2003 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA wheel alignment

Temperature
A,B,C
ThetemperaturegradesareA(thehighest),B
andC,representingthetire'sresistancetothe
generationofheatanditsabilitytodissipate
heatwhentestedundercontrolledconditionson
aspecifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.
Sustainedhightemperaturescancausethema-
terialofthetiretodegenerateandreducetire
life,andexcessivetemperaturecanleadtosud-
dentirefailure.
ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperfor-
mancewhichallpassengercartiresmustmeet
undertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
No.109.
GradesBandArepresenthigherlevelsofper-
formanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthanthe
minimumrequiredbylaw.
A
Warning!
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestab-
lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedandnot
overloaded.
Excessivespeed,underinflation,orexcessive
loading,eitherseparatelyorincombination,can
causeheatbuildupandpossibletirefailure.
Tirepressures
A
Warning!
Incorrecttirepressurecausesincreased
tirewearandadverselyaffectsroadhand-
ling.
I>Alwaysuseanaccuratetirepressuregauge
whencheckinginflationpressures.
I>Donotexceedthemaximumtirepressure
listedonthetiresidewall.(Alsoreferto"Tech-
nicaldata").
I>Coldtireinflationpressuremeans:alltires
mustbecold,ambienttemperaturemaximum

68°F
(20°C),whenadjustingtheinflation
pressure.
Avoidsunlightstrikingthetiresbefore
measuringcoldpressures,sincethepress-
ureswouldrisefromtemperatureinfluence.
I>Valvecapsprotectthevalvefromdustand
dirt,andthusfromleakage.
Alwaysscrewcapstightlydown.
Replacemissingcapsimmediately.
I>Forsafetyreasons,don'tusetireinflating
bottles.

Tiretraction

A
Warning!
Whendrivingonwetorslushyroads,a
wedgeofwatermaybuild
up
betweenthe
tiresandtheroad.Thisphenomenonis
knownas"hydroplane"andmaycausepar-
tialorcompletelossoftraction,vehicle
controlorstoppingability.
I>Reducespeedonwetsurfacetopreventthis.

Tirelife

Tirelifedependsonvariousfactors,i.e.,road
surfaces,trafficandweatherconditions,driving
habits,typeoftiresandtirecare.
I>Inspectyourtiresforwearanddamagebe-
foredrivingoff.Ifyounoticeunevenorsub-
stantialwear,wheelsmightneedalignmentor
tiresshouldbebalancedorreplaced.
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Tire
wear
TheoriginalequipmenttiresonyourPorsche
havebuilt-intirewearindicators.Theyare
moldedintothebottomofthetreadgrooves
andwillappearasapproximately1/2in(12mm)
bandswhenthetiretreaddepthisdownto
1/16ofanin(1.6mm).
Whentheindicatorsappearintwoormoread-
jacentgrooves,itistimetoreplacethetires.
Werecommend,however,thatyoudonotlet
thetiresweardowntothisextent.
Worntirescannotgriptheroadsurfaceproperly
andareevenlesseffectiveonwetroads.
IntheUnitedStates,statelawsmaygovernthe
minimumtreaddepthpermissible.Followall
suchlaws.
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/!\Warning!
Drivingonworntirescanresultinlossof
controlofthevehicleandcouldcause
severepersonalinjuries.
~Donotdrivewithworntiresortiresshowing
cutsorbruisesastheymayleadtosudden
deflationandlossofcontrolwhichcould
causeseverepersonalinjury.
~Specializedhighperformancetiresonhigh
performancesportscarsexhibitmorewear
thanthoseonafamilysedan,orevenahigh
performancesedan.
Therefore,itisimportanttocheckyourtire
pressureandconditionatleasteverytwo
weeks.
Ifyounoticethattiresarewearingunevenly,
consultyourPorschedealer.
Unevenwearmaynotalwaysbeduetoim-
properwheelalignment.Itcanbetheresultof
individualdrivinghabitssuchascorneringat
highspeeds.Ifthetirepressureisnotchecked
andadjustedregularly,abnormaltirewearcan
alsooccur.
Tirecare
~Avoiddamagingtiresandwheelrims.
~Ifyoumustdriveoveracurborotherob-
stacle,driveslowlyandatanobtuseangle.
~Checktiresforunevenwearanddamagebe-
foredrivingoff.
~Removeimbeddedmaterial.
~Replacewornordamagedtiresimmediately.
~Keepoil,fuel,brakefluid,etc.awayfrom
tires.
~Replacemissingvalvestemcaps.
~Keeptiresinflatedcorrectly.

Wheelalignment,wheelbalancing

Alsoreferto"Four-Wheeldrive".
Asaprecaution,havewheelswithsummertires
balancedinthespring,andthosewithmudand
snowtiresbeforewinter.
Unbalancedwheelsmayaffectcarhandlingand
tirelife.
Onlythespecifiedweightsmaybeusedfor
wheelbalancing.
Self-adhesiveweightsmustnotcomeintocon-
tactwithcleaningagents,sincetheycoulddrop
off.
Awheelshouldalwaysbebalancedafteratire
repair.
Uneventreadwearindicateswheelimbalance.In
thisevent,thevehicleshouldbecheckedatan
authorizedPorschedealer.
/!\.Warning!
If,duringajourney,unevenrunningorvi-
brationsoccurthatcouldbecausedby
damagetotiresorthecar,thespeedmust
bereducedimmediately,butwithoutbrak-
ingsharply.
Ifyoucontinueyourtripwithouthavingthe
causeofthefaultremedied,youmightlose
controlofyourvehiclewhichcouldcause
severepersonalinjury.
I>Stopthevehicleandcheckthetires.
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I>Ifnocauseforthefaultcanbefound,drive
carefullytothenearestauthorizedPorsche
dealer.

Removingandstoringtires

I>Afterchanging,adjusttirepressureand
torquewheelboltsdiagonallyto94ftlb
(130

Nm).
See"Changingwheels".

Tiresmustalwaysremainonthesameside
ofthevehicle.

Whenwheelsareremoved,thedirectionofrota-
tionandpositionofeachwheelshouldbe
marked.
Example
FR(frontright),FL,RRandRL.
Wheelsmustalwaysbefittedinaccordancewith
theirmarking.
Thepreceptionthattiredurabilityandperfor-
manceareimmunetotheeffectsofstorageand
ageisunfounded.
Chemicaladditives,whichmaketherubberelastic,
losetheireffectivenessinthecourseoftimeand
therubberbecomesbrittleandcracks.

Therefore,thetires,especiallythespare
tire,shouldbeinspectedfromtimetotime.
Note

Undernocircumstancesshouldtiresolderthan
6yearsbeusedonyourPorsche.
Theageofthetirecanbeobtainedfromthe
"DOT"codenumber.If,forexample,thelast
threenumbersread1202,thenthetirewaspro-
ducedinthe12thweekof2002.

Storetiresinacoolanddryplace.
Snowtires

Forabettergriponsnowandice,useradialM+S
tireswithstuds.
CheckwithyourlocalMotorVehicleBureaufor
possiblerestricTIons.

/!\.Warning!
Riskoflossofcontrolanddamagetothe
vehicleaswellasseverepersonalinjury.
Thestandardtiresprofileandrubbermix-
tureareoptimizedforwetanddrydriving
conditions,andmaynotprovefavorablefor
snowconditions.

I>ThereforeinstallM+Stiresbeforedrivingin
suchconditions.