~Openingrearlid
Precondition
The
glassslidingroofmustbeclosed.
I>To
unlock,pressbutton
A,or:
Pressbuttonfortherearlidontheremote
control.Refertothechapter"Keys".
I>
Lifttherearlid.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedonwhentherearlid
isunlocked.
Closingrearlid
A.Warning!
Dangerofcrushing.Therearlidisauto-
maticallypulledintothelockandlocked.
I>
Makesurethatyourfingersarenotunderthe
rearlid.
I>Placehandontotherearlid.
Pushtherearliddownuntilitisautomatically
pulledclosedandlocked.
e
Warninglight
Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandin
theon-boardcomputercomeoniftherearlidis
notcompletelyclosed.
I>
Fullyclosetherearlid.
MobileRoofs
163
BrakeFluidlevel
Followtheinstructionsinthe"Cautions"chapter.
Useonlynew(unused)OriginalPorsche
brakefluid.
174Maintenance,CarCare
/!\Warning!
Brakefluidishazardoustoyourhealth,and
maybefatalifswallowed.
Brakefluidalsoattackspaintwork.
~Keepbrakefluidoutofchildren'sreach.
~Takecarewhiletoppingoffbrakefluidnotto
soiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsoflug-
gage.
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel
Thereservoirforthehydraulicbrakingand
clutchsystemsisintheluggagecompartment.
~Checkthebrake-fluidlevelregularlyatthe
transparentreservoir.
Thefluidlevelshouldalwaysliebetweenthe
"Min."and"Max."marks.
Aslightdecreaseinthefluidlevelduetowear
andautomaticreadjustmentofthediscbrakes
isnormal.
If,however,thefluidlevelfallsmarkedlyor
belowthe"Min."mark,thebrakingsystemmay
havedevelopedaleak.
~Havethebrakingsystemcheckedimmediately
atanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Changingthebrakefluid
Brakefluidabsorbsmoisturefromtheairover
time.Thisaccumulationofwaterlowerstheboil-
ingpointand,undercertainoperatingcon-
ditions,canaffectthebrakingaction.
Thereforehavethebrakefluidchangedinac-
cordancewiththechangeintervalsstatedinthe
brochure"Maintenance".
..
WarninglightUSA
0
WarninglightCanada
Thebrake-fluidwarninglightsintheinstrument
panelandon-boardcomputerindicate:
-brake-fluidleveltoolow,
-inconjunctionwithlargepedaltravel,
abraking-circuitfailure.
Ifthewarninglightsshouldlightupwhile
driving:
~Stopimmediatelyinasuitableplace.
~Donotcontinuedriving.
Pleasehavethefaultremediedatyournear-
estauthorizedPorschedealer.
Fuel
/!\Warning!
Fuelishighlyflammableandharmfulto
health.
I>Fire,openflameandsmokingareprohibited
whenhandlingfuel.
I>Avoidcontactwithskinorclothing.
I>Donotinhalefuelvapors.
Topreventdamagetotheemissioncontrol
systemandengine:
I>
Neverdrivethetankcompletelyoutoffuel.
I>
Avoidhighcorneringspeedsafterthewarning
lightshavecomeon.
Followtheinstructionsinthe"FuelEconomy",
"EmissionControlSystem"and"Fuellevel
gauge"chapters.
Check
enginewarninglight
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpaneland
on-boardcomputercomeonandremainson
whiledriving,itsuggests:
-animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
-refuellingwithenginerunning.
176Maintenance,CarCare
Openingthefillerflap
Thefilleropeningisunderthefillerflapinthe
frontrightfender.
I>
Withthevehicleunlocked,pressonthefront
partofthefillerflap(arrow)toopentheflap.
Thefillerflapiscentrallylockedalongwiththe
otherlocks.
Ifthereisadefectintheautomaticunlock-
ingsystem:
I>
Openthepassengerdoor.
I>
Pulltheringintheright-handdooraperture
(arrow).
FuelEvaporationControl
Fuel
tank
venting
Theevaporationchamberandthecarboncanis-
terpreventfuelfromescapingtotheatmos-
phereatextremehighoutsidetemperatures,
whendrivingabruptlyaroundcurvesandwhen
thecarisparkedataninclineorinanyother
nonlevelposition.
Vaporcontrol
systemandstorage
Whenthefueltankisfilled,vaporsarecollected
intheevaporationchamberbyaventlinelead-
ingthevaporstothecarboncanisterwherethey
arestoredaslongastheenginedoesnotrun.
Purge
system
Whentheengineisrunning,thefuelvaporsfrom
thecanisterwillbemixedwithfreshairfromthe
ambientairofthecanister.Thismixturewillbe
directedtotheintakeairhousingbythetank
ventline,mixedwiththeintakeairandburned
duringnormalcombustion.
WasherFluid
Thereservoir,withabluescrewcap,isinthe
luggagecompartment,totherearleft.
Capacity
-Withoutheadlightcleaningsystem:
approximately2.5liters.
-Withheadlightcleaningsystem:
approximately6.5liters.
Cleanwaterisgenerallynotenoughtocleanthe
windshieldandheadlights.
Itisadvantageoustoaddawintercleanergiving
antifreezeprotectionorasuitablesummer
cleaner,dependingontheseason.Followthein-
structionsforthemixingratio.
t>Donotuseenginecoolantanti-freezeorany
othersolutionthatcandamagethecar's
paint,inthewasherreservoir.
t>Pleasenotealltheinformationonthecon-
tainerofthecleaningagent.
e
Warning
light
Thewarninglightsintheinstrumentpaneland
on-boardcomputerlightwhenapproximately
0.5literisleftinthereservoir.
Maintenance,CarCare
181
H
Hardtop154-159
Headlights10O,101,224-229
-Adjusting236,237
-Cleaningsystem102,181,250
Heatedrearwindow30
Heating106-109
Highbeam
-Indicatorlight75
-Lever100
Hoods118,119
Horn15,21,22
Identificationnumber120,242
Ignitionlock64,65,129
Immobilizer17
Indicatorlights68-II
Infraredpassenger
compartmentmonitoring24,25
Instrumentpanel62,63
Instruments68-97
-Lights73,100
Interiormirror28,29
Interiorlight112-114,234
Intermittentoperationswitch102,103
J
Jack120,121,204-211
Jumpercables220,201
K
Kerblight233
Keylock.129
Keys16-19
L
Leather191
Licenseplatelight100,233
Lids118,119
-Emergencyunlocking214
Lifting/slidingroof136-139
Light
-Flasher75,100,101
-Lowbeam100,101
-Switch10O,101
Loadswitch-off212
Locking21-23
-Conditions22
Luggagecompartment120,121,233
Luggagecarrier166,252-254
M
Maintenance168-193
Make-upmirror31
Maximumpermittedenginespeeds14
Mirrors28,29,49
-Anti-glare29
N
Noteson
-Carcare185-193
-Maintenance168
Numberplatelight100,233
0
Octanerating177,178
Odometer73
Oil170-173,250
-Consumption14,170
-Dipstick171
-Levelchecks86,87,III
-Levelgauge86,87
-Pressuregauge80
-Pressurewarninglight80
On-boardcomputer82-97
-Basicsetting83,89
-Languageselection90
On-boardliterature2
Orientationlight112,113
Outside-temperaturedisplay83,89
Index
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