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911Carrera
Owner’sManual
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DearOwner, Wewouldliketothankyouforyour themorepleasureyouwillexperience groupofvehicles,itmayorderarecall purchaseofaPorscheSportscar. drivingyournewcar. Alwayskeepyour andremedycampaign. However,NHTSA Owner’sManualinthecar,andgiveit cannotbecomeinvolvedinindividual Judgingbythecaryouhavechosen, tothenewownerifyoueversellyour problemsbetweenyouandyourdealer, youareamotoristofaspecialbreed, Porsche. orPorscheCarsN.A.. andyouareprobablynonovicewhenit comestoautomobiles. AseparateMaintenanceBookle
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onyourvehicleonlyifapprovedby Regularlycheckyourvehiclefor righttomakechangesindesignand Porsche. signsofdamage. Damagedor specification,andtomakeadditions missingaerodynamiccomponents orimprovementsinitsproductwithout YourPorscheisintendedtobeusedin suchasspoilersorundersidepan- incurringanyobligationtoinstallthemon asafemannerobeyingthelocallaws elsaffectthedrivingbehaviorand productspreviouslymanufactured. andinthelightofdrivingconditions thereforemustbereplacedimmedi- facedbyyou,andinaccorda
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DonotalteryourPorsche. Anyalter- ationcouldcreatedangerouscon- ditionsordefeatsafetyengineering featuresbuiltintoyourcar. DonotmisuseyourPorsche. Useit safely,andconsistentlywiththelaw, accordingtothedrivingconditions, andtheinstructionsinthismanual. AlterationormisuseofyourPorsche couldcauseaccidentsandsevereor fatalpersonalinjuries. 3
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Imprint WKD99702107 6/06 Notetoowners ©Dr. Ing. h.c. F.PorscheAG InCanada,thismanualisalsoavailableinFrench. Toobtainacopycontactyourdealerorwriteto: Porsche,thePorschecrest,911,Carrera,Targa, PCCB,TiptronicandTequipmentareregistered Noteauxproprietaires trademarksandthedistinctiveshapesofPorsche automobilesaretrademarksof AuCanadaonpeutseprocurerunexemplairede Dr. Ing. h.c. F.PorscheAG. ceManuelenfranfaisauprgsduconcessionaireou du: Allrightsreserved. PorscheCarsCanada,Ltd. PrintedinGermany Aut
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FuelQuality Yourengineisdesignedtoprovideoptimumperformanceandfueleconomyusingunleadedpremiumfuelwithanoctaneratingof98RON (93CLCorAKI).Porschethereforerecommendstheuseofthesefuelsinyourvehicle. Porschealsorecognizesthatthesefuelsmaynotalwaysbeavailable. Beassuredthatyourvehiclewilloperateproperlyonunleadedpremiumfuelswithoctane TM numbersofatleast95RON(90CLCorAKI),sincetheengine’s”ElectronicOctane knockcontrol“willadapttheignitiontiming,ifnecessary. Fuelscontainingalcoholandether Someareasofthe
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PorscheandtheEnvironment Environmentalguidelines CaliforniaProposition65Warning Environmentallyfriendlyvehicles Wedevelopandproduceexclusivesportscarswith Modernenvironmentaltechnologyensures Warning! advancedenvironmentalandsafetytechnology compliancewithallemissionlawsapplicable andagreatabilitytofascinate. worldwide. Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,and certainvehiclecomponentscontainoremit Ourenvironmentalpolicyisbasedonthe Thesehavethefollowingadvantages: chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifo
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Recycling-foraPorsche,thisisvirtually Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGS ONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHE anacademicquestion ON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage143. Morethantwo-thirdsofallPorscheseverbuiltare stillrunning. Justincaserecyclingisevernecessary,we takethefollowingprecautionarymeasures: – Identificationofallmaterials. – Useofrecyclablematerials. – Reusablecomponentsdesignedforsimple removal. – Thesereasonsresultinafurtherincreasein therecyclingratewhichiscurrently80per cent. Emissioncontrolisbuiltin Inn
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Generalsafetyinstructions Sporttires – Thedriver’sskilllevelmustbecommensurate Danger! withthevehicleperformancelevelsinthe Sporttires(ultrahighperformancetires)are upperrangelimits,duetoincreasedsafety Riskofaccidentfromworntiresdueto approvedforuseonpublichighwaysandcomply risksintheupperrangelimits. acceleratedrateoftirewear. Becausethese withallstatutoryrequirementsandsafetycriteria. high-performancesporttireswearfasterthan Atoudsidetemperaturesbelow45°F (7°C) Thedesignofthetireisalsogearedt
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onracetracksorthroughanaggressivedriving Portablefuelcontainers Groundclearance style. Danger! Caution! PleaseconsultanauthorizedPorschedealer aboutthecurrentguidelinesineffectbefore Portablefuelcontainersmayleak,whether Riskofdamage. Thevehiclemaytouch suchuseofyourvehicle. theyarefullorpartiallyempty. Fuelleaking thegroundasaresultofreducedground fromaportablecontainercarriedinyour clearance. Settingandoperatingvehiclecomponents vehiclecould,incaseofanaccident,causea Drivecarefullyandslowlyons
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Controls,Instruments 14 -189 ShiftingGears 191 -198 MobileRoofs 199 -229 Maintenance,CarCare 231 -264 PracticalTips,EmergencyService 265 -323 VehicleIdentication,TechnicalData 325 -347 Index 348 -353 11
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Controls,Instruments DearPorscheOwner......................................15 Four-WheelDrive ...........................................66 CheckEngineWarningLight .........................107 Beforedrivingoff...........................................16 RetractableRearSpoiler ................................68 Centralwarninglight ....................................108 Inthedriver’sseat... ......................................17 ClutchPedal .................................................70 B
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Cupholder ..................................................170 StorageinthePassengerCompartment ........172 LuggageCompartmentLidandEngineCompart- mentLid.....................................................175 LuggageCompartment(VehicleswithoutFour- WheelDrive) ...............................................177 LuggageCompartment(VehicleswithFour-Wheel Drive).........................................................179 TrunkEntrapment........................................180 FireExtinguisher
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DearPorscheOwner Alothasgoneintothemanufactureofyour Porsche,includingadvancedengineering,rigid qualitycontrolanddemandinginspections. These engineeringandsafetyfeatureswillbeenhanced byyou... thesafedriver... – whoknowshis/hercarandallcontrols, – whomaintainsthevehicleproperly, – whousesdrivingskillswiselyandalways driveswithinher/hisowncapabilitiesand theleveloffamiliaritywiththevehicle. Youwillfindhelpfulhintsinthismanualonhowto performmostofthecheckslistedonthefollowing pages. Ifindoubt,have
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Beforedrivingoff... Ifachildwillberidinginthevehicle,checkchild seat/childseatrestraintsystemtoensurethat restraintsareproperlyadjusted. Checkthefollowingitemsrst Checkallexteriorandinteriorlightsfor Turntheengineoffbeforeyouattemptany operationandthatthelensesareclean. checksorrepairsonthevehicle. Checktheheadlightsforproperaim,andif Besurethetiresareinflatedcorrectly. Check necessary,havethemadjusted. tiresfordamageandtirewear. Checkunderthevehicleforleaks. Seethatwheelboltsareproperlytighten
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Inthedriver’sseat... Checkoperationofthehorn. Positionseatforeasyreachoffootpedals andcontrols. Toreducethepossibilityof injuryfromtheairbagdeployment,youshould alwayssitbackasfarfromthesteeringwheel asispractical,whilestillmaintainingfull vehiclecontrol. Adjusttheinsideandoutsiderearviewmirrors. Buckleyoursafetybelts. Checkoperationofthefootandparkingbrake. Checkallwarningandindicatorlightswith ignitiononandenginenotrunning. Startengineandcheckallwarningdisplaysfor warningsymbols. Neverleaveani
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Ontheroad... Whenparked,alwayssettheparkingbrake. MovetheTiptronicselectorleverto”P“orthe Neverdriveafteryouhaveconsumedalcohol gearshiftlevertoreverseorfirstgear. Onhills ordrugs. alsoturnthefrontwheelstowardthecurb. Alwayshaveyoursafetybeltfastened. Whenemergencyrepairsbecomenecessary, movethevehiclewellofftheroad. Turnon Alwaysdrivedefensively. Expecttheunexpect- theemergencyflasheranduseotherwarning ed. devicestoalertothermotorists. Donotpark Usesignalstoindicateturnsandlanechanges. oroperat
