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7.Putbothpivotlocksintheopeningpositiononthehardtop.Thehandlesmustpointinwards.8.Withonepersononeachside,grasphardtopandcarefullyliftoverthecar.
9.Inserthardtopfrontintothesocketsonthewindshieldframe.
Warning!
Dangerofpinchingngersorhands.
Evenlylowerthehardtopatbothsides.
10.Lowerhardtopatrear.Thepivotlocksmustbecompletelysunkenintothelocks(arrowA).Ifnecessary,movelatchingleverslightly.
11.Swingbothlatchingleverstotherearuntiltheycanbefelttoengage(arrowB).
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12.Swinglockingleveroffrontlatchtotherear(arrowA).Thelockinghookmustengageinthewindshieldframe(arrowB).Whenthehardtopiscorrectlylatched,thewhitemarkingstripeontheredlockingbutton(arrowC)mustbevisible.
Caution!
Riskofdamageduetoinadvertentoperationoftheconvertibletopwhenthehardtopistted.
MakesurethatfrontlockingleverAisalwayscorrectlylocked.Thisdisablestheconvertible-topdrive.
13.Fitcoveronthefrontlockinglever.
14.Inserttheplugofthehardtopheatedrearwindowintothesocket.
Removingthehardtop
1.Makesurethatthehardtopisplacedonaclean,softsurface.
2.Opendoors.
3.Removecoverfromthefrontlockinglever.
4.Openfrontlatch.
5.Openrearpivotlocks(swivelinwards).Unplugplugofthehardtopheatedrearwindow.
6.Withonepersononeachside,graspthehardtop.Lifthardtopatrearandpulloutofthesocketsonthewindshieldframeatfront.
Warning!
Dangerofpinchingngersorhands.
Evenlyliftthehardtopatbothsides.
7.Carefullyliftthehardtopupandoffthevehicletotherear.
8.Closefronthardtoplatch.Fitcoveronthefrontlatch.
9.Closepivotlocksonthevehiclewiththeplasticcovers.
10.Removetheconnectoroftheconvertibletopheatedrearwindowfromtheemptysocketandinsertintothesocket.
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CoolantLevel
Generalinformationtothecoolant
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage208.
Thecoolingsystemisfilledatthefactorywithapermanentcoolant.Itprovidesyear-roundprotectionfromcorrosionandfreezingdownto-31°F(-35°C).
OnlyuseantifreezeauthorizedbyPorsche.
Checkingcoolantlevel
Theexpansiontankforthecoolantislocatedintherearluggagecompartmentundertheserviceflap.
Checkthecoolantlevelregularly.
Whentheengineiscoldandthecarislevelthefluidlevelmustliebetweenthe“Min.”and“Max.”markings.
Toppingoffcoolant
Warning!
Dangerofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathfromscalding.Coolantishazardoustoyourhealth,andmaybefatalifswallowed.
Donotopenthecapoftheexpansiontankwhiletheengineishot.
Allowtheenginetocooldownbeforeopeningthecapandprotectyourhands,armsandfacefromanypossibleescapeofhotcoolant.
Keepcoolantoutofchildren’sreach.
Also,keepcoolantawayfromyourpets.Theycanbeattractedtoitshouldtherebeaspill,ortousedcoolantleftinanopencontainer.Coolantcanbedeadlytopetsifconsumed.
Warning!
Riskofdamagefromoverowingcoolant.
Takecarewhiletoppingoffcoolantnottosoiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsofluggage.
1.Switchengineoffandletitcool.
Pleaseobservethechapter”COOLINGSYSTEM”onpage94.
2.Opentheserviceflapbypullingthehandhold.
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3.Covertheexpansiontankcapwithathickrag.Opencapslowlyandcarefullyandallowoverpressuretoescape.Thenunscrewcapcompletely.
4.Onlyaddamixtureofantifreezeandwaterinequalparts,anddonotexceedthe“Max.”mark.
Antifreezeincoolant:50%givesprotectiondownto-31°F(-35°C)60%givesprotectiondownto-58°F(-50°C)
5.Screwcapfirmlyon.
6.Closeserviceflap.
Ifinanemergencypurewaterhasbeenadded,themixratiomustbecorrectedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Markedlossofcoolantindicatesleakageinthecoolingsystem.ThecauseshouldimmediatelyberemediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Radiatorfans
Theradiatorandradiatorfansareinthefrontofthevehicle.
Warning!
Riskofinjury.Thefanscanstartrunningasafunctionoftemperature,evenwiththeengineswitchedoff.
Exerciseextremecautionwhenworkingintheareaoftheradiatorfans.
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EngineOil
Engineoilconsumption
Itisnormalforyourenginetoconsumeoil.Therateofoilconsumptiondependsonthequalityandviscosityofoil,thespeedatwhichtheengineisoperated,theclimate,roadconditionsaswellastheamountofdilutionandoxidationofthelubricant.
Ifthevehicleisusedforrepeatedshorttrips,andconsumesanormalamountofoil,theengineoilmeasurementmaynotshowanydropintheoillevelatall,evenafter600miles(1000km)ormore.Thisisbecausetheoilisgraduallybecomingdilutedwithfuelormoisture,makingitappearthattheoillevelhasnotchanged.Thedilutingingredientsevaporateoutwhenthevehicleisdrivenathighspeeds,asonanexpressway,makingitthenappearthatoilisexcessivelyconsumedafterdrivingathighspeeds.
Iftheconditionsyoudriveyourvehicleinaredusty,humid,orhot,thefrequencyoftheoilchangeintervalsshouldbegreater.
Ifthevehicleisdrivenatahighrateofspeed,climaticconditionsarewarm,andtheloadishigh,theoilshouldbecheckedmorefrequently,asdrivingconditionswilldeterminetherateofoilconsumption.
–Theengineinyourvehicledependsonoiltolubricateandcoolallofitsmovingparts.
Therefore,theengineoilshouldbecheckedregularlyandkeptattherequiredlevel.
–Makeitahabittohavetheengineoillevelcheckedwitheveryfuelfilling.
–Theoilpressurewarninglightisnotanoillevelindicator.Theoilpressurewarninglightindicatesseriousenginedamagemaybeoccuringwhenlit,ifenginerpmisaboveidlespeed.
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EngineOilLevel
Checkingtheoillevel
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage208.
Regularlychecktheoillevelusingtheon-boardcomputerafterthevehicleisrefuelled.
Pleaseobservethechapter”OILDISPLAYANDMEASUREMENTOFTHEENGINEOILLEVEL”onpage128.
Thedifferencebetweentheminimumandmax-imummarksonthesegmentdisplayisapprox.1.2liters.Eachsegmentofthedisplaycorre-spondstoapprox.0.4liter.
Toppingoffengineoil
Warning!
Engineoilishazardoustoyourhealthandmaybefatalifswallowed.
Keepengineoiloutofchildren’sreach.
Warning!
Usedengineoilcontainschemicalsthathavecausedcancerinlaboratoryanimals.
Alwaysprotectyourskinbywashingthorough-lywithsoapandwater.
Caution!
Riskofdamagefromoverowingengineoil.
Takecarewhilecheckingandtoppingupengineoilnottosoiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsofluggage.
Theoilinletopeningislocatedintherearluggagecompartmentundertheserviceflap.1.Theon-boardcomputerindicateshowmuchoilmustbeadded.
2.Opentheserviceflapbypullingthehandhold.
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BrakeFluidLevel
Useofbrakeuid
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage208.
Useonlynew(unused)OriginalPorschebrakeuid.
Warning!
Brakeuidishazardoustoyourhealth,andmaybefatalifswallowed.Brakeuidalsoattackspaintwork.
Keepbrakefluidoutofchildren’sreach.
Takecarewhiletoppingoffbrakefluidnottosoiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsofluggage.Checkingthebrakeuidlevel
Thereservoirforthehydraulicbrakingandclutchsystemsisinthefrontluggagecompartment.
1.OpenandremovecoverflapA.
2.Regularycheckthebrake-fluidlevelonthetransparentexpansiontankthroughthewindowB.Thefluidlevelshouldalwaysliebetweenthe“Min”and“Max”marks.
Aslightdecreaseinthefluidlevelduetowearandautomaticreadjustmentofthediscbrakesisnormal.If,however,thefluidlevelfallsmarkedlyorbelowthe“Min”mark,thebrakingsystemmayhavedevelopedaleak.
HavethebrakingsystemcheckedimmediatelyatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Changingthebrakeuid
Brakefluidabsorbsmoisturefromtheairovertime.Thisaccumulationofwaterlowerstheboilingpointand,undercertainoperatingconditions,canaffectthebrakingaction.Thereforehavethe
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brakefluidchangedinaccordancewiththechangeintervalsstatedinthebrochure“Maintenance”.Warninglights
WarninglightUSA
WarninglightCanada
Thebrake-fluidwarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-boardcomputerindicate:
–brake-fluidleveltoolow,
–inconjunctionwithlargepedaltravel,braking-circuitfailure.
Ifthewarninglightsshouldlightupwhen
driving:
Stopimmediatelyinasuitableplace.
Donotcontinuedriving.PleasehavethefaultremediedatyournearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
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