weight PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual

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.

RoofTransportSystem
Followtheseparateinstructionsforfitting
theRoofTransportSystem.
Fittingcommerciallyavailableluggageracksis
notpossible.
ThePorscheRoofTransportSystemallows
thetransportofvarioussportsandhobbyequip-
ment.
YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleased
toinformyouaboutthemanyusesoftheRoof
TransportSystem.
166MobileRoofs
/!\Warning!
Riskofanaccident,lossofcontroland
damagetothevehicle.
I>CompletelyremovetheRoofTransportSys-
tembeforeusinganautomaticcarwash.
I>Donotoperatetheconvertibletopwhenthe
basiccarrierisinstalled.
I>Fitthesidesupportelementsofthebasiccar-
rieronlyinconjunctionwiththetransverse
supportingpipes.
I>Thepermissibleuseableloadof165Ibs(75
kg),thepermissibletotalvehicleweightand
thepermissibleaxleloadsmustnotbeex-
ceeded.
Seethechapteron"Weights".
Itemsofluggagemustnotprojectsubstan-
tiallybeyondthesideoftheloadarea.
Distributeloadevenly,withheavyitemsas
lowaspossible.
Everyitemmustbefixedandsecuredtothe
basiccarrierwitharopeorlashingstrap(do
notuseelasticrubbertensionersJ.
I>Beforeeveryjourney,andatregularintervals
duringlongtrips,checkthatRoofTransport
Systemandloadaresecure.
Retightenifnecessaryandsecureadditionally
bylocking.
I>Intheloadedstate,adjustmaximumspeedto
thenature,sizeandweightoftheloadbeing
carried.
Innocase,however,shouldyoudriveat
morethan90mph
(140
kmjhJ.
I>Withthebasiccarrierinstalledandnoload,
donotexceedamaximumspeedof110mph
(180kmjh)sincedrivingstabilitywillbead-
verselyaffected.
Adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
changedconditions.
Nevertheless,Porscherecommendsthatyou
donotexceedthepostedspeedlimit.
I>Driving,brakingandsteeringbehaviorofthe
vehiclechangeduetothehighercenterof
gravityandthegreaterwind-resistantarea.
Youshouldadaptyourdrivingstyleappropri-
ately.
Note
Sincefuelconsumptionandnoiseareincreased
withtheRoofTransportSysteminstalled,it
shouldnotremainonthecarifitisnotinuse.

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.
Maintenance,CarCare
175

Wheelalignment,wheelbalancing

Alsoreferto"Four-Wheeldrive".
Asaprecaution,havewheelswithsummertires
balancedinthespring,andthosewithmudand
snowtiresbeforewinter.
Unbalancedwheelsmayaffectcarhandlingand
tirelife.
Onlythespecifiedweightsmaybeusedfor
wheelbalancing.
Self-adhesiveweightsmustnotcomeintocon-
tactwithcleaningagents,sincetheycoulddrop
off.
Awheelshouldalwaysbebalancedafteratire
repair.
Uneventreadwearindicateswheelimbalance.In
thisevent,thevehicleshouldbecheckedatan
authorizedPorschedealer.
/!\.Warning!
If,duringajourney,unevenrunningorvi-
brationsoccurthatcouldbecausedby
damagetotiresorthecar,thespeedmust
bereducedimmediately,butwithoutbrak-
ingsharply.
Ifyoucontinueyourtripwithouthavingthe
causeofthefaultremedied,youmightlose
controlofyourvehiclewhichcouldcause
severepersonalinjury.
I>Stopthevehicleandcheckthetires.
202PracticalTips,EmergencyService
I>Ifnocauseforthefaultcanbefound,drive
carefullytothenearestauthorizedPorsche
dealer.

Removingandstoringtires

I>Afterchanging,adjusttirepressureand
torquewheelboltsdiagonallyto94ftlb
(130

Nm).
See"Changingwheels".

Tiresmustalwaysremainonthesameside
ofthevehicle.

Whenwheelsareremoved,thedirectionofrota-
tionandpositionofeachwheelshouldbe
marked.
Example
FR(frontright),FL,RRandRL.
Wheelsmustalwaysbefittedinaccordancewith
theirmarking.
Thepreceptionthattiredurabilityandperfor-
manceareimmunetotheeffectsofstorageand
ageisunfounded.
Chemicaladditives,whichmaketherubberelastic,
losetheireffectivenessinthecourseoftimeand
therubberbecomesbrittleandcracks.

Therefore,thetires,especiallythespare
tire,shouldbeinspectedfromtimetotime.
Note

Undernocircumstancesshouldtiresolderthan
6yearsbeusedonyourPorsche.
Theageofthetirecanbeobtainedfromthe
"DOT"codenumber.If,forexample,thelast
threenumbersread1202,thenthetirewaspro-
ducedinthe12thweekof2002.

Storetiresinacoolanddryplace.
Snowtires

Forabettergriponsnowandice,useradialM+S
tireswithstuds.
CheckwithyourlocalMotorVehicleBureaufor
possiblerestricTIons.

/!\.Warning!
Riskoflossofcontrolanddamagetothe
vehicleaswellasseverepersonalinjury.
Thestandardtiresprofileandrubbermix-
tureareoptimizedforwetanddrydriving
conditions,andmaynotprovefavorablefor
snowconditions.

I>ThereforeinstallM+Stiresbeforedrivingin
suchconditions.

AdjustingHeadlights

Seecautionon"ReplacingBulbs..
Adjustment

Theadjustmentismadewiththevehicleready
todriveandthefueltankcompletelyfilled.
Thedriver'sseatmustbeloadedbyapersonor
a165Ibs.(75kg)weightandthetirepressures
mustmeettheprescribedvalues.
Afterbeingloaded,thecarmustberolledafew
meterssothatthesuspensioncansettle.
236PracticalTips,EmergencyService
Forcheckingtheheadlightadjustment,theverti-
calpositionofthecutoffofthelowbeam(see
fig.)hastobeprojectedonaverticalscreen
(wall)indistanceof7.5mfromthefrontlensof
theheadlamp.
Thecorrectpositionofthecutoffis5cmat
7.5m(0.4°)belowahorizontalline,xcmfrom
groundtothecenteroftheheadlamplens.
Lateraladjustmentoftheheadlightsshouldbe
carriedoutataspecialistworkshopwithanopti-
caladjustmentunit.
Distance
Visualaimshallbeperformedatnotlessthan
7.5m(thisvalueisaroundeddownconversion
fromthe25-footdistancetypicaloffieldaim
usingascreen).The7.5mdistanceis
measuredfromtheheadlamplenstotheviewing
screen.

Safety
compliancestickerPaintdata
Thesafetycompliancestickerisyourassurance
thatyournewPorschecomplieswithallapplic-
ableFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandards
whichwereineffectatthetimethevehiclewas
manufactured.
Thepaintdataplateisattachedtotheleftside
wallunderthecarpetintheluggagecompart-
ment.
Thestickeralsoshowsthemonthandyearof
productionandthevehicleidentificationnumber
ofyourcar(perforations)aswellastheGross
VehicleWeightRatingandtheGrossAxle
WeightRating.
Enginenumber
Theenginenumberisstampedontheunderside
ofthecrankcase.
VehicleIdentification,TechnicalData
243

DrivingPerlormance*

911Carrera,Carrera
4
Coupe
Maximumspeed
high-powerversion
Acceleration0-100km/h(62mph)
high-powerversion

Cabriolet,Targa

Maximumspeed
high-powerversion
Acceleration0-100km/h(62mph)
high-powerversion

911Carrera4S

Maximumspeed
high-powerversion
Acceleration0-100km/h(62mph)
high-powerversion

Manualtransmission

177mph/285km/h
180mph/290km/h
5.0seconds
4.9seconds

Manualtransmission

177mph/285km/h
180mph/290km/h
5.2seconds
5.1seconds

Manualtransmission

174mph/280km/h
177mph/285km/h
5.1seconds
5.0seconds
Tiptronic5
174mph/280km/h
5.5seconds
Tiptronic5
174mph/280km/h
5.7seconds
Tiptronic5
171mph/275km/h
5.6seconds
.
AtDINemptyweightandhalfload,withoutperformance-inhibitingextraequipment
TechnicalData
245

Weights911Carrera
CoupeManualtransmission
Emptyweight(dependingonequipment)
3020
Ibs.to3262Ibs.
1370kgto
1480
kg

3946
Ibs.j1790kg

1708
Ibs.j775kg
2601Ibs.j1180kg
165Ibs.j75kg
Maximumgrossweight
Maximumaxleload,front'
Maximumaxleload,rear'
Maximumusefulload,RoofTransportSystem"

CabrioletManualtransmission

Emptyweight(dependingonequipment)
3197
Ibs.to
3394
Ibs.

1450
kgto
1540
kg

4089
Ibs.j1855kg

1708
Ibs.j775kg

2601
Ibs.j1180kg
165Ibs.j75kg
Maximumgrossweight
Maximumaxleload,front'
Maximumaxleload,rear'
Maximumusefulload,RoofTransportSystem"
Themaximumgrossweightmustnotbeexceeded.

Note:If
additionalaccessoriesareinstalled,theusefulloadwillbecorrespondinglyless.
"
UseonlyOriginalPorscheRoofTransportSystem.
Tiptronic
5
3141
Ibs.to
3383
Ibs.

1425
kgto
1535kg
4089Ibs.j1845
kg

1708Ibs.j775
kg

2601Ibs.j1180kg
165Ibs.j75
kg
Tiptronic
5
3318
Ibs.to
3516
Ibs.

1505
kgto
1595kg
4210Ibs.j1910kg
1708Ibs.j775kg
2601Ibs.j1180kg
165Ibs.j75
kg
TechnicalData
251

Weights911Carrera4
CoupeManualtransmission
Emptyweight(dependingonequipment)
3152
Ibs.to
3394
Ibs.

1430
kgto
1540
kg

4089
Ibs.j1850kg
1818Ibs.j825kg
2601Ibs.j1180kg
165Ibs.j75kg
Maximumgrossweight
Maximumaxleload,front'
Maximumaxleload,rear'
Maximumusefulload,RoofTransportSystem"

CabrioletManualtransmission

Emptyweight(dependingonequipment)
3329
Ibs.to
3527
Ibs.

1510
kgto
1600
kg
42211bs.j1915kg
1818Ibs.j825kg
2601Ibs.j1180kg
165Ibs.j75kg
Maximumgrossweight
Maximumaxleload,front'
Maximumaxleload,rear'
Maximumusefulload,RoofTransportSystem"
Themaximumgrossweightmustnotbeexceeded.

Note:If
additionalaccessoriesareinstalled,theusefulloadwillbecorrespondinglyless.
"
UseonlyOriginalPorscheRoofTransportSystem.
252TechnicalData
Tiptronic
5
3274
Ibs.to
3516
Ibs.

1485
kgto1595kg

4210Ibs.j1905kg
1818Ibs.j825kg
2601Ibs.j1180kg
165Ibs.j75
kg
Tiptronic
5
3450
Ibs.to
3648
Ibs.

1565
kgto
1655kg
4342Ibs.j1970kg
1818Ibs.j825kg
2601Ibs.j1180kg
165Ibs.j75
kg

Weights911Carrera
45
Manualtransmission

Emptyweight(dependingonequipment)
3296
Ibs.to
3450
Ibs.

1495
kgto
1565
kg

4122
Ibs.j1870kg
1818Ibs.j825kg
2601Ibs.j1180kg
165Ibs.j75kg
Maximumgrossweight
Maximumaxleload,front'
Maximumaxleload,rear'
Maximumusefulload,RoofTransportSystem"
Weights911Targa

Manualtransmission

Emptyweight(dependingonequipment)
3175
Ibs.to
3373
Ibs.

1440
kgto
1530
kg

4067
Ibs.j1845kg

1708
Ibs.j775kg

2601
Ibs.j1180kg
165Ibs.j75kg
Maximumgrossweight
Maximumaxleload,front'
Maximumaxleload,rear'
Maximumusefulload,RoofTransportSystem"
Themaximumgrossweightmustnotbeexceeded.
Note:Ifadditionalaccessoriesareinstalled,theusefulloadwillbecorrespondinglyless.
"
UseonlyOriginalPorscheRoofTransportSystem.
Tiptronic
5
3417
Ibs.to
3571
Ibs.

1550
kgto
1620kg
4243Ibs.j1925kg
1818Ibs.j825kg
2601Ibs.j1180kg
165Ibs.j75
kg
Tiptronic
5
3296
Ibs.to
3494
Ibs.

1495
kgto
1585kg
4188Ibs.j1900kg
1708Ibs.j775kg
2601Ibs.j1180kg
165Ibs.j75
kg
TechnicalData
253