PORSCHE 911 GT3 2004 5.G Owners Manual

Changing Bulbinthe Side
Marker Light

1. Remove capinthe wheel housing linerwiththe
screwdriver.
2. Insert screwdriver intotheopening inthe wheel
housing lineratright angles tothe side marker
light housing.
By pressing withthescrewdriver, disengage
the securing springofthe side marker light
housing.

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Remove sidemarker lightandundo bulbholder
(bayonet lock),
4. Remove bulbfrom theholder andreplace.
Insert holder.
5. Insert thelight tabs (arrow A)into thewing at
the front.
Engage securing spring(arrow
B)
inthe wing.
6. Press capintothewheel housing liner.
Check operation ofthe light.

Tail
light
left

Taillight

Changing bulb

1. Open lidofengine compartment.
2. Unscrew fastening screwAand pulltaillight
back (arrow) andout.
A
-Taillight, brakelight

B -
Reversing light
C -Turn signal light

o -Rear
foglight

E -
Side marker light

3. Turn bulbholder counter-clockwise and
remove fromtaillight.
4. Replace defective bulb(bayonet mount).
5. Insert bulbholder andturn clockwise. 6.
Insert taillight inthe fender.
Ensure thatlocating lug(arrow) iscorrectly
positioned.
7. Screw infastening screwA.
8. Check operation ofthe light.
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License PlateLights

Changing bulb

1. Undo bothscrews Aand remove light.
2. Push rubber covering back,remove defective
bulb from between thecontact springsand
replace.
3. Reassemble inreverse order.
Check operation ofthe light.
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Luggage
Compartment Light,
Engine Compartment Light,
Footwell Lights

Changing bulb

1. With ascrewdriver (arrow),carefullypress
light outofthe cutout inthe lining.
2. Remove defective bulbfrom between thecon-
tact springs andreplace.
3. Insert thelight intothecutout firstfrom one
side then from theother. Check operation.
Door
Guard /Curb Light

Changing bulb

1. With ascrewdriver (arrow),carefully pushout
the light.
2. Pull bulb holder outoflight housing.
Remove defective bulbandreplace.
3. Install bulbholder andinsert light.

Interior Light,Reading Lights

Changing bulb

1. Carefully pulllight housing outofthe lining

(arrow).
2.

Reading light:

Turn theholder Aof the defective bulbcounter-
clockwise, andremove.
Remove bulbandreplace.

Interior light:

Carefully unclipthelight lensonthe switch side

(arrow)
andthen detach it.
Remove defective bulbfrom between thecon-
tact springs andreplace.
Clip light lensback in. 3.
Insert lighthousing intothelining rearendfirst.
Press frontofhousing upand click intoplace.
Check operation oflights.
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Raised BrakeLights

Changing bulb

1. Lever outright-hand segmentofthe lens with
the screwdriver blade
(arrow).

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Turn lockoflight housing counter-clockwise by
approx. 90°,andremove light. 3.
Disengage all6securing tabsofthe lamp
bracket
(arrow).

Remove lampbracket, takeoutdefective bulb
and replace.
4. Reassemble inreverse order.
Check operation ofthe light.

Adjusting Headlights

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Please observe thechapter "LIGHTS, REPLAC-
ING BULBS" onPage 162.
Adjustment
The adjustment ismade withthevehicle readyto
drive andthefuel tank completely filled.
The driver's seatmust beloaded byaperson ora
165 Ibs.(75kg)weight andthetire pressures
must meet theprescribed values.
After being loaded, thecarmust berolled afew
meters sothat thesuspension cansettle. For
checking theheadlight adjustment, theverti-
cal position ofthe cutoff ofthe lowbeam (seefig.)
has tobe projected onavertical screen(wall)in
distance of7.5 mfrom thefront lensofthe head-
lamp.
The correct position ofthe cutoff is5cm at7.5 m
(0.4°) below ahorizontal line,xcm from ground to
the center ofthe headlamp lens. Lateral
adjustment ofthe headlights shouldbe
carried outataspecialist workshop withanoptical
adjustment unit.

Distance

Visual aimshall beperformed atnot less than
7.5 m(this value isarounded downconversion
from the25-foot distance typicaloffield aimusing
a screen). The7.5mdistance ismeasured from
the headlamp lenstothe viewing screen.

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Floor

The surface uponwhich thevehicle restsisflat
and approximately level.

Screen

The screen uponwhich headlamp beams arepro-
jected isperpendicular tothe floor andthevehi-
cle's longitudinal axis,flat,uniformly lightincolor,
unobstructed, andwide andhigh enough toac-
commodate thevehicle beampatterns tobe
aimed.
The screen shouldbewide enough toprovide at
least 1m of space outboard ofthe vehicle's head-
lamp spacing.

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Adjustment
screws
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Detach sidecarpeting inluggage compart-
ment.
Therefore unscrewplasticnut
A.

Open thecover ofthe appropriate adjustment
screw.
The setting isadjusted byturning thehexagon
socket screws rightorleft, asappropriate.
B

-Headlight verticaladjustment

C -
Fog light height adjustment

Vertical adjustment (screwB)
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turn clockwise
=
beam moves down
turn counter-clockwise
=
beam moves up

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Donot alter thelateral adjustment.

Fog light adjustment

The foglight adjustment Cshould onlybedone at
a specialist workshop withanoptical adjustment
unit.

Towing
Certain statestatutes andlocal ordinances prohib-

it
towing withachain, ropeoreven atow bar.
In addition, damagetoyour vehicle mayresult
from improper procedures.
Consult yourauthorized Porschedealerforde-
tails.

Vehicle towing

Flat bed towing isthe preferred typeoftowing to
be used onPorsche vehicles.
Under certain circumstances, wheelliftsmay be
used when thevehicle willnotroll.

The vehicle mustbetowed withallfour
wheels offthe ground, otherwise damageto
the vehicle mayresult.

Towing eye

The towing eyeiscontained inthe tool kit.

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Caution!
Risk ofdamage tothe vehicle.

'" Use thetowing eyeonly foranemergency to
remove thevehicle offthe road. Thetowing
eye isto be used onlytopull thevehicle onto
the flat bed, tractor ortowing aparatus ifthe
vehicle willrollfreely. Undernocircumstances
is the vehicle tobe secured usingthetowing
eye. '"
Never usethetowing eyetotow thisorany
other vehicle.

Front mounting

1. Carefully removetheplastic capbeside the
license platewithascrew driver.
2. Screw thetowing eyeintothehole.
Rear
mounting

1. Remove licenseplate.
2. Carefully removetheplastic capbetween the
bumpers withascrew driver.
3. Screw thetowing eyeintothehole.

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Pulling vehicle ontoflatbed

1. Position wooden rampsatthe base ofthe flat
bed toreduce theangle ofthe pull.
2. Reel inthe hoist cable andcheck theunderside
of the vehicle forany interference.
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Tieing
downvehicle onflat bed

1. Carefully feedtowing strapsthrough theopen-
ing inthe
rear wheels.

Make suremetal partsofstraps donot dam-
age rim.
Make surethestrap isflat over therim bead.
Make surebrake backing plateisnot dam-
aged.
2. Secure strapstorear offlat bed.
3. Reel inhoist cable onlyfarenough totension
tie-down straps. 4.
Carefully feedtowing strapsthrough theopen-
ing inthe
front wheels.

Make suremetal partsofstraps donot dam-
age rim.
Make surethestrap isflat over therimbead.
Make surebrake backing plateisnot dam-
aged.
5. Secure strapstofront offlat bed.
6. Release tensiononhoist cable, butdonot dis-
connect.
Use hoist cable asasafety cable.

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