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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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5.InserttheAllenkeysintothedriveaxlesCoftheelectricmotors.
6.PressbothAllenkeysintothedriveaxlesuntiltheyengageaudibly.Thisrequiresasomewhatgreatereffort.
7.KeepbothAllenkeyspressedinandturnthemtotheright.Keepturninguntiltheslidingroofisclosed.
8.RemovetheAllenkeys.Closetherear-walllining.
9.Pleasehavethefaultremediedatanauthor-izedPorschedealer.
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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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OperatingyourPorscheinother
Countries
GovernmentregulationsintheUnitedStatesandCanadarequirethatautomobilesmeetspecificemissionregulationsandsafetystandards.Therefore,carsbuiltfortheU.S.andCanadadifferfromvehiclessoldinothercountries.
IfyouplantotakeyourPorscheoutsidethecontinentallimitsoftheUnitedStatesorCanada,thereisthepossibilitythat
–unleadedfuelmaynotbeavailable;
–unleadedfuelmayhaveaconsiderablyloweroctanerating.Excessiveengineknockandseriousdamagetobothengineandcatalyticconverterscouldresult;
–servicemaybeinadequateduetolackofproperservicefacilities,toolsordiagnosticequipment;
–replacementpartsmaynotbeavailableorverydifficulttoget.
Porschecannotberesponsibleforthemechanicaldamagethatcouldresultbecauseofinadequatefuel,serviceorpartsavailability.
IfyoupurchasedyourPorscheabroadandwanttobringitbackhome,besuretofindoutaboutshippingandforwardingrequirements,aswellascurrentimportandcustomsregulations.
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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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WiperBlades
Generalinformation
Whenwiperperformancedeteriorates,replacethewipers.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CARCAREINSTRUCTIONS”onpage257.
Caution!
Riskofdamageifthewiperarmaccidentallyfallsbackontothewindow.
Alwaysholdthewiperarmsecurelywhenreplacingthewiperblade.
Caution!
Riskofdamageifwiperbladesthatarefrozeninplaceareloosenedimproperly.
Thawthewiperbladesbeforelooseningthem.
Maintenancenote
PeriodicallycleanthewiperbladeswithPorschewindowcleaner,especiallyafterthevehiclehasbeenwashedinacarwash.Iftheyareverydirty(e.g.withinsectremains),theycanbecleanedwithaspongeorcloth.
Ifthewiperbladesruborsqueak,thiscanbeasaresultofthefollowing:
Ifthevehicleiswashedinanautomaticcarwash,waxresiduesmayadheretothewindshield.Thesewaxresiduescanberemovedbyusingwindowcleanerconcentrate.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WASHERFLUID”onpage250.
PleasecontactyourauthorizedPorschedealerforfurtherinformation.
Thewiperbladesmaybedamaged.
Replacedamagedwiperbladesassoonaspossible.
Changingwindshieldwiperblades
Caution!
Riskofdamage.Ifawiperbladeisnotchangedproperly,itcancomeloosewhenthecarismoving.
Checkwhetherthewiperbladeisseatedsecurely.Thewiperblademustengagethewiperarmproperly.
A-Passenger’sside,curvedwiperbladeB-Driver’sside,wiperbladewithspoiler
1.Applythehandbrake.
2.Switchthewipersoff(position0)andremovetheignitionkey.
3.Foldwindshieldwiperarmawayfromthewindshield.
4.Presstogethertheplasticspringofthewiperblade(rightarrow).Pullwiperbladeoutofwiperarm.
5.Insertnewwiperbladeuntilyoufeelitengage.Ensurethatthenewwiperbladeisinsertedintothewiperarminthesameposition:
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–directionofthespoileronthedriverside,
–curvatureonthepassengerside.
6.Carefullyfoldwiperarmbackontothewind-shield.
Changingrearwindowwiperblade
Caution!
Riskofdamage.Ifawiperbladeisnotchangedproperly,itcancomeloosewhenthecarismoving.
Checkwhetherthewiperbladeisseatedsecurely.Thewiperblademustengagethewiperarmproperly.
Applythehandbrake.
Switchtherearwiperoff(position0)andremovetheignitionkey.
Foldwiperarmawayfromtheglass.
1.Presstogethertheplasticspringofthewiperblade.
2.Pullwiperbladeupwardsandoutofwiperarm.
3.Insertnewwiperbladeintothewiperarmfromabove.
4.Presstogethertheplasticspringofthewiperbladeandengageitinthewiperarmuntilitsnapsintoplace.
5.Carefullyfoldwiperarmbackontothewindow.
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