ECO mode PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G User Guide

Convertibletop
I>Neverremovesnowandiceusingasharp
edgedobject.
Incorrectcareandtreatmentcandamagethe
convertibletopandcauseleaks.Anyrepairwork
canbedonebyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.

Importantnote
Nofoldingtopis100%leakproof.

Duetotheconstantchangingofloadsand
strainstowhichacarissubjecttowhendriving
onroads,minorwindnoiseandseepageat
jointsbetweenthetop,bodyanddoorsoncon-
vertibletopscannotbecompletelysealedincer-
tainareas.Thereforesmallleaksareconsidered
normalforthesemodels.Inaddition,yourcon-
vertibletopshouldnotbewashedinacarwash.
Thetopmayexperiencedamagebythebrushes
ormayexperienceleaksduetothehighpress-
urewaterstreamsdirectedinareaswhichwould
notencounterwaterinnormaldrivingconditions.
Cleaning
Donotwashtheconvertibletopeachtimethe
cariswashed.
Itisusuallysufficienttosprayorwashitwith
cleanwater.
I>Brushdustofftheconvertibletopinthedirec-
tionoftheweaveusingasoftbrush.
I>Onlyifthereisheavydirt,wettheconvertible
topwithlukewarmwaterandthePorsche
Wash-Shampoo&convertible-topcleaner,
usingaspongeorsoftbrush,andrubgently.
RinseWash-Shampoo&convertible-top
cleanerthoroughlyofftheconvertibletopwith
cleanwater.
I>Afterwashingit,treattheconvertible-top
coveratleastonceayearwiththespecial
Porscheconvertible-topcareproduct.
Donotallowtheconvertible-topcareproduct
tocomeintocontactwithpaintorwindows.If
itdoes,removeimmediately.
I>Ifthereisleakageintheconvertible-topcover
oratitsseamsorfolds,thespecialPorsche
convertible-topcareproductcanbeused.
I>Pleasenotetheinformationonthecontainer.
I>Removebirddroppingsimmediatelysincethe
acidinthemwillmaketherubberswelland
theconvertibletopwillbecomeleaky.
I>Openconvertibletoponlywhenitiscom-
pletelydry,otherwisedampstainsandscrub
marksmayoccurwhichcannotberemoved.
I>Trytoremovespotsfromtheconvertible-top
coverbyrubbingcarefullywithasoftrubber
sponge.
Doorlocks
I>Topreventthedoorlocksfromfreezingdur-
ingthecoldseason,thelockcylindersshould
becoveredduringawash.
I>Shouldthelocksfreeze,useanordinaryde-
icer.Inmanycases,awellwarmedkeycan
help.
Neveruseexcessiveforce.
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TiresIWheels
Theoriginalequipmenttiresandwheelrimson
yourPorschecomplywithallapplicableFederal
MotorVehicleSafetyStandards.
Foryoursafetyrememberthefollowing:
-Wheelrimsandwheelboltsarematchedtofit
yourPorsche.
-Ifyouintendtouseotherthanoriginalequip-
mentwheels,besurethattheyconformto
Porschespecificationsforyourmodel.
Onlytireswiththesamemakeandwiththe
samespecificationcode(e.g."NO","Nl"...J
canbemounted.
-Theuseofwheelrimsandwheelboltsthatdo
notmeetspecificationsoftheoriginalfactory
installedequipmentwillaffectthesafeoper-
ationofyourvehicle.
-Beforeyouplanonexchangingwheels,or
snowtiresalreadymountedonthewheel
rims,consultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Yourdealerhasthetechnicalinformation
necessarytoadviseyouwhichwheelrimsand
wheelboltsarecompatiblewiththeoriginal
factoryinstallations.
/!\Warning!
Riskoflossofcontrolandseriouspersonal
injury.
t>Ifwhiledriving,yourvehicleexperiencesa
suddenvibrationorridedisturbance,and/or
yoususpectthatpossibledamagetoyour
tiresorvehiclehasoccurred,youshouldim-
mediatelyreduceyourspeedwithoutex-
cessiveuseofthebrakes.
t>Stopthevehicleassoonaspossible,andin-
spectthetires.
Ifyoucannotdeterminethecauseforthedis-
turbance,haveyourvehicletowedtothe
nearestPorscheortiredealertohaveyour
vehicleortire(s)inspected.
t>Continuingtooperatethevehiclewithoutcor-
rectioncouldresultinalossofcontroland
seriouspersonalinjury.
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Tiredamage,puncture

I>Checktiresforimbeddedmaterial,cuts,punc-
tures,cracksandbulges(sidewall)before
drivingoff.
Incaseoftiredamage,whereitisuncertain
whetherthereisabreakintheplywithallits
consequencesortiredamagecausedbyther-
malormechanicaloverloadingduetolossof
pressureoranyotherpriordamage,werecom-
mendthatthetirebereplacedforsafetyrea-
sons.
Ifonefaultytireisreplaceditshouldbenoted
thatthedifferenceintreaddepthononeaxle
mustnotexceed30%.
Handlinginconsistenciesmayresult.
I>Performavisualinspectionifnecessary.

Tirereplacements

Ifindoubt,contactyourPorschedealeror
PorscheImporterofyourcountry.
Useonlytiremakesandtypestestedby
Porsche.

IfyoudonotuseaPorscherecommended
replacementtire,makesurethatyoupur-
chaseyournewtiresfromareputabletire
dealerandthatthedealercomplieswithall
manufacturerswarningsforthosetires.
Onlytireswiththesamemakeandwiththe
samespecificationcode(e.g."NO","Nl"...)
canbemounted.
Beforemountingnewtires,checkwithyour
Porschedealeraboutthecurrentrelease
status.
Usetireswith"ZR"qualitystandards.
There
arecurrentlynostandardsconcerningtire
strengthatspeedsabove150mph
(240
kmjhJ.
Tiresshouldbereplacednolessthanononeaxleat
thetime.
Onlytiresofthesamemakeandtypemustbeused.
Mixedtiresarenotpermissible.
Initially,newtiresdonothavetheirfulltraction.
Youshouldthereforedriveatmoderatespeeds
duringthefirst
60-120
miles(100-200kmJ.
Ifnewtiresareinstalledonlyononeaxle,ano-
ticeablechangeinhandlingoccursduetothe
differenttreaddepthoftheothertires.
Thishappensespeciallyifonlyreartiresarere-
placed.However,thisconditiondisappearsas
thenewtiresarebrokenin.
I>Pleaseadjustyourdrivingstyleaccordingly.
Installationofnewtiresshouldonlybedoneby
aqualifiedtiretechnician.

Valves

Rubbervalvestemsmustbereplacedevery
timeatireisreplaced.
Forsteelvalves,theinstallationandreplacement
instructionsmustbeobserved.
UseonlygenuinePorschesteelvalves.

Parkingatthecurb
A
Warning!
Hardimpactsagainstcurbs(ortraffic
islands)aredangerousandmaycausehid-
dentiredamagewhichisnotnoticeable
untillater.Suchdamagecanresultinacci-
dentsathighspeedscausingsevereper-
sonalinjury.
Dependingontheforceofimpact,theedge
oftherimcanalso
bedamaged.
I>Ifyouareindoubt,havethewheelchecked
byanexpert,particularlyifyoususpectdam-
ageontheinside.
I>Ifyoumustdriveoveracurborotherob-
stacle,driveslowlyandatanobtuseangle.
Exercisecarewhenparkingalongcurbs.
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Beforemountingsnowtires,consultwith
yourPorschedealer.Hehasthetechnical
informationnecessarytoadviseyouon
wheelandtirecompatibility.
Snowtiresshouldhavethesameloadcapacityas
originalequipmenttiresandshouldbemountedon
allfourwheels.
Snowtireswithstudsshouldberunatmoderate
speedswhennewinordertogivethestudstime
tosettle.
A
Warning!
Tireswithbadlyworntreadsandstudsare
verydangerousandcouldcauseaccidents
resultinginseverepersonalinjuries.
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Makesuretheyarereplacedimmediately.
Donotdriveavehicleequippedwithsnowtires
atprolongedhighspeed.
Snowtiresdonothavethesamedegreeoftrac-
tionondry,wetorsnowfreeroadsasanormal
tire.
Furthermore,snowtireswearrapidlyunder
theseconditions.
Snowtiresdonotfulfilltheirpurposeifthetread
depthislessthan
5/32
in(4mm).
Complywithallstateandlocallaws
governingsnowtireandtreaddepth
requirements.
Snowchains
ACaution!
Riskofdamagetobody,axleorbrake
components.
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Fitsnowchainsonlytotherearwheels,and
onlywiththetire/rimcombinationlistedinthe
TechnicalData.
Toensureadequateclearancebetweenchain
andbody,Porscherecommendsonlytheuse
offine-linkchainssuchasthoseapprovedby
Porsche.
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Followinstructionsissuedbythesupplierof
thechains.
Differentstatesandcountrieshavevaryingstatu-
toryrequirementsregardingmaximumspeed.
Checkwithlocalauthoritiesforpossiblerestric-
tions.
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Removechainsassoonastheroadsarefree
oficeandsnow.
Tiredesignations
Duetonewspeedandloadratingsforradial
tires,newdesignationshavecomeintoforcefor
snowtiresforyourPorsche.
ThedesignationtobeusedforZRtiresise.g.,

255/40
ZR17(Z
=
codeletterforradialtires
forspeedsabove150mph(240km/h).
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