2007 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA fuel consumption

Breakinhintsfortherst2000
miles/3000kilometers
ThefollowingtipswillbehelpfulinobtainingoptimumperformancefromyournewPorsche.
Despitethemostmodern,high-precisionmanufac-turingmethods,themovingpartsmuststillwearinwitheachother.Thiswearing-inoccursmainlyinthefirst2000miles/3000km.
Therefore:
Preferablytakelongertrips.
Avoidfrequentcoldstartswithshort-distancedrivingwheneverpossible.
Avoidfullthrottlestartsandabruptstops.
Donotexceedmaximumenginespeedof4200rpm(revolutionsperminute).
DonotrunacoldengineathighrpmeitherinNeutraloringear.
Donotlettheenginelabor,especiallywhendrivinguphill.Shifttothenextlowergearintime(usethemostfavorablerpmrange).
Neverlugtheengineinhighgearatlowspeeds.Thisruleappliesatalltimes,notjustduringthebreak-inperiod.
Donotparticipateinmotorracingevents,sportsdrivingschools,etc.duringthefirst2000miles/3000kilometers.
Theremaybeaslightstiffnessinthesteering,gear-shiftingorothercontrolsduringthebreak-inperiodwhichwillgraduallydisappear.
Breakinbrakepadsandbrakediscs
Newbrakepadsanddiscshavetobe“brokenin”,andthereforeonlyattainoptimalfrictionwhenthecarhascoveredseveralhundredmilesorkm.Theslightlyreducedbrakingabilitymustbecompensatedforbypressingthebrakepedalharder.Thisalsoapplieswheneverthebrakepadsandbrakediscsarereplaced.
Newtires
Newtiresdonothavemaximumtraction.Theytendtobeslippery.
Breakinnewtiresbydrivingatmoderatespeedsduringthefirst60to120miles/100to200km.Longerbrakingdistancesmustbeanticipated.
Engineoilandfuelconsumption
Duringthebreak-inperiodoilandfuelconsumptionmaybehigherthannormal.
Pleaseobservethechapter”TECHNICALDATA”onpage328.
Asalways,therateofoilconsumptiondependsonthequalityandviscosityofoil,thespeedatwhichtheengineisoperated,theclimateandroad
conditions,aswellastheamountofdilutionandoxidationofthelubricant.
Makeahabitofcheckingengineoilwitheveryrefueling,addifnecessary.
Controls,Instruments19

A-DigitalspeedometerB-CentraldisplayC-Bottomdisplay
Functionsanddisplaypossibilities
Options
Note
Theavailableitemsanddisplaysintheon-boardcomputerdependontheequipmentofyourvehicle.Forthisreasonitispossiblethatsomeoftheitemsanddisplaysshownherearenotavailableinyouron-boardcomputer.
Basicsetting
–Centraldisplay:....Radiostation
ThecentrallineBoftheon-boardcomputercanbeselectedintheSETmenu.
Callingon-boardcomputerfunctionsindisplay
“C”
Pushoperatingleverupordown(selectionfieldDmustbeswitchedoff).
Thefollowingdisplayscanbecalledstepbystep:
–Averagespeed(ømph),
–Averageconsumption(ømpg),
–Rangeonremainingfuel(mls).
–Tirepressure
–Navigationinformation(ifactivatedintheSETmenu).
Note
Thevalues“Averagespeed”,“Averageconsump-tion”and“Dailytripmileage”canberesettozerointheSETmenu.
Switchingselectioneld“D”onoroff
Pushoperatingleverforwardorback.
Arrowsymbol“E”forcontinuation
Arrowsymbol
Pushoperatingleverdowninordertopagethroughthemenu.
Arrowsymbol
Pushoperatingleverupinordertopagethroughthemenu.
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Reset
–Resetall,
–Resetaverageconsumption,
–Resetaveragespeed,
–Resettripcounter
Units
–Speedometerkm-km/h,miles-mph
–Consumptionl/100km,mls/gal(USA),mpg(UK),km/l
–TemperatureCelsius,Fahrenheit
–Tirepressurebar,psi
Display(Selectcentrallineofthe
on-boardcomputer)
Changedisplay
–Audioinformation(setradiostation)
–Rangeonremainingfuel
–Empty
Telephoneinfo
WhenTelephoneinformationisactive,incomingtelephonecallsaredisplayedontheon-boardcomputer.
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Generalinformationregardingthe
on-boardcomputerfunctions
Rangeonremainingfuel
Therangeonremainingfueliscontinuouslyrecalculatedduringthejourneybasedonthefuellevel,currentconsumptionandaverageconsumption.Themorethefuellevelfalls,themorespontaneouslythedisplayreacts.Forthisreason,therangeonremainingfuelisnotdisplayediflessthan9miles(15kilometers).
Ifthevehicle’sinclinationchangeswhiledrivingorrefueling,incorrectrangeinformationmaytemporarilybegiven.
Note
Ifthetankisnearlyemptyandyoutopupwithonlyasmallquantityoffuel,anaccuraterangeonremainingfuelisimpossible.
Averageconsumptionandaveragespeed
Thevaluesdisplayedarebasedonthedistancetravelledsincethelastresetto“zero”.
Youcansetthestartingtimeforameasurementbeforeorduringthetrip.Switchingtheignitionoffdoesnotresetthemeasurements.Itisthereforepossibletocollectvaluesoverlongperiods.Disconnectingthecarbatterywillcausethesememoriestobeerased.
Tirepressure
TheTirepressurefunctionoftheon-boardcomputerdisplaysthetirepressuresdependentontemperatureinthefourwheels.Youcanwatchthetirepressureriseandfallwhiledriving.Thedisplayisonlyforinformation.Tocorrectthetirepressures,alwaysusethedisplayedvaluesfromthe“Infopressure”displayintheTirepressuremenu.
142Controls,Instruments

RoofTransportSystem
Coupconly
PleasefollowtheseparateinstructionsforfittingtheRoofTransportSystem.
OnlyuseRoofTransportSystemsfromthePorscheTequipmentproductrangeorRoofTransportSystemswhichhavebeentestedandapprovedforyourcarbyPorsche.Fittingnormalcommerciallyavailableluggageracksisnotpossible.
ThePorscheRoofTransportSystemallowsyoutocarryvarioussportsandhobbyequipment.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleasedtotellyouaboutthevariousdifferentusesoftheRoofTransportSystem.
Caution!
CompletelyremovetheRoofTransportSystembeforeusinganautomaticcarwash-riskofdamagetothevehicle!
Donotexceedthemaximumpermittedpayload,themaximumpermittedgrossweightandthemaximumpermittedaxleloads.
Pleaseobservethechapter”TECHNICALDATA”onpage328.
Distributeloadevenly,withheavyitemsaslowaspossible.Itemsofluggagemustnotprojectbeyondthesideoftheloadarea.
Fixandsecureeveryitemtothebasiccarrierwitharopeorlashingstrap(donotuseelasticrubbertensioners).
Beforeeverytrip,andatregularintervalsduringlongtrips,checkthatRoofTransportSystemandloadaresecure.Re-tightenifnecessaryandsecureadditionallybylocking.
WhentheRoofTransportSystemisloaded,themaximumspeeddependsonthenature,sizeandweightoftheloadbeingcarried.
Driving,brakingandsteeringbehaviorchangeduetothehighercenterofgravityandthegreaterwind-resistantarea.Youshouldadaptyourdrivingstyleappropriately.
SincefuelconsumptionandnoiseareincreasedwiththeRoofTransportSystemfitted,itshouldnotremainonthevehicleifnotinuse.
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EngineOil
Engineoilconsumption
Itisnormalforyourenginetoconsumeoil.Therateofoilconsumptiondependsonthequalityandviscosityofoil,thespeedatwhichtheengineisoperated,theclimate,roadconditionsaswellastheamountofdilutionandoxidationofthelubricant.
Ifthevehicleisusedforrepeatedshorttrips,andconsumesanormalamountofoil,theengineoilmeasurementmaynotshowanydropintheoillevelatall,evenafter600miles(1,000km)ormore.Thisisbecausetheoilisgraduallybecomingdilutedwithfuelormoisture,makingitappearthattheoillevelhasnotchanged.Thedilutingingredientsevaporateoutwhenthevehicleisdrivenathighspeeds,asonanexpressway,makingitthenappearthatoilisexcessivelyconsumedafterdrivingathighspeeds.
Iftheconditionsyoudriveyourvehicleinaredusty,humid,orhot,thefrequencyoftheoilchangeintervalsshouldbegreater.
Ifthevehicleisdrivenatahighrateofspeed,climaticconditionsarewarm,andtheloadishigh,theoilshouldbecheckedmorefrequently,asdrivingconditionswilldeterminetherateofoilconsumption.
–Theengineinyourvehicledependsonoiltolubricateandcoolallofitsmovingparts.
Therefore,theengineoilshouldbecheckedregularlyandkeptattherequiredlevel.
–Makeitahabittohavetheengineoillevelcheckedateveryrefueling.
–Theoilpressurewarninglightisnotanoillevelindicator.Theoilpressurewarninglightindicatesseriousenginedamagemaybeoccuringwhenlit,ifenginerpmisaboveidlespeed.
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FuelEconomy
Fueleconomywillvarydependingonwhere,whenandhowyoudrive,optionalequipmentinstalled,andthegeneralconditionofyourcar.Acartunedtospecicationsandcorrect-lymaintained,willhelpyoutoachieveoptimalfueleconomy.
Haveyourvehicletunedtospecifications.Aircleanershouldbedirtfreetoallowproperengine“breathing”.Batteryshouldbefullycharged.Wheelsshouldbeproperlyaligned.Tiresshouldbeinflatedtothecorrectpres-sure.
Alwaysmonitoryourfuelconsumption.
Drivesmoothly,avoidabruptchangesinspeedasmuchaspossible.
Avoidjackrabbitstartsandsuddenstops.
Donotdrivelongerthannecessaryinthelowergears.Shiftingintoahighergearearlywithoutluggingtheenginewillhelpsavefuel.
Prolonged“warmup”idlingwastesgas.Startthevehiclejustbeforeyouarereadytodrive.Accelerateslowlyandsmoothly.
Switchofftheengineifstationaryforlongerperiods.
Anyadditionalweightcarriedinthevehiclereducesfueleconomy.Alwayskeepcargotoaminimumandremoveallunnecessaryitems.
Organizeyourtripstotakeinseveralerrandsinonetrip.
Allelectricalaccessoriescontributetoincreasedfuelconsumption.
Onlyswitchontheairconditioningwhennecessary.
DonotdrivewiththeRoofTransportSystemmountedunlessyouneedit.
TheEPAestimatedmilespergallon(mpg)istobeusedforcomparisonpurposes,actualmileagemaybedifferentfromtheestimatedmpg,dependingonyourdrivingspeed,weatherconditionsandtriplength.Youractualhighwaymileagewillprobablybelessthantheestimatedmpg.
Pleaseobservealllocalandnationalspeedlimits.
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Clotheshook..............................................172Clutch..................................................70,192Comfortseat................................................39ComingHomemode....................................154CompactdiscPlayerandChanger...............................186Storage...............................................173Compartmentmonitoring...............................30Compressor...............................................179Convertibletop...........................................204Care....................................................258Coolant..............................................101,233Temperaturegauge...............................101Warninglight.........................................101Coolantlevel...............................................233Coolingsystem...................................101,233Cruisecontrol.....................................160,162Cupholder..................................................170
DDashboard...................................................84Databank...................................................326Defrostingwindows...............................36,164Diagnosticsocket.................................19,293Dimensions................................................343Door............................................................25Guardlights..........................................316Handles.................................................25Locks............................................25,259Mirror....................................................34Mirrorheating.........................................36Windows...........................25,32,204,260
Drivinghints..................................................15Drivinginwinter...........................................197Drivingperformance............................341,342Drop-centerrim...........................................277DVDnavigation............................................179DVDNavigation...................................177,185Dynamometertesting....................................66
EElectricalsystem.........................................292Emergencyflasher......................................153EmergencyoperationCentrallocking........................................27Lids.....................................................294Slidingroof...........................................201Tankflap..............................................244Emergencyservice......................................266Emergencystartingwithjumpercables..........300Emissioncontrolsystem...........7,107,247,248EngineCheckingtheoillevel.............................136Exhaust...................................................9Number...............................................327Oilconsumption..............................19,235Oillevel................................................236Oillevelindicator...................................136Oilpressure..........................................105Oiltemperature.......................................95Oils..............................................235,335Speeds..................................19,341,342Starting.................................................89Stopping................................................90
EnginecompartmentBlower...................................................90Lid...............................................175,176Lidwarninglight....................................175Light....................................................315Enginecompartmentblower.........................101Environment...................................................6
FFillingpressure,tire.....................................334Fireextinguisher..........................................181Floormats..................................................263Fluidsandfuels...........................................335Foglights...................................................154Footbrake....................................................72Footwelllights.............................................315Four-wheeldrive......................................66,67Freshairintake...........................................166Frontlid......................................................175Fuel.......................................................5,103Containers.......................................9,245Economy.............................................242Evaporationcontrol...............................249Levelgauge..........................................103Levelwarninglight.................................103Recommendation..................................246Tank............................................244,245Functionkeys................................................46Fuses.........................................................293
GGaragedooropener....................................182
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