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ExerciseExtremeCautionwhenWorkingonyourVehicle.......................................................266Tires/Wheels..............................................267LoadingInformation.....................................278FlatTire......................................................281Liftingthevehicle........................................283WheelBolts................................................285Spacers.....................................................286Changingawheel........................................287ElectricalSystem........................................292Battery.......................................................295EmergencyStartingwithJumperCables........300Lights,ReplacingBulbs................................302Headlights..................................................304TailLight.....................................................312Additionalbrakelights..................................313LicensePlateLight......................................314LuggageCompartment-/EngineCompartment-/FootwellLight............................................315DoorGuard-/CurbLight................................316InteriorLight,ReadingLights........................317AdjustingHeadlights....................................318Towing.......................................................321
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wearoneandahalf(1-1/2)timesaswellonthegovernmentcourseasatiregraded100.Therelativeperformanceoftiresdependsupontheactualconditionsoftheiruse,however,andmaydepartsignificantlyfromthenormduetovariationsindrivinghabits,servicepracticesanddifferencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.
TractionAA,A,B,C
Thetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowest,areAA,A,B,andCandtheyrepresentthetire’sabilitytostoponwetpavementasmeasuredundercontrolledconditionsonspecifiedgovernmenttestsurfacesofasphaltandconcrete.AtiremarkedCmayhavepoortractionperformance.
Warning!
Thetractiongradeassignedtothisisbasedonbraking(straight-ahead)tractiontestsanddoesnotincludecornering(turned)traction,acceleration,hydroplaningorpeaktractioncharacteristics.
TemperatureA,B,C
ThetemperaturegradesareA(thehighest),BandC,representingthetire’sresistancetothegenerationofheatanditsabilitytodissipateheatwhentestedundercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.Sustainedhightemperaturescancausethematerialof
thetiretodegenerateandreducetirelife,andexcessivetemperaturecanleadtosuddentirefailure.ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperformancewhichallpassengercartiresmustmeetundertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandardNo.109.GradesBandArepresenthigherlevelsofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthantheminimumrequiredbylaw.
Warning!
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestab-lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedandnotoverloaded.Excessivespeed,underinfla-tion,orexcessiveloading,eitherseparatelyorincombination,cancauseheatbuildupandpossibletirefailure,resultinglossofcontrol,leadingtoseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Tirepressures
Warning!
Incorrecttirepressurecausesincreasedtirewearandadverselyaffectsroadhandling.Thiscouldleadtotirefailure,resultinginlossofcontrol,leadingtoseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Alwaysuseanaccuratetirepressuregaugewhencheckinginflationpressures.
Donotexceedthemaximumtirepressurelistedonthetiresidewall.
Pleaseobservethechapter”TIREPRESSUREPLATE”onpage327.
Coldtireinflationpressuremeans:alltiresmustbecold,ambienttemperaturemaximum(68°F/20°C),whenadjustingtheinflationpressure.Avoidsunlightstrikingthetiresbeforemeasuringcoldpressures,sincethepressureswouldrisefromtemperatureinfluence.
Valvecapsprotectthevalvefromdustanddirt,andthusfromleakage.Alwaysscrewcapstightlydown.Replacemissingcapsimmediately.
Useonlyplasticvalvecaps.
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–fourthfour-digitcodemeansdateofmanu-facture.If,forexample,thelastfournumbersread0204,thetirewasproducedinthe2ndweekof2004.
CTireplycompositionandmaterial
Thenumberoflayersinthetreadandsidewallsandtheirmaterialcomposition.
DMaximumpermissibleinationpressure
Themaximumpermissiblecoldinflationpressuretowhichatirecanbeinflated.
Donotexceedthepermissibleinflationpressure.
EMaximumLoadrating
Themaximumloadinkilogramsandpoundscanbecarriedbythetire.Ifyoureplacetiresalwaysuseatirethathasthesamemaximumloadratingasthefactoryinstalledtire.
FRadial
Theidentificationindicatesifthetirehasradialstructure.
GTermoftubelessortubetire
Identificationfortubelesstires.
Speedcodeletter
Thespeedcodeletterindicatesthemaximumpermissiblespeedforthetire.Thiscodeletterisshownonthetiresidewall.
T=upto118mph(190km/h)
H=upto131mph(210km/h)
V=upto150mph(240km/h)
W=upto167mph(270km/h)
Y=upto186mph(300km/h)
Tipondriving
TireswithamaximumspeedratingthatislowerthanthespecifiedmaximumvehiclespeedmaybemountedonlyiftheybearanM+Sidentificationonthetiresidewall.
Pleasenotethatinadditiontothewintertires,all-seasonandall-terraintiresarealsosubjecttospeedlimitsandbearthisidentification.
Inscriptiononlightalloywheels
Maintenancenote
Protectthevalveinsertsagainstsoilingwithvalvecaps.Useonlyplasticvalvecaps.Soiledvalveinsertscancauseagraduallossofair.
A-RimwidthininchesB-Rim-angecontourcodeletterC-Symbolfordrop-centerrimD-RimdiameterininchesE-DoublehumpF-Rimoffsetinmm
Noteonoperation
TherimwidthininchesAandtherimoffsetFarevisiblefromtheoutside.Thisinformationcanbefoundnearthetirevalve.
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5.ScrewfillerhoseBontothefillerbottle.Thefillerbottleisnowopen.
6.UnscrewvalvecapfromtirevalveF.
7.RemovevalveinsertEfromthetirevalvewithvalveturnerD.Keepthevalveinsertinacleananddryplace.
8.RemoveplugCofthefillerhoseB.
9.Pushfillerhoseontothetirevalve.
10.Holdfillerbottlehigherthanthelevelofthetirevalveandpressittogetherforcefullyuntilthebottleiscompletelyemptiedintothetire.
11.Pullfillerhoseoffthetirevalve.
12.Twistthevalveinsertfirmlyintothetirevalveusingthevalveturner.
13.Connectthecompressortothecigarettelighterandinflatethetiretotheprescribedtirepressure.
Pleaseobservethechapter”TIREPRESSURESFORCOLDTIRES”onpage334.
14.Screwvalvecapontothetirevalve.
15.Checkthetirepressureafterdrivingforaround10minutes.Ifthetirepressureislessthan22psi(1.5bar),donotcontinuedriving.Ifavalueofmorethan22psi(1.5bar)isindicated,correctthepressuretotheprescribedvalue.
16.PleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
CareInstructions
Afterdrying,anysealantthatemergescanbepeeledofflikeafilm.
Warning!
Riskofaccident,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
HavethetirereplacedbyanauthorizedPorschedealerimmediately.
Avoidhardaccelerationandhighcorneringspeeds.
Donotexceedmaximumspeedof50mph(80km/h).
Pleasealwaysobservethesafetyandoper-atinginstructions,whichcanbefoundintheseparateoperatinginstructionsforthesealantandonthecompressor.
A-Frontjackingpoint
Liftingthevehicle
Liftingthevehiclewithaliftingplatformor
garagelift
Thecarmustberaisedonlyattheillustratedjackingpoints.
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Changingawheel
Generalinformation
Warning!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Thecarmayslipoffthejack.
Makesurethatnooneisinthevehiclewhenjackingupandchangingawheel.
Alwaysplacethecaronstablesupportsifworkhastobecarriedoutunderthecar.
Warning!
RiskofdamagetothebrakediscsofthePorscheCeramicCompositeBrake(PCCB).
Alwaysscrewinbothassemblyaidswhenchangingawheel.
Note
Thetoolsrequiredforchangingawheel(e.g.jack,wheelboltwrench,assemblyaids)arenotsuppliedwiththecar.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleasedtoadviseyou.
Procedure
1.Fullyapplythehandbrake,engage1stgearorselectpositionPandwithdrawtheignitionkey.
ScrewinassemblyaidforvehicleswithoutPorscheCeramicCompositeBrake
2.Securethecaragainstrollingaway,e.g.bymeansofwedgesunderthewheelsontheoppositeside.Thisisparticularlyimportantonslopes.
3.Slightlyslackenthewheelboltsofthewheeltobechanged.
4.Raisethecaruntilthewheelliftsofftheground.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LIFTINGTHEVEHICLEWITHALIFTINGPLATFORMORGARAGELIFT”onpage283.
ScrewintwoassemblyaidsforvehicleswithPorscheCeramicCompositeBrake
5.Remove1or2wheelbolts(seerespectiveillustration).Screwinassemblyaidsinsteadofthewheelbolts.Removetheremainingwheelbolts.
Noteonoperation
Toremoveormountthespacers:
Pleaseobservethechapter”5MMSPACERS”onpage288.
Pleaseobservethechapter”17MMSPAC-ERS”onpage290.
6.Takethewheeloffandputanewwheelon.
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Tighteningtorqueforbothwheelbolts:130Nm(96ftlb.).911Carrera4,911Carrera4S,
911Targa4,911Targa4S
17mmspacers
Danger!
Riskofaccident.17mmspacersmustonlybemountedontherearaxletogetherwith11.5Jx19(67mmrimoffset)wheels.
Alwaysremove17mmspacersbeforemountingotherwheelsizesoranemergencysparewheelbecausethewheelcannotbemountedcorrectly.
Forinformationonthespacers:
Pleaseobservethechapter”SPACERS”onpage286.
Removingthespacers
1.UnscrewthewheelboltsAwithwhichthespacerisfastened.
2.Removethespacer.
3.Screwin1or2assemblyaidsinsteadofthewheelbolts.
4.Fitwheel.
5.InsertwheelboltsAandtightenbyhand.Removeassemblyaids,screwinremainingwheelbolts.Initiallytightenboltsslightlyindiagonallyoppositesequencesothatthewheeliscentred.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WHEELBOLTS”onpage285.
6.Lowerthecarcompletely.
7.Tightenwheelboltsindiagonallyoppositesequence.
Immediatelyafterchangingawheel,useatorquewrenchtocheckthepre-scribedtighteningtorqueofthewheelbolts(130Nm/96ftlb.).
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Storespacerandwheelnutstogether.
Mountingthespacers
1.Removewheel.
2.FitthespacerwiththewheelboltsAusedtofastenthewheel.Initiallytightenthewheelboltsslightlyindiagonallyoppositesequence.
3.Tightenwheelboltsindiagonallyoppo-sitesequence.Tighteningtorque:130Nm(96ftlb.).
4.Fitwheel.Todothisusetheoriginalwheelnutsforfasteningthewheels.Tighteningtorque:130Nm(96ftlb.).
Pleaseobservethechapter”CHANGINGAWHEEL”onpage287.
Onrequest,separateanti-theftprotectionforthewheelnutscanbemounted.
PleaseconsultanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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ElectricalSystem
Generalinformation
Inordertoavoiddamageandfaultsinelectricalorelectronicsystems,electricalaccessoriesshouldbeinstalledatyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
OnlyuseaccessoriesauthorizedbyPorsche.
Warning!
Riskofshortcircuitandre,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Replacingfusesorrelayswiththeenginerunningortheignitiononcouldcauseelectricalshock.
Disconnectthebatteryduringallworkontheelectricalsystem.
Pleaseobservethechapter”BATTERY”onpage295.
Relays
Defectiverelaysshouldbechangedonlybyanauthorizedworkshop.
Instoragetraybetweenthefrontseats
Sockets
Electricalaccessoriesshouldpreferablybeconnectedtothe12Vsockets.
Pleaseobservethemaximumpowerconsump-tion.
Noteonoperation
Thetirefillingcompressormustbeconnectedtothecigarettelighter.
Inthepassenger’sfootwell
Noteonoperation
Thesocketsandthustheconnectedelectricalaccessorieswillfunctioneveniftheignitionisswitchedoffortheignitionkeyiswithdrawn.
Iftheengineisnotrunningandtheaccessoriesareswitchedon,thevehiclebatterywillbedischarged.Donotoperateadditionalaccessoriesformorethan5minuteswhenengineisoff.Continuingtodosomaydrainthebatterysuchthatitmaygocompletelydead.
Maximumpowerconsumptionforbothsocketstogether:70W.
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