2007 PORSCHE BOXSTER cooling

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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Coolant........................................94,210,306Level...................................................210Temperaturegauge.................................94Warninglight...........................................94Coolingsystem.....................................94,210Cruisecontrol...............................................89Cupholder..................................................166
DDashboard...................................................79Databank...................................................296Defrostingwindows.............................152,155Diagnosticsocket.................................19,265Dimensions................................................309Dippedbeam..............................................277Door............................................................31Guardlights..........................................288Handles.................................................31Locks............................................31,235Mirrorheating.........................................38Windows...........................31,34,194,236Drivinghints..................................................15Drivinginwinter...........................................191Drivingperformance....................................305Drop-centerrim...........................................253DVDNavigation...........................................174
EElectricalsystem.........................................265Emergencyflasher......................................159Emergencyoperation....................................29Centrallocking..................................25,29
Convertibletop.....................................197Lids.....................................................266Tankcap..............................................222Emergencyprogram,Tiptronic.....................191Emergencyservice......................................242Emergencystartingwithjumpercables..........274Emissioncontrolsystem.............7,99,225,226EngineCheckingtheoillevel.............................128Exhaust...................................................9Number...............................................297Oilconsumption......................................19Oillevelindicator...................................128Oils......................................................306Speeds..................................................19Starting.................................................81Switchingoff..........................................81EnginecompartmentBlower.............................................84,94Lid.......................................................172Lidwarninglight....................................172Environment...................................................6
FFireextinguisher..........................................169Flattire.......................................................256Floormats..................................................239Foglights...................................144,282,284Footwelllight..............................................286Frontlid......................................................172Fuel.................................................5,96,221Containers...............................................8
Economy.............................................219Evaporation..........................................227Levelgauge............................................96Levelwarninglight...................................96PortableContainers..............................223Recommendation..................................224Tank............................................221,222Functionkeys................................................47Fuses.........................................................265
GGaragedooropener....................................181Garagelift..................................................259Gearchanging.............................................186Glovecompartment.....................................164Gong......................................21,82,105,144Groundclearance............................................9
HHandbrake...................................................63Hardtop.....................................................202Headlights..........................................146,277Adjusting......................................289,290Cleaningsystem...........................147,306HeadligthsCleaningsystem...................................228Heatedrearwindow...............................38,205Heating..............................................152,155HighbeamIndicatorlight..........................................93Lever...........................................144,146Homemode................................................144
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