front light PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G User Guide

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.
Controls,Instruments
119

TrunkEntrapment
Dependingontheproductiondate,yourvehicle
isequippedwithaninternaltrunkreleasemech-
anism.
Apersontrappedintheluggagecompartment
canreleasethelidfromtheinsideusingun-
lockinghandleA.
ThehandleAisfluorescentandglowsinthe
dark.
122Controls,Instruments

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Warninglight

Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandin
theon-boardcomputerlightupwhenunlocking
handleAisoperated.
I>Stopthevehicleimmediatelywhenthewarn-
inglightslightup.
I>Checktheluggagecompartment.
I>Closethelid.
Functionwithvehiclestationary
Iftheluggagecompartmentlidisunlockedwith
unlockinghandleA,thelidcanbeopenedfrom
theinsideimmediately.

Functionwithvehicleinmotion

Iftheluggagecompartmentlidisunlockedwith
unlockinghandleAwhenaspeedof3km/h
(2mph)isexceeded,thewarninglightsinthe
instrumentpanelandintheon-boardcomputer
lightup.
Atthesametime,thelidisunlockedandthe
latchstrikerpopsintothecatch-hookposition.
Thelidlockisfullyreleasedassoonasthecar
slowstolessthan2mph(3km/h),andthe
trappedpersoncanopenthelidimmediately.

A.Danger!
Riskofaccident.
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanel
andintheon-boardcomputerlightup
whenthevehicleisinmotion,thelidmay
impactinfrontofthewindshieldandcan
tearoff.
Youcanlosecontrolofthevehicle.

I>Stopthevehicleimmediatelywhenthewarn-
inglightslightup.
I>Checktheluggagecompartment.
I>Closethelid.

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.
128ShiftingGear
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.

Slipmonitoring

Whenthespeedsofrotationofthefrontand
rearaxlesdifferbymorethanthemaximumper-
missiblevalue,integratedslipmonitoringshifts
uptothenextgear.
Thisincreasesdrivingstabilityonaslipperysur-
face.
Note
Slipmonitoringisalsodeactivatedwhen
PorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)isswitched
off.

Stopping

[>
Forabriefstop,e.g.atatrafficlight,leave
theselectorleverindrivepositionandhold
thevehiclewiththebrakepedal.
[>Foralongerstopwiththeenginerunning,
selectpositionN(neutral).
[>
Donotholdthecaronaslopeusingthe
accelerator.Usethebrakepedalorthehand-
brakeinstead.
[>Beforeleavingthevehicle,alwaysapplythe
handbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
positionP.
134ShiftingGear

Parking

[>
Goeasyontheaccelerator.
[>
Whenparkingormanoeuveringinasmall
space,controlthespeedbycarefuluseof
thefootbrake.

Drivinginwinter

Inwinteryroadconditionsitisadvisabletotake
steepinclinesinmanualmode.Thispreventsthe
occurrenceofgearchangesthatcouldcause
wheelspin.

Tow-starting,towing

Refertothechapter"Towing".

Emergencyprogram

Atransmissionfaultisindicatedbythefollowing
symptoms:
-4th
gear
flashesonthedisplayoftheinstru-
mentcluster.
-Thewarning"Tiptronicemergencyrun"
appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
-Thetransmissionnolongershifts.
A.Warning!
Reverse
gear
lockmonitoringisdisabledin
theemergencyrunningprogram.
Damagetothevehiclemayresultaswell
aslossofcontrol,ifthevehicleismoving
forwardfastenoughtocauserearwheel
lockup.
[>
DonotshiftintoRwhilethevehicleismoving
forward.
Proceedasfollowsintheeventofatrans-
missionfault:
1.Stopinasafeplace.
2.MoveselectorlevertopositionP,switchthe
ignitionoffandwaitfor10seconds.
3.Starttheengine.
2ndgearinselectorpositionDandreverse
gearRarenowavailableandwillallowyouto
reachthenearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
4.Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauth-
orizedPorschedealerimmediately.

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.

Fuel
/!\Warning!
Fuelishighlyflammableandharmfulto
health.
I>Fire,openflameandsmokingareprohibited
whenhandlingfuel.
I>Avoidcontactwithskinorclothing.
I>Donotinhalefuelvapors.

Topreventdamagetotheemissioncontrol
systemandengine:
I>
Neverdrivethetankcompletelyoutoffuel.

I>
Avoidhighcorneringspeedsafterthewarning
lightshavecomeon.
Followtheinstructionsinthe"FuelEconomy",
"EmissionControlSystem"and"Fuellevel
gauge"chapters.
Check
enginewarninglight

Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpaneland
on-boardcomputercomeonandremainson
whiledriving,itsuggests:
-animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
-refuellingwithenginerunning.
176Maintenance,CarCare

Openingthefillerflap

Thefilleropeningisunderthefillerflapinthe
frontrightfender.

I>
Withthevehicleunlocked,pressonthefront
partofthefillerflap(arrow)toopentheflap.
Thefillerflapiscentrallylockedalongwiththe
otherlocks.

Ifthereisadefectintheautomaticunlock-
ingsystem:
I>
Openthepassengerdoor.

I>
Pulltheringintheright-handdooraperture
(arrow).

/!\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.

Jackingpointforfrontwheelchange
1.Slightlyloosenthewheelboltsofthewheel
tobechanged.
2.Setupjackonlyatthepointsprovided.
Thejackfootmustbeincontactoverits
wholearea.
Useasuitablesupportifnecessary.
3.Holdjackstillandwinditupuntilitshead
entersthejackingpointonthecar.
Onlyjackcarupuntilthewheeltobe
changediscompletelyofftheground.
210PracticalTips,EmergencyService
Jackingpointforrearwheelchange
4.Removetopwheelboltandscrewinassem-
blyaidfromthetoolkit.
Removetheremainingwheelbolts.
5.Changewheel.
6.Pleasenotechapter"Wheelbolts".
Insertfourwheelboltsandtightenbyhand.
Removeassemblyaid,screwinremaining
bolt.
Initiallytightenscrewsindiagonallyopposite
sequencesothatthewheeliscentered.
Referto"Spacerrings"and"Collapsiblespare
wheel"ifnecessary.
Screwinginassemblyaid
7.Lowercarandremovejack.
8.Tightenwheelboltsindiagonallyopposite
sequence.
Importantnote
Immediatelyafterchangingawheel,adjustthe
tirefillingpressure(refertoPage5)andusea
torquewrenchtochecktheprescribedtighte-
ningtorqueofthewheelbolts(130Nm).

BulbChartSocketType,rating
Low
beam
PX26DH7,55W
Bi-XenonlowbeamPhilips,D2S35W
HighbeamPX26DH9,65W
Additionalhighbeam
(withBi-Xenonheadlights)PGJ19-2Hll,55W
FoglightsPK22SH3,55W
Rearfoglight,
ReversinglightBA15SP21W
Taillight,
brake
lightBAY15DP21/5W
Raised
brakelightW2.1x9.5DW3W
Turnsignal
lightBAU15SPY21W
ParkinglightfrontBAX9SH6W
Sidemarker
lightW2.1x9.5DWY5W
Doorguard/kerblightW2.1x9.5DW5W
LicenseplatelightSV8.5C5W
LuggagecompartmenVengine
compartment
light,
interiorlightSV8.5
KlOW

ReadinglightW2.1x9.5D6WXenon
PracticalTips,EmergencyService
223

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1.Removecapinthewheelhousinglinerwith
thescrewdriver.
2.Insertscrewdriverintotheopeninginthe
wheelhousinglineratrightanglestotheside
markerlighthousing.
Bypressingwiththescrewdriver,disengage
thesecuringspringofthesidemarkerlight
housing.
230PracticalTips,EmergencyService
ChangingBulbintheSide
MarkerLight
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3.Removesidemarkerlightandundobulb
holder(bayonetlock).
4.Removebulbfromtheholderandreplace.
Insertholder.
5.Insertthelighttabs(arrowA)intothewingat
thefront.
Engagesecuringspring(arrowB)inthewing.
6.Presscapintothewheelhousingliner.
Checkoperationofthelight.