PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Repair Manual
911 CARRERA 2003 4.G
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PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Repair Manual
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4.InsertAllenkeyapprox.
1in(3cm)deep
intoboreL.
MoveAllenkeytotheright(indirectionof
arrow)untillatchMisheardtoengage.
5.Pulltheconvertibletopallthewayforwardto
thewindshieldframe.
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Lockingthelockinghook
"K"inthewind-
shieldframe
Whenlockingtheconvertibletop,makesure
thatthelockinghookengagesinthewindshield
frame.Pulltheconvertibletoptothewindshield
frameusingthehandholdifnecessary.
1.InsertAllenkeyinopeningNandmoveback
asfarasitwillgo("close"arrow).
PulloutAllenkeyandinsertitintheopening
thathasnowbecomevisibleatthefront.
MoveAllenkeybackagain.
Repeatthisprocessuntiltheconvertibletop
iscompletelylocked(perceptiblestopduring
rotation).
2.PulloutAllenkey.
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Closingconvertibletopcompartmentlid
A.Warning!
Thereisadangeroftrappingbodyparts
whenclosingtheconvertibletopcompart-
mentlidwhichcouldcauseseriousper-
sonalinjuries.
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Placehandsontheconvertibletopcompart-
mentlidwhenpushing.
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Standbehindthevehicle.
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2.Graspconvertibletopcompartmentlidabove
thebrakelightpushforwardagainsttheper-
ceptibleresistanceuntilitiscompletely
closed.
A.Caution!
Dangerofdamageattheconvertibletop.
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Afteremergencyoperation,donotoperate
theconvertibletopwiththerockerswitchor
doorlock.
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DriveslowlytoanauthorizedPorschedealer
inordertohavethefaultremedied.
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2.Foldtherearseatbackrestsforward.
Refertothechapter"Rearseatbackrests".
3.Unfoldthewindstopuntilitcanbefelttoen-
gageinthehingesatthetopandbottom.
A-Lockopen
B-Lockclosed
4.Checkwhetherthelockofthewindstop
lowersectionisengaged.5.Checkwhetherthetworedlockinghandles
Presslocktogetherifnecessary(arrows).areinpositionA(open).
Openthelockifnecessary.Todothis,push
thelockinghandlesinwardasfarastheywill
goandswiveltotheside(arrow).
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6.InsertfasteningtabsCofthewindstopinto
theguidesoftheseatbelts.
MakesurethattheplasticpegEengagesin
thecenterguideofthewindstop.
7.Pushredlockinghandlestotherear.
Springforcepushesthesquarepinsofthe
locksintothereceiversDinthesidetrim
panels.
Checkwhetherthesquarepinsarecorrectly
engaged.
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8.Liftuppersectionofwindstopifrequired.
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Removingthewindstop
1.Foldbackuppersectionofwindstop.
2.MovebothredlockinghandlestopositionA
(open).
3.Pullwindstopoutoftheguidesoftheseat
belts.
A-Lockopen
B-Lockclosed
4.Foldthewindstoptogethersothatthesplit
windstoplowersectionisontheoutside.
5.Placewindstopintheprotectivebaginthe
luggagecompartmentandsealthevelcro
fasteningstriporzipperoftheprotective
bag.
Pleaseobservethechapter"Installingthe
windstop".
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Hardtop
YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbegladto
giveadviceaboutcorrecthardtopstorage.
Sincetheconvertibletopstaysopenforalong
time,itmustbeabsolutelydryandcleanbefore
beingopenedtoinstallthehardtop.
Thispreventsdampstainsandabrasiondam-
age.
Makesurethatthehardtopisplacedonaclean,
softsurface.
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Removingthehardtop3.PressredlockingbuttonAofthefrontlock-
inglever.
FullyopenlockingleverB.1.Openallfoursidewindows.
2.Pulloffplasticcoverofthefronthardtoplock
(arrow).
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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.
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10.CarefullyremovebothprotectioncoversJ
totherear.
11.FitbothplasticcoversCintothetrimpanel.
Themarkingpointmustpointtotherear.
Thesecoversarealsousedwiththehard-
top.
12.Closefrontlockinglever.
Pushonplasticcoverofthefronthardtop
lock.
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PuttingonthehardtopPositionunlockinghandleDonthedotmark-
ing.
ACaution!
Riskofdamagetothewindstopandhard-
top.
I>Alwaysremovethewindstopbeforefittingthe
hardtop.Refertothechapter"Windstop".
CarefullyremovebothplasticcoversCon
bothsidesofthehardtop.
3.CarefullyfitbothprotectivecoversJintothe
trimpanelfrombehind.
1.Openallfoursidewindowsandconvertible
top.
2.TakeunlockinghandleDfromtheoddments
traybetweenthefrontseats.
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4.Pulloffplasticcoverofthefronthardtop
lock.
5.Pressredlockbuttonofthefrontlocking
lever.
Fullyopenlockinglever.
6.Checkwhethertherearlockingelementson
thehardtopareopen.
/!\Warning!
Dangerofpinchingfingersorhands
atthe
points"F".
7.Togetherwithasecondpersonontheother
side,graspthehardtopatpointsEandF.
I>Evenlylowerthehardtopatbothsides.
8.Carefullyliftthehardtopupandoverthe
vehiclefrombehind.9.Firstpushthehardtopcompletelyintothe
guidesonthewindshieldframe.
Thencarefullylowerthehardtopintothelock-
ingelementsattherear.
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/!\Caution!
Dangerofdamageduetoinadvertentoper-
ationoftheconvertibletopwiththehard-
topfitted.
I>MakesurethatthefrontlockingleverGis
alwayscorrectlylocked.
Thisdisablestheconvertibletopdrive.
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10.
SwivelfrontlockingleverGtotherear.
ThelatchinghookHmustengageinthe
windshieldframe(arrow).
ThewhitemarkinglineJontheredlocking
buttonmustbecomevisiblewhenthehard-
topislockedproperly.
11.
InsertunlockinghandleDintooneofthe
rearhardtoplocks.
Turntheunlockinghandleinthedirectionof
thearrowasfarasthepressurepoint1,
thenturnforcefullyfurtherasfarasthe
stop2,untilthelockengagesperceptibly
andaudibly.
12.Repeatprocedureontheothersideofthe
hardtop.