ECU PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G User Guide

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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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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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

Cassette
tapeplayer

ACaution!
Toavoiddamagetocassettetapeplayer
andtapes.
I>Useonlycassettetapesofgoodquality,hav-
ingnodamage.
I>Avoidusingtapeswithatotalplayingtime
longerthan90minutes.
Longertapesarenotrecommendedbecause
ofthethinnercrosssectionofthetape.
I>Besurethatthetapeisnotslackandthatthe
labelisfirmlysecuredontheshellbeforein-
sertingthecassetteintotheplayer.
I>Havethetapefirmlywoundaroundthetape
byturningthehubwithapencilorsimilar
items.Becarefulnottotouchtheexposed
tapesurface.
I>Whennotinuse,takethecassetteoutofthe
player,putitbackintoitscaseandstoreit
awayfromdust,magnetsanddirectsunlight.
Leavingthecassettetapeonthedashboard
inthesuncandamagethetape.
I>Keeptheplaybackhead,capstanandpinch
rollerclean.
I>Removetapecoatingresidueaccumulatedon
thehead,capstanandpinchrolleronceor
twiceamonth.
Acleaningtape,whichcandothis,shouldbe
availableinaudiostores.
I>Donotoilanypartofthetapeplayeranddo
notinsertanyobjectotherthanacassette
tapeintotheslot.
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DIGITALAUDID
Compactdiscplayer
ACaution!
Toavoiddamagetocompactdiscplayer
anddiscs.
I>Useonlycompactdiscslabeledasshown,
havingnodirt,damageorwarpage.
I>Neverattempttodisassembleoroilanypart
oftheplayerunit.
Donotinsertanyobjectotherthanadiscinto
theslot.
Remembertherearenouser-serviceable
partsinsidethecompactdiscplayer.
I>Donotallowthedisctosustainanyfinger-
prints,scrapesorstickersonthesurfaces.
Thismaycausepoorsoundquality.
Holdthedisconlyontheedgeorcenterhole.
I>Whennotinuse,takethediscoutofthe
player,putthediscbackintoitscaseand
storeitawayfromdust,heat,dampanddi-
rectsunlight.
Leavingthedisconthedashboardinthesun
candamagethedisc.
I>Ifthediscgetsdirty,cleanthediscbywiping
thesurfacesfromthecentertotheoutsidein
aradialdirectionwithasoftcloth.
Donotuseaconventionalrecordcleaneror
anti-staticrecordpreservative.
Disccleanersareavailableinaudiostores.
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125

CarTelephoneand
AftennarketAlarms

Importantlegalandsafetyinformation
regardingtheuseofcellulartelephones

Some
statesmayprohibittheuseofcellular
telephoneswhiledrivingavehicle.Checkthe
lawsandregulationsontheuseofcellulartele-
phonesintheareaswhereyoudrive.
/!\.Danger!

Risk
ofanaccident.
Severepersonalinjuryordeathcanresult
intheeventofanaccident.
Lookingawayfromtheroadorturning
yourattentionawayfromyourdrivingcan
causeanaccidentandseriousorfatalin-
jury.

Whenusingyourcellulartelephone,youshould
always:
[>
Givefullattentiontoyourdriving-pulloffthe
roadandparkbeforemakingoransweringa
calliftrafficconditionssorequire;
and
[>
Keepbothhandsonthesteeringwheel-use
hands-freeoperation(ifavailable)-pulloffthe
roadandparkbeforeusingahand-heldtele-
phone.
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Itisessentialtoobservetheinstructionsof
thetelephonemanufacturerbeforeputting
thetelephoneintooperation.
Any
portabletelephoneorradiotransmitter
whichisusedinaPorschemustbeproperly
installedinaccordancewiththetechnicalre-
quirementsofPorsche.

Thetransmissionpowermustnotexceed

lOW.
Thedevicesmustpossessatypeapprovalfor
yourvehicleandhave
an"e"symbol.

Ifyoushouldrequireequipmentwithtrans-
missionpowervaluesgreaterthan10W,please
consultyourauthorizedPorschedealerforthis
purpose.Heisfamiliarwiththetechnicalrequire-
mentsforinstallingdevicesofthiskind.
Theantennasforallradiosandtelephoneswith
atransmittingantennamustbeexternally
mounted.
Theimproperinstallationofradiosortelephones
oruseofaradioortelephonewithatransmit-
tingantennainsidethecarmaycause
the
warninglightstocomeon.

Improperinstallationofsuchequipmentcancre-
ateadischargedbatteryorexcessivecurrent
drawfromaddedequipment.
Ifaftermarketsystemsareinstalledbynon-
dealershiptechniciansoroutsidetheselling
dealer,problemsmayresult.Installationofafter-
marketequipmentisnotcoveredundertheNew
CarWarranty.
[>
ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerabout
theinstallationofnonPorscheapproved
equipment.

Receptionquality

Thereceptionqualityofyourcartelephonewill
changeconstantlywhenyouaredriving.Inter-
ferencecausedbybuildings,landscapeand
weatherisunavoidable.Itmaybecomeparticu-
larlydifficulttohearwhenusingthehands-free
functionduetoexternalnoisesuchasengine
andwindnoise.

Automaticcar-wash

[>Unscrewexternalantennasbeforeusingan
automaticcar-wash.

Gearshifting
Thepositionsofthegearsareshownonthe
gearshiftlever.
/!\.Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
I>Alwayscheckthemovementoftheclutch
pedalbeforedrivingandmakesurethatitis
notobstructedbyafloormatoranyother
object.
I>Securethefloormattopreventitfromsliding
intopositionsthatcouldinterferewiththe
safeoperationofyourvehicle.
YourPorschedealercanofferyoufloormats
ofthecorrectsizeincludingasecuringpossi-
bility.
Toavoiddamagetotheclutchandtrans-
mission:
I>Alwaysdepresstheclutchpedalfullywhen
changinggears.
Makesurethatthegearshiftleveriscom-
pletelyengaged.
I>Onlyshiftintoreversewhenthecarhascome
toacompletestop.
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Reverse
I>Depresstheclutchpedalforseveralseconds
beforeshiftingintoreverse.
Onlythenmovethegearshiftlevertotheleft,
overcomingthespringtension,andthento
thefront.
Bothback-uplightscomeonwhenthetrans-
missionisputintoreverse(withignitionon).

Permittedenginespeed

~
I>Changeintoahighergearbeforetheneedle
reachestheredmarkonthetachometer,or
easeofftheaccelerator.
Iftheredzoneisreachedduringacceleration,
fuelfeedisinterrupted.
/!\.Caution!
Toavoidsevereenginedamage.
I>Alwaysobservetheenginerpmbeforedown-
shiftingtoalowergear,soyoudonotex-
ceedthemaximumenginerpm.

M-ManualSelectionMode

Thecurrentlyselectedgearisretainedifyou
changefromDtoM.
IfyoushiftfromMtoD,thegear-changingmap
suitableforyourcurrentdrivingstyleisselected
andtheappropriategearisselected.

/?\.Warning!
Thekickdownfunctionisnotactivein
manualselectionmode"M",
t>
Thereforeshiftdownmanuallywhenaccelera-
ting(e.g.toovertake).
Twotoggleswitchesintheuppersteering-wheel
spokesletyoucomfortablyandreliablyselect
thefiveforwardgears.

Shiftingup
t>
Pressupperpart(+)ofatoggleswitch.

Shiftingdown
t>
Presslowerpart(-)ofatoggleswitch.
Dependingondrivingspeedandenginespeed,
youcanshiftupordownatanytime.
Gearchangeswhichwouldexceedtheupperor
lowerengine-speedlimitarenotexecutedbythe
controller.
Youcanshiftdowntwogearsatoncebyquickly
pressingthetoggleswitchestwice.
Iftheengine-speedlimitisreached,anauto-
maticupwardshiftisperformedor,justbefore
idlingspeedisreached,adownwardshiftisper-
formed.

t>
Selectanappropriatelylowgearonupward
anddownwardslopes.
Thiswillensureoptimumuseofenginepower
andenginebraking.
Ifmanualmodefails,thecontrolelectronics
switchtoautomaticmode.Inthisevent,the
instrumentclusterwilldisplayselectorleverposi-
tionD.
t>Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauth-
orizedPorschedealer.

t>t>t>

ShiftingGear
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Removingrearwalllining
1.UnscrewscrewsAfromtherear
walllining.
Pulloutandrepositionthescrewdriverinsert
ifnecessary.
2.Grasptherearwallliningatthecut-outsfor
theseatbeltsandpressdownward.
Pullrearwallliningforwardandliftupand
out.
144MobileRoofs

Openingconvertibletopcompartment
lid"D"
1.Take
redAllenkeyBoutofitsholder.
2.PuthandleofscrewdriverontoAllenkeyB.
InsertAllenkeyintothedriveaxleCandturn
itcounterclockwise(indirectionofthearrow)
untiltheconvertibletopcompartmentlidDis
fullyopen.
RemovetheAllen
key.
A
Warning!
TheAllenkeycanrotateorflyoutand
therebycauseseriouspersonalinjuryifthe
convertibletopisactuated.

I>AlwaysremovetheAllenkeyBfromthedrive
axleCbeforeoperatingtheconvertibletop.
Whenyouhaveopenedtheconvertibletopcom-
partmentlid,trytoclosetheconvertibletop
usingtherockerswitch.
Iftheconvertibletopcannotbeclosed,continue
withemergencyoperation.

RoofTransportSystem
Followtheseparateinstructionsforfitting
theRoofTransportSystem.
Fittingcommerciallyavailableluggageracksis
notpossible.
ThePorscheRoofTransportSystemallows
thetransportofvarioussportsandhobbyequip-
ment.
YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleased
toinformyouaboutthemanyusesoftheRoof
TransportSystem.
166MobileRoofs
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident,lossofcontroland
damagetothevehicle.
I>CompletelyremovetheRoofTransportSys-
tembeforeusinganautomaticcarwash.
I>Donotoperatetheconvertibletopwhenthe
basiccarrierisinstalled.
I>Fitthesidesupportelementsofthebasiccar-
rieronlyinconjunctionwiththetransverse
supportingpipes.
I>Thepermissibleuseableloadof165Ibs(75
kg),thepermissibletotalvehicleweightand
thepermissibleaxleloadsmustnotbeex-
ceeded.
Seethechapteron"Weights".
Itemsofluggagemustnotprojectsubstan-
tiallybeyondthesideoftheloadarea.
Distributeloadevenly,withheavyitemsas
lowaspossible.
Everyitemmustbefixedandsecuredtothe
basiccarrierwitharopeorlashingstrap(do
notuseelasticrubbertensionersJ.
I>Beforeeveryjourney,andatregularintervals
duringlongtrips,checkthatRoofTransport
Systemandloadaresecure.
Retightenifnecessaryandsecureadditionally
bylocking.
I>Intheloadedstate,adjustmaximumspeedto
thenature,sizeandweightoftheloadbeing
carried.
Innocase,however,shouldyoudriveat
morethan90mph
(140
kmjhJ.
I>Withthebasiccarrierinstalledandnoload,
donotexceedamaximumspeedof110mph
(180kmjh)sincedrivingstabilitywillbead-
verselyaffected.
Adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
changedconditions.
Nevertheless,Porscherecommendsthatyou
donotexceedthepostedspeedlimit.
I>Driving,brakingandsteeringbehaviorofthe
vehiclechangeduetothehighercenterof
gravityandthegreaterwind-resistantarea.
Youshouldadaptyourdrivingstyleappropri-
ately.
Note
Sincefuelconsumptionandnoiseareincreased
withtheRoofTransportSysteminstalled,it
shouldnotremainonthecarifitisnotinuse.