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EngineOilRecommendation
Recommendedoilviscosityrangesdependentonambienttemperatures
AmbienttemperatureseasonalSAEViscosityRangeengineoils
generallyabove-13F/-25CSAE0W-40,5W-40,5W-50approvedbyPorsche
generallybelow-13F/-25CSAE0W-40approvedbyPorsche
Suitableoilsare:
UseonlyengineoilstestedandapprovedbyPorsche(Porscheapprovallist).YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleasedtoadviseyou.
Youwillfindastickerintheenginecompartmentwhichprovidesinformation(manufacturer)abouttheinitialfactoryfillingofyourengine.
Generallyyoucanfindthemanufacturersuggestionsontheoilcontainersorasabulletinonthemarket.
Oilchange
TheengineoilhastobechangedattheintervalslistedinyourMaintenanceSchedule.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage335.
WerecommendthatyouhavetheengineoilchangedatyourPorschedealer,whohastherequiredoilsandthenecessaryfillingequipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakintheenginehaveyourdealercheckitoutimmediately.
Allcurrentengineoilsarecompatiblewitheachother,i.e.whenmakinganoilchangeitisnotnecessarytoflushtheengineifyouwishtouseadifferentbrandorgradeofoil.Since,however,eachbrandofoilhasaspecialcomposition,
youshould,ifpossible,usethesameoilbrandifitbecomesnecessarytotopupbetweenoilchanges.
Porscheengineshavelongintervalsbetweenoilchanges.Youcanmakebestuseoftheselongoilchangeintervalsbyusingmultigradeoilssincethesearelargelyindependentofseasonalfluctuationsintemperature.
Ifyourvehicleisusedfrequentlyinstop-and-gotrafficincoldweather,theenginewillnotalwaysbecompletelywarmedup.Condensationfromproductsofcombustionmayaccumulateintheoil.Inthiscase,itisadvisabletochangetheoilmorefrequentlysothatyourengineonceagainhas100%efficientengineoil.
Engineoilperformanceclass
Engineoilisnotonlyalubricant,butalsoservestokeeptheengineclean,toneutralizethedirtwhichpenetratesintotheenginethroughcombustionandtoprotecttheengineagainstcorrosion.Toperformthesefunctions,theoilisprovidedwithadditiveswhichhavebeenspeciallydevelopedforthesefunctions.Theefficiencyofanoilisexpressed,forexample,bytheAPI,ILSACorACEAclassifications.
Viscosity
Likeallliquids,engineoilisviscouswhencold,andthin-bodiedwhenwarm.TheviscosityofanoilisexpressedbyitsSAEclass.Forcoldviscosity(measuredattemperaturesbelow32°F/0°C)
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theSAEclassisgivenasanumberandtheletter“W”(asinwinter),forhotviscosity(measuredat212°F/100°C)theSAEclassisgivenonlyasanumber.
Theviscosityofanoilis,therefore,alwaysthesameifithasthesamenumberofanSAEclass.
Oilswithtwoviscositiesarecalledmultigradeoils;oilswithonlyoneviscosityaretermedsingle-gradeoils.
Single-gradeoilscannotbeusedinyourengine.
TheviscosityoftheengineoilforyourPorschehastobeselectedaccordingtotheambienttempera-turegivenintheengineoilrecommendationtable.
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BrakeFluidLevel
Useofbrakeuid
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage232.
Useonlynew(unused)OriginalPorschebrakeuid.
Warning!
Brakeuidishazardoustoyourhealth,andmaybefatalifswallowed.Brakeuidalsoattackspaintwork.
Keepbrakefluidoutofchildren’sreach.
Takecarewhiletoppingoffbrakefluidnottosoiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsofluggage.
Example:911Carrera,911CarreraS
Checkingthebrakeuidlevel
Thereservoirforthehydraulicbrakingandclutchsystemsislocatedintheluggagecompartment.
1.OpenandremovecoverflapA.
2.Regularlycheckthebrake-fluidlevelonthetransparentexpansiontankthroughthewindowB.Thefluidlevelshouldalwaysliebetweentheminimumandmaximummarks.
Aslightdecreaseinthefluidlevelduetowearandautomaticreadjustmentofthediscbrakesisnormal.If,however,thefluidlevelfallsmarkedlyorbelowtheminimummark,thebrakingsystemmayhavedevelopedaleak.
HavethebrakesystemcheckedwithoutdelayatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Changingthebrakeuid
Brakefluidabsorbsmoisturefromtheairovertime.Thisaccumulationofwaterlowerstheboilingpointand,undercertainoperatingconditions,canaffectthebrakingperformance.Thereforehavethebrakefluidchangedinaccordance
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withthechangeintervalsstatedinthebrochure“Maintenance”.Warninglights
Indication
WarninglightUSA
WarninglightCanada
–Thewarninglightsontheinstrumentpanelandontheon-boardcomputerindicateaninsufficientbrakefluidlevel.
–Ifthewarninglightlightsupontheinstrumentpanelandthewarningmessageappearsontheon-boardcomputerincombinationwithalargerpedaltravel,abrakecircuitmayhavefailed.
Ifthewarninglightsshouldlightupwhen
driving:
Stopimmediatelyinasuitableplace.
Donotcontinuedriving.ConsultanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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FuelEconomy
Fueleconomywillvarydependingonwhere,whenandhowyoudrive,optionalequipmentinstalled,andthegeneralconditionofyourcar.Acartunedtospecicationsandcorrect-lymaintained,willhelpyoutoachieveoptimalfueleconomy.
Haveyourvehicletunedtospecifications.Aircleanershouldbedirtfreetoallowproperengine“breathing”.Batteryshouldbefullycharged.Wheelsshouldbeproperlyaligned.Tiresshouldbeinflatedtothecorrectpres-sure.
Alwaysmonitoryourfuelconsumption.
Drivesmoothly,avoidabruptchangesinspeedasmuchaspossible.
Avoidjackrabbitstartsandsuddenstops.
Donotdrivelongerthannecessaryinthelowergears.Shiftingintoahighergearearlywithoutluggingtheenginewillhelpsavefuel.
Prolonged“warmup”idlingwastesgas.Startthevehiclejustbeforeyouarereadytodrive.Accelerateslowlyandsmoothly.
Switchofftheengineifstationaryforlongerperiods.
Anyadditionalweightcarriedinthevehiclereducesfueleconomy.Alwayskeepcargotoaminimumandremoveallunnecessaryitems.
Organizeyourtripstotakeinseveralerrandsinonetrip.
Allelectricalaccessoriescontributetoincreasedfuelconsumption.
Onlyswitchontheairconditioningwhennecessary.
DonotdrivewiththeRoofTransportSystemmountedunlessyouneedit.
TheEPAestimatedmilespergallon(mpg)istobeusedforcomparisonpurposes,actualmileagemaybedifferentfromtheestimatedmpg,dependingonyourdrivingspeed,weatherconditionsandtriplength.Youractualhighwaymileagewillprobablybelessthantheestimatedmpg.
Pleaseobservealllocalandnationalspeedlimits.
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OperatingyourPorscheinother
Countries
GovernmentregulationsintheUnitedStatesandCanadarequirethatautomobilesmeetspecificemissionregulationsandsafetystandards.Therefore,carsbuiltfortheU.S.andCanadadifferfromvehiclessoldinothercountries.
IfyouplantotakeyourPorscheoutsidethecontinentallimitsoftheUnitedStatesorCanada,thereisthepossibilitythat
–unleadedfuelmaynotbeavailable;
–unleadedfuelmayhaveaconsiderablyloweroctanerating.Excessiveengineknockandseriousdamagetobothengineandcatalyticconverterscouldresult;
–servicemaybeinadequateduetolackofproperservicefacilities,toolsordiagnosticequipment;
–replacementpartsmaynotbeavailableorverydifficulttoget.
Porschecannotberesponsibleforthemechanicaldamagethatcouldresultbecauseofinadequatefuel,serviceorpartsavailability.
IfyoupurchasedyourPorscheabroadandwanttobringitbackhome,besuretofindoutaboutshippingandforwardingrequirements,aswellascurrentimportandcustomsregulations.
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Fuel
Generalinformation
Warning!
Fuelishighlyammableandharmfultohealth.
Fire,openflameandsmokingareprohibitedwhenhandlingfuel.
Avoidcontactwithskinorclothing.
Donotinhalefuelvapors.
Warning!
Topreventdamagetotheemissioncontrolsystemandengine:
Neverdrivethetankcompletelyoutoffuel.
Avoidhighcorneringspeedsafterthewarninglightshavecomeon.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMISSIONCONTROLSYSTEM”onpage247.
Pleaseobservethechapter”FUELECONOMY”onpage242.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LEVELGAUGE”onpage103.
Checkenginewarninglight
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-boardcomputercomeonandremainonwhiledriving,itsuggests:
–animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
–refuelingwithenginerunning.
Openingthellerap
Thefilleropeningisunderthefillerflapinthefrontrightfender.
Withthevehicleunlocked,pressonthefrontpartofthefillerflap(arrow)toopentheflap.
Thefillerflapiscentrallylockedalongwiththeotherlocks.
Ifthereisadefectintheautomaticunlockingsystem:
Openthepassengerdoor.
Pulltheringintheright-handdooraperture(arrow).
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Refueling
Fueltankcapacityislistedunder“Capacities”.Porschedoesnotrecommendtheuseoffueladditives.
Fuelishighlyammableandharmfultohealth.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage335.
1.Important:Stoptheengineandswitchofftheignition.
2.Slowlyunscrewthetankcap.Hangthetankcapontheplasticstrapofthefillerflap.
3.Insertfuel-hosenozzlefullyintothefillerneckwiththehandleofthefuel-hosenozzlefacingdown.
4.Donotaddfurtherfueloncethecorrectlyoperatedautomaticfuel-hosenozzlehasswitchedoff.Fuelcouldsprayorcouldrunoverinwarmtemperatures.
5.Replacethetankcapimmediatelyafterrefuelingandturnituntilyouhearitandfeelitengage.
Ifyoulosethetankcap,youmustreplaceitonlywithanoriginalparttoreducethepossibilityofareintheeventofacollision.
Note
Theoillevelisautomaticallymeasuredduringrefuelling.
Pleaseobservethechapter”OILDISPLAYANDMEASUREMENTOFTHEENGINEOILLEVEL”onpage136.
Portablefuelcontainers
Danger!
Portablefuelcontainers,fullorpartiallyempty,mayleakcausinganexplosion,orresultinreincaseofanaccident.
Nevercarryadditionalfuelinportablecontain-ersinyourvehicle.
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