2007 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA warning

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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Glassrearhatch
Openingtheglassrearhatch
Theslidingglassroofmustbeclosed.
Tounlockit,operatethepull-buttonAbesidethedriver’sseat,or
pushthebuttonfortheglassrearhatchontheremotecontrol.
Pleaseobservethechapter”KEYWITHRADIOREMOTECONTROL”onpage23.
Liftglassrearhatch.
Theinteriorlightisswitchedonwhentheglassrearhatchisunlocked.
Closingglassrearhatch
Warning!
Riskofpinching.Theglassrearhatchisautomaticallypulledintothelockandlocked.
Ensurethatyourfingersarenotcaughtundertheglassrearhatch.
Placeyourhandontheglassrearhatch.
Lowertheglassrearhatchuntilitisautomati-callyclosedandlocked.
Messageinon-boardcomputer
Glassrearhatch
Amessageappearsontheon-boardcomputeriftheglassrearhatchisnotcompletelyclosed.
Fullyclosetheglassrearhatch.
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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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CoolantLevel
Generalinformation
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage232.
Thecoolingsystemisfilledatthefactorywithapermanentcoolant.Itprovidesyear-roundprotectionfromcorrosionandfreezingdownto-31°F/-35°C.
OnlyuseantifreezeauthorizedbyPorsche.
Checkingcoolantlevel
Theexpansiontankwithitsfillerorificeisontheleft-handsideoftheenginecompartment.
Checkthecoolantlevelregularlythroughthetransparentexpansiontank.
Whentheengineiscoldandthecarislevelthefluidlevelmustliebetweenthe“MIN”and“MAX”markings.
Toppingoffcoolant
Warning!
Dangerofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathfromscalding.Coolantishazardoustoyourhealth,andmaybefatalifswallowed.
Donotopenthecapoftheexpansiontankwhiletheengineishot.
Allowtheenginetocooldownbeforeopeningthecapandprotectyourhands,armsandfacefromanypossibleescapeofhotcoolant.
Keepcoolantoutofchildren’sreach.
Also,keepcoolantawayfromyourpets.Theycanbeattractedtoitshouldtherebeaspill,ortousedcoolantleftinanopencontainer.Coolantcanbedeadlytopetsifconsumed.
1.Switchengineoffandletitcool.
Pleaseobservethechapter”COOLINGSYSTEM”onpage101.
2.Covertheexpansiontankcapwithathickrag.Opencapslowlyandcarefullyandallowoverpressuretoescape.Thenunscrewcapcompletely.
3.Onlyaddamixtureofantifreezeandwaterinequalparts,anddonotexceedthe“MAX”mark.
Antifreezeincoolant:50%givesprotectiondownto-31°F/-35°C60%givesprotectiondownto-58°F/-50°C
4.Screwcapfirmlyon.
Ifinanemergencypurewaterhasbeenadded,themixratiomustbecorrectedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Markedlossofcoolantindicatesleakageinthecoolingsystem.ThecauseshouldimmediatelyberemediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Engine-compartmentblower,radiatorfan
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefrontofthecar.Theengine-compartmentblowerismountedontheenginecompartmentlid.
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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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EngineOil
Engineoilconsumption
Itisnormalforyourenginetoconsumeoil.Therateofoilconsumptiondependsonthequalityandviscosityofoil,thespeedatwhichtheengineisoperated,theclimate,roadconditionsaswellastheamountofdilutionandoxidationofthelubricant.
Ifthevehicleisusedforrepeatedshorttrips,andconsumesanormalamountofoil,theengineoilmeasurementmaynotshowanydropintheoillevelatall,evenafter600miles(1,000km)ormore.Thisisbecausetheoilisgraduallybecomingdilutedwithfuelormoisture,makingitappearthattheoillevelhasnotchanged.Thedilutingingredientsevaporateoutwhenthevehicleisdrivenathighspeeds,asonanexpressway,makingitthenappearthatoilisexcessivelyconsumedafterdrivingathighspeeds.
Iftheconditionsyoudriveyourvehicleinaredusty,humid,orhot,thefrequencyoftheoilchangeintervalsshouldbegreater.
Ifthevehicleisdrivenatahighrateofspeed,climaticconditionsarewarm,andtheloadishigh,theoilshouldbecheckedmorefrequently,asdrivingconditionswilldeterminetherateofoilconsumption.
–Theengineinyourvehicledependsonoiltolubricateandcoolallofitsmovingparts.
Therefore,theengineoilshouldbecheckedregularlyandkeptattherequiredlevel.
–Makeitahabittohavetheengineoillevelcheckedateveryrefueling.
–Theoilpressurewarninglightisnotanoillevelindicator.Theoilpressurewarninglightindicatesseriousenginedamagemaybeoccuringwhenlit,ifenginerpmisaboveidlespeed.
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EngineOilLevel
Checkingtheoillevel
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage232.
Regularlychecktheoillevelusingtheon-boardcomputerafterthevehicleisrefuelled.
Pleaseobservethechapter”OILDISPLAYANDMEASUREMENTOFTHEENGINEOILLEVEL”onpage136.
Thedifferencebetweentheminimumandmax-imummarksonthesegmentdisplayisapprox.1.2liters.Eachsegmentofthedisplaycorre-spondstoapprox.0.4liter.
Toppingoffengineoil
Warning!
Riskofburningfromhotpartsinenginecompartment.Riskofinjurybyrotatingparts.Theenginecompartmentblowerontheenginecompartmentlidcanstartupevenwithengineoff.
Exerciseextremcautionwhenworkingintheenginecompartment.
Topoffengineoilonlywiththeengineoff.
Warning!
Engineoilishazardoustoyourhealthandmaybefatalifswallowed.
Keepengineoiloutofchildren’sreach.
Warning!
Usedengineoilcontainschemicalsthathavecausedcancerinlaboratoryanimals.
Alwaysprotectyourskinbywashingthorough-lywithsoapandwater.
1.Theon-boardcomputerindicateshowmuchoilmustbeadded.
2.Pulloilfillertubeupwardsoutofitsholder.
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