warning light PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Service Manual

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.

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.
126Controls,Instruments

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.
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.

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.

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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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143

Closingconvertibletopcompartmentlid
A.Warning!
Thereisadangeroftrappingbodyparts
whenclosingtheconvertibletopcompart-
mentlidwhichcouldcauseseriousper-
sonalinjuries.

[>
Placehandsontheconvertibletopcompart-
mentlidwhenpushing.

-0
-01.
Standbehindthevehicle.
~
2.Graspconvertibletopcompartmentlidabove
thebrakelightpushforwardagainsttheper-
ceptibleresistanceuntilitiscompletely
closed.

A.Caution!
Dangerofdamageattheconvertibletop.
[>

Afteremergencyoperation,donotoperate
theconvertibletopwiththerockerswitchor
doorlock.
[>
DriveslowlytoanauthorizedPorschedealer
inordertohavethefaultremedied.
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149

~Openingrearlid
Precondition
The
glassslidingroofmustbeclosed.

I>To
unlock,pressbutton
A,or:

Pressbuttonfortherearlidontheremote
control.Refertothechapter"Keys".

I>
Lifttherearlid.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedonwhentherearlid
isunlocked.

Closingrearlid
A.Warning!
Dangerofcrushing.Therearlidisauto-
maticallypulledintothelockandlocked.
I>
Makesurethatyourfingersarenotunderthe
rearlid.
I>Placehandontotherearlid.
Pushtherearliddownuntilitisautomatically
pulledclosedandlocked.

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Warninglight

Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandin
theon-boardcomputercomeoniftherearlidis
notcompletelyclosed.

I>
Fullyclosetherearlid.
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163

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.

BrakeFluidlevel
Followtheinstructionsinthe"Cautions"chapter.
Useonlynew(unused)OriginalPorsche
brakefluid.
174Maintenance,CarCare
/!\Warning!
Brakefluidishazardoustoyourhealth,and
maybefatalifswallowed.
Brakefluidalsoattackspaintwork.
~Keepbrakefluidoutofchildren'sreach.
~Takecarewhiletoppingoffbrakefluidnotto
soiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsoflug-
gage.
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel
Thereservoirforthehydraulicbrakingand
clutchsystemsisintheluggagecompartment.
~Checkthebrake-fluidlevelregularlyatthe
transparentreservoir.
Thefluidlevelshouldalwaysliebetweenthe
"Min."and"Max."marks.
Aslightdecreaseinthefluidlevelduetowear
andautomaticreadjustmentofthediscbrakes
isnormal.
If,however,thefluidlevelfallsmarkedlyor
belowthe"Min."mark,thebrakingsystemmay
havedevelopedaleak.
~Havethebrakingsystemcheckedimmediately
atanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Changingthebrakefluid
Brakefluidabsorbsmoisturefromtheairover
time.Thisaccumulationofwaterlowerstheboil-
ingpointand,undercertainoperatingcon-
ditions,canaffectthebrakingaction.
Thereforehavethebrakefluidchangedinac-
cordancewiththechangeintervalsstatedinthe
brochure"Maintenance".
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WarninglightUSA
0
WarninglightCanada
Thebrake-fluidwarninglightsintheinstrument
panelandon-boardcomputerindicate:
-brake-fluidleveltoolow,
-inconjunctionwithlargepedaltravel,
abraking-circuitfailure.

Ifthewarninglightsshouldlightupwhile
driving:

~Stopimmediatelyinasuitableplace.
~Donotcontinuedriving.
Pleasehavethefaultremediedatyournear-
estauthorizedPorschedealer.