Collapsiblesparewheel
Refertothechapter"Spacerrings"beforefitting
thesparewheel.
Ifincorrectlyfitted,thesparewheelmaycome
offwhilstdriving.
1.Mountthecollapsiblesparewheelonthe
vehiclebeforeinflatingit.
2.Screwfillerhoseofthecompressorontothe
tirevalve.
3.Insertplugofthecompressorintotheciga-
rettelighter.
Therequiredfillingpressurewillbereached
afterafewminutes.
4.Checkfillingpressurewiththepressuretes-
ter.
Requiredfillingpressure:
36psi(2.5bar).
Ifthepressureistoohigh,releasesomeair
bypressingthevalveinsert.
Afterusingthecollapsiblesparewheel
I>Releaseairbyunscrewingthevalveinsert.
Thetirewillreverttoitsoriginalshapeonly
afterseveralhours.Onlythencanitbe
stowedinthesparewheelrecessinthe
luggagecompartment.
Repair
I>Thecollapsiblesparewheelmustberepaired
onlybythemanufacturer.Pleaseconsultyour
authorizedPorschedealerifthecollapsible
sparewheelisdefective.
PracticalTips,EmergencyService
211
~Neverusethetowingeyetotowthisorany
othervehicle.
Certainstatestatutesandlocalordinancespro-
hibittowingwithachain,ropeorevenatow
bar.
Inaddition,damagetoyourvehiclemayresult
fromimproperprocedures.
ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerforde-
tails.
Vehicletowing
Flatbedtowingisthepreferredtypeoftowing
tobeusedonPorschevehicles.
Undercertaincircumstances,wheelliftsmaybe
usedwhenthevehiclewillnotroll.
Thevehicle
must
betowedwithallfour
wheelsofftheground,otherwisedamageto
thevehiclemayresult.
Towingeye
Thetowingeyeiscontainedinthetoolkit.
ACaution!
Riskofdamagetothevehicle.
~Usethetowingeyeonlyforanemergencyto
removethevehicleofftheroad.Thetowing
eyeistobeusedonlytopullthevehicleonto
theflatbed,tractorortowingaparatusifthe
vehiclewillrollfreely.Undernocircumstances
isthevehicletobesecuredusingthetowing
eye.
238PracticalTips,EmergencyService
Towing
Frontmounting
1.Carefullyremovetheplasticcapbesidethe
licenseplatewithascrewdriver.
2.Screwthetowingeyeintothehole.
Rearmounting
1.Removelicenseplate.
2.Carefullyremovetheplasticcapbetweenthe
bumperswithascrewdriver.
3.Screwthetowingeyeintothehole.
