Battery
A
Warning!
Riskofshortcircuitandfire.
t>Observeallwarningnotesonthebattery.
t>Disconnectthebatteryduringallworkonthe
electricalsystem.
t>Donotlaytoolsorothermetalobjectsonthe
batteryastheycouldcauseashortcircuit
acrossthebatteryterminal.
Hydrogengasgeneratedbythebattery
couldcauseanexplosion,resultingin
severepersonalinjuries.
t>Donotexposethebatterytoanopenflame,
electricalsparkoralitcigarette.
Risk
ofseverepersonalinjuryanddamage
tothefabric,metalorpaint.
t>Weareyeprotection.
t>Donotallowbatteryacidtocomeincontact
withyourskin,eyes,fabricorpaintedsur-
faces.
t>Ifyougetelectrolyte,whichisanacid,inyour
eyesoronyourskin,immediatelyrinsewith
coldwaterforseveralminutesandcalladoc-
tor.
t>Spilledelectrolytemustberinsedoffatonce
withasolutionofbakingsodaandwaterto
neutralizetheacid.
Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
t>Alwaysprotectyourskinbywashingthor-
oughlywithsoapandwater.
Note
Iftheremainingfuelislessthanapprox.1/3of
theoveralltankcapacitywhilethebatteryisdis-
chargedordisconnected,incorrectinformation
willbedisplayedwhen
thebatteryischarged
orreconnected.
Thefuellevelgaugemayindicate
more
fuel
thanisactuallyinthetank.
Therangeonremainingfueldisplayedbytheon-
boardcomputermaybehigherthaninreality.
t>Inthiscase,inordertoensurethatgauges
arepreciseandthatyoudonotrunoutof
fuel,youshouldfillupyourcarwithfuel.
Chargestate
Awellchargedbatterywillnotonlypreventstart-
ingproblemsbutwillalsolastlonger.
Inordertoavoiddischargingthebattery
unintentionally:
t>Curtailunnecessarypowerconsumption,par-
ticularlyincitytrafficorwhentravellingshort
distancesonly.
t>Alwaysremovetheignitionkeywhenleaving
thecar.
t>AvoidusingthePorscheCommunication
Managementsystemwhentheengineisnot
running.
t>t>t>
PracticalTips,EmergencyService
215
Capacities
UseonlyfluidsandfuelsauthorizedbyPorsche.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillgladlyadviseyou.
YourPorschehasbeendesignedsothatitisnotnecessarytomixanyadditiveswithoilsorfuels.
EngineOilchangequantitywithoutoilfilterapprox.8.5quarts/8.0liters
Oilchangequantitywithoilfilterapprox.8.7quarts/8.25liters
Referenceindicationisthelevelontheoildipstick.Alsorefertothesection"EngineOils".
Coolant
approx.5.95U.S.gallons/22.5liters
Manualtransmission
anddifferentialapprox.2.85quarts/2.7literstransmissionoil
Tiptronic5approx.9.51quarts/9.0litersATF
DifferentialwithTiptronic5approx.1.32quarts/1.25literstransmissionoil
Fueltank,refillvolume911Carrera:approx.16.9U.S.gallons/64liters,911Carrera4,Carrera45:approx.16.6U.S.gallons/
63liters,includingapprox.2.6U.S.galions/l0litersreserve
FuelqualityYourengineisdesignedtoprovideoptimumperformanceandfueleconomyusing
unleadedpremiumfuelwithanoctaneratingof98RON(93CLCorAKI).
Porschethereforerecommendstheuseofthesefuelsinyourvehicle.
Porschealsorecognizesthatthesefuelsmaynotalwaysbeavailable.Beassuredthatyourvehicle
willoperateproperlyonunleadedpremiumfuelswithoctanenumbersofatleast95RON(90CLCorAKI).
sincetheengine's"ElectronicOktaneTMknockcontrol"willadapttheignitiontiming,ifnecessary.
Powersteeringapprox.1.3quarts/1.27literhydraulicfluidPentosinCHF11
S@
BrakefluidUseonlyOriginalPorschebrakefluid.
Windshieldwasherapprox.3.17quarts/3literswithoutheadlightwasher,approx.6.02quarts/5.7literswithheadlightwasher
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