light switch PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owner's Guide

Decelerating

I>Pressoperatingleverdown2untilthedesired
speedisreached.
Thespeedreachedismaintainedandstored
whentheleverisreleased.
Speedcanbecorrectedinstepsof2kmjh(ap-
prox.1mph)bybrieflypushingtheleverfor-
wardordown(upto10times).

Interruptingautomaticspeedcontrol
operation

I>Pulloperatingleverbrieflytowardsthesteer-
ingwheel3or:
I>Operatebrakeorclutchpedalor,
withTiptronictransmission,selectposition
"N".Seealsothechapteron"Tiptronic".
Thespeeddrivenbeforetheinterruptionre-
mainsstoredinthememory.

Automaticspeedcontroloperationisinter-
ruptedautomatically:
-Iftheset
speedisexceededbymorethan
16mph(25km/h)forlongerthan20sec-
onds,
-iftheactualspeedfallsto6mph(10kmjh)
belowthesetvehiclespeedforlongerthan5
seconds(upwardslopes).

Resumingthestoredspeed

I>Pressoperatingleverbrieflydown2.
Thestoredspeedshouldonlybecalledupwhen
trafficconditionsandtheroadsurfacesoper-
mit.

Switchingautomaticspeedcontrol
readinessoff
I>
PressbuttonAontheautomaticspeedcon-
trollever.
Thegreenreadinesslightinthespeedometer
goesoff.
Whenthevehicleisparkedandtheignition
switchedoff,thememoryiscleared.

Importantnote
On
upwardordownwardslopes,thesetspeed
cannotalwaysbemaintainedbytheautomatic
speedcontrol.
Toobtainsufficientenginebrakingorabetter
engine-speedrange,therefore,youhavetose-
lectalowergear.
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~Donotoperateelectricalappliancesformore
than5minuteswhenengineisoff(batterywill
otherwisedischarge).
~Donotdamagethesocketbytryingtoinsert
plugsofthewrongdesign.
CigaretteLighter

A
Warning!
Dangeroffireandburning.
Thecigarettelighterisreadyforuse,re-
gardlessoftheignitionlockposition.

~Neverleaveunsupervisedchildreninthecar.
~Nevertouchtheheatingelementorsidesof
thelighter.
~Holdthelighterbytheknobonly.
Heatinglighter
~Pushinknobofthecigarettelighter.
Whenreadyforuse,thelighterwillsnap
back.
Operatingadditionalappliances
Withthecigarettelighterremoved,thesocket
maybeusedforsmallelectricalappliances,
suchasashaverorhandvacuumcleaner.

Maximumrating:
150
Watt.

L
QRearWiper

ACaution
Riskofdamagetotherearwindowand
wiperblade.

~Onlywipetherearwindowwhensufficiently
wet,otherwiseitcouldbescratched.
~Freefrozenwiperbladesbeforesettingoff.
Switching
on
~
Touchthesymbolontherockerswitch-the
rearwiperwipestwice.
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A,D
-Switchforreadinglightondriver'sl
passenger'sside
B-Interiorlightswitch
C-Orientationlightswitch
E-Orientationlight
Interiorlights
invehicleswithoutautomaticanti-glare
mirrors
Pleaseobservethechapter"Loadswitch-off".
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Interiorlight,readinglights
Switchingoff
~Presslefthalfofswitch.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
~Pressrighthalfofswitch.
Switchingonandoffautomatically
~Moveswitchtocenterposition.
Thelightsareswitchedonwhenadooris
unlockedoropenedorwhentheignitionkey
iswithdrawnfromtheignitionlock.
Thelightsareswitchedoffwithadelayof
approx.30secondsafterthedoorisclosed.
Thelightgoesoutimmediatelyassoonasthe
ignitionkeyisinsertedintheignitionlockor
thevehicleislocked.
Orientationlight
Light-emittingdiodesinthedoorsandinthe
interiorlightimproveyourorientationinsidethe
vehiclewhenitisdark.
Thelight-emittingdiodesareswitchedonwhen
thevehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffagain
whenthevehicleislocked.
Light-emittingdiodeintheinteriorlight
Changingthebrightnessofthelight-emitting
diode:
~PressswitchCwithapointedobject(suchas
aball-pointpen).
Thebrightnesschanges.

A,C
-Switchforreadinglightondriver'sl
passenger'sside
B-Interiorlightswitch
D-Orientationlightswitch
E-Orientationlight
Interiorlights
invehicleswithautomaticanti-glare
milTors
Pleaseobservethechapter"Loadswitch-off".
Note
I>Switchofftheautomaticanti-glareoperation
ofthemirrorsbeforeyouswitchontheinte-
riorlight.
Otherwisethemirrorsmightaccidentallygo
intoanti-glareoperation.

Interiorlight,readinglights

Switchingoff
I>Presslefthalfofswitch.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
I>Pressrighthalfofswitch.
Switchingonandoffautomatically
I>Movelightlenstocenterposition.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedonwhenadoor
isunlockedoropenedorwhentheignition
keyiswithdrawnfromtheignitionlock.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedoffwithadelay
ofapprox.30secondsafterthedooris
closed.
Theinteriorlightgoesoutimmediatelyas
soonastheignitionkeyisinsertedintheigni-
tionlockorthevehicleislocked.
Orientation
light

Light-emittingdiodesinthedoorsandinthe
bracketoftheinteriormirrorimproveyourorien-
tationinsidethevehiclewhenitisdark.
Thelight-emittingdiodesareswitchedonwhen
thevehicleisunlockedandswitchedoffagain
whenthevehicleislocked.
Light-emittingdiodeinthebracketofthe
interiormirror
Changingthebrightnessofthelight-emitting
diode:
I>PressswitchD.
Thebrightnesschanges.
I>I>I>
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FootwellLights
Thelightsareswitchedonautomaticallywhen
adoorisopenedandgooutwithadelayof
approx.30secondsafterthedoorisclosed.
Switchingtocontinuousillumination
I>Presstherocker-switchsymbolinthecenter
console.
Indicatorlightcomeson.
Thelightsbetweenthesunvisorsandthedoor
guardlightsareswitchedonadditionally.The
lightsareautomaticallyswitchedoffafter
approx.12minutesinordertosavethevehicle
battery.
Thelightscanbeswitchedbackonbypressing
therockerswitchagain.
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Switchinglightsoff
I>Presstheindicatorlightintherockerswitch.

A-Openingluggagecompartmentlid
B-Openingenginecompartmentlid

Luggage
CompartmentLidand
EngineCompartmentLid
Unlocking
t>Operatetheappropriatepul~buttonnexttothe
driver'sseat.
Theluggagecompartmentorenginecompart-
mentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidis
open.
Alsorefertothechapter"Rearlid(Targa)"
and"Loadswitch-off".
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Theluggagecompartmentlidcanalsobe
unlockedwiththeradioremotecontrol.
Refertothechapter"Keys".
ImportantNote
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,thelidscan
beopenedonlybyconnectinganexternalelec-
tricalpowersource.
Pleaseobservethechapter"Electricalsystem"
orthedescriptioninsidethefuseboxcover.

e
Warninglight

Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandin
theon-board-computercomeonifthelidsare
notcompletelyclosed.
t>Fullyclosethelid.

Note

Thelidcannotbeopenedfromtheinsideifthe
batteryisdisconnectedorempty.

Safetyreasonsthereforerequirethatyou
unscrewthelatchstrikerofthelidlockif
youplantoputthevehicleoutofoperation
foranextendedperiod.

PleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Theywilladviseyouaboutthenecessarymeas-
ures.

Note
I>
Whenloadingtheluggagecompartment,
makesurethatitemsofluggageorotherob-
jectscannotbecomecaughtonhandleA.
Thiscouldcausetheluggagecompartmentto
openunintentionally.

4!!J
SportsExhaustSystem
Thesportsexhaustsystemcanbeswitchedoff
oronwhentheignitionisswitchedon.
Iftherockerswitchisnotoperated,thesports
exhaustsystemwillbeonwhentheengineis
started.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,therocker
switchmaybeinstalledinthecentreconsoleor
inthecentretunnelbehindtheashtray.

Switchingoff
I>
Presstherocker-switchsymbol.
Indicatorlightcomeson.

Switchingon
I>
Presstherocker-switchsymbolagain.
Indicatorlightgoesout.
PorscheCommunication
Management(PCM)

I>
Refertotheseparateoperatinginstructions
beforeputtingthePCMintooperation.
Whenputintooperationforthefirsttime,a
distanceofapprox.31miles(50km)mustbe
driveninorderforthenavigationsystemto
completetheprocessoffinecalibration.
Thesameapplieswhenthetiresarechanged
(e.g.summer/snowtires)ornewtiresfitted.
Fulllocationaccuracyisnotyetachievedduring
thefine-calibrationprocess.
Ifthevehiclehasbeentransported(e.g.ferry,
cartrain),thesystemmaytakeafewminutes
afterbeingswitchedonbeforeitdeterminesthe
currentlocation.
Serioustireslip(e.g.spinningwheelsonsnow)
mayresultintemporarilyinaccuratenavigation.
Whenthebatteryhasbeendisconnected,itmay
takeupto15minutesbeforethenavigation
systembecomesoperationalagain.
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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.
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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.

ConvertibleTop
Briefoperatinginstructionscanbefoundonthe
backsideofthedriver'ssunvisor.
Refertothechapter"Carcareinstructions".
/!\Warning!
Whenopeningorclosingtheconvertible
top,seriouspersonalinjurymayoccurifa
person'sbodypartsarenearorintheway
oftheconvertibletopmechanism'smoving
parts.
[>
Makeabsolutelysurethatnobodycanbein-
juredbytheconvertible-topmechanismorthe
convertible-topcompartmentlid.
Donotoperateconvertibletop:
-IfthebasiccarrieroftheRoofTransportSys-
temisfitted.
PleasealwaysobservetheRoofTransport
Systemoperatinginstructions.
-Attemperaturesbelow0°C.
-Whenonesideofthecarisonacurb,ahoist
orajack.
-Whenitemsofluggageorotherobjectshin-
dertheconvertibletopmovement.
-Withtherollbarsextended.
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[>
Avoidfrequentoperationoftheconvertible
topwiththeengineoff;thevehiclebattery
wouldbeunintentionallydischargedrapidly.
[>
Driveonlywiththeconvertibletopfullyopen
orclosed(endpositions).
[>
Whenopeningorclosingtheconvertibletop,
ensurethereissufficientclearanceabovethe
convertibletop(e.g.inthegarage).
[>
Topreventdampstainsandabrasions,only
opentheconvertibletopinadry,cleanstate.
[>
Parkyourcarintheshadewheneverpossible,
asthefabric,rubbermaterialandcolorcan
beharmedbylongexposuretosunlight.
[>
Theconvertibletopmayonlybeactuateddur-
ingdrivingonevensurfacesandatwind
speedsoflessthan50mph(80kmjh).
Doorwindowsandsidewindows
Thesidewindowsareloweredautomatically
whentheconvertibletopisopened.Thedoor
windowscloseautomaticallyifconvertibletop
operationisnotinterruptedwhentheconvertible
topreachesitsfinalposition.
Therearsidewindows
cannot
beclosedwhen
theconvertibletopisopen.
Thesidewindowsareloweredautomatically
whentheconvertibletopisclosed.Allwindows
closeautomaticallyifconvertibletopoperationis
notinterruptedwhentheconvertibletopreaches
itsfinalposition.
Iftheconvertibletopisclosedwiththekeyin
thedoorlock,thewindowsmustbeclosed
usingtherockerswitchesinthecenterconsole.

e
Warning
light
Itlights
upwhentheignitionisswitchedonand
mustgooutwhentheengineisrunning.
Ifthewarninglightlightsupwiththeenginerun-
ning,theconvertibletopisnotinoneofitsend
positions.
I>Fullyopenorclosetheconvertibletop.
Driveonlywiththeconvertibletopfullyopen
orclosed.
Ifthewarninglightdoesnotgooutintheend
position,pleaseconsultanauthorizedPorsche
dealer.
Afaultispossible,oritmaybenecessaryto
adjusttheconvertible
top.
Ifthewarninglightflashes
whenoperatingthe
convertibletopwiththerockerswitch:
I>Checkwhethertheenginecompartmentlidis
closed.
Emergencyoperation
oftheconvertibletop
I>
Before
performingemergencyoperation,
pleasecheck:
Wastheignitionswitchedonandwastheen-
ginecompartmentlidclosedduringoperation
oftheconvertibletopwiththerockerswitch?
Areelectricalfusesdefective?
Refertothechapter"Electricalsystem".

A.Warning!
Thereisadangerofinjuryduringemer-
gencyoperation.
Thereisadangerofcrushingortrapping
bodypartsatallmovableconvertibletop
partswhichcouldcauseseriouspersonal
injury.

I>Takegreatcarewhenperformingemergency
operation.
I>Donotoperatetheconvertibletopduringand
afteremergencyoperation.
Before
emergencyoperation
I>
Removetheignitionkeysothattheconvert-
ibletopisnotoperatedunintentionally.

I>
Takescrewdriveroutofthetoolkit.Referto
thechapter"Toolkit".
I>Foldtherearseatbackrestsforward.

I>I>I>

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