warning PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Repair Manual

A-Automaticspeedcontrolreadinessoff/on
1-Holdandstore/accelerate
2-Decelerate/resume
3-Interrupt
104Controls,Instruments
Automatic
Speed
Control
Theautomaticspeedcontrolmaintainsany
selectedspeedbetween25mphand120mph
(40km/hand200km/h)withoutyouhavingto
usetheaccelerator.
Theautomaticspeedcontrolisoperatedwith
theleveronthesteeringwheel.

/!\Warning!
Aconstantspeedmaynotbesafeinheavy
traffic,oronwindingorslipperyroads.
Withthespeedcontrolsystemengaged,
theenginespeedwillnotreturntoidle
whenremovingthefootfromtheaccelera-
torpedal.

I>Donotusethespeedcontrolwhenitmaybe
unsafetokeepthecarataconstantspeed.
I>Observealllocalandnationalspeedlimits.
Switchautomatic
speedcontrol
readinesson
I>Press
buttonAontheautomaticspeed
controllever
.
~

Thisgreenindicatorlightinthe
t"speedometernowindicatesreadiness
Hold
andstorespeed
I>
Bringthecartothedesiredspeedwiththe
accelerator.

I>
Thenpushoperatingleverforward1briefly.

Accelerating(e.g.toovertake)
I>
Increasespeedasusualwiththeaccelerator.
Whentheacceleratorisreleased,thepreviously
savedvalueisagainset.
Automaticspeedcontroloperationisautomat-
icallyinterrupted,however,ifthespeedisin-
creasedbymorethanabout16mph(25km/h)
forlongerthan20seconds,
or:
I>Pressoperatinglever
forward1untilthe
desiredspeedisreached.
Thespeedreachedismaintainedandstored
whentheleverisreleased.
Speedcanbecorrectedinstepsof2km/h(ap-
proX.1mph)
bybriefly
pushingtheleverfor-
wardordown(upto10times).

~
Defrosting
the
windshield

I>Pressbutton.
Windshieldisdemistedordefrostedas
quicklyaspossible.
Airflowstothewindshieldonly.

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Switchingcompressorfor
air-conditioningsystem
onoroff
Wheneveroutsidetemperaturesexceed

3rFj3°C,
theair-conditioningcompressorisal-
waysswitchedoninautomaticoperation.
Thecompressorcanbeswitchedofftosave
fuel,butcontrolcomfortisthenlimited.
I>Pressbutton.
Thecompressorisswitchedoff,thesymbol
intheleft-handdisplaygoesout.
Iftheinteriortemperatureistoohigh,switch
compressorbackonorpress"auto"-button.
Todryincomingairindampweather,donot
switchofftheair-conditioningcompressor.
Thispreventsmistingofwindows.
B-
Adjustingblowerspeed

I>Presstheappropriatebutton.
Presetblowerspeedisincreasedorde-
creased,and"Manual"appearsintheright-
handdisplayfield.
c8J
Thespeedstagesareindicatedbya
bardisplay.
Iftheminusbuttonispressedatthelowest
blowerstage,theblowerandautomaticcontrol
areswitchedoff.
"OFF"isdisplayedintheleft-handdisplay.
Pressingontheplusbuttonorthe"auto"button
switchestheblowerandautomaticcontrolback
onagain.

Circulating-airsetting

/!\Warning!
Riskofaccidentduetohamperedvision.
Incirculating-airsetting,thewindowscan
mistup.
I>Onlyselectcirculating-airsettingforshort
periods.
I>Ifwindowsmistup,turnoffthecirculating-air
settingbypressingthecirculating-airbutton
brieflyandselectthefunction"Defrostwind-
shield".
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Switchingcirculating-airsetting
onoroff
I>Pressbutton.
Theoutside-airsupplyisinterruptedandonly
theinsideairiscirculated.
Overapprox.
37°F/3°C

Iftheair-conditioningcompressorwasoff,it
switchesonautomatically.Thedurationofcircu-
lating-airmodeisnotlimited.
Belowapprox.
37°F/3°C

Theair-conditioningcompressorisswitchedoff.
Circulating-airmodeisautomaticallyendedafter
approx.3minutes.
I>I>I>
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107

Ashtray
Opening
I>Pressashtraylidbriefly.
Emptying
I>Openashtrayandcarefullypulloutashinsert
bythelid.
/!\.Warning!
Dangeroffire.
I>Neveruseashtrayforwastepaperdisposal,
asitcouldposeafirehazard.
110Controls,Instruments

~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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111

Cupholder
(holderfordrinks
cans
andcups)
I>Keepthecupholderclosedwhiledriving.
A
Warning!
Riskofscaldingordamageduetospilling
drinks.
I>Onlyusecontainerswhichfit.
I>Neverputoverfullcontainersinthecupholder.
I>Neverusehotdrinks.
~
Extendingcupholder
I>Pressthecupholdersymbol.
Thecupholdercanbepulledouttoaccommo-
dateasecondcontainer.
Pullingcupholderout
I>Graspcupholderatthehandlerecessandpull
it0ut.
Closingcupholder
I>Pushcupholderdrawerin.
I>Closeandengagethecupholder.
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115

Storage
inthePassenger
Compartment
/!\Warning!
Unsecuredluggageandheavy
objects
may
comelooseduringbraking,rapiddirec-
tionalchangesorinanaccidentandcause
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
t>Donottransportanyheavyobjectsinthe
storagetrays.
t>Donotcarryunsecuredluggageorobjectsin
thepassengercompartment.
Additionalstoragepossibilities
-Inthedoorpanel,
-inthedoorsillonthepassengerside,
-inthecenterconsole,
-ontheCoupeandTargabehindtherearseat
backrests,
-extensionofstoragespacebyfoldingthe
rearseatbacksforward,
-clotheshookandpocketonbackoffront
seat,
-pocketonbackoffrontseats(onlyonsports
seats).
116Controls,Instruments
Glovecompartment
/!\Warning!
Riskofinjurybytheglovecompartmentlid
incaseofanaccident.
t>Keeptheglovecompartmentclosedwhile
driving.
Opening
t>Pullthecatchandopenthelid.
Locking
t>Lockthecatchtosecurethecontentsagainst
unauthorizedaccess.

A-Openingluggagecompartmentlid
B-Openingenginecompartmentlid

Luggage
CompartmentLidand
EngineCompartmentLid
Unlocking
t>Operatetheappropriatepul~buttonnexttothe
driver'sseat.
Theluggagecompartmentorenginecompart-
mentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidis
open.
Alsorefertothechapter"Rearlid(Targa)"
and"Loadswitch-off".
118Controls,Instruments
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanalsobe
unlockedwiththeradioremotecontrol.
Refertothechapter"Keys".
ImportantNote
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged,thelidscan
beopenedonlybyconnectinganexternalelec-
tricalpowersource.
Pleaseobservethechapter"Electricalsystem"
orthedescriptioninsidethefuseboxcover.

e
Warninglight

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

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.
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119

911Carrera

Luggage
Compartment
1-Vehicleidentificationnumber(VIN)
2-Battery
3-Compactdiscchanger
4-Fluidreservoirforcleaningwindows
andheadlights
5-Brake-fluidreservoir
6-Paintdata
7-Headlightadjustmentandlocking
120Controls,Instruments

911CalTera,Targa
8-
Spaceforfirstaidkit
9-Toolkitandjackarelocatedbehindthe
sparewheel
(sparewheelmustberemoved)

10-
Spare-wheelfastening(wingnut)

11-
Spaceforwarningtriangle

911Carrera4,Carrera
45
911Carrera4,Carrera45
Removingluggagecompartmentfloor

I>Simultaneouslypulltheluggagecompartment
floorforwardandupatthefingerhole.
Insertingluggagecompartment
floor

I>Insertluggagecompartmentfloorintherear
guideandpressitdown.
911Carrera
4,
Carrera
45
911Carrera4,Carrera45
8-
Spaceforfirstaidkit
9-Spaceforwarningtriangle

10-
Jack

11-
Toolkit
12-Compressorforcollapsiblesparewheel
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