Pressure PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G User Guide

Instrument
On-boardTextdisplay
inMeaning/measure
panelcomputeron-boardcomputer

UnitsTheunitskilometers/milesforspeedand
arechangeddistancewerechanged.
LIMITCurrentspeedcanbeacceptedforthe
Cannotbeacousticwarningsignalonlyifthevehicleis
acceptedwithinmotion.
vehiclestopped
USALIMITSelectedspeedlimitfortheacousticwarning
~exceededsignalhasbeenexceeded.
Adjustyourspeedifnecessary.

Canada

~Fuel
levelgauge
IJ1
ConsiderrangeonRefuelatthenextopportunity.
warninglightremainingfuel
0ii1
EngineoilStopimmediatelyatasuitableplace,
pressuremeasureoillevelwiththeon-boardcomputer
toolowand,ifnecessary,addengineoil.
Temperature
II
EngineSwitchengineoffandletitcool.
gaugewarningtemperatureCheckcoolantleveland,ifnecessary,
lighttoohighaddcoolant.
Temperature~CheckSwitchengineoffandletitcool.
gaugewarningcoolantlevelCheckcoolantleveland,ifnecessary,
lightflashesaddcoolant.
Controls,Instruments
93

Instrument
On-boardTextdisplayin
panelcomputeron-boardcomputer
-
S
CheckEngine
Temperature
iI
Failureof
gaugewarningengine-
lightflashescompartment
blower
8i]
Warning
battery/
generator
Iii
Failureindicator
~~Failure
oillevel
indicator
II
Failureindicator
S
Failureindicator
Meaning/measure
Refertochapter"Checkenginewarninglight".
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
HavefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorsche
dealer.
Stopinasafeplaceandswitchtheengine
off.Donotcontinuedriving.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Oilpressureindicatorisfaulty.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Coolanttemperaturegaugeisfaulty.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Thecoolanttemperaturegauge,tacho-
meterorcruisecontrol,etc.,couldbefaulty.
Havethefaultremediedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
94Controls,Instruments

SelectorLeverPositions
P-Parking
lock
InselectorleverpositionP,thedrivenwheels
aremechanicallylocked.
[>
Selectonlywhencarhasbeenstopped.
[>Engageparkinglockafterapplyingthehand-
brakeandreleaseitbeforereleasingthe
handbrake.
Theignitionkeycanbewithdrawnonlyin
selectorleverposition
P.
R-Reverse

[>Selectonlywhencarhasbeenstoppedand
thebrakeisapplied.

N-Neutral

SelectorleverpositionNmustbeselectedfor
towingorincarwashes,forexample.
[>
Selectthedesiredpositionformovingoff(D,
MorR)onlywhentheengineisidlingand
whiledepressingthebrakepedal.
[>SelectpositionNwhiledrivingonlyifthecar
isthreateningtoskidinslipperyconditions.
OtherwiseNshouldnotbeselectedwhiledriv-
ing.
D-
Automaticselection
mode
[>
SelectpositionDfor"normal"driving.The
gearsareshiftedautomaticallyaccordingto
theacceleratorpositionandspeed.
Dependingonthewaythevehicleisdrivenand
ontheresistance(e.g.uphill),thegear-changing
pointsareshiftedtowardshigherorloweren-
gine-speedranges.
Theacceleratorposition,drivingspeed,engine
speed,longitudinalandlateralaccelerationand
theroadprofileallhaveaninfluenceonthe
gear-changingcharacteristic.
Unwantedupwardshifts,e.g.beforebends,are
preventedbyswiftlyreleasingtheaccelerator
pedal.
Dependingonlateralacceleration,upwardshifts
onbendsarenotmadeuntiltheengine-speed
limitisreached.
Underbraking,anddependingontheamountof
deceleration,theTiptronicshiftsdownearlier.
Forsubsequentcornering,therightgearisen-
gagedwhenpressureisappliedtothebrakes
beforethebend.
Thebendistakenintherightgear,andwhen
youaccelerateoutofthebendyoudonothave
toshiftdown.
Drivingoff
In2ndgear,thevehicledrivesoffwiththe
throttleonlyslightlyopen.
Driveoffin1stgearwiththethrottleopen
widerorwhentheengineiscold.
[>[>[>
ShiftingGear
131

4.TakeunlockinghandleDfromtheoddments
traybetweenthefrontseats.
5.PositionunlockinghandleDonthedotmark-
ing.
CarefullyremovetheplasticcoversCon
bothsidesofthehardtop.
6.InsertunlockinghandleDintooneoftherear
hardtoplocks.
Forcefullyturntheunlockinghandlepastthe
pressurepoint1inthedirectionofthearrow
uptothestop2.
7.Repeatprocedureontheothersideofthe
hardtop.
8.Togetherwithasecondpersonontheother
side,graspthehardtopatpointsEandF.
/!\Warning!
Dangerofpinchingfingersorhandsatthe
points"F".
[>Evenlyliftthehardtopatbothsides.
9.Firstpullthehardtoprearwardandupoutof
thelockingelements.
Carefullyliftthehardtopupandovertheve-
hicletotherear.
[>[>[>
MobileRoofs
155

/!\Caution!
Dangerofdamageduetoinadvertentoper-
ationoftheconvertibletopwiththehard-
topfitted.

I>MakesurethatthefrontlockingleverGis
alwayscorrectlylocked.
Thisdisablestheconvertibletopdrive.
158MobileRoofs

10.
SwivelfrontlockingleverGtotherear.
ThelatchinghookHmustengageinthe
windshieldframe(arrow).
ThewhitemarkinglineJontheredlocking
buttonmustbecomevisiblewhenthehard-
topislockedproperly.

11.
InsertunlockinghandleDintooneofthe
rearhardtoplocks.
Turntheunlockinghandleinthedirectionof
thearrowasfarasthepressurepoint1,
thenturnforcefullyfurtherasfarasthe
stop2,untilthelockengagesperceptibly
andaudibly.
12.Repeatprocedureontheothersideofthe
hardtop.

Coolant
level

Followtheinstructionsinthe"Cautions"chapter.
Thecoolingsystemisfilledatthefactorywitha
permanentcoolant.
Itprovidesyear-roundprotectionfromcorrosion
andfreezingdownto-31°Fj-35°C(Nordic
countries-40°Fj-40°C).
OnlyuseantifreezeauthorizedbyPorsche.
Checkingcoolantlevel
Theexpansiontankwithitsfillerorificeisinthe
enginecompartment.
~Checkthecoolantlevelregularlythroughthe
transparentexpansiontank.
Whentheengineiscoldandthecarislevelthe
fluidlevelmustliebetweenthe"Min."and"Max."
markings.

Toppingoffcoolant

A.Warning!
Dangerofseriouspersonalinjuryfrom
scalding.Coolantishazardoustoyour
health,andmaybefatalifswallowed.
~Donotopenthecapoftheexpansiontank
whiletheengineishot.
~Allowtheenginetocooldownbeforeopening
thecapandprotectyourhands,armsand
facefromanypossibleescapeofhotcoolant.
~Keepcoolantoutofchildren'sreach.
~Also,keepcoolantawayfromyourpets.
Theycanbeattractedtoitshouldtherebea
spill,ortousedcoolantleftinanopencon-
tainer.Coolantcanbedeadlytopetsifcon-
sumed.
1.Switchengineoffandletitcool.
Seethechapteronthe"Coolingsystem".
2.Covertheexpansiontankcapwithathick
rag.
Opencapslowlyandcarefullyandallowover-
pressuretoescape.
Thenunscrewcapcompletely.
3.Onlyaddamixtureofantifreezeandwaterin
equalparts,anddonotexceedthe"Max."
mark.
Antifreezeincoolant:
50%givesprotectiondownto-31°Fj-35°C
60%givesprotectiondownto-58°Fj-50°C
4.Screwcapfirmlyon.
Ifinanemergencypurewaterhasbeenadded,
themixratiomustbecorrectedatanauthorized
Porschedealer.
Markedlossofcoolantindicatesleakageinthe
coolingsystem.
Thecauseshouldimmediatelyberemediedat
anauthorizedPorschedealer.
~~~
Maintenance,CarCare
169

Engine-compartment
blower,

radiatorfan
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefrontof
thecar.
Theengine-compartmentblowerismountedon
theenginecompartmentlid.
/?\.Warning!
Riskofinjury.
Aftertheengineisswitchedoff,theengine-
compartmentandcoolanttemperaturesare
monitoredforapprox.20minutes.
Duringthisperiod,anddependingontem-
perature,theengine-compartmentblower
andradiatorfansmaycontinuetorunor
starttorun.
I>Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththe
engineoffandexerciseextremecaution.
170Maintenance,CarCare
EngineOil
Engineoilconsumption
Itisnormalforyourenginetoconsumeoil.
Therateofoilconsumptiondependsonthe
qualityandviscosityofoil,thespeedatwhich
theengineisoperated,theclimate,roadcondi-
tionsaswellastheamountofdilutionandoxida-
tionofthelubricant.
Ifthevehicleisusedforrepeatedshorttrips,
andconsumesanormalamountofoil,theen-
gineoilmeasurementmaynotshowanydropin
theoillevelatall,evenafter600miles(1000
km)ormore.Thisisbecausetheoilisgradually
becomingdilutedwithfuelormoisture,makingit
appearthattheoillevelhasnotchanged.
Thedilutingingredientsevaporateoutwhenthe
vehicleisdrivenathighspeeds,asonanex-
pressway,makingitthenappearthatoilisex-
cessivelyconsumedafterdrivingathighspeeds.
Iftheconditionsyoudriveyourvehicleinare
dusty,humid,orhot,thefrequencyoftheoil
changeintervalsshouldbegreater.
Ifthevehicleisdrivenatahighrateofspeed,
climaticconditionsarewarm,andtheloadis
high,theoilshouldbecheckedmorefrequently,
asdrivingconditionswilldeterminetherateof
oilconsumption.
-Theengineinyourvehicledependsonoilto
lubricateandcoolallofitsmovingparts.
Therefore,theengineoilshouldbechecked
regularlyandkeptattherequiredlevel.
-Makeitahabittohavetheengineoillevel
checkedwitheveryfuelfilling.
-Theoilpressurewarninglightisnotanoil
levelindicator.
Theoilpressurewarninglightindicates
seriousenginedamagemaybeoccuring
whenlit,ifenginerpmisaboveidlespeed.

FuelEconomy
Fueleconomywillvarydependingon
where,whenandhowyoudrive,optional
equipmentinstalled,andthegeneralcondi-
tionofyourcar.
Acartunedtospecificationsandcorrectly
maintained,willhelpyoutoachieveoptimal
fueleconomy.
I>Haveyourvehicletunedtospecifications.
Aircleanershouldbedirtfreetoallowproper
engine"breathing".
Batteryshouldbefullycharged.
Wheelsshouldbeproperlyaligned.
Tiresshouldbeinflatedatcorrectpressure.
I>Alwaysmonitoryourfuelconsumption.
I>Drivesmoothly,avoidabruptchangesin
speedasmuchaspossible.
I>Avoidjackrabbitstartsandsuddenstops.
I>Donotdrivelongerthannecessaryinthe
lowergears.Shiftingintoahighergearearly
withoutluggingtheenginewillhelpsavefuel.
I>Prolonged"warmup"idlingwastesgas.Start
thevehiclejustbeforeyouarereadytodrive.
Accelerateslowlyandsmoothly.
I>Switchofftheengineifstationaryforlonger
periods.
I>Anyadditionalweightcarriedinthevehiclere-
ducesfueleconomy.Alwayskeepcargotoa
minimumandremoveallunnecessaryitems.
I>Organizeyourtripstotakeinseveralerrands
inonetrip.
I>Allelectricalaccessoriescontributetoin-
creasedfuelconsumption.
I>Onlyswitchontheairconditioningwhen
necessary.
I>DonotdrivewiththeRoofTransportSystem
mountedunlessyouneedit.
TheEPAestimatedm.p.g.istobeusedfor
comparisonpurposes,actualmileagemay
bedifferentfromtheestimatedm.p.g.,de-
pendingonyourdrivingspeed,weather
conditionsandtriplength.Youractual
highwaymileagewillprobablybelessthan
theestimatedm.p.g.
I>Pleaseobservealllocalandnationalspeed
limits.
OperatingYourPorscheinother
Countries
GovernmentregulationsintheUnitedStatesand
Canadarequirethatautomobilesmeetspecific
emissionregulationsandsafetystandards.
Therefore,carsbuiltfortheU.S.andCanada
differfromvehiclessoldinothercountries.
IfyouplantotakeyourPorscheoutsidethecon-
tinentallimitsoftheUnitedStatesorCanada,
thereisthepossibilitythat
-unleadedfuelmaynotbeavailable;
-unleadedfuelmayhaveaconsiderablylower
octanerating.Excessiveengineknockand
seriousdamagetobothengineandcatalytic
converterscouldresult;
-servicemaybeinadequateduetolackof
properservicefacilities,toolsordiagnostic
equipment;
-replacementpartsmaynotbeavailableor
verydifficulttoget.
Porsche
cannot
beresponsibleforthe
mechanicaldamagethatcouldresultbe-
causeofinadequatefuel,serviceorparts
availability.
IfyoupurchasedyourPorscheabroadandwant
tobringitbackhome,besuretofindoutabout
shippingandforwardingrequirements,aswell
ascurrentimportandcustomsregulations.
Maintenance,CarCare
175

Washing
Thebestmethodofprotectingyourcarfrom
thedamagingeffectsoftheenvironmentisfre-
quentwashingandtheapplicationofapreserv-
ative.Theundersideofyourvehicleshouldalso
bewashedthoroughly,atthelatestwhensaltis
nolongerspreadontheroads.
Thelongersalt,roaddustandindustrialdust,
deadinsects,birddroppingsorsubstancesfrom
trees(resin,pollen)areallowedtoremainonthe
bodywork,themoreseriousistheirharmfulef-
fect.
Newcarsshouldbewashedcarefullywithplenty
ofclearwatertoprotectthenewpaintwork.
Darkpaintfinishesshowupthesmallestofsur-
facedamage(e.g.,scratches)morereadilythan
lightercolors.
Darkcolorsarealsomoresusceptibleto
scratchingbecauseofthecompositionoftheir
pigmentsandrequireparticularlycarefulpaint
care.
[>
Donotwashyourcarinbrightsunlightor
whilethebodyworkisstillhot.
[>Whenwashingbyhand,useabundantwater,
asoftspongeorwashbrush,andPorsche
carshampoo.
[>Beginbysprayingthebodythoroughlywith
watertorinseawayloosedirt.
186Maintenance,CarCare
[>
Afterwashing,rinsethecarwithplentyof
waterandthendrywithachamoisleather.
Donotusethesamechamoisleatherfor
dryingasyouuseforcleaningthewindshield
andwindows.
/!\.Warning!
Moisturewhichgetsontothebrakesduring
acarwashcanreducebrakingefficiencyor
makethebrakespullunevenlywhichcould
increasethedangerofanaccident,causing
seriouspersonalinjuriesordeath.
[>Alwaysapplythebrakesafewtimesafter
washingthecartotestbrakingefficiencyand
drythebrakediscs.
Whendoingthis,takecarenottohamper
otherroadusersbehindyou(trafficconditions
permitting).

Automatic
carwashes
Optionaladd-onpartsorpartswhichproject
beyondthecontoursofthevehiclemaybe
damagedbydesignfeatures(e.g.brushes)of
automaticcarwashes.
Thefollowing
parts
areparticularlysuscep-
tibletodamage:
-Windshieldwipers(alwaysswitchthemoffto
preventthemwipingunintentionallyinintermit-
tentorsensoroperation)
-Externaltelephoneantennas(alwaysunscrew)
-RoofTransportSystem(alwaysremovecom-
pletely)
-Fixedrearspoilerorextendedrearspoiler
-Wheels(thewidertherimandthelowerthe
tireheight,thegreatertheriskofdamage)
-High-glosswheels(topreventthesefromget-
tingscratched,donotcleanwiththewheel-
cleaningbrushesofthecarwash).
[>
Pleaseconsulttheoperatorbeforeusingauto-
maticcarwashes.
[>Washanddrybyhandallpointsnotreached
byacarwash,suchasdoorandlidseamsor
doorsills.
Note
Automaticcarwashesspraywateratodd
anglesandhighpressures,whicharenotseen
innormaldriving.Therefore,watercansome-
timesfinditswayintothepassengerscompart-
mentduringorshortlyafterthecarwash.

/!\Warning!
Dangeroffireandseriouspersonalin-
juries.

t>Donotapplyadditionalundercoatingorrust-
proofingonorneartheexhaustmanifold,ex-
haustpipes,catalyticconvertersorheat
shields.Duringdrivingthesubstanceusedfor
undercoatingcouldoverheatandignite.
t>Beforeapplyingfreshunderseal,carefully
removedepositsordirtandgrease.Onceit
hasdried,thenewundercoatingcompound
formsatoughprotectivecoatingwhichpro-
videsefficientrust-proofingofthefloorpanels
andcomponents.
t>Alwaysapplyafreshcoatingofsuitablepre-
servativetounprotectedareasaftercleaning
theundersideofthebody,thetransmission,
theengineorcarryingoutrepairstounder-
body,engineortransmissioncomponents.
Effectiverust-proofingisparticularlyimportant
duringthecoldweatherseason.Ifyourcaris
drivenfrequentlyinareaswheresalthasbeen
spreadontheroads,thewholeenginecompart-
mentshouldbecleanedthoroughlyafterthe
wintertopreventsaltfromcausinganylasting
damage.Afullunder-bodywashshouldalsobe
performedatthesametime.
190Maintenance,CarCare
Door,roof,lidandwindowseals
t>Washdirt(e.g.abrasion,dust,roadsalts)
fromallsealsregularlyusingwarmsoapy
water.Donotuseanychemicalcleaning
agentsorsolvents.
Whenthereisafrosthazard,theouterdoor
sealsandthefrontandrearlidsealscanbe
protectedagainstfreezingintoplacebyasuit-
ablecareproduct.

Inordertopreventdamagetotheanti-fric-
tioncoating,theinnerdoorseals,thecon-
vertibletopsealsandhardtopsealsmust
notbetreatedwithcareproducts.

Headlights,lights,interiorandexterior
plasticparts
t>Use
only
cleanwaterandalittledishwashing
detergenttocleanlightlenses,plastichead-
lightlenses,plasticpartsandsurfaces.
Donotcleanwhendry.
Useasoftspongeorasoft,lint-freecloth.
Gentlywipethesurfacewithoutapplyingtoo
muchpressure.
ThePorscheinsidewindowcleanerisalso
suitableforcleaningplasticsurfaces.Follow
thecleaninginstructionsonthecontainer.
Neveruseotherchemicalcleanersor
solvents.
t>Rinsecleanedsurfaceswithclearwater.