fuse box PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual
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A-Openingluggagecompartmentlid
B-Openingenginecompartmentlid
Luggage
CompartmentLidand
EngineCompartmentLid
Unlocking
t>Operatetheappropriatepul~buttonnexttothe
driver'sseat.
Theluggagecompartmentorenginecompart-
mentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidis
open.
Alsorefertothechapter"Rearlid(Targa)"
and"Loadswitch-off".
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Theluggagecompartmentlidcanalsobe
unlockedwiththeradioremotecontrol.
Refertothechapter"Keys".
ImportantNote
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,thelidscan
beopenedonlybyconnectinganexternalelec-
tricalpowersource.
Pleaseobservethechapter"Electricalsystem"
orthedescriptioninsidethefuseboxcover.
e
Warninglight
Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandin
theon-board-computercomeonifthelidsare
notcompletelyclosed.
t>Fullyclosethelid.
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A-Diagnosticsocket
Replacing
fuses
Inordertopreventdamagetocablesandcon-
sumersintheelectricalsystemduetoshortcir-
cuitsandoverloads,theindividualcircuitsare
protectedbyfuses.
Thefuseboxisatlowerleftinthedriver'sfoot-
wellandisprotectedwithaplasticcover.
A-Plasticgripper
B-Sparefuses
1.Beforereplacingafuse,switchoffallelectri-
calconsumersandremovetheignitionkey.
2.Toopen,pullthecoveroffatthefingerhole
(arrow).
Thefuseplanandinstructionsforemer-
gencyunlockingoftheluggagecom-
partmentlidscanbefoundontheinsideof
thecover.
3.Tocheckorreplaceafuse,removeitfrom
thespringclipusingtheplasticgripperA.
Ablownfuseindicatesanoverloadinthecir-
cuitandcanbeidentifiedbythemeltedmetal
strip.
4.Replaceonlywithfusesofthesamerating.
SparefusesBareinthelowestsectionof
thefusebox.
Importantnote
t>Ifafuseblowsrepeatedly,pleaseimmediately
consultanauthorizedPorschedealer,sothat
theshortcircuitcanbelocatedandcor-
rected.
t>Nevertryto"repair"fuses:youmaycause
seriousdamagetootherpartsoftheelectri-
calsystem.
t>t>t>
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Emergencyunlockingoftheluggage
compartmentlidandengine
compartmentlid
Ifthebatteryisdischarged,thelidscanbe
openedonlywiththeaidofadonorbattery.
Unlockinglids
1.Usethekeytounlockthevehicleatthedoor
lock.
Leavethekeyinthedoorlock.
2.Removeplasticcoveroverthefusebox.
3.PulloutpositiveterminalAinthefusebox.
4.Useajumper
cabletoconnectthepositive
terminalofthedonorbatterywithpositive
terminalAinthefuse
box.
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Note
Ifthevehicle
waslocked,thealarmhornwill
soundwhenthenegativecableisconnected.
5.Usethesecondjumpercabletoconnectthe
negativeterminalofthedonorbatterywith
latchstrikerB.
6.Switchthealarmsystemoffbylockingand
unlockingatthedoorlock.
7.Unlocktheenginecompartmentlidorlug-
gagecompartment
lidwiththeswitch.
8.Disconnectthenegativecablefirst,thenthe
positivecable.
9.PushpositiveterminalAintothefusebox
andpushontheplasticfuseboxcover.
Note
Theenginecannot
bestartedwiththismethod.
Pleaseobservethechapter"EmergencyStarting
withJumperCables"forthispurpose.