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Maintenance,CarCare
ExerciseExtremeCautionwhenWorkingonyourVehicle.......................................................232CoolantLevel..............................................233EngineOil...................................................235EngineOilLevel...........................................236EngineOilRecommendation.........................238BrakeFluidLevel.........................................240FuelEconomy.............................................242OperatingyourPorscheinotherCountries.....243Fuel...........................................................244Portablefuelcontainers...............................245FuelRecommendations................................246EmissionControlSystem.............................247HowEmissionControlWorks........................248FuelEvaporationControl..............................249WasherFluid...............................................250PowerSteering...........................................251Filter..........................................................252ManualTransmissionOil...............................253AutomaticTransmissionFluid........................254WiperBlades..............................................255CarCareInstructions...................................257
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ManualTransmissionOil
ThetransmissionoilhastobecheckedandchangedattheintervalslistedinyourMaintenanceSchedule.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage335.
WerecommendthatyouhavethetransmissionoilchangedatyourPorschedealer,whohastherequiredlubricantsandthenecessaryfillingequipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakinthetransmission,haveyourauthorizedPorschedealercheckitoutimmediately.
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AutomaticTransmissionFluid
ThetorqueconverterandthetransmissionarelubricatedwithAutomaticTransmissionFluid(ATF).Thefinaldriverequirestransmissionoil.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage335.
DonottowthecarorruntheenginewithoutATFinthetransmission.Theautomatictransmissionmaybedamagedbyevenatinyspeckofdirt,onlyacleanfunnelorspoutmustbeusedwhenaddingATF.
TheATFandtransmissionoilhastobecheckedandchangedattheintervalslistedinyourMainte-nanceSchedule.
WerecommendthatyouhavetheATFandtrans-missionoilchangedatyourPorschedealer,whohastherequiredlubricantsandthenecessaryfillingequipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakinthetransmission,haveyourauthorizedPorschedealercheckitoutimmediately.
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PeriodicallycleanthewiperbladeswithPorschewindowcleaner,especiallyafterthevehiclehasbeenwashedinacarwash.Iftheyareverydirty(e.g.withinsectremains),theycanbecleanedwithaspongeorcloth.
Undercoating
Asitisnotpossibletoexcludetheriskofdamagetothisprotectivecoatingindaytodaydriving,itisadvisabletohavetheundersideofthecarinspectedatcertainintervals-preferablybeforethestartofwinterandagaininspring-andtheundercoatingrestoredasnecessary.
YourauthorizedPorschedealerisfamiliarwiththebodysealtreatmentproceduresandhasthenecessaryequipmentforapplyingfactoryapprovedmaterials.Werecommendthatyouentrustthemwithsuchworkandinspections.
Unlikeconventionalsprayoils,undercoatingandrust-proofingcompoundsbasedonbitumenorwaxdonotattackthesound-proofingmaterialsappliedatthefactory.
Warning!
Dangerofreresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Donotapplyadditionalundercoatingorrust-proofingonorneartheexhaustmanifold,exhaustpipes,catalyticconvertersorheatshields.Duringdrivingthesubstanceusedforundercoatingcouldoverheatandignite.
Beforeapplyingfreshunderseal,carefullyremoveanydepositsordirtandgrease.Onceithasdried,thenewundercoatingcompoundformsatoughprotectivecoatingwhichprovidesefficientrust-proofingofthefloorpanelsandcomponents.
Alwaysapplyafreshcoatingofsuitablepreservativetounprotectedareasaftercleaningtheundersideofthebody,thetransmission,theengineorcarryingoutrepairstounder-body,engineortransmissioncomponents.
Effectiverust-proofingisparticularlyimportantdur-ingthecoldweatherseason.Ifyourcarisdrivenfrequentlyinareaswheresalthasbeenspreadontheroads,thewholeenginecompartmentshouldbecleanedthoroughlyafterthewintertopreventsaltfromcausinganylastingdamage.Afullunder-bodywashshouldalsobeperformedatthesametime.
Stainlesssteelexhausttailpipes
Stainlesssteelexhausttailpipescandiscolorduetosoiling,strongheat,andcombustionresidues.
Theoriginalpolishcanbeachievedagainusingcommerciallyavailablemetalpolishingpasteormetalpolish.
Lightalloywheels
Pleaseobservethechapter”AUTOMATICCARWASHES”onpage258.
Warning!
Dangerofaccidentresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeathifcleaningagents(e.g.wheelcleaningagents)comeintocontactwiththebrakediscs.Theresultinglmonthebrakediscscanimpairbrakingperformance.
Makesurethatnocleaningagentcomesintocontactwiththebrakediscs.
Ifcleaningagenthascomeintocontactwiththebrakediscs,thoroughlycleanthebrakediscswithastrongjetofwater.
Payingattentiontoanyroadusersbehindyou,drythebrakediscsbyapplyingthebrakesatshortintervals.
Pittingmayoccurifmetallicparticleswhichcausecontactcorrosion(e.g.brassorcopperinbrake
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VehicleIdentication
Orderingspareparts
Whenorderingsparepartsormakinginquiries,pleasealwaysquotethevehicleidentificationnumber.
Vehicledatabank
Thevehicledatabankisattachedtotheinsideofthe“Maintenance”booklet.Itcontainsallimportantdataaboutyourvehicle.
Note
Thisdatabankcannotbere-orderedifitislostordamaged.
Thislabelcontainsthefollowinginformation:
1.VehicleIdentificationNo.
2.Type/Typedescription
3.Enginecode/Transmissioncode
4.PaintNo./Interior
5.Optionalequipment
Vehicleidenticationnumber
Position
InaccordancewithFederalSafetyRegulations,thevehicleidentificationnumberofyourcarislocatedatthebottomleftofthewindshieldframeandcanbeseenfromtheoutside.
Thevehicleidentificationnumberisintheluggagecompartmentunderthebatterycoverandatthebottomleftbehindthewindshield.
Removingthebatterycover
Pleaseobservethechapter”BATTERY”onpage295.
Safetycompliancesticker
ThesafetycompliancestickerisyourassurancethatyournewPorschecomplieswithallapplica-bleFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandardswhichwereineffectatthetimethevehiclewasmanufac-tured.
Thestickeralsoshowsthemonthandyearofproductionandthevehicleidentificationnumberofyourcar(perforations)aswellastheGrossVehicleWeightRatingandtheGrossAxleWeightRating.
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Transmission
ManualtransmissionTiptronicS
1stgear3.913.60
2ndgear2.322.19
3rdgear1.611.41
4thgear1.281.00
5thgear1.080.83
6thgear0.88
Reverse1stgear3.593.17
2ndgear1.93
Finaldriveratio3.443.56
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Capacities
UseonlyfluidsandfuelsauthorizedbyPorsche.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillgladlyadviseyou.
YourPorschehasbeendesignedsothatitisnotnecessarytomixanyadditiveswithoilsorfuels.
Engine911Carrera,911Carrera4,911Targa4:Oilchangequantitywithoutoilfilterapprox.8.5quarts/8.0liters911Carrera,911Carrera4,911Targa4:Oilchangequantitywithoilfilterapprox.8.7quarts/8.25liters911CarreraS,911Carrera4S,911Targa4S:Oilchangequantitywithoutoilfilterapprox.8.7quarts/8.25liters911CarreraS,911Carrera4S,911Targa4S:Oilchangequantitywithoilfilterapprox.9.0quarts/8.5litersPleaseobservethechapter”ENGINEOIL”onpage235.
Coolantapprox.8.45U.S.gallons/32liters
Manualtransmissionanddifferentialapprox.3.1quarts/2.9literstransmissionoil
TiptronicSapprox.9.5quarts/9.0litersATF
DifferentialforTiptronicSapprox.1.3quarts/1.2liter
Fueltank911Carrera,911CarreraS:approx.16.9U.S.gallons/64liters911Carrera4,911Carrera4S,911Targa4,911Targa4S:approx.17.7U.S.gallons/67liters
FuelqualityYourengineisdesignedtoprovideoptimumperformanceandfueleconomyusingunleadedpremiumfuelwithanoctaneratingof98RON(93CLCorAKI).Porschethereforerecommendstheuseofthesefuelsinyourvehicle.Porschealsorecognizesthatthesefuelsmaynotalwaysbeavailable.Beassuredthatyourvehiclewilloperateproperlyonunleadedpremiumfuelswithoctanenumbersofatleast95RON(90CLCorAKI),sincetheengine’s“ElectronicOctane™knockcontrol”willadapttheignitiontiming,ifnecessary.
Powersteeringapprox.1.35quarts/1.27literhydraulicfluidPentosinCHF11S®orPentosinCHF202®
Brakeuid0.48quarts/0.45liters;useonlyOriginalPorschebrakefluid.
Windshieldwasherapprox.2.6quarts/2.5literswithoutheadlightwasherapprox.6.3quarts/6.0literswithheadlightwasher
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WeightsCoupc
911CarreraManualtransmissionTiptronicS
Emptyweight(dependingonequipment)3075lbs.to3296lbs.1395kgto1495kg3164lbs.to3384lbs.1435kgto1535kg
Maximumgrossweight3990lbs./1810kg4090lbs./1855kg
Maximumaxleload,front1)1709lbs./775kg1709lbs./775kg
Maximumaxleload,rear1)2601lbs./1180kg2601lbs./1180kg
Maximumusefulload,RoofTransportSystem2)165lbs./75kg165lbs./75kg
911CarreraSManualtransmissionTiptronicS
Emptyweight(dependingonequipment)3131lbs.to3329lbs.1420kgto1510kg3219lbs.to3417lbs.1460kgto1550kg
Maximumgrossweight4012lbs./1820kg4112lbs./1865kg
Maximumaxleload,front1)1709lbs./775kg1709lbs./775kg
Maximumaxleload,rear1)2601lbs./1180kg2601lbs./1180kg
Maximumusefulload,RoofTransportSystem2)165lbs./75kg165lbs./75kg
1)Themaximumgrossweightmustnotbeexceeded.
Note:Ifadditionalaccessoriesareinstalled,theusefulloadwillbecorrespondinglyless.
2)UseonlyOriginalPorscheRoofTransportSystem.
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