seats 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

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.
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/!\.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-Light-emittingdiodeforalarmsystem
B-Sensormoduleforinfraredpassengercompartment
monitoringsystem
AlarmSystem,
InfraredPassengerCompartment
Monitoring
Thealarmsystemandinfraredpassengercom-
partmentmonitoringsystemareswitchedon
whenthedoorsarelockedwiththekeyor
remotecontrol.
Seethechapteron"Centrallocking".
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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.

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").
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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.

SeatMemory

Individualseatanddoormirrorsettingscanbe
storedandrecalledforthedriver'sposition.
/?\.Warning!
Risk
ofcrushing.

[>
Duetoriskofcrushingfromuncontrolledre-
callingthememoryofaseatsetting,donot
leavechildreninthecarunattended.
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Operationwithpersonbuttons1,2
Storingseatposition
1.Switch
ignitionon.
2.Setthedesiredseatanddoor-mirrorposit-
ions.
Ifyouwishforthepassenger'smirrortoswi-
veldownasaparkingaidwhenreversing,
reversegearmustbeengagedwhenthe
seatpositionisstored.
3.KeepmemorybuttonMdepressedandaddi-
tionallypressoneofthepersonbuttons1or
2.
Theindividualsettingisnowstoredunderthe
desiredpersonbutton.

Recallingseatposition
1.Switch
theignitiononor
openthedriver'sdoor.
2.Presspersonbuttonuntiltheseathas
reacheditsfinalposition.
Themirrorsettingwillbecompletedevenif
thepersonbuttonisnotkeptdepressed.

Note

Automaticseatadjustmentcanbeinterrupted
immediatelybyreleasingthebutton.

Heated
seats

Theseatheatingwithtwoheatingstagesis
readyforoperationwhentheignitionison.
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Switchingon
Highheatingpower

~Presstherocker-switchsymbol.
Indicatorlightglows
red.
Lowheatingpower

~Presstherocker-switchsymbolagain.
Indicatorlightglowsorange.
Theheatingpowerchangeswhenevertherocker
switchisoperated.

Switchingoff
~
Presstheindicatorlightintherockerswitch.

Safetybeltheightadjustment

(CoupeandTargamodels)
Adjusttheheightofthesafetybeltsothatit
runsacrossthemiddleoftheshoulder,not
againsttheneck.
Adjustingbeltheight
I>Up-pushbeltdeflector.
I>Down-pressbutton(arrow)andmovebelt
deflector.
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Automaticlockingretractor
Thesafetybeltsforthepassengerandrear
seatsareequippedwithanautomaticlockingre-
tractorforsecuringthechildrestraintsystem.
Whenactivated,thisretractorallowsyoutose-
curelyfastenthechildrestraintsysteminplace
sothatinadvertentmovementswillnotoccur.
Activatingtheautomaticlockingretractor
1.Pullthesafetybeltretractorcompletelyout.
Atthispointthelockingmechanismisacti-
vated.
2.Insertthesafetybelttongueintothebuckle
andmakecertainthatitisproperlylatched.
3.Allowthesafetybelttoretractuntilitistight
onthechildrestraintsystem.Youmayfur-
thertightenthebeltbypullingonittoallow
moreofittoretract.
Releasingthesafetybelt
1.Unbucklethesafetybeltlatch.
2.Thenmakecertainthatthebelthasfullyre-
tracted.
Atthispointtheautomaticlockingfeaturewill
bedisengaged.

ChildRestraintAnchorages
Pleasenotechapter"Automaticlockingretrac-
tor".
Ifyourchildrestraintseatorseatsrequirethe
useofatetherstrap,youwillwanttousethe
anchorpointsprovidedbehindtherearseat
backrestsunderthecarpet.
Toensureproperinstallation,seeyourauth-
orizedPorschedealer.
Thetetherstrapcanbemovedtotheotheran-
chorpointifrequired.

/!\Warning!
Childrestraintanchoragesaredesignedto
withstandonlythoseloadsimposedbycor-
rectlyfittedchildrestraints.Undernocir-
cumstancesaretheytobeusedforadults
safetybeltsorharnesses.Suchusecould
resultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
I>Donotmisuse
thechildrestraintanchorages.
Theyarenotdesignedtowithstandloadsim-
posedbyadults.

I>I>I>

Controls,Instruments
41

ChildRestraintSystems
Porscherecommendsthatallinfantsandchild-
renberestrainedinchildrestraintsystemsatall
timeswhilethevehicleisinmotioninaccord-
ancewithapplicablelaws.
Theuseofinfantorchildrestraintsisrequired
bylawinall50statesandtheCanadianprov-
inces.
Thechildrestraintsystemshouldbeonethat
complieswithU.S.Federal/CanadianMotorVe-
hicleSafetyStandards213andshouldbese-
curedbyalapbeltorlapbeltportionofalap-
shoulderbelt.
Astatementbytheseatmanufacturerofcom-
pliancewiththisstandardcanbefoundonthe
instructionlabelontherestraintandinthein-
structionmanualprovidedwiththerestraint.
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/!\Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathto
thechild.
I>Followallchildrestraintinstructionsandwarn-
ingsinthismanual.
-Whenusinganinfantorchildrestraintsystem,
besuretofollowallmanufacturer'sinstruc-
tionsoninstallationanduse.
-Infantsandsmallchildrenshouldneverbe
heldonthelap,norshouldtheysharea
safetybeltwithanotheroccupantwhiletheve-
hicleisinmotion.
-Childrentoobigforchildrestraintsystems
shoulduseregularsafetybelts.Ashoulder
beltcanbeusedprovidingitdoesnotcross
thefaceortheneckofthechild.
-Formaximumsafetyandprotection,werec-
ommendthatsmallchildrentravelintherear
seats.

Theairbagdeactivationdeviceinstallation
requiresspecialprogrammingavailable
onlyfromyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbeglad
toadviseyouabouttheinstallationpossi-
bilityforaPorschechildrestraintsystem
whichallowsdeactivationofthepas-
senger'sairbags.
/!\Danger!
Theuseofachildrestraintsysteminthe
passengerseatwithoutairbagdeactivation
canresultinseriouspersonalinjuryor
deathtothechildfromanairbagdeploy-
ment.
Toreduceriskofinjuryfromaninflating
airbaginanaccident,Porschestrongly
recommends:

I>Donotuseachildrestraintsysteminthepas-
sengerseatunlessthepassengerairbagsare
deactivated.

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).
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Glovecompartment
/!\Warning!
Riskofinjurybytheglovecompartmentlid
incaseofanaccident.
t>Keeptheglovecompartmentclosedwhile
driving.
Opening
t>Pullthecatchandopenthelid.
Locking
t>Lockthecatchtosecurethecontentsagainst
unauthorizedaccess.