisop-
ened.
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[>
Unlockthedriver'sdoorwiththekeyatthe
doorlock.
Openthedoorandswitchtheignitionon
within10secondsinordertopreventthe
alarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
Emergencyoperation-closing
[>Quicklyturnthekeyinthedriver'sdoorlock
tothelockpositionthreetimesinsuc-
cession.
Ifthereisadefectinthecentrallockingsys-
tem,allfunctioningelementsofthecentral
lockingsystemwillbelocked.
Thealarmsystemisswitchedon.
Theinfraredpassengercompartmentmonitor-
ingsystemisswitchedoff.
Thefaultshouldberemediedimmediatelyatan
authorizedPorschedealer.
Indicationbyemergencyflasherand
alarmhorn
Iftheremotecontrolisusedforunlockingor
locking,aresponseisprovidedbytheemer-
gencyflasher:
-Unlocking-singleflash.
-Locking-doubleflash.
-Lockingtwice-continuousilluminationforap-
prox.2secondsandshortalarm-hornsignal.
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Emergencyoperation-opening
~Centrallockingswitch
Thecentrallockingswitchonthedashboardlets
youlockandunlockbothdoorselectrically.
Note
Ifthedoorsarelockedwiththekeyorremote
control,theycannotbeopenedbypressingthe
centrallockingswitch.
Locking
[>
Presstherocker-switchsymbol.
Indicatorlightlightsupifignitionison.
Unlocking
[>
Presstherocker-switchindicatorlight.
Indicatorlightgoesout.
Ifthedoorswerelockedwiththecentrallocking
switch,theycanbeopenedbypullingtheinner
doorhandle:
1.Pullinnerdoorhandleoncetounlockdoor
lock.
2.Pullinnerdoorhandleagaintoopendoor.
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A-Rockerswitchfordoorwindows
B-Rockerswitchforrearwindows,Cabrioletonly
PowerWindows
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
I>Donotputanythingonornearthewindows
thatmayinterferewiththedriver'svision.
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Riskofinjurywhenthedoorwindowsclose.
Thisappliesespeciallyifthewindowsare
closedwiththecomfortfunction,because
withthisfunctionthewindowgoesupauto-
matically.
I>Makesurenobodycanbeinjuredwhenthe
windowsclose.
I>Removetheignitionkeytoshutoffpowerto
thewindowswitcheswhenthevehicleisnot
attendedbyaresponsibleperson.
Readinessforoperationofpower
windows
-Withenginerunningor
-inignitionkeyposition1or
-withdoorclosedandignitionkeywithdrawn:
onlyuntilfirstopeningofthedoor.
Note(Cabriolet)
Therearsidewindowscannotbeclosedwhen
theconvertibletopisopen.
Opening
windows
~Openingwiththerockerswitch
~inthecenterconsole
I>Pressrockerswitchuntilthewindowhas
reachedthedesiredposition.
I>One-touchoperation(doorwindowsonly):
Pressrockerswitchbriefly.
Windowmovestoitsfinalposition.
Pressagaintostopthewindowinthedesired
position.
Comfortfunctionwhenunlocking
thevehicleatthedoorlock
I>Coupe,TargaandCabrioletwithhardtop:
Unlockcarwiththeremotecontrol.
Holdcarkeyindoorlockintheunlockingdi-
rectionuntilthewindowshavereachedthe
desiredposition.
Cabrioletwithouthardtop:
Unlockcarwiththeremotecontrol.
Thewindowscanonlybeopenedwiththe
convertibletopopen.
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Operating
with
theremotecontrolof
thevehiclekey
Each
remote
control(uptofour)canbe
assignedanindividualseatanddoormirror
position.
Thestoredseatanddoormirrorpositionisset
automatically
whenthevehicleisunlockedusing
thecorrespondingremotecontrol.
Eachkeyisidentifiedwithadifferentcolour.
Storingseatposition
1.Switchtheignitiononwiththedesiredvehicle
key.
2.Setthe
desiredseatanddoor-mirrorposit-
ions.
Ifyouwishforthepassenger'smirrortoswi-
veldownasaparkingaidwhenreversing,
reversegearmustbeengagedwhenthe
seatpositionisstored.
3.KeepmemorybuttonM
depressedandaddi-
tionallypressthe~
button(besidethe
memorybutton).
Theindividualsettingisnowassignedtothis
remotecontrol
andtothe~
button.
Recallingseat
position
[>
Unlockthelockedvehicleorluggagecom-
partmentwiththeremotecontrol.
Thestoredseatposition
isset
automatically.
Theseatpositionassignedtoaremotecontrol
canalsoberecalledwith
the~
buttonifthe
correspondingkeywasusedtounlocktheve-
hicleortoswitchontheignition.
Ifnoseatpositionwasassignedtoaremote
control,
the~
buttonwillnotwork.
Note
Automaticseatadjustmentcanbeinterrupted
immediatelybypressingthecentrallockingbut-
tonoranymemoryorseatadjustmentbutton.
Clearingthestoredseatposition
1.Switchtheignitiononwiththedesiredvehicle
key.
2.Simultaneouslypressandhold
the~
but-
tonandpersonbutton2foratleast5sec-
onds.
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Rear
Seat
Backrest
Extrastoragespaceisgainedbyfoldingthe
rearseatbackrestforward.
Foldingbackrestforward
I>PullleverAforwardandfoldthebackrest
down.
Foldingbackrestback
I>Tiltthebackrestbackuntilitclicksintoplace.
Whendoingthis,payattentiontotheseatbelt
guide(figure).
Note
Cabriolet:Donotfolduptherearseatbackrests
withthewindstopinstalled.
Steering
WheelAdjustment
A.Warning!
Riskofaccident.
Thesteeringwheelmaymovefurtherthan
desiredifyouattempttoadjustitwhile
driving.
Youmaylosecontrolofthevehicle.
I>Donotadjustthesteeringwheelwhiledriving.
Longitudinaladjustment
1.Pushlockingleverdownwards.
2.Adjuststeeringwheeltofitthechosenback-
restangleandseatpositionbymovingthe
steeringwheellongitudinally.
3.Swivellockingleverbackuntilyoufeelit
engage.
Ifnecessary,movesteeringwheelslightlylon-
gitudinally,toensureengagement.
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Airbag
Systems
TheAirbagsincombinationwiththesafetybelts
makesupasafetysystemwhichoffersthe
driverandthepassengerthegreatestknown
protectionfrominjuriesincaseofaccident.
Evenifyourvehicleisequippedwithairbags,
thesafetybeltsmustbewornatalltimes,
becausethefrontairbagsystemisonlyactu-
atedbyfrontalcollisionswithanimpactofsuffi-
cientseverity.
Seeshownfigureforrangesofeffectiveness.
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Belowtheactuationthresholdoftheairbagsys-
tem,andduringtypesofcollisionswhichdonot
causetheactuationofthesystem,thesafety
beltsprovidetheprimaryprotectiontotheoccu-
pantswhencorrectlyworn.
Therefore,allpersonswithin
thevehicle
mustalwayswearsafety
belts(inmany
states,statelawrequirestheuseofsafety
belts).Seealsothechapter"SafetyBelts".
Thefrontairbagsarelocatedbehindthepadded
steeringwheelpanelonthedriver'ssideandon
thepassenger'ssideinthedashboard.
Thesideairbags(POSIP-PorscheSideImpact
ProtectionSystem)areinstalledinthedoors
underthedoortrimpanel.
Function
Thefrontairbagsaretriggeredduringafrontal
collisionofsufficientforce.
Intheeventofasideimpactofcorresponding
force,thesideairbagontheimpactsideistrig-
gered.
Theinflationprocessgeneratestheamountof
gasrequiredtofilltheairbagsatthenecessary
pressureinfractionsofasecond.
Airbagsprotectthefaceandupperbody,whilst
simultaneouslydampingthemotionofthedriver
andpassengerintheimpactdirectioninthe
eventofafrontalimpactorsideimpact.
A.Danger!
Toprovide
optimaloccupantprotection,
airbagsmustinflateatveryhighspeed.
Ifyouarenotwearingyoursafetybeltor
aretooclosetotheairbagwhenitsde-
ployed,inflatingairbagscanresultin
seriousinjuryordeath.
t>
Makesuretherearenopeople,animalsor
objectsbetweenthedriverorpassengerand
theareaintowhichtheairbaginflates.
t>Sitbackasfarfromthedashboardorsteer-
ingwheelasispractical,whilestillmaintaining
fullvehiclecontrol.
t>Donotleanagainsttheinsideofthedoors.
t>
Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelbytheouter
rim.
Neverrestyourhandsontheairbagpanel.
t>
Nevertransportheavyobjectsonorinfront
ofthepassengerseat.
t>
Alwayskeepthelidofthedoorstoragecom-
partmentclosed.Objectsmustnotprotrude
outofthedoorstoragecompartment.
t>
Giveyourpassengeralloftheinformationin
thischapter.
t>No
changesmustbemadetothewiringor
componentsoftheairbagsystem.
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ParkingAids
Parkingassistant(ParkAssistentl
Whenthedriverbacksup,theparkingassistant
systemindicatesthedistancebetweenthecar
andanobstaclebehindit,bymeansofsignal
tones.
/!\Warning!
Risk
of
accident.
Despiteuseoftheparkingassistantsys-
tem,thedriverisstillresponsiblefortaking
duecareandassessingobstacleswhen
backingup.
I>Makesurethatnopersons,animalsorob-
staclesarewithinthemanoeuvringarea.
Theparkingassistantsystemisactivatedautomat-
icallywhenreversegearisselectedandtheigni-
tionison.
Note
Beawarethattheparkingassistantsystemis
notswitchedonifthecarrollsbackwardwithout
reversegearbeingengaged.
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Ultrasoundsensors
Sensors
Fourultrasoundsensorsintherearbumper
measurethedistancetotheclosestobstacle.
-Rangemiddlesensorsaround50in./150cm
-Rangeoutersensorsaround24in./50cm
Obstaclescannotbedetectedinthe"blind"sen-
sorarea(e.g.neartheground).
Note
Thesensorsmustalwaysbekeptfreeofdust,
iceandsnowinordertoensurethattheyare
fullyfunctional.
CO')
0
CO')
t'I/!\Caution!
Toavoiddamagingthesensors:
I>Maintainsufficientdistancewhencleaningwith
steam-jetunits.
Signaltones/function
Whenreversegearisselected,theparkingas-
sistantconfirmsthatitisswitchedonbyissuing
ashortsignaltone.
Adetectedobstacleissignalledbyanintermit-
tenttone.Theintervalsdecreaseastheob-
stacleisapproached.
Acontinuoustonesoundswhenthedistance
becomeslessthanonefoot.Thiscontinuous
tonecanstopiftheobstacleisapproached
closerthanonefoot.
Theradiovolumeshouldnotbesoloudas
todrownoutthesignaltones.
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RetractableRearSpoiler
Therearspoilerreducesairresistanceand,par-
ticularlyathighspeeds,reducesrearaxlelift.
Automaticcontrol
Therearspoilerautomaticallyextendsatap-
proximately75mph/120km/handretractsat
approximately37mph/60km/h.
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C1
Warninglight
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentpanellights
foralampcheckwhenignitionisswitchedon.
Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpaneland
on-boardcomputergooniftherearspoiler
doesnotextendatmorethan75mph/120
km/horiftheendpositionisnotreached.
Iftheautomaticcontrolfails:
I>Stopthecaratasafeplaceandextendthe
rearspoilermanuallybypressingthespoiler
rockerswitchA.
A.Danger!
Riskofanaccident.
Thespoileraffectsmovementofairaround
thevehicleandisusedtomaintainaerody-
namicstabilityasvehiclespeedsincrease.
Ifthespoilerdoesnotextendautomatically
duetomechanicalmalfunction,drivingsta-
bilitywillbeadverselyaffectedbyin-
creasedrearaxlelift,whichcouldleadto
lossofcontrol.
I>Adaptyourdrivingstyleandreducespeedto
thechangedaerodynamicconditions.
I>Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
I>Donotexceedthepostedlegalspeedlimit.
Risk
ofan
accidentandlossofcontrol.
I>Donotoperatethespoilerrockerswitchma-
nuallywhiledriving.
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Manual
control
Whentheignitionison,thespoilercanbeex-
tendedandretractedmanuallyusingtherocker
switchAintheareaofthedriver'sfootwell.
A.Warning!
Seriousinjuriesmayoccurfromcrushing
andpinchingatallmovingpartsinthearea
oftheretractablespoiler.
I>Ensurethatnoonecanbeinjuredandnoob-
jectscanbejammedbytheextensionorre-
tractionoftherearspoiler.
Extension
I>PressupperhalfofrockerswitchAbriefly.
Thespoilerextendstoitsfinalposition.
Retraction
I>PressandholdlowerhalfofrockerswitchA
untiltherearspoilerhasreacheditsfinalposi-
tion.
Fixedrearspoiler
A.Caution!
Riskofdamagetorearspoiler.
I>Pleaseconsulttheoperatorbeforeusingauto-
maticcarwashes.
I>Donotpushthevehiclebythespoiler.
Frontspoiler,
sidememberpanels
A.Caution!
Riskofdamageduetoreducedground
clearance.Thecarmayhavegroundcon-
tact.
I>Driveslowlyandcarefullyonsteepuphilland
downhillslopes(e.g.multi-storeycarparks).
I>Avoidsteepramps.
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ParkingbrakewarninglightUSA
Parkingbrakewarninglight
Canada
Thewarninglightswillgooutaftertheparking
brakeisfullyreleased.
Thewarninglightsarenotanindicatorthatthe
parkingbrakeisfullyset;itisonlyintendedto
beawarningtoreleasetheparkingbrakebe-
foredrivingthecar.
ACaution!
Apartiallyengagedbrakewilloverheatthe
rearbrakes,reducetheireffectivenessand
causeexcessivewear.
[>
Releasetheparkingbrakefully.
[>
Whenparkingyourcar,alwayssettheparking
brakebypullingallthewayuponthelever.
[>
Movetheselectorleverto"P"(Tiptronic)or
movethegearshiftlevertoreverseorfirst
gear(Manualtransmission).
[>
Onhillsalsoturnthefrontwheelstowardsthe
curb.
Brakes
[>Makeitahabittochecktheoperationofyour
brakesbeforedriving.
Keepinmindthatthebrakingdistanceincreases
veryrapidlyasthespeedincreases.At60mph
or100km/h,forexample,itisnottwicebut
fourtimeslongerthan30mphor50km/h.Tire
tractionisalsolesseffectivewhentheroadsare
wetorslippery.
[>Therefore,alwaysmaintainasafedistance
fromthecarinfrontofyou.
Note
Eventhoughthebrakediscsconsistofalloyed
greycastiron,theywillunavoidablystarttocor-
rodeifyourcarisparkedforanextended
period.Thebrakeswilltendto"rub"asthere-
sult.
Thenature,extentandeffectsofcorrosionde-
pendontheamountoftimethevehiclewas
parked,whethergranularorliquidroadsaltwas
spreadandwhethergrease-dissolvingagents
wereusedincarwashes.
Ifthebrakingcomfortisnoticeablyimpaired,we
recommendhavingthebrakesystemchecked
byexpertsatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Brakesystemfunction
YourPorscheisequippedwithapowerassisted
hydraulicdualcircuitbrakesystemwithdisc
brakesatthefrontandrear.
Bothcircuitsfunctionindependently.Onebrake
circuitoperatesthefrontandtheotheroperates
therear.
Ifonebrakecircuithasfailed,theotherwillstill
operate.However,youwillnoticeanincreased
pedaltravelwhenyouapplythebrakes.
Failureofonebrakecircuitwillcausethestop-
pingdistancetoincrease.
A
Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
Intheunlikelyeventofhydraulicfailureof
onebrakecircuit:
[>
Pushthebrakepedaldownfirmlyandholdit
inthatposition.
Amechanicallinkageactivatesthesecondcir-
cuit,andyouwillbeabletobringthevehicle
toastop.
[>
Afterbringingyourvehicletoacomplete
stop,avoiddrivingthevehicleandinstead
haveittowedtothenearestauthorized
Porschedealerforrepair.
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