2007 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA ignition

Warning!
TheAllenkeycanrotateoryoutandtherebycauseseriouspersonalinjuryiftheconverti-bletopisactuated.
AlwaysremovetheAllenkeyBfromthedriveaxleCbeforeoperatingtheconvertibletop.
Whenyouhaveopenedtheconvertibletopcompartmentlid,trytoclosetheconvertibletopusingtherockerswitch.Iftheconvertibletopcannotbeclosed,continuewithemergencyoperation.
Openingsideaps“F”
1.Removeignitionkey.
2.UsethescrewdrivertoremoveplasticlidEfromtheliningfrombehind.
3.InsertAllenkeyBintothedriveaxlefortheleftsideflapF.TurnAllenkeycounterclockwise(indirectionofarrow)untilthesideflapFisfullyopen(perceptiblestop).
4.Repeatprocedurewiththerightsideflap.RemovetheAllenkey.
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Targa
Generalinformation
Thisrooftypeisequippedwiththefollowingspecialfeatures:
–Rollerblind
–Slidingglassroof
–Glassrearhatch
Warning!
RiskofinjurywhenoperatingallcomponentsoftheTargaroof,especiallywhenclosingtheslidingglassroof.
Takecaretoensurethatnobodycanbeinjuredwhentheroofcomponentsareactuated.
Alwayswithdrawtheignitionkeywhenleavingthevehicle.Uninformedpersons(e.g.children)couldinjurethemselvesbyoperatingtheslidingglassroof,therollerblindortheglassrearhatch.
Incaseofdanger,releasethebuttonimme-diatelyandoperatetheslidingglassrooforrollerblindintheoppositedirection.
Rollerblind
Readinessforoperation
–Withtheignitionswitchedon(engineonoroff)or
–Whendoorisclosedandignitionkeywith-drawn,butonlyuntildoorisfirstopened.
Therollerblindcanbeoperatedindependentlyoftheslidingglassroofposition.
Warning!
Riskofinjuryanddamage.
Beforeoperatingtherollerblind,ensurethattherearenopersonsorobjectsintherangeofmovement.
Openingtherollerblindtothedesiredposition
Pulltherockerswitchtothefirststage(1)andholdituntiltherollerblindhasreachedthedesiredposition.
Openingtherollerblindfully(one-touch
operation)
Taptherockerswitchtothefirststage(1).Therollerblindmovestoitsfinalposition.Touchtherockerswitchagaintostopinanyposition.
Closingtherollerblindtothedesiredposition
Pushtherockerswitchtothefirststage(2)andholdituntiltherollerblindhasreachedthedesiredposition.
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Closingtherollerblindfully(one-touch
operation)
Taptherockerswitchtothefirststage(2).Therollerblindmovestoitsfinalposition.Touchtherockerswitchagaintostopinanyposition.
Slidingglassroof
Readinessforoperation
–Withignitionswitchedon(engineonoroff)or
–Whendoorisclosedandignitionkeywith-drawn,butonlyuntildoorisfirstopened.
–Theglassrearhatchmustbeclosed.
Openingslidingglassroof
Warning!
Riskofinjuryanddamage.
Beforeopeningtheslidingglassroof,ensurethattherearenopersonsorobjectsintherangeofmovement.
Pulltherockerswitchtothesecondstage(3)andholdituntiltheslidingglassroofhasreachedthedesiredposition.
Closingtheslidingglassroof
Warning!
Riskofinjuryanddamage.
Beforeclosingtheslidingglassroof,ensurethattherearenopersonsorobjectsintherangeofmovement.
Pushtherockerswitchtothesecondstage(4)andholdituntiltheslidingglassroofhasreachedthedesiredposition.
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Emergencyoperationofslidingglassroof
Closingtheslidingglassroof
Beforeusingemergencyoperation,pleasecheckwhetherthefusesmaybedefective.
Pleaseobservethechapter”ELECTRICALSYSTEM”onpage292.
Warning!
Riskofinjuryanddamage.
Donotoperatetheslidingglassroofwiththerockerswitchduringandafteremergencyoperation.
1.Removeignitionkey.
2.Movethefrontpassengerseatforwardandfoldthebackrestforward.Foldtherearseatbackrestsforward.
3.Graspundertherear-wallliningAwithyourhands.Forcefullypulltherear-wallliningAforward.
YouwillfindtheAllenkeysforemergencyoperationonthebackontheliningA.
4.TakebothAllenkeysBoutoftheirholder.
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ExerciseExtremeCautionwhen
WorkingonyourVehicle
Danger!
Ignoringthefollowinginstructionsmaycauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Theenginecompartmentofanymotorvehicleisapotentiallyhazardousarea.Ifyouarenotfullyfamiliarwithproperrepairprocedures,donotattempttheadjustmentsdescribedonthefollowingpages.Thiscautionalsoappliestotheentirevehicle.
Onlyworkonyourvehicleoutdoorsorinawellventilatedarea.
Ensurethattherearenoopenflamesintheareaofyourvehicleatanytimewhenfuelfumesmightbepresent.Beespeciallycautiousofsuchdevicessuchashotwaterheaterswhichigniteaflameintermittently.
Beforeworkingonanypartintheenginecom-partment,turntheengineoffandletitcooldownsufficiently.Hotenginecompartmentcomponentscanburnskinoncontact.
Bealertandcautiousaroundengineatalltimeswhiletheengineisrunning.Ifworkhastobeperformedwiththeenginerunning,alwayssettheparkingbrake,andmakesuretheshiftleverisinneutralpositionortheselectorleverinpositionPorN.
Inparticular,beverycarefultoensurethatitemsofclothing(ties,shirt,sleevesetc.),jewelry,longhair,handorfingerscannotgetcaughtintheengine-compartmentblower,fan,beltsorothermovingparts.Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefrontofthecar.Theengine-compartmentblowerismountedontheengine-compartmentlid.Theengine-compartmentblowercanstartorcontinuerunningasafunctionoftemperature,evenwiththeengineswitchedoff.Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththeengineoff,theignitionswitchedoff,andexerciseextremecaution.
YourPorscheisequippedwithanelectronicignitionsystem.Whentheignitionison,highvoltageispresentinallwiresconnectedwiththeignitionsystem;therefore,exerciseextremecautionwhenworkingonanypartoftheenginewhiletheignitionisonortheengineisrunning.
Alwayssupportyourcarwithsafetystandsifitisnecessarytoworkunderthecar.
Whenworkingunderthecarwithoutsafetystandsbutwiththewheelsontheground,makesurethecarisonlevelground,thewheelsareblocked,andthattheenginecannotbestarted.Removetheignitionkey.
Donotsmokeorallowanopenflamearoundthebatteryorfuel.Keepafireextinguishercloseathand.
Incompleteorimproperservicingmaycauseproblemsintheoperationofthecar.Ifindoubtaboutanyservicing,haveitdonebyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.ImpropermaintenanceduringthewarrantyperiodmayaffectyourPorschewarrantycoverage.
Suppliesoffluids,e.g.engineoil,brakefluidorcoolant,arehazardoustoyourhealth.Keepthesefluidsoutofchildren’sreachanddisposeoftheminaccordancewiththeappropriateregulations.
Somecountriesrequireadditionaltoolsandspecialsparepartstobecarriedinyourvehicle.Pleasemakeenquiriesbeforedrivingabroad.
Powermeasurements
PowermeasurementsondynamometersarenotapprovedbyPorsche.
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Warning!
Riskofinjury.Aftertheengineisswitchedoff,theengine-compartmenttemperatureismonitoredforapprox.30minutes.Duringthisperiod,anddependingontemperature,theengine-compartmentblowermaycontin-uetorunorstarttorun.
Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththeengineoff,theignitionoff,andexerciseextremecaution.
Warning!
Riskofinjury.Theradiatorfansinthefrontendofthecarmaybeoperatingorunex-pectedlystartoperatingwhentheengineisswitchedon.
Carryoutworkintheseareasonlywiththeengineswitchedoff.
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Refueling
Fueltankcapacityislistedunder“Capacities”.Porschedoesnotrecommendtheuseoffueladditives.
Fuelishighlyammableandharmfultohealth.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage335.
1.Important:Stoptheengineandswitchofftheignition.
2.Slowlyunscrewthetankcap.Hangthetankcapontheplasticstrapofthefillerflap.
3.Insertfuel-hosenozzlefullyintothefillerneckwiththehandleofthefuel-hosenozzlefacingdown.
4.Donotaddfurtherfueloncethecorrectlyoperatedautomaticfuel-hosenozzlehasswitchedoff.Fuelcouldsprayorcouldrunoverinwarmtemperatures.
5.Replacethetankcapimmediatelyafterrefuelingandturnituntilyouhearitandfeelitengage.
Ifyoulosethetankcap,youmustreplaceitonlywithanoriginalparttoreducethepossibilityofareintheeventofacollision.
Note
Theoillevelisautomaticallymeasuredduringrefuelling.
Pleaseobservethechapter”OILDISPLAYANDMEASUREMENTOFTHEENGINEOILLEVEL”onpage136.
Portablefuelcontainers
Danger!
Portablefuelcontainers,fullorpartiallyempty,mayleakcausinganexplosion,orresultinreincaseofanaccident.
Nevercarryadditionalfuelinportablecontain-ersinyourvehicle.
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FuelRecommendations
YourPorscheisequippedwithcatalyticconvertersandmustuseUNLEADEDFUELONLY.
Yourengineisdesignedtoprovideoptimumperformanceandfueleconomyusingunleadedpremiumfuelwithanoctaneratingof98RON(93CLCorAKI).Porschethereforerecommendstheuseofthesefuelsinyourvehicle.
Porschealsorecognizesthatthesefuelsmaynotalwaysbeavailable.Beassuredthatyourvehiclewilloperateproperlyonunleadedpremiumfuelswithoctanenumbersofatleast95RON(90CLCorAKI),sincetheengine’s“ElectronicOctane™knockcontrol”willadapttheignitiontiming,ifnecessary.
TheuseofUNLEADEDFUELONLYiscriticallyimportanttothelifeofthecatalyticconvert-ers.Depositsfromleadedfuelswillruintheconvertersandmakeitineffectiveasanemis-sioncontroldevice.
Carswithcatalyticconvertershaveasmallerfueltankopening,andgasstationpumpshavesmallernozzles.Thiswillpreventaccidentalpumpingofleadedfuelintocarswithcatalyticconverters.
UnleadedfuelsmaynotbeavailableoutsidethecontinentalU.S.andCanada.Therefore,werecommendyoudonottakeyourcartoareasorcountrieswhereunleadedfuelmaynotbeavailable.
Octaneratings
Octaneratingindicatesafuel’sabilitytoresistdetonation.Therefore,buyingthecorrectoctanegasisimportanttopreventengine“damage”.
TheRONoctaneratingisbasedontheresearchmethod.TheCLC(U.S.CostofLivingCounciloctanerating)orAKI(antiknockindex)octaneratingusuallydisplayedonU.S.fuelpumpsiscalculatedasresearchoctanenumberplusmotoroctanenumber,dividedby2,thatiswrittenas:
RON+MONR+M
2or2
TheCLCorAKIoctaneratingisusuallylowerthantheRONrating:
Forexample:95RONequals90CLCorAKI
Fuelscontainingalcoholandether
SomeareasoftheU.S.requireoxygenatedfuelsduringcertainportionsoftheyear.Oxygenatedfuelsarefuelswhichcontainalcohols(suchasmethanolorethanol)orether(suchasMTBE).
Undernormalconditions,theamountofthesecompoundsinthefuelwillnotaffectdriveability.
YoumayuseoxygenatedfuelsinyourPorsche,providedtheoctanerequirementsforyourvehiclearemet.Werecommend,however,tochangetoadifferentfuelorstationifanyofthefollowingproblemsoccurwithyourvehicle:
–Deteriorationofdriveabilityandperformance.
–Substantiallyreducedfueleconomy.
–Vaporlockandnon-startproblems,especiallyathighaltitudeorathightemperature.
–Enginemalfunctionorstalling.
FuelscontainingMMT
SomeNorthAmericanfuelscontainanoctaneenhancingadditivecalledmethylcyclopentadienylmanganesetricarbonyl(MMT).
Ifsuchfuelsareused,youremissioncontrolsystemperformancemaybenegativelyaffected.
Thecheckenginewarninglightonyourinstrumentpanelmayturnon.Ifthisoccurs,Porscherecom-mendsyoustopusingfuelscontainingMMT.
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