2007 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA battery capacity

Batterycare
Ensurethatbatteryissecurelymounted.
Keepterminalsandconnectionscleanandproperlytightened.Corrosioncanbepreventedbycoatingtheterminalsandconnectionswithpetroleumjellyorsiliconespray.
Ensurethatventcapsaresecurelytightenedtopreventspillage.
Checkingtheelectrolyteuidlevel
Generally,theelectrolytelevelmustbecheckedmoreofteninsummerthaninthewinter,andmoreoftenwhendrivinglongdistances.
Whenaddingwater,useonlycleancontainers.Innocasemayalcohol(e.g.windowcleanerresidues)bepermittedtoenterthebattery.
Unscrewandopenthefillerventcapsofeachcell.
Withthecaronalevelsurface,thefluidlevelshouldmeettheindicatormarkineachcell.
Ifnecessary,topupwithdistilledwater.Donotuseacid.Onlyfilluptothemark,otherwisetheelectrolytewilloverflowwhenthebatteryisbeingchargedandcausedamage.
Batterycharging
Automotivebatteriesloosetheirefficiencywhennotinuse.Thechargeavailableinyourbatterycanbemeasuredwithabatteryhydrometer.WerecommendthatthebatteryvoltagebetestedbyyourPorschedealerwhohastheappropriateequipment.
Ifthecarisnotdrivenforprolongedperiods,thebatterymustbechargedatleastevery6weeks.Adischargedbatteryallowsrapidformationofsulfates,leadingtoprematuredeteriorationoftheplates.
Danger!
Hydrogengasgeneratedbythebatterycouldcauseanexplosion,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Chargebatteryinawellventilatedarea.
Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Itmayexplodebecauseofgastrappedintheice.Allowafrozenbatterytothawoutfirst.
Ifyougetelectrolyte,whichisanacid,inyoureyesoronyourskin,immediatelyrinsewithcoldwaterforseveralminutesandcalladoctor.
Slowbatterycharging
1.Payattentiontoallwarningsandfollowinstructionsthatcomewithyourbatterycharger.
2.Whencharging,ensureadequateventilation.
3.Removebattery.
Pleaseobservethechapter”REMOVINGTHEBATTERY”onpage297.
4.Allventcapsshouldbeopen.Thefluidlevelshouldmeettheindicatormarkineachcell.
5.Ensurethatchargerisswitchedoff-dangerofshortcircuit!
6.Connectchargercables.ChargercablesmustbeconnectedPOSITIVE(+)toPOSI-TIVE(+)andNEGATIVE(-)toNEGATIVE(-).
7.Switchoncharger.Normally,abatteryshouldbechargedatnomorethan10percentofitsratedcapacity.Ratedcapacityofthebatteryinyourvehicleislistedonthebatteryhousing.
8.Aftercharging,turnoffchargeranddisconnectchargercables.
9.Tightentheventcapsandreinstallbattery.
Pleaseobservethechapter”INSTALLINGTHEBATTERY”onpage298.
Winteroperation
Thecapacityandabilityofthebatterytostorepowerdecreasesatlowoutsidetemperatures.
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Additionally,morepowerisconsumedwhilestarting,andtheheadlights,heater,rearwindowdefogger,etc.,areusedmorefrequently.
LetyourPorschedealertestthebattery’scapacitybeforewintersetsin.
Thebatterywilldischargemorequicklyifyourvehicleisnotdrivenonadailybasisoveradistanceofseveralmiles.Themoreoftenyoudriveyourvehicle,andthelongerthedistancedrivenoneachtrip,themoreopportunitythevehicle’schargingsystemwillhavetorechargethebatteries.
Replacingbattery
Theservicelifeofthebatteryissubjecttonormalwear;itdependsgreatlyoncare,climaticcondi-tions,anddrivingconditions(distances,loads).
OnlyuseanoriginalPorschebattery,withthecorrectpartnumber,asareplacement.
Pleaseobservethedisposalinstructionsforbatteries.
Puttingvehicleintooperation
Afterthebatteryisconnectedorafterancom-pletelydischargedbatteryischarged,themul-tifunctionalPSMlightlightsupontheinstrumentpanelandamessageappearsontheon-boardcomputertoindicateafault.
Thisfaultcanberemediedwithafewsimplesteps:
1.Starttheengine.
2.Withthevehiclestationary,performafewsteeringmovementstotheleftandrightandthendriveashortdistanceinastraightlineuntilthemultifunctinalPSMlightgoesoutandthemessageontheon-boardcomputerdisappears.
3.Ifthewarningsdonotdisappear,then:DrivecarefullytothenearestauthorizedPorschedealer.Havethefaultremedied.
4.Afterthewarningsdisappear:Stopthevehicleinasuitableplace.
5.Performadaptationofthepowerwindows:
Pleaseobservethechapter”STORINGENDPOSITIONOFTHEWINDOWS”onpage33.
Ignitionkey/ignitionlock
Donotinserttheignitionkeyintotheignitionlockifthevehiclebatteryisdischarged.Theignitionkeycannolongerberemoved.
Thekeycannotberemoveduntilthevehicleelectricalsystemissuppliedwithpoweragain.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYUNLOCKINGOFTHELUGGAGECOMPART-MENTLID”onpage294.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYSTARTINGWITHJUMPERCABLES”onpage300.
Removingthebattery
Therequiredtoolisinthetoolkit.
Thebatteryislocatedintheluggagecompartmentunderablackplasticlid.
Warning!
Riskofdamagetoalternatorandelectroniccontrolunits.
Donotdisconnectthebatterywhiletheengineisrunning.Thisalsoappliestocarsequippedwithabatterymainswitch.
Neverdrivethecarwithadisconnectedbattery.
Warning!
Riskofcausticburnsfromescapingacid.
Keepventcapsontoavoidspillage.
Donottiltthebatterywhenremovingandinstallingit.
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EmergencyStartingwithJumper
Cables
Generalinformation
Ifthebatteryisdischarged,e.g.inwinterorafterthecarhasbeenparkedforalongtime,thebatteryofanothercarcanbeusedforstartingwiththehelpofjumpercables.Makesurethevoltageofbothbatteriesisthesame.Bothbatteriesmustbe12volttypes.Thecapacity(Amperehours,Ah)oftheboosterbatterymustnotbesubstantiallylessthanthatofthedischargedbattery.Thedischargedbatterymustbecorrectlyconnectedtothevehicle’selectricalsystem.
Pleaseobservethechapter”BATTERY”onpage295.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYUNLOCKINGOFTHELUGGAGECOMPART-MENTLID”onpage294.
Note
Donottrytostartthecarbypushingortowing.Damagetothecatalyticconvertersandothercomponentsofthecarmayresult.
Warning!
Riskofshortcircuit,damageandexplosion,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Useonlyjumpercablesofadequatediametercross-sectionandfittedwithcompletelyinsulatedalligatorclips.
Followallwarningsandinstructionsofthejumpercablemanufacturer.
Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesurethattheycannotgetcaughtinanymovingpartsintheenginecompartment.Thejumpercablesmustbelongenoughsothatneithervehiclesnorcablestouchanother.
Thevehiclesmustnotbeincontact,otherwisecurrentmightflowassoonasthepositiveterminalsareconnected.
Thecableclampsmustnotbeallowedtocontacteachotherwhenoneendofthejumpercablesareconnectedtoabattery.
Ensurethattoolsorconductivejewelry(rings,chains,watchstraps)donotcomeintocontactwiththepositivejumpercableorthepositivebatterypost.
Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruinthealternator.
Warning!
Dangerofcausticburns.
Donotleanoverthebattery.
Warning!
Dangerofgasexplosion.
Improperuseofboosterbatterytostartavehiclemaycauseanexplosion,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Keepsourcesofignitionawayfromthebattery,e.g.openflame,burningcigarettesorsparkingduetocablecontactorweldingwork.
Adischargedbatterycanfreezeevenat23°F/-5°C.Beforeconnectingjumpercables,afrozenbatterymustbethawedout.
Connectjumpercablesinthefollowing
sequence:
Alwaysobservethesequencebelow:
1.Connectthepositivelead(red)tothepositiveterminalofthedischargedbatteryfirst,thenconnectittothepositiveterminalofthedonorbattery.
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