height adjustment PORSCHE 911 GT3 2004 5.G Owners Manual

SeatAdjustment

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Warning!
The seat may move unexpectedly ifyou
attempt toadjust whiledriving. Thiscould
cause sudden lossofcontrol orpersonal in-
jury.

~ Donot adjust seatswhilethevehicle isin mo-
tion.
The backrest locksmustbeengaged atall
times whilethevehicle isinmotion.

Safety beltsonlyoffer protection whenthe
backrest isupright andthebelts areproperly
positioned onthe body.
Improperly positionedsafetybeltscancause
serious personal injuryinan accident.

~ Donot operate thecarwith thedriver orpas-
senger backrests excessively reclined
(see "Seat position").
Controls, Instruments
Seat
position

A correct sittingposition isimportant forsafe and
fatigue-free driving.
We recommend thefollowing procedure for
adjusting thedriver's seattosuit individual
requirements:
1. Adjust theseat height togive yourself enough
headroom andagood overview ofthe vehicle.
2. Adjust theseat until, withtheaccelerator pedal
fully depressed, yourlegisstraight butyour
entire footstillrests onthe accelerator pedal.
3. Grip thetop half ofthe steering wheel.
Set thebackrest angleandsteering-wheel
position sothat your arms arealmost
outstretched. However,yourshoulders must
still rest onthe backrest.
4. Ifnecessary, correcttheseat fore-and-aft
adjustment.
A
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Seat height adjustment

~ Raise locking lever.
~ Set thedesired seatheight byshifting your
body weight.
~ Release thelever.

Safetybeltheight adjustment

Adjust theheight ofthe safety beltsothat itruns
across themiddle ofthe shoulder, notagainst the
neck.

Adjusting beltheight

I>
Up-push beltdeflector.

I>
Down -press button
(arrow)
andmove belt
deflector.

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Controls, Instruments
Automatic
lockingretractor

The safety beltforthe passenger seatisequipped
with anautomatic lockingretractor forsecuring
the child restraint system.
When activated, thisretractor allowsyoutose-
curely fasten thechild restraint systeminplace so
that inadvertent movements willnot occur.

Activating theautomatic lockingretractor

1. Pull thesafety beltretractor
completely
out.
At this point thelocking mechanism isacti-
vated.
2. Insert thesafety belttongue intothebuckle
and make certain thatitis properly latched.
3. Allow thesafety belttoretract untilitis tight on
the child restraint system.Youmay further
tighten thebelt bypulling onitto allow more of
it to retract.

Releasing thesafety belt

1. Unbuckle thesafety beltlatch.
2. Then make certain thatthebelt hasfully
retracted.
At this point theautomatic lockingfeature will
be disengaged.

Floor

The surface uponwhich thevehicle restsisflat
and approximately level.

Screen

The screen uponwhich headlamp beams arepro-
jected isperpendicular tothe floor andthevehi-
cle's longitudinal axis,flat,uniformly lightincolor,
unobstructed, andwide andhigh enough toac-
commodate thevehicle beampatterns tobe
aimed.
The screen shouldbewide enough toprovide at
least 1m of space outboard ofthe vehicle's head-
lamp spacing.

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PracticalTips,Emergency Service
Adjustment
screws
t>
Detach sidecarpeting inluggage compart-
ment.
Therefore unscrewplasticnut
A.

Open thecover ofthe appropriate adjustment
screw.
The setting isadjusted byturning thehexagon
socket screws rightorleft, asappropriate.
B

-Headlight verticaladjustment

C -
Fog light height adjustment

Vertical adjustment (screwB)
t>
turn clockwise
=
beam moves down
turn counter-clockwise
=
beam moves up

Note
t>
Donot alter thelateral adjustment.

Fog light adjustment

The foglight adjustment Cshould onlybedone at
a specialist workshop withanoptical adjustment
unit.