Seat PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual

Beforedrivingoff12,13
Breakinhints14
Keys,theftprotection.16-19
Immobilizer,securitywheelbolts17
Doors,doorwindows20
Centrallocking21-23
Alarmsystem,infraredpassenger
compartmentmonitoring24,25
Powerwindows26,27
Mirrors,insideanddoor28,29
Rearwindowdefogger30
Sunvisors31
Seats32-37
Steeringwheeladjustment37
Safetybelts38-40
Childrestraintsystems41-43
Airbagsystem44,45
Rolloverprotectionsystem46,47
Parkingaids48,49
Retractablerearspoiler50,51
Fixedrearspoiler,frontspoiler,
sidememberparts51
Clutch,parkingbrake,brakes52-55
ABSbrakesystem56,57
PSMPorschestabilitymanagement58,59
Four-wheeldrive60,61
Dashboard,controlsandinstruments...62-109
Controls,Instruments
Ignition/starterswitch64,65
Startingandstoppingtheengine66,67
Instrumentpanel68-97
On-boardcomputer82-97
Emergencyflasherswitch99
Lightswitch,
automaticheadlightbeamadjustment100
Turnsignals/
headlightdimmer/flasherlever101
Windshieldwiper/washerlever,
rainsensor102,103
Automaticspeedcontrol104,105
Automaticairconditioner106-108
Centralandsidevents109
Ashtray11
°
Cigarettelighter,rearwiper111
Interiorlights112-114
Cupholder115
Storageinthepassengercompartment,
CDorcassetteholder116,117
Frontandrearlids118,119
Luggagecompartment120,121
Trunkentrapment122,123
Sportsexhaustsystem123
PCMPorschecommunicationmanagement.123
Caraudiooperation,tips124,125
Cartelephoneandaftermarkedalarms126
Controls,Instruments
11

DearPorscheOwner
Alothasgoneintothemanufactureofyour
Porsche,includingadvancedengineering,rigid
qualitycontrolanddemandinginspections.
Theseengineeringandsafetyfeatureswillbe
enhancedbyyou...
thesafedriver...
whoknowshiscarandallcontrols,
whomaintainsthevehicleproperly,
whousesdrivingskillswiselyandalwaysdrives
withinher/hisowncapabilitiesandthelevelof
familiaritywiththevehicle.
Youwillfindhelpfulhintsinthismanualonhow
toperformmostofthecheckslistedonthe
followingpages.
Ifindoubt,havethesechecksperformedby
yourauthorizedPorschedealer.
12Controls,Instruments
Beforedrivingoff...
Check
thefollowingitemsfirst

I>Turntheengineoffbeforeyouattemptany
checksorrepairsonthevehicle.
I>Besurethetiresareinflatedcorrectly.
Checktiresfordamageandtirewear.
I>Seethatwheelboltsareproperlytightened
andnotlooseormissing.
I>Checkengineoillevel,addifnecessary.
Makeitahabittohaveengineoilchecked
witheveryfuelfilling.
I>Checkallfluidlevelssuchaswindshield
washerandbrakefluidlevels.
I>Besurethevehiclebatteryiswellcharged
andcrankstheengineproperly.
I>Checkalldoorsandlidsforproperoperation
andlatchthemproperly.
I>Checkandifnecessaryreplacewornor
crackedwiperblades.
I>Seethatallwindowsareclearandunob-
structed.
I>Checkairintakeslotsandareabetweenlug-
gagecompartmentlidandwindshieldarefree
ofsnowandice,sotheheaterandthewind-
shieldwipersworkproperly.
I>Ifachildwillberidinginthevehicle,check
childseaVchildseatrestraintsystemtoen-
surethatrestraintsareproperlyadjusted.
I>Checkallexteriorandinteriorlightsforoper-
ationandthatthelensesareclean.
I>Checktheheadlightsforproperaim,andif
necessary,havethemadjusted.
I>Checkunderthevehicleforleaks.
I>Besureallluggageisstowedsecurely.
Emergencyequipment
Itisgoodpracticetocarryemergencyequip-
mentinyourvehicle.
Someoftheitemsyoushouldhaveare:
windowscraper,snowbrush,containerorbag
ofsandorsalt,emergencylight,smallshovel,
first-aid
kit,etc.

Inthedriver'sseat...
I>Checkoperationofthehorn.
I>Positionseatforeasyreachoffootpedals
andcontrols.
Toreducethepossibilityofinjuryfromtheair-
bagdeployment,youshouldalwayssitback
asfarfromthesteeringwheelasispractical,
whilestillmaintainingfullvehiclecontrol.
I>Adjusttheinsideandoutsiderearviewmir-
rors.
I>Buckleyoursafetybelts.
I>Checkoperationofthefootandparking
brake.
I>Checkallwarningandindicatorlightswith
ignitiononandenginenotrunning.
I>Startengineandcheckallwarningdisplays
forwarningsymbols.
I>Neverleaveanidlingcarunattended.
I>Lockdoorsfrominside,especiallywithchild-
reninthecartopreventinadvertentopening
ofdoorsfrominsideoroutside.
Drivewithdoorslocked.
Ontheroad...
I>Neverdriveafteryouhaveconsumedalcohol
ordrugs.
I>Alwayshaveyoursafetybeltfastened.
I>Alwaysdrivedefensively.
Expecttheunexpected.
I>Usesignalstoindicateturnsandlane
changes.
I>Turnonheadlightsatduskorwhenthedriv-
ingconditionswarrantit.
I>Alwayskeepasafedistancefromthevehicle
infrontofyou,dependingontraffic,roadand
weatherconditions.
I>Reducespeedatnightandduringinclement
weather.
Drivinginwetweatherrequirescautionand
reducedspeeds,particularlyonroadswith
standingwater,asthehandlingcharac-
teristicsofthevehiclemaybeimpaireddue
tohydroplaningofthetires.
I>Alwaysobservespeedlimitsandobeyroad
signsandtrafficlaws.
I>Whentired,getwellofftheroad,stopand
takearest.Turntheengineoff.Donotsitin
thevehiclewithengineidling.
Seewarningson"EngineExhaust".
I>Whenparked,alwayssettheparkingbrake.
MovetheTiptronicselectorleverto"P"orthe
gearshiftlevertoreverseorfirstgear.
Onhillsalsoturnthefrontwheelstowardthe
curb.
I>Whenemergencyrepairsbecomenecessary,
movethevehiclewellofftheroad.Turnon
theemergencyflasheranduseotherwarning
devicestoalertothermotorists.Donotpark
oroperatethevehicleinareaswherethehot
exhaustsystemmaycomeincontactwithdry
grass,brush,fuelspillorotherflammablema-
terial.
I>Makeitahabittohavetheengineoilchecked
witheveryfuelfilling.
Controls,Instruments
13

1Innerdoorhandle
2Doormirrorcontrol
3Lightswitch
4Ignition/starterswitchwithsteeringlock
5Turnsignal/headlightdimmer,
flasherlever
6ToggleswitchesforTiptronic
7Emergencyflasherswitch
8Horn
9Glovecompartment
10Parkingbrake
11Diagnosticsocket
12Switchforretractablespoiler
13Operatingleverforon-boardcomputer
14Luggagecompartmentlidrelease
15Seatadjustment
16Rearlid(Targa)
17Steering-wheeladjustment
18Enginecompartmentlidrelease
Controls,Instruments
15

Neverinvite
car
theft!
Anunlockedcarwiththekeyintheignitionlock
invitescartheft.
Asteeringwheellockanda
gong
alarmare
standardequipmentinyourPorsche.
Thegongalarmwillsoundifyouopenthe
driver'sdoorwhilethekeyisstillintheignition
lock.Itisyourremindertopullthekeyoutof
theignitionlockandtolockthedoors.
/!\.Warning!
Anyuncontrolledmovementofthevehicle
mayresultinseriouspersonalinjuryand
propertydamage.
Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedwith
thekeyintheignitionlock,especiallyif
childrenand/orpetsareleftunattendedin
thevehicle.Theycanoperatepowerwin-
dowsandothercontrols.Iftheengineis
leftrunning,theymayaccidentallyengage
theshiftlever.
I>Alwaysremovetheignitionkey.
I>Alwayssettheparkingbrake.
I>Lockthedoorswiththekeyorwiththe
remotecontrol.
16Controls,Instruments
/!\.Warning!
Riskofaseriousaccident.
Thesteeringcolumnwilllockwhenyou
removethekeywhileyouaredrivingoras
thecarisrollingtoastop.Youwillnotbe
abletosteerthecar.
I>Neverremovethekeyfromthesteeringlock
whileyouaredriving.
Toprotectyourvehicleandyourpos-
sessionsfromtheft,youshouldalwayspro-
ceedasfollowswhenleavingyourvehicle:
I>Closewindows.
I>Closelifting/slidingroof.
I>Closeconvertibletop
(withtheconvertibletopopen,theinfrared
passengercompartmentmonitoringsystemis
alwaysswitchedoff).
I>Closeglassslidingroof(Targa)
(withtheglassslidingroofopen,theinfrared
passengercompartmentmonitoringsystemis
alwaysswitchedoff).
I>Removeignitionkey.
I>Engagesteeringlock.
I>Lockstoragetraybetweenthefrontseats
andglovecompartment.
I>Removevaluables(e.g.cardocuments,radio
controlmodule,telephone,housekeys)from
thecar.
I>Lockdoors.

A-MainkeyCo~andCabriolet
1-Centrallockingbutton
2-Luggagecompartmentlidbutton
3-Light-emittingdiode
B-Sparekey
KeywithRadioRemoteControl

Operatingcentrallocking,
alannsystem,andseatmemory

[>
Pressbutton1.
Pleaseobservetheappropriatechaptersofthis
Manual.
18Controls,Instruments
A-MainkeyTarga
1-Centrallockingbutton
2-Luggagecompartmentlidbutton
3-Rearlid(rearwindow)button
4-Light-emittingdiode
B-Sparekey
(;

Unlockingluggagecompartmentlidor
rearlid(Targa):;:
[>
Luggagecompartmentlid:
Pressbutton2forapprox.twoseconds.
[>Rearlid(Targa):
Pressbutton3forapprox.twoseconds.
Ifthevehiclewaslocked,itisunlockedsimul-
taneouslywiththeluggagecompartment/rear
lid.
Invehicleswithseatmemorythestoredseat
anddoormirrorpositionsareautomaticallyset.
Thevehiclewillbelockedagainapprox.15sec-
ondsaftertheluggagecompartment/rearlidis
closedifnoneofthedoorswasopened.

A-Light-emittingdiodeforalarmsystem
B-Sensormoduleforinfraredpassengercompartment
monitoringsystem
AlarmSystem,
InfraredPassengerCompartment
Monitoring
Thealarmsystemandinfraredpassengercom-
partmentmonitoringsystemareswitchedon
whenthedoorsarelockedwiththekeyor
remotecontrol.
Seethechapteron"Centrallocking".
24Controls,Instruments
Unlockingthevehiclebyusingthekeyin
thedoorlockandopeningthedoormay
activatethealarmsystemwithin10sec-
onds.
Note(Cabriolet,Targa)
Theinfraredpassengercompartmentmonitoring
systemisalwaysswitchedoffwhentheconvert-
ibletoporglassslidingroofisopen.
Functionindication
Ifthealarmsystemisactivated,light-emitting
diodeAonthedashboardflashes.
If,afterlocking,thelight-emittingdiodedoesnot
flashor,aftertenseconds,itemitsdouble
flashes,thennotallalarmcontactsareclosed.
Additionally,abriefhornsignalsounds.
Whenthedoorsareunlocked,thealarmsystem
andinfraredpassengercompartmentmonitoring
systemareswitchedoffandthelight-emitting
diodegoesoff.
Whenthealarmisarmed,thefollowing
areasaremonitored
-Doors
-Luggagecompartmentlid
-Enginecompartmentlid
-Convertible-toplock(Cabriolet)
-Glassslidingrooflock(Targa)
-Rearlid(Targa)
-Radio
Glovecompartment
-Storagetraybetweenthefrontseats
-Passengercompartment
Ifoneofthesealarmcontactsisinterrupted,the
alarmhornsoundsforapproximately3minutes.
Additionally,theemergencyflasherandthepas-
sengercompartmentlightflashforapproxi-
matelyfiveminutes.
Whenthealarmistriggered,thelight-emitting
diodechangesovertodoubleflashes.
Inordernottolimittheactionrangeoftheinfra-
redpassengercompartmentmonitoringsystem:
I>Movesunvisorstooneofthefinalpositions.
I>Donotfoldthefrontseatbackrestsforward.

A-Selectorswitch,driver's/passenger'sside
B-Mirroradjustment
RearViewMirrors
Beforedrivingthevehicle,adjusttheoutsideand
insidemirrors.
Itisimportantforsafedrivingthatyouhave
goodvisiontotherear.
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
t>Donotputanythingonornearthewindows
orthemirrorsthatmayinterferewiththe
driver'svision.
28Controls,Instruments
Doormirrors
Themirrorhousingishingedandcanbefolded
flatagainstthecartopreventdamageinthe
tightparkingareas.
Adjusting
1.Selectdriver'ssideorpassenger'ssidewith
rockerswitchA.
2.Movethedoormirrorglassesintheappropri-
atedirectionusingthecontrolswitchB.
Iftheelectricaladjustmentfacilityfails
t>Adjustmirrorbypressingonthemirrorface.
Automaticallyswivellingdownmirrorglass
onthepassenger'sside
Seethechapteron"Parkingaids"and"Seat
memory".
Insidemirror
Whenthemirrorisbeingadjusted,theanti-glare
leverAmustpointforward.
Basicposition:leverforward
Anti-glareposition:leverback

Seat
Adjustment

/!\Warning!
Theseatmaymoveunexpectedlyifyouat-
tempttoadjustwhiledriving.Thiscould
causesuddenlossofcontrolorpersonalin-
jury.

[>
Donotadjustseatswhilethevehicleisinmo-
tion.
Thebackrestlocksmustbeengagedatall
timeswhilethevehicleisinmotion.

IntheCabriolet,thewindstopmaybedam-
agedduringseatadjustmentandwhenfold-
ingbackthefront-seatbackrests.
[>
Adjustseatsothattheseatbackrestdoes
nottouchthewindstop.

Safetybeltsonlyofferprotectionwhenthe
backrestisuprightandthebeltsare
properlypositionedonthebody.
Improperlypositionedsafetybeltscan
causeseriouspersonalinjuryinanacci-
dent.
[>
Donotoperate
thecarwiththedriverorpas-
sengerbackrestsexcessivelyreclined(see

"Seat
position").
32Controls,Instruments

Seat
position
Acorrectsittingpositionisimportantforsafe
andfatigue-freedriving.
Werecommendthefollowingprocedurefor
adjustingthedriver'sseattosuitindividual
requirements:
1.Adjusttheseatheighttogiveyourself
enoughheadroomandagoodoverviewof
thevehicle.
2.Adjusttheseatuntil,withtheaccelerator
pedalfullydepressed,yourlegisstraightbut
yourentirefootstillrestsontheaccelerator
pedal.
3.Gripthetophalfofthesteeringwheel.
Setthebackrestangleandsteering-wheel
positionsothatyourarmsarealmost
outstretched.However,yourshouldersmust
stillrestonthebackrest.
4.Ifnecessary,correcttheseatfore-and-aft
adjustment.
Adjustingbasicseat

A-Seatheightadjustment
[>

Raiselockinglever.

[>Setthe
desiredseatheightbyshiftingyour
bodyweight.

[>

Releasethelever.

B-Foreandaft
[>
Raiselockinglever.
Moveseattodesiredpositionandrelease
lever.
Ensurethattheseatengagescorrectly.
C-Backrestangle
[>Operateswitchuntilthedesiredbackrest
angleisreached.
Electricallyadjustableseat
[>
Presstheswitchinthedirectionindicatedby
thearrowsuntilthedesiredseatpositionis
reached.
A-
Seatheightadjustment

B-Fore
andaftadjustment
C-Seatangleadjustment
D-Backrestangleadjustment
E-Lumbarsupport
(pelvisandspinalcolumnsupport)*

Topermitarelaxedsittingposture,thebackrest
curvatureissteplesslyadjustableinverticaland
horizontaldirectionsforindividualpelvisandspi-
nalcolumnsupport.
[>
Presstheswitchinthedirectionindicatedby
thearrowsuntilthedesiredbackrestcurva-
tureisreached.

Seat
backrest
Foldingforward
[>PullupleverFinthesidepartofthebackrest
andfoldthebackrestforward.
Foldingback
[>Tiltbackandengagethebackrestsothatit
cannottipforwardwhenthecarisbraked.
[>[>[>
Controls,Instruments
33