ECO mode PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual

Environmentallyfriendlyvehicles
Modernenvironmentaltechnologyensurescom-
pliancewithallemissionlawsapplicableworld-
wide.
Thesehavethefollowingadvantages:
-Rapidoperationalreadinessofthecatalytic
convertersensureslowemissions,evenin
short-tripoperation.
-Reliableoperationandgoodemissioncontrol
overalongusefullife.

Pleasenotethechapter"Fueleconomy",

Recycling-foraPorsche,thisis
virtuallyanacademicquestion
Morethantwo-thirdsofallPorscheseverbuilt
arestillrunning.

Justincaserecyclingisevernecessary,
wetakethefollowingprecautionary
measures:

-Identificationofallmaterials.
-Useofrecyclablematerials.
-Reusablecomponentsdesignedforsimple
removal.
-Thesereasonsresultinafurtherincreasein
therecyclingratewhichiscurrently80per
cent.
Emissioncontrolisbuiltin
Innovativeenginetechnologycombineshighen-
gineperformanceandenvironmentalcompati-
bility.
Theenginediagnosissystemelectronicallymoni-
torsthecomponentsandsystemsthataffectex-
haustgases.
Thiscontinuousmonitoringandfaultstorageen-
ablesswift,reliablediagnosisandfaultdetec-
tion.
Anyfaultmessagesareindicatedtothedriver
bythe"CheckEngine"warninglightandtheon-
boardcomputer.

7

Breakinhintsforthefirst

2,000
miles/3,000kilometers
Thefollowingtipswillbehelpfulinobtainingopti-
mumperformancefromyournewPorsche.
Despitethemostmodern,high-precisionmanu-
facturingmethods,itcannotbecompletely
avoidedthatthemovingpartshavetowearin
witheachother.Thiswearing-inoccursmainlyin
thefirst2,000miles/3,000km.
Therefore:
t>Preferablytakelongertrips.
t>Avoidfrequentcoldstartswithshort-distance
drivingwheneverpossible.
t>Avoidfullthrottlestartsandabruptstops.
t>Donotexceedmaximumenginespeedof
4,200rpm(revolutionsperminute).
t>Donotrunacoldengineathighrpmeitherin
Neutraloringear.
t>Donotlettheenginelabor,especiallywhen
drivinguphill.Shifttothenextlowergearin
time(usethemostfavorablerpmrange).
t>Neverlugtheengineinhighgearatlow
speeds.Thisruleappliesatalltimes,notjust
duringthebreak-inperiod.
14Controls,Instruments
t>Donotparticipateinmotorracingevents,
sportsdrivingschools,etc.duringthefirst
2,000miles/3,000kilometers.
Theremaybeaslightstiffnessinthesteering,
gear-shiftingorothercontrolsduringthebreak-in
periodwhichwillgraduallydisappear.
Breakinbrakepads
Newbrakepadsanddiscshavetobe"broken
in",andthereforeonlyattainoptimalfriction
whenthecarhascoveredseveralhundredmiles
orkm.
Theslightlyreducedbrakingabilitymustbe
compensatedforbypressingthebrakepedal
harder.Thisalsoapplieswheneverthebrake
padsandbrakediscsarereplaced.
Newtires
Newtiresdonothavemaximumtraction.They
tendtobeslippery.
t>Breakinnewtiresbydrivingatmoderate
speedsduringthefirst60to120miles/lOO
to200km.Longerbrakingdistancesmustbe
anticipated.
Engineoilconsumption
Duringthebreak-inperiodoilconsumptionmay
behigherthannormal.
Asalways,therateofoilconsumptiondepends
onthequalityandviscosityofoil,thespeedat
whichtheengineisoperated,theclimateand
roadconditions,aswellastheamountofdilu-
tionandoxidationofthelubricant.
t>Makeahabitofcheckingengineoilwithevery
fuelfilling,addifnecessary.

Starting
Procedures
Seealsothechapteron"Immobilizer".
/!\Warning!
Serious
injurymayresultifyouarein-
volvedinacollisionwithout
having
fastened
thesafetybelts.

[>
Fastensafetybeltsbeforedrivingaway.
Beforestartingtheengine
[>Applythehandbrake.

[>Manualtransmission:

Movethegearshiftleverintoneutral.
Theclutch
pedalmustbedepressedfully
beforethestarterwillengage.
[>Tiptronic:

Movetheselectorleverto"P"or"N".
Temperaturesensorsontheengineautomat-
icallyprovidethecorrectfuel/airmixturere-
quiredforstarting.
Therefore,
itisnotnecessarytodepressthe
acceleratorpedal
whilestartingacoldora
warmengine.

[>As
soonastheenginestarts,releasetheigni-
tionkey.
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Thefirstoperationofthestarterisendedauto-
maticallywhentheenginestarts.
Iftheenginedoesnotstart,subsequentstarter
operationswillnotbeendedautomatically.
Iftheenginefailstostartafter10or15sec-
ondsofcranking:

[>
Waitabout10secondsbeforeengagingthe
starteragain.
[>
Donotlettheengineidletowarm
up.
[>

Whenstartingtheengine,bereadytodrive
immediately.
Drivevehicleatmoderatespeedsandavoid
enginespeedsabove4,200rpmduringthe
first5minutes.

/!\Danger!
Engineexhaustfumeshavemanycompo-
nentswhichyoucansmell.Theyalsocon-
taincarbonmonoxide
(CO),
whichisaco-
lorlessandodorlessgas.
Carbonmonoxidecancauseunconscious-
nessandevendeathifinhaled.

[>
Neverstartorlettheengineruninanen-
closed,unventilatedarea.
Itisnotrecommendedtositinyourcarfor
prolongedperiodswiththeengineonandthe
carnotmoving.

Anunattendedvehiclewitharunningen-
gineispotentiallyhazardous.
Ifwarninglightsshouldcomeontoindicate
improperoperation,theywouldgounno-
ticed.
[>

Neverleavetheengineidlingunattended.

Dangeroffire.

[>Donotparkoroperatethevehicleinareas
wherethehotexhaustsystemmaycomein
contactwithdrygrass,brush,fuelspillor
otherflammablematerial.

[>
If
yourcarcatchesonfireforanyreason,call
thefiredepartment.
Donotendangeryourlifebyattemptingto
putoutthefire.

InstrumentPanelUSAModels
Informationaboutindividualindicatorsis
givenonthespecifiedpages.
1Voltmeter,72
2Speedometerwithanaloguedisplay,74
3Speedometerwithdigitaldisplay,74
4Automaticspeedcontrolindicatorlight,72
5Tachometer,75
6Turnsignalindicatorlight,left,75
7Highbeamindicatorlight,75
8On-boardcomputer,82-97
9Turnsignalindicatorlight,right,75
10Lightsensorforinstrumentillumination,73
11Clock,79
12Tiptronicindicator,77
13Coolingsystem
Temperaturegauge,warninglight,76,77
14Fuel
Levelgauge,warninglight,78
15Engineoilpressuregauge,80
Warninglightslindicatorlights
AWasherfluidlevelwarninglight,181
BCheckenginewarninglight,81
CPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Informationlight,59
DPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Warninglight,59
EABSwarninglight,57
FBrakefluidlevel,
Brakedistributionwarninglight,54,174
GParkingbrakewarninglight,53
HBrakepadwearwarninglight,55
IEngineoilpressurewarninglight,80
KBatterywarninglight,72
LSafetybeltwarninglight,39
MAirbagwarninglight,45
NRetractablerearspoilerwarninglight,50
aLuggagecompartmentlid,
Enginecompartmentlid,
Rearlid(Targa)
Warninglight,118,163
PConvertibletopwarninglight,143
QRolloverprotectionsystemwarninglight,46
When
theignitionisswitchedon,thewarn-
inglightslightupforalampcheck.
Note

Warningsthathavebeengivenarestoredinthe
appropriatecontrolunitmemoryandcanbe
readoutatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Thisinformationcanhelptowarnyouaboutsitu-
ationswhichmaybehazardoustoyouoryour
car.
Controls,Instruments
69

InstrumentPanelCanadaModels
Informationaboutindividualindicatorsis
givenonthespecifiedpages.
1Voltmeter,72
2Speedometerwithanaloguedisplay,74
3Speedometerwithdigitaldisplay,74
4Automaticspeedcontrolindicatorlight,72
5Tachometer,75
6Turnsignalindicatorlight,left,75
7Highbeamindicatorlight,75
8On-boardcomputer,82-97
9Turnsignalindicatorlight,right,75
10Lightsensorforinstrumentillumination,73
11Clock,79
12Tiptronicindicator,77
13Coolingsystem
Temperaturegauge,warninglight,76,77
14Fuel
Levelgauge,warninglight,78
15Engineoilpressuregauge,80
Warninglightslindicatorlights
AWasherfluidlevelwarninglight,181
BCheckenginewarninglight,81
CPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Informationlight,59
DPorscheStabilityManagement(PSM)
Warninglight,59
EABSwarninglight,57
FBrakefluidlevel,
Brakedistributionwarninglight,54,174
GParkingbrakewarninglight,53
HBrakepadwearwarninglight,55
IEngineoilpressurewarninglight,80
KBatterywarninglight,72
LSafetybeltwarninglight,39
MAirbagwarninglight,45
NRetractablerearspoilerwarninglight,50
aLuggagecompartmentlid,
Enginecompartmentlid,
Rearlid(Targa)
Warninglight,118,163
PConvertibletopwarninglight,143
QRolloverprotectionsystemwarninglight,46
When
theignitionisswitchedon,thewarn-
inglightslightupforalampcheck.
Note

Warningsthathavebeengivenarestoredinthe
appropriatecontrolunitmemoryandcanbe
readoutatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Thisinformationcanhelptowarnyouaboutsitu-
ationswhichmaybehazardoustoyouoryour
car.
Controls,Instruments
71

A-Adjustmentbuttonforclock
B-Clock
Clock
Theclockisblankedoutapproximatelyfour
minutesaftertheignitionisswitchedofforwhen
thecarislocked.

Settingthetime

A
Warning!
Riskofanaccidentandlossofcontrol.
I>Donotreachthroughthesteering-wheel
spokeswhiledriving.
Settinghours
I>PressadjustmentbuttonAforaboutonesec-
ond.
Hourdisplayflashes.
I>Turnbuttonintheappropriatedirection:
toright-increasehoursfigure
toleft-decreasehoursfigure.
Adjustmentinhours-turnbuttonbriefly
Fastadjustment(displaycycles)-
turnandholdbutton.
Settingminutes
I>Pressadjustmentbuttonagain.
Minutesdisplayflashes.
I>Setbyrotatingasinhoursmode.
Leavingadjustmentmode
Automaticallyafteroneminuteor:
I>Pressadjustmentbuttonagain.
Whenadjustmentmodeisdeliberatelyleftby
pressingthebutton,thetimebeginspreciselyto
thesecond.
Note
Thetimemodecanbechangedbetween12h
and24hintheon-boardcomputer.
Controls,Instruments
79

~
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".
-
\..J
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

Shiftinggearonthesteeringwheel

Withthetoggleswitchesonthesteeringwheel,
youcanchangetemporarilyfromautomatic
selectionmodeDtomanualmodeM.
Advantages:
-Shiftingdownbeforebendsandonentering
built-upareas.
-Shiftingdownondownwardslopes(engine
braking)
-Shiftingdownforbriefspurtsofacceleration
-Selecting1stgearformovingoff
Themanualselectionmoderemainsengaged:
-forcornering(dependingonthelateral
acceleration)andoverrunning,
-whenthevehicleisstationary
(e.g.atajunction).
Thesystemleavesmanualselectionmode:
-automaticallyafterapprox.8seconds
(unlesscorneringoroverrunning),
-ifyoudepresstheacceleratortokickdown,
-aftermovingoff.
132ShiftingGear

Temporarychange-down

Conditions:
Speedishigherthanapprox.33mph(54kmjh).
I>Depressacceleratorquickly.
TheTiptronicchangestemporarilytothespor-
tiestgear-changingmap,i.e.tothehighest
possiblegear-changingpoints.Correspond-
ingly,thetransmissionshiftsdownimmedi-
atelybyoneortwogears.
Endingthefunction:
I>Releasetheacceleratormarkedly(byapprox.
25%).

Kickdown
The
kickdownfunctionisactiveinselectorlever
positionD,evenifyoutemporarilychangeto
manualmodeMusingthetoggleswitcheson
thesteeringwheel.
I>Foroptimumacceleration,e.g.whenovertak-
ing,depresstheacceleratorpedalbeyondthe
full-throttlepoint(kickdown).
Thetransmissionshiftsdowndependingonthe
speedoftravelandenginespeed.
Upwardshiftsoccuratthehighestpossible
enginespeeds.
Thesegear-changingspeedsremainactiveuntil
theacceleratorisreleasedtoapprox.80%of
thewideopenthrottleposition.

M-ManualSelectionMode

Thecurrentlyselectedgearisretainedifyou
changefromDtoM.
IfyoushiftfromMtoD,thegear-changingmap
suitableforyourcurrentdrivingstyleisselected
andtheappropriategearisselected.

/?\.Warning!
Thekickdownfunctionisnotactivein
manualselectionmode"M",
t>
Thereforeshiftdownmanuallywhenaccelera-
ting(e.g.toovertake).
Twotoggleswitchesintheuppersteering-wheel
spokesletyoucomfortablyandreliablyselect
thefiveforwardgears.

Shiftingup
t>
Pressupperpart(+)ofatoggleswitch.

Shiftingdown
t>
Presslowerpart(-)ofatoggleswitch.
Dependingondrivingspeedandenginespeed,
youcanshiftupordownatanytime.
Gearchangeswhichwouldexceedtheupperor
lowerengine-speedlimitarenotexecutedbythe
controller.
Youcanshiftdowntwogearsatoncebyquickly
pressingthetoggleswitchestwice.
Iftheengine-speedlimitisreached,anauto-
maticupwardshiftisperformedor,justbefore
idlingspeedisreached,adownwardshiftisper-
formed.

t>
Selectanappropriatelylowgearonupward
anddownwardslopes.
Thiswillensureoptimumuseofenginepower
andenginebraking.
Ifmanualmodefails,thecontrolelectronics
switchtoautomaticmode.Inthisevent,the
instrumentclusterwilldisplayselectorleverposi-
tionD.
t>Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauth-
orizedPorschedealer.

t>t>t>

ShiftingGear
133

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.