key battery PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual

Keys
Pleasenotechapters"CentralLockingand
AlarmSystem".
Twomainkeysandonesparekeyaresupplied
withyourPorsche.
Thesekeysoperateallthelocksonyourve-
hicle.
I>Becarefulwithyourcarkeys:donotpart
withthemexceptunderexceptionalcircum-
stances.
I>Toavoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovethe
ignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
Replacementkeys
Replacementcarkeyscanbeobtainedonly
fromyourauthorizedPorschedealer,andthis
cansometimesbeverytime-consuming.
Youshouldthereforealwayskeepthesparekey
onyourperson.
Keepitinasafeplace(e.g.wallet),butunder
nocircumstancesinoronthevehicle.
Thekeycodesofnewkeyshavetobe
"reported"tothecarcontrolunitbyyourauth-
orizedPorschedealer.
Thekeygripofthesparekeycanbeexchanged
foramain-keygrip.
Disabling
key
codes
Ifakeyislost,thekeycodescanbedisabled
byanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Alltheremainingcarkeysarerequiredforthis
purpose.
Disablingthecodeensuresthatthecarcanbe
startedonlyusingauthorizedkeys.
Note
Pleasenotethattheotherlockscanstillbeop-
enedwiththedisabledkey.
Immobilizer
Thereisatransponder(anelectroniccompo-
nent)inthekeygrip,containingastoredcode.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,theignition
lockchecksthecode.
Theimmobilizercanbedeactivatedandtheen-
ginestartedonlyusinganauthorizedignition
key.
Note
Iftheignitionisleftonformorethantwo
minuteswithoutstartingtheengine,theimmobi-
lizerisreactivated.
I>Ifthishappens,theignitionkeymustbe
turnedbacktothe"0"positionbeforetheen-
ginecanbestarted.
Theimmobilizerisautomaticallyactivatedwhen
theignitionkeyiswithdrawn.

Security
WheelBolts
Ifwheelshavetoberemovedduringaworkshop
visit,donotforgettohandoverthesocketfor
thesecuritywheelboltsalongwiththecarkey.
Controls,Instruments
17

Note

YourauthorizedPorschedealercanprogramfur-
thertypesofunlocking.
Type1
Therelockingtimeofthedoorscanbeadjusted
tosuityourindividualrequirements:
4-120seconds.
Type2
Thedoorsstaylockedwhentheluggagecom-
partmentisunlocked.
Theremote-controlstandbyfunction
switchesoffafter5days
Ifthevehicleisnotstartedorunlockedwiththe
remotecontrolwithinfivedays,theremotecon-
trolstandbyfunctionisswitchedoff(toprevent
dischargingofthevehiclebattery).
1.Inthiscase,unlockthedriver'sdoorwiththe
keyatthedoorlock.
Leavethedoorclosedinordertopreventthe
alarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
2.Pressbutton1ontheremotecontrol.
Theremotecontrolisnowactivatedagain.
Controls,Instruments
19

Closingwindows

A25)
Closingwiththerockerswitch
'-=7inthecenterconsole
I>Pressrockerswitchuntilthewindowhas
reachedthedesiredposition.
I>One-touchoperation(doorwindowsonly):
Pressrockerswitchbriefly.
Windowmovestoitsfinalposition.
Pressagaintostopthewindowinthedesired
position.
Comfortfunctionwhenlockingthevehicle
atthedoorlock
I>Coupe,TargaandCabrioletwithhardtop:
Holdcarkeyindoorlockinthelockingdirec-
tionuntilthewindowshavereachedthe
desiredposition.
Cabrioletwithouthardtop:
Thewindowscanonlybeclosedwiththecon-
vertibletopclosed.
Anti-crushingprotection
Ifasidewindowisblockedduringclosing,itwill
stopandopenagainbyaboutaninch.
A
Warning!
Risk
of
severepersonalinjuries.

Ifthe
rockerswitchispressedagainwithin
10seconds
ofthe
windowbeingblocked,

the
windowwillclosewithitsfullclosing
force.Anti-crushingprotectionisdisabled.
I>Oncetheanti-crushingprotectionactstostop
thewindowandopensitslightly,donotpress
therockerswitchagainwithin10seconds
withoutcheckingtomakesurethatnothingis
blockingthepathofthewindow.
Thewindowwillclosewithfullclosingforce.
One-touchoperationisdisabledfor10seconds
afterblockageofasidewindow.
Automaticwindowlowering
Seethechapterson"Doors"and"Convertible
top".
Thestandbyfunctionofthepower
windowsswitchesoffaftertwohours
Whenthecarisunlocked,thepowerwindows
cannolongerbeoperatedaftertwohours(to
savethecarbattery).
I>Switchontheignitionorstarttheengineto
reactivatethepowerwindows.

Storing
endpositionofthewindows
Ifthebatteryisdisconnectedandreconnected,
thewindowswillnotberaisedautomatically
whenthedoorisclosed.
1.Closethewindowswiththerockerswitch
once.
2.Pressfronthalfofrockerswitchagainto
storetheendpositionofthewindowsinthe
controlunit.
Controls,Instruments
27

Switchposition
1
Ignitionison.
Allelectricalequipmentcanbeswitchedon.
Thewarninglightslightupforalampcheck.
Pleasenotethedescriptionoftheindividual
warninglights.
I>Whenturningthekeytoposition1,relievethe
steeringlockwithaslightsteeringmovement.
Note
Toconservebatterypoweratlowrpm(traffic
jams,towndrivingetc,),switchoffallelectrical
consumerswhicharenotneededatthatmo-
ment.

Switchposition2
Startingtheengine
I>
Turnthekeyfromposition1toposition
2.
Theclutchpedalmustbedepressedfully
beforethestarterwillengage.

Thefirstoperationofthestarterisendedauto-
maticallywhentheenginestarts.
Iftheenginedoesnotstart,subsequentstarter
operationswillnotbeendedautomatically.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartatthefirsttimeor
stallsatanytime,thekeymustbereturnedto
positionO.
Whentheengineisrunning,thewarninglights
shouldgooff.Ifalightdoesnotgooff,take
appropriateactionasindicatedinthismanual.

Switchingengineoff
I>
Turntheignitionkeyfromposition1toposi-
tion
O.
A
Warning!
Riskofanaccident.
Thesteeringwheelwilllockandwillcause
lossofsteering.
I>
Neverremovekeyfromtheignitionlockor
turnthekeyoffwhilethevehicleismoving.

I>To
avoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovethe
ignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
Seealsothechapteron"Battery".

I>
Turnthesteeringwheeluntilthesteeringlock
isengaged.

Note
On
vehicleswithTiptronicitisonlypossibleto
removetheignitionkeyiftheselectorleverisin
position
"P".
Gong

Ifyouleavethekeyintheignition/steeringlock,
agongwillsoundwhenthedriver'sdooris
opened.Thisisaremindertoremovethekey.
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Stoppingengine

I>TurnkeybacktopositionO.
I>Donotstopengineimmediatelyafterhardor
extendeddriving.
Keepenginerunningatincreasedidlefor
abouttwominutestopreventexcessiveheat
build-upbeforeturningoffengine.
I>Toavoidbatteryrun-down,alwaysremovethe
ignitionkeyfromtheignitionlock.
I>Makesurethatwhenyouleavethecar,even
briefly,youhavewithdrawntheignitionkey.
I>Engagethesteeringlockbymovingthesteer-
ingwheeltotheleftorright.
Turnthesteeringwheeltothelockingposition
beforeyouswitchofftheenginesothatyou
don'thavetoexertyourselfwhenlockingor
unlockingthesteering.
/?\.Warning!
Hotenginecompartmentcomponentscan
burnskinoncontact.
I>Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecom-
partment,turntheengineoffandletitcool
downsufficiently.

Engine-compartmentblower,
radiator
fan
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefrontof
thecar.
Theengine-compartmentblowerismountedon
theenginecompartmentlid.
/?\.Warning!
Riskofinjury.
Aftertheengineisswitchedoff,theengine-
compartmentandcoolanttemperaturesare
monitoredforapprox.20minutes.
Duringthisperiod,anddependingontem-
perature,theengine-compartmentblower
andradiatorfansmaycontinuetorunor
starttorun.
I>Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththe
engineoffandexerciseextremecaution.

Automaticgaragedoor

TheignitionsysteminyourPorschemayinter-
ferewithyourelectronicallyoperatedgarage
door.
I>Tocheckthis,driveyourPorscheclosetothe
garagedoor.Makesurenottointerferewith
theoperatingrangeofthedoor.
I>Runtheengineatdifferentspeeds.
Ifthegaragedooropensorcloseswithoutyou
operatingthegaragedoorunitinyourcar,con-
tactthedealerwhoinstalledtheautomaticgar-
agedoortohavethefrequencyand/orcoding
ofthegaragedoorsignalchangedormodified.
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67

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.

B-Closingthelifting/slidingroof
I>Pressfrontofrockerswitchuntillifting/slid-
ingroofreachesthedesiredposition.
One-touchoperation
I>Touchfrontofrockerswitch-lifting/sliding
roofclosesfullytoitsendposition.
Stopitinanypositionbytouchinganybutton.
Closingthelifting/slidingroofautomat-
icallywhenthevehicleislocked
I>Holdthecarkeyinthedoorlockinlocking
positionuntilthelifting/slidingroofreaches
thedesiredposition.
C-Liftingthelifting/slidingroof
I>Presscenterofrockerswitchuntillift-
ing/slidingroofreachesthedesiredposition.
One-touchoperation
I>Touchcenterofrockerswitch-lifting/sliding
roofopensfullytoitsendposition.
Stopitinanypositionbytouchinganybutton.
B-Loweringthelifting/slidingroof
I>Pressfrontofrockerswitchuntillifting/slid-
ingroofreachesthedesiredposition.
Thestandbyfunctionoftheroofdrive
switchesoffaftertwohours
Ifthevehicleisunlocked,thelifting/slidingroof
cannolongerbeoperatedaftertwohours
(preventionofbatterydischarging).
Thepowersupplyisswitchedbackonwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedonortheenginestarted.
I>I>I>
MobileRoofs
137

ConvertibleTop
Briefoperatinginstructionscanbefoundonthe
backsideofthedriver'ssunvisor.
Refertothechapter"Carcareinstructions".
/!\Warning!
Whenopeningorclosingtheconvertible
top,seriouspersonalinjurymayoccurifa
person'sbodypartsarenearorintheway
oftheconvertibletopmechanism'smoving
parts.
[>
Makeabsolutelysurethatnobodycanbein-
juredbytheconvertible-topmechanismorthe
convertible-topcompartmentlid.
Donotoperateconvertibletop:
-IfthebasiccarrieroftheRoofTransportSys-
temisfitted.
PleasealwaysobservetheRoofTransport
Systemoperatinginstructions.
-Attemperaturesbelow0°C.
-Whenonesideofthecarisonacurb,ahoist
orajack.
-Whenitemsofluggageorotherobjectshin-
dertheconvertibletopmovement.
-Withtherollbarsextended.
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[>
Avoidfrequentoperationoftheconvertible
topwiththeengineoff;thevehiclebattery
wouldbeunintentionallydischargedrapidly.
[>
Driveonlywiththeconvertibletopfullyopen
orclosed(endpositions).
[>
Whenopeningorclosingtheconvertibletop,
ensurethereissufficientclearanceabovethe
convertibletop(e.g.inthegarage).
[>
Topreventdampstainsandabrasions,only
opentheconvertibletopinadry,cleanstate.
[>
Parkyourcarintheshadewheneverpossible,
asthefabric,rubbermaterialandcolorcan
beharmedbylongexposuretosunlight.
[>
Theconvertibletopmayonlybeactuateddur-
ingdrivingonevensurfacesandatwind
speedsoflessthan50mph(80kmjh).
Doorwindowsandsidewindows
Thesidewindowsareloweredautomatically
whentheconvertibletopisopened.Thedoor
windowscloseautomaticallyifconvertibletop
operationisnotinterruptedwhentheconvertible
topreachesitsfinalposition.
Therearsidewindows
cannot
beclosedwhen
theconvertibletopisopen.
Thesidewindowsareloweredautomatically
whentheconvertibletopisclosed.Allwindows
closeautomaticallyifconvertibletopoperationis
notinterruptedwhentheconvertibletopreaches
itsfinalposition.
Iftheconvertibletopisclosedwiththekeyin
thedoorlock,thewindowsmustbeclosed
usingtherockerswitchesinthecenterconsole.

ExerciseExtremeCautionwhen
WorkingonyourVehicle

/!\Warning!
Ignoring
the
followinginstructionsmay
causeseriouspersonalinjury.

[>
Theenginecompartmentofanymotorvehicle
isapotentiallyhazardousarea.Ifyouarenot
fullyfamiliarwithproperrepairprocedures,do
notattempttheadjustmentsdescribedonthe
followingpages.
Thiscautionappliestotheentirevehicle.
[>Onlyworkonyourvehicleoutdoorsorina
wellventilatedarea.
[>Ensurethattherearenoopenflamesinthe
areaofyourvehicleatanytimewhenfuel
fumesmightbepresent.Beespeciallycau-
tiousofsuchdevicessuchashotwater
heaterswhichigniteaflameintermittently.
[>Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecom-
partment,turntheengineoffandletitcool
downsufficiently.Hotenginecompartment
componentscanburnskinoncontact.
[>Bealertandcautiousaroundengineatall
timeswhiletheengineisrunning.
Ifworkhastobeperformedwiththeengine
running,alwayssettheparkingbrake,and
makesuretheshiftleverisinneutralorthe
selectorleverisinposition"P"or"N".
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[>
Inparticular,beverycarefultoensurethat
itemsofclothing(ties,shirt,sleevesetc.),
jewelry,longhair,handorfingerscannotget
caughtintheengine-compartmentblower,
fan,beltsorothermovingparts.
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefront
ofthecar.
Theengine-compartmentblowerismounted
ontheenginecompartmentlid.
Thefanscanstartorcontinuerunningasa
functionoftemperature,evenwiththeengine
switchedoff.
Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththe
engineoffandexerciseextremecaution.
[>YourPorscheisequippedwithanelectronic
ignitionsystem.Whentheignitionison,high
voltageispresentinallwiresconnectedwith
theignitionsystem;therefore,exerciseex-
tremecautionwhenworkingonanypartof
theenginewhiletheignitionisonortheen-
gineisrunning.
[>Alwayssupportyourcarwithsafetystandsif
itisnecessarytoworkunderthecar.The
jacksuppliedwiththecarisnotadequatefor
thispurpose.
[>
Whenworkingunderthecarwithoutsafety
standsbutwiththewheelsontheground,
makesurethecarisonlevelground,the
wheelsareblocked,andthattheenginecan-
notbestarted.
Removetheignitionkey.
[>
Donotsmokeorallowanopenflamearound
thebatteryorfuel.
Keepafireextinguisherinclosereach.
[>Incompleteorimproperservicingmaycause
problemsintheoperationofthecar.Ifin
doubtaboutanyservicing,haveitdoneby
yourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Impropermaintenanceduringthewarranty
periodmayaffectyourPorschewarranty
coverage.
[>Suppliesoffluids,e.g.engineoil,brakefluid
orcoolant,arehazardoustoyourhealth.
Keepthesefluidsoutofchildren'sreachand
disposeoftheminaccordancewiththeap-
propriateregulations.
[>Somecountriesrequireadditionaltoolsand
specialsparepartstobecarried.
Pleasemakeenquiriesbeforedrivingabroad.
Powermeasurements
Powermeasurementsondynamometersarenot
approvedbyPorsche.

FuelEconomy
Fueleconomywillvarydependingon
where,whenandhowyoudrive,optional
equipmentinstalled,andthegeneralcondi-
tionofyourcar.
Acartunedtospecificationsandcorrectly
maintained,willhelpyoutoachieveoptimal
fueleconomy.
I>Haveyourvehicletunedtospecifications.
Aircleanershouldbedirtfreetoallowproper
engine"breathing".
Batteryshouldbefullycharged.
Wheelsshouldbeproperlyaligned.
Tiresshouldbeinflatedatcorrectpressure.
I>Alwaysmonitoryourfuelconsumption.
I>Drivesmoothly,avoidabruptchangesin
speedasmuchaspossible.
I>Avoidjackrabbitstartsandsuddenstops.
I>Donotdrivelongerthannecessaryinthe
lowergears.Shiftingintoahighergearearly
withoutluggingtheenginewillhelpsavefuel.
I>Prolonged"warmup"idlingwastesgas.Start
thevehiclejustbeforeyouarereadytodrive.
Accelerateslowlyandsmoothly.
I>Switchofftheengineifstationaryforlonger
periods.
I>Anyadditionalweightcarriedinthevehiclere-
ducesfueleconomy.Alwayskeepcargotoa
minimumandremoveallunnecessaryitems.
I>Organizeyourtripstotakeinseveralerrands
inonetrip.
I>Allelectricalaccessoriescontributetoin-
creasedfuelconsumption.
I>Onlyswitchontheairconditioningwhen
necessary.
I>DonotdrivewiththeRoofTransportSystem
mountedunlessyouneedit.
TheEPAestimatedm.p.g.istobeusedfor
comparisonpurposes,actualmileagemay
bedifferentfromtheestimatedm.p.g.,de-
pendingonyourdrivingspeed,weather
conditionsandtriplength.Youractual
highwaymileagewillprobablybelessthan
theestimatedm.p.g.
I>Pleaseobservealllocalandnationalspeed
limits.
OperatingYourPorscheinother
Countries
GovernmentregulationsintheUnitedStatesand
Canadarequirethatautomobilesmeetspecific
emissionregulationsandsafetystandards.
Therefore,carsbuiltfortheU.S.andCanada
differfromvehiclessoldinothercountries.
IfyouplantotakeyourPorscheoutsidethecon-
tinentallimitsoftheUnitedStatesorCanada,
thereisthepossibilitythat
-unleadedfuelmaynotbeavailable;
-unleadedfuelmayhaveaconsiderablylower
octanerating.Excessiveengineknockand
seriousdamagetobothengineandcatalytic
converterscouldresult;
-servicemaybeinadequateduetolackof
properservicefacilities,toolsordiagnostic
equipment;
-replacementpartsmaynotbeavailableor
verydifficulttoget.
Porsche
cannot
beresponsibleforthe
mechanicaldamagethatcouldresultbe-
causeofinadequatefuel,serviceorparts
availability.
IfyoupurchasedyourPorscheabroadandwant
tobringitbackhome,besuretofindoutabout
shippingandforwardingrequirements,aswell
ascurrentimportandcustomsregulations.
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