instrument cluster PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual

Enginecompartmentblowerfan
Inaddition,thiswarninglightflashestoindicate
afaultintheenginecompartmentblower
fan.
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Havethecauseofthefaultremediedatan
authorizedPorschedealer.
TiptronicS
Indicator
forselectorleverpositionand
selectedgear

Whentheengineisrunning,theselectorlever
positionandengagedgearareindicated.

Iftheselectorleverisbetweentwoposi-
tions:

-Theselectorleverpositionintheinstrument
clusterflashes,and
-thewarning"selectorlevernotengaged"
appearsonthedisplayoftheon-board
computer.
[>Engagetheselectorlevercorrectly.

Ifthereisafaultinthetransmission:
4thgear
flashesonthedisplay.
-Thewarning"Tiptronicemergencyrun"
appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
Alsoreferto"Emergencyprogram".
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Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauth-
orizedPorschedealerimmediately.
Followtheinstructionsinthechapter"Tiptronic".
Controls,Instruments
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Indicator
forselectorleverpositionand
engagedgear

Whentheengineisrunning,theselectorlever
positionandengagedgearareindicated.
130ShiftingGear

Iftheselectorleverisbetweentwo
positions:

-Theselectorleverpositionintheinstrument
clusterflashes,and
-thewarning"selectorlevernotengaged"
appearsonthedisplayoftheon-boardcom-
puter.
I>Engagetheselectorlevercorrectly.

Ifthereisafaultinthetransmission:
-4thgear
flashesonthedisplay.
-Thewarning"Tiptronicemergencyrun"
appearsintheon-boardcomputer.
Alsoreferto"Emergencyprogram".
I>Toremedythefault,pleaseconsultanauth-
orizedPorschedealerimmediately.

M-ManualSelectionMode

Thecurrentlyselectedgearisretainedifyou
changefromDtoM.
IfyoushiftfromMtoD,thegear-changingmap
suitableforyourcurrentdrivingstyleisselected
andtheappropriategearisselected.

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

Shiftingup
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Pressupperpart(+)ofatoggleswitch.

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

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

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ShiftingGear
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