display PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G User Guide

A-Adjustmentbuttonforclock
B-Clock
Clock
Theclockisblankedoutapproximatelyfour
minutesaftertheignitionisswitchedofforwhen
thecarislocked.

Settingthetime

A
Warning!
Riskofanaccidentandlossofcontrol.
I>Donotreachthroughthesteering-wheel
spokeswhiledriving.
Settinghours
I>PressadjustmentbuttonAforaboutonesec-
ond.
Hourdisplayflashes.
I>Turnbuttonintheappropriatedirection:
toright-increasehoursfigure
toleft-decreasehoursfigure.
Adjustmentinhours-turnbuttonbriefly
Fastadjustment(displaycycles)-
turnandholdbutton.
Settingminutes
I>Pressadjustmentbuttonagain.
Minutesdisplayflashes.
I>Setbyrotatingasinhoursmode.
Leavingadjustmentmode
Automaticallyafteroneminuteor:
I>Pressadjustmentbuttonagain.
Whenadjustmentmodeisdeliberatelyleftby
pressingthebutton,thetimebeginspreciselyto
thesecond.
Note
Thetimemodecanbechangedbetween12h
and24hintheon-boardcomputer.
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On-BoardComputer(BC)
Displayfield
Thedisplayfieldisbeneaththetachometer.
Readinessforoperation
-Withignitionswitchedon,
-withenginerunning.
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Operation,controls
Itisnotpossibletodescribealldetailsofthe
on-boardcomputerfunctionsinthisOwner's
Manual.
However,theexampleswillquicklyfamiliarize
youwiththefunctionalprincipleandhelpyouto
navigatethroughthemenustructure.
Youcanrestorethefactorydefaultsettingsat
anytimebyusingthe"SET"menu.

Operatinglever

Theon-boardcomputerisoperatedwiththe
lowerleftleveronthesteeringcolumn.
Selectingfunctionsoftheon-board
computer
I>Pushleverup1ordown2.
Confirmingselection(Enter)
I>Pushleverforward3.
Movingbackoneorseveralselectionlevels
I>Pulltheleverback4onceorseveraltimes.
Note:
Youcanalwaysreturntothebasicmenuby
pullingtheoperatingleverseveraltimes.

Functionsanddisplaypossibilities
A-Selectionfield
B-Continuationarrowsymbol
C-
Topdisplay
D-Centraldisplay
E-On-boardcomputerdisplay
Basicsetting
-Topdisplay:Odometer
-Centraldisplay:Tripodometer
Youcanchangebothdisplaystosuityour
requirementsbyusingthe"SET"menu.
Callingon-boardcomputerfunctionsin
display
"E"
I>Pushoperatingleverupordown
(selectionfieldAmustbeswitchedoff).
Thefollowingdisplayscanbecalledstepby
step:
-Outsidetemperature
(OF),
-Averagespeed(0mph),
-Averageconsumption(0mpg),
-Rangeonremainingfuel(mi--+a-),
-Navigationinformation
(ifactivatedinthe"SET"menu).
Canadavehicles:
Theunitsintheon-boardcomputeraredis-
playedinkilometers,litersand°C.
Thevalues"Tripodometer","Averagespeed"
and"Averageconsumption"canberesettozero
usingthe"BC"menu.
Note
Pullingtheoperatinglevertotherear4takes
youdirectlyfromavaluewhichcanberesetto
the"BC"menu.
Switchingselectionfield
"A"onoroff
I>Pushoperatingleverforwardorback.
Arrowsymbol"B"forcontinuation
ArrowsymbolV:
I>Pushoperatingleverdowninordertocon-
tinuethemenu.
Arrowsymbol~:
I>Pushoperatingleverupinordertocontinue
themenu.
I>I>I>
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"LIMIT"
Acousticwarningsignalfor
speedlimit
Theacousticwarningsignalcanbeactivatedfor
speedsabove6mph(10km/h).
Thesignalsoundsifthepresetspeedis
exceeded.
Forthesignaltosoundagain,thedrivingspeed
mustfallbelowthepresetspeedbyatleast
3mph(5km/h).
Switchingonselectionfield
"A"
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Settingthespeed
[>
Select"LIMIT"withtheoperatinglever.
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
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Option1:
Acceptcurrentspeed
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Theacousticwarningsignalisactivatedforthe
currentspeed.
Display:I!I
Option2:
Presetspeed
[>
Select"LIMITactivated"withtheoperating
lever.
0notactivated
I!Iactivated
[>
Presstheoperatingleverforwardifthe"not
activated"displayappears.
[>
Usetheoperatinglevertoselect"mph+"or
"mph-".
[>
Pushoperatingleverforwarduntilthedesired
speedisreached.
Theacousticwarningsignalisactivatedfor
thedesiredspeed.
Switchingtheacousticwarningsignaloff
[>
Select"LIMITactivated"withtheoperating
lever:
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.
Display:
0

"Oil"
Displayandmeasurementoftheengine
oillevel
/!\Caution!
Riskofenginedamage.
I>Regularlychecktheoilleveleachtimethecar
isrefuelled.
I>Donotallowtheoilleveltofallbelowthe
minimummark.
Conditionsformeasuringtheoillevel
1.Vehicleislevel.
2.Engineisoff.
3.Ignitionon.
Oilreturntime
Beforetheoillevelismeasured,theengineoil
hastohaveflowedbackintotheoilpan.
Thetimetakenfortheengineoiltoflowback
dependsontheenginetemperatureandhow
longtheenginehasbeenstopped.
Thiswaitingtimeiscounteddowninthe
on-boardcomputerdisplaywhentheignitionis
switchedon.Theoilleveldisplaysegmentsstart
to"cycle".
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Itisbesttomeasuretheengineoillevelwiththe
engineatoperatingtemperature.Correctmeas-
urementsandshortwaitingtimesareachieved
inthisway.
Initiatingoillevelmeasurement
I>Switchignitionon(donotstarttheengine).
Theengine-oillevelmeasurementdisplay
appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
I>Allowwaitingtimetoelapse.
Oncethemeasurementhasbeencompleted,
youcanreadofftheengineoillevelontheseg-
mentdisplay.
Iftheoillevelhasfallenbelowthemin.mark,
thesegmentbelowthemin.markflashes.
Thedifferencebetweenthemin.andmax.
marksonthesegmentdisplayisapprox.1.25
litres.
Onesegmentofthedisplaycorrespondstoa
quantityofapprox.0.2litre.
I>Addengineoilifnecessary.
Refertothechapter"Engineoillevel".
Beforeaddingoil,switchignitionoff.
Neveraddmoreengineoilthanrequiredto
reachthemax.mark.

Oillevelmeasurementduringrefuelling

Theoillevelisautomaticallymeasuredduring
refuelling.Iftheoillevelistoolow,"Checkoil
level"appearsintheon-boardcomputerdisplay.
However,thismeasurementisperformedonlyif
thefollowingpreconditionsaremet:
Engineisatoperatingtemperature,ignitionis
off,refuellingiscompletedwithin15minutes.
Failure
Afailureoftheoilleveldisplayisindicatedbya
warningmessageintheon-boardcomputer.

..
SET"
Basicsettingofon-boardcomputer
Switchingonselectionfield

"A"
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.

Changingthebasicsettingoftheon-board
computer
[>

Select"SET"withtheoperatinglever.

[>

Pushoperatingleverforward.
SET
[>
Selectthedesiredfunctionwiththeoperating
lever:

Reset
-
Resetall,
Resettripcounter,
Resetaverageconsumption,
Resetaveragespeed

Speedometerkm/mls
-
Changeoverbetweenkilometresandmiles

Display
(Individualcombinationofupperand
centrallinesoftheon-boardcomputer)
-
Changingtopdisplay
-Totalmileage
-Tripcounter
-Audioinformation(setradiostation)
-Outsidetemperature
-Rangeonremainingfuel
-Averagespeed
-Averageconsumption

-
Changingcentraldisplay
-Totalmileage
-Tripcounter
-Outsidetemperature
-Rangeonremainingfuel
-Averagespeed
-Averageconsumption

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Navigation

-Integratedintheon-boardcomputer
(navigationinstructionscanberecalledinthe
on-boardcomputerdisplay)
-Forallturns
(navigationinstructionsaredisplayedonly
priortodirectionchanges)

"OFF"
On-boardcomputerdisplay
Switchingonselectionfield

"A"
[>
Pushoperatingleverforward.

Basicsetting

-Restorethebasicsettingoftheon-board
computer

Language
-
Selectlanguageversion

Consumption
-
Selectunitforfuelconsumption:
1/100km,mis/gal(USA),mpg(UK),km/l
[>Pushoperatingleverforward.
Displayisswitched
off.
Switchingon-boardcomputerdisplayon
again
Temperature
-
Selectunitfortemperature:
°C,
of
[>
Pushoperatingleverinanydirection.

12/24hmode

Selecttimemode:
12h,(smallsquaresontheleftsideofthetime
displayfor
AMIPM),

24h
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Switchingon-boardcomputerdisplayoff
[>

Select"OFF"withtheoperatinglever.

Generalinformationregardingthe
on-boardcomputerfunctions
Rangeonremainingfuel
Therangeonremainingfueliscontinuously
recomputedwhiledrivingbasedonfuellevel,
currentconsumptionandaverageconsumption.
Themorethefuellevelfalls,themoresponta-
neouslythedisplayreacts.Forthisreason,
rangeonremainingfuelisnotdisplayedifless
than15kilometres(9miles).
Ifthevehicle'sinclinationchangeswhiledriving
orrefuelling,incorrectrangeinformationmay
temporarilybegiven.
Note
Ifthetankisnearlyemptyandyouaddonlya
smallquantityoffuel,thiscannotbeusedto
calculatetherangeonremainingfuel.

Averageconsumptionandaveragespeed

Thedisplayedvaluesarebasedonthedistance
travelledsincethelastresetto"zero".
Youcansetthestartingtimeforameasurement
beforeorduringthetrip.
Switchingtheignitionoffdoesnotresetthe
measurements.Valuescanthusbecollected
overlongperiods.
Disconnectingthecarbatteryclearsthese
memories.
Outside
temperature
The
outsidetemperaturedisplaydoesnotindi-
cate,ificeisontheroad.
Evenifatemperatureabove32°F(O°C)isdis-
played,icemaystillformontheroad,forin-
stanceonbridgesorwhentheroadpasses
throughaheavilyshadedarea.
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On-boardTextdisplay
in

computeron-boardcomputer

~Seatbelt
Handbrake

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Ignitionkey
..notremoved

[it

Lightson
~F
ronVrear
lidnot
IiiiiiiiI
closed
~Refill
washerfluid
Tripcounter
reset
WarningsintheInstrumentPanelandintheOn-BoardComputer

Ifawarningmessageappears,alwaysrefertothecorrespondingchaptersintheOwner'sManual.
Warningmessagesareissuedonlyifallmeasurementpreconditionsaremet.Therefore,checkallfluidlevelsregularly-
inparticular,alwayschecktheengineoillevelbeforerefuelling.

Instrument
panel
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USA
8
Canada
0
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Meaning/measure
Driverandpassengersmustfastentheir
safetybelts.
Handbrakenotreleased.
Closeluggagecompartmentlid,
enginecompartmentlid,
rearlid(Targa)properly.
TripodometerisresettoO.
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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.
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