2007 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA fuel cap

Fuel
Levelgauge
Whentheignitionisonthefuellevelisdisplayed.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage335.
Ifthevehicle’sinclinationchanges(e.g.goingupordownhill),minordeviationsintheindicationmayoccur.
Note
Ifasmallquantityoffuelisaddedtoanearlyemptyfueltank,thefuelgaugecannotmeasuretheadded
fuelaccurately.The”remainingrange“readoutwillalsobeincorrect.
Warninglight“A”
Whentheengineisrunning,thewarninglightofthelevelgaugelightsupiflessthanapprox.2.6U.S.gallons(10liters)offuelremainsinthetank.Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-boardcomputer.
Fillupatthenextopportunity.
Caution!
Topreventdamagetotheemissioncontrolsystemandengine.
Neverdrivethetankcompletelyoutoffuel.
Avoidhighcorneringspeedsafterthewarninglightshavecomeon.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMISSIONCONTROLSYSTEM”onpage247.
Ifthelevelgaugewarninglightashes,therehasbeenasystemfault.Additionally,awarningisdisplayedintheon-boardcomputer.Therewillthenbenoreservewarning.
Toremedythefault,gotoanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Controls,Instruments103

CheckEngineWarningLight
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentpanelcomesonwhentheignitionisfirstturnedonandremainsonbrieflyasabulbcheck.Ifthelightdoesnotcomeon,havethebulbreplacedpromptly.
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-boardcomputercomeonandremainonwhiledriving,itsuggests:
–apotentialenginecontrolproblemandtheneedforsystemserviceor
–animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
–refuelingwithenginerunning.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage143.
Althoughthevehicleisusuallydriveableandwillnotrequiretowing,seeyourdealerforserviceassoonaspossible.
Caution!
IftheCheckenginelightintheinstrumentpanelisashing,severecatalyticconverterdamageandpowerlosswillsoonoccur.ProlongeddrivingwiththeCheckenginelightoncouldcausedamagetotheemissioncontrolsystem.Italsocouldaffectfueleconomyanddriveability.
HavethefaultremediedatthenearestauthorizedPorschedealerimmediately.
Controls,Instruments107

Fuel
Generalinformation
Warning!
Fuelishighlyammableandharmfultohealth.
Fire,openflameandsmokingareprohibitedwhenhandlingfuel.
Avoidcontactwithskinorclothing.
Donotinhalefuelvapors.
Warning!
Topreventdamagetotheemissioncontrolsystemandengine:
Neverdrivethetankcompletelyoutoffuel.
Avoidhighcorneringspeedsafterthewarninglightshavecomeon.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMISSIONCONTROLSYSTEM”onpage247.
Pleaseobservethechapter”FUELECONOMY”onpage242.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LEVELGAUGE”onpage103.
Checkenginewarninglight
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-boardcomputercomeonandremainonwhiledriving,itsuggests:
–animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
–refuelingwithenginerunning.
Openingthellerap
Thefilleropeningisunderthefillerflapinthefrontrightfender.
Withthevehicleunlocked,pressonthefrontpartofthefillerflap(arrow)toopentheflap.
Thefillerflapiscentrallylockedalongwiththeotherlocks.
Ifthereisadefectintheautomaticunlockingsystem:
Openthepassengerdoor.
Pulltheringintheright-handdooraperture(arrow).
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Refueling
Fueltankcapacityislistedunder“Capacities”.Porschedoesnotrecommendtheuseoffueladditives.
Fuelishighlyammableandharmfultohealth.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage335.
1.Important:Stoptheengineandswitchofftheignition.
2.Slowlyunscrewthetankcap.Hangthetankcapontheplasticstrapofthefillerflap.
3.Insertfuel-hosenozzlefullyintothefillerneckwiththehandleofthefuel-hosenozzlefacingdown.
4.Donotaddfurtherfueloncethecorrectlyoperatedautomaticfuel-hosenozzlehasswitchedoff.Fuelcouldsprayorcouldrunoverinwarmtemperatures.
5.Replacethetankcapimmediatelyafterrefuelingandturnituntilyouhearitandfeelitengage.
Ifyoulosethetankcap,youmustreplaceitonlywithanoriginalparttoreducethepossibilityofareintheeventofacollision.
Note
Theoillevelisautomaticallymeasuredduringrefuelling.
Pleaseobservethechapter”OILDISPLAYANDMEASUREMENTOFTHEENGINEOILLEVEL”onpage136.
Portablefuelcontainers
Danger!
Portablefuelcontainers,fullorpartiallyempty,mayleakcausinganexplosion,orresultinreincaseofanaccident.
Nevercarryadditionalfuelinportablecontain-ersinyourvehicle.
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FuelEvaporationControl
Fueltankventing
Theevaporationchamberandthecarboncanisterpreventfuelfromescapingtotheatmosphereatextremehighoutsidetemperatures,whendrivingabruptlyaroundcurvesandwhenthecarisparkedataninclineorinanyothernonlevelposition.
Vaporcontrolsystemandstorage
Whenthefueltankisfilled,vaporsarecollectedintheevaporationchamberbyaventlineleadingthevaporstothecarboncanisterwheretheyarestoredaslongastheenginedoesnotrun.
Purgesystem
Whentheengineisrunning,thefuelvaporsfromthecanisterwillbemixedwithfreshairfromtheambientairofthecanister.Thismixturewillbedirectedtotheintakeairhousingbythetankventline,mixedwiththeintakeairandburnedduringnormalcombustion.
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Tirewear
TheoriginalequipmenttiresonyourPorschehavebuilt-intirewearindicators.Theyaremoldedintothebottomofthetreadgroovesandwillappearasapproximately1/2in.(12mm)bandswhenthetiretreaddepthisdownto1/16ofanin.(1.6mm).
Whentheindicatorsappearintwoormoreadjacentgrooves,itistimetoreplacethetires.Werecommend,however,thatyoudonotletthetiresweardowntothisextent.Worntirescannotgriptheroadsurfaceproperlyandareevenlesseffectiveonwetroads.
IntheUnitedStates,statelawsmaygoverntheminimumtreaddepthpermissible.Followallsuchlaws.
Danger!
Drivingonworntirescanresultinlossofcontrolofthevehicleandcouldcauseseriouspersonalinjuriesordeath.
Donotdrivewithworntiresortiresshowingcutsorbruisesastheymayleadtosuddendeflationandlossofcontrolwhichcouldcauseseverepersonalinjury.
Specializedhighperformancetiresonhighperformancesportscarsexhibitmorewearthanthoseonafamilysedan,orevenahighperformancesedan.Therefore,itisimportanttocheckyourtirepressureandconditionatleasteverytwoweeks.
Ifyounoticethattiresarewearingunevenly,consultyourPorschedealer.Unevenwearmaynotalwaysbeduetoimproperwheelalignment.Itcanbetheresultofindividualdrivinghabitssuchascorneringathighspeeds.Ifthetirepressureisnotcheckedandadjustedregularly,abnormaltirewearcanalsooccur.
Tirecare
Avoiddamagingtiresandwheelrims.
Ifyoumustdriveoveracurborotherobstacle,driveslowlyandatanobtuseangle.
Checktiresforunevenwearanddamagebeforedrivingoff.
Removeimbeddedmaterial.
Replacewornordamagedtiresimmediately.
Keepoil,fuel,brakefluid,etc.awayfromtires.
Replacemissingvalvestemcaps.
Keeptiresinflatedcorrectly.
Washtireswhenwashingthevehicle.Alsocleaninnersideofwheels.
Donotuseabrasivecleanerswhenwashingthewheels.
Checkwheelrimsforcorrosion.
Removeroadsalt,ifdrivinginwinter.
Tiredamage,puncture
Checktiresforimbeddedmaterial,cuts,punctures,cracksandbulges(sidewall)beforedrivingoff.
Incaseoftiredamage,whereitisuncertainwhetherthereisabreakintheplywithallitsconsequencesortiredamagecausedbythermalormechanicaloverloadingduetolossofpressureoranyotherpriordamage,werecommendthatthetirebereplacedforsafetyreasons.
Ifonefaultytireisreplaceditshouldbenotedthatthedifferenceintreaddepthononeaxlemustnotexceed30%.Handlinginconsistenciesmayresult.
Performavisualinspectionifnecessary.
Danger!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Drivingthevehiclewithlowtirepressureincreasesriskofatirefailureandresultinglossofcontrol.Furthermore,lowtirepressureincreasesrateofwearoftheaffectedtires.
Checktires-includingsidewalls-regularlyforforeignbodies,nicks,cuts,cracksandbulges.
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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®
Brakeuid0.48quarts/0.45liters;useonlyOriginalPorschebrakefluid.
Windshieldwasherapprox.2.6quarts/2.5literswithoutheadlightwasherapprox.6.3quarts/6.0literswithheadlightwasher
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