2007 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA engine

Inordertoabortconvertibletopoperationintheeventofdanger,immediatelyreleasetherockerswitch.
Pushtherockerswitchforwardandholdwithoutinterruptionuntiltheconvertibletopisinthefinalpositionoruntilthedoorwindowsareinthedesiredposition.Themessageontheon-boardcomputergoesout.Incaseofdanger,releasetherockerswitch.Convertibletopoperationstops.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage143.
Iftheconvertibletopdoesnotlockinthe
windshieldframe
Openconvertibletopagain,starttheengineandclosetheconvertibletopagainusingtherockerswitch.Assistwiththeclosingprocessbygraspingtheconvertibletopatthehandholdandpullingittowardthewindshieldframe(arrow).
Messagesinon-boardcomputer
Rearlid
Iftheenginecompartmentlidisopenwhenactivatingtheconvertibletop,amessageappearsintheon-boardcomputer.Theconvertibletopcannotbeopened.
Closeenginecompartmentlid.
Convertibletopstatus
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage143.
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Emergencyoperationoftheconvertible
top
Beforeemergencyoperation
Warning!
Thereisdangerofinjuryanddamageduringemergencyoperation.Thereisdangerofcrushingortrappingbodypartsatallmovableconvertibletoppartswhichcouldcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
Takegreatcarewhenperformingemergencyoperation.
Donotoperatetheconvertibletopduringandafteremergencyoperation.
Beforeperformingemergencyoperation,pleasecheck:Wastheignitionswitchedonandwastheenginecompartmentlidclosedduringoperationoftheconvertibletopwiththerockerswitch?Areelectricalfusesdefective?
Pleaseobservethechapter”ELECTRICALSYSTEM”onpage292.
Removetheignitionkeysothattheconvertibletopisnotoperatedunintentionally.
Takescrewdriveroutofthetoolkit.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LUGGAGECOMPARTMENT(VEHICLESWITHOUTFOUR-WHEELDRIVE)”onpage177.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LUGGAGECOMPARTMENT(VEHICLESWITHFOUR-WHEELDRIVE)”onpage179.
Foldtherearseatbackrestsforward.
Removingrearwalllining
1.UnscrewscrewsAfromtherearwalllining.Pulloutandrepositionthescrewdriverinsertifnecessary.
2.Grasptherearwallliningatthecut-outsforthesafetybeltsandpressdownward.Pullrearwallliningforwardandliftupandout.
Openingconvertibletopcompartmentlid“D”
1.TakeredAllenkeyBoutofitsholder.
2.PuthandleofscrewdriverontoAllenkeyB.InsertAllenkeyintothedriveaxleCandturnitcounterclockwise(indirectionofthearrow)untiltheconvertibletopcompartmentlidDisfullyopen.RemovetheAllenkey.
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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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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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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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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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