2007 PORSCHE BOXSTER tires

Snowtires
Forabettergriponsnowandice,useradialM+Stireswithstuds.CheckwithyourlocalMotorVehicleBureauforpossiblerestrictions.
Danger!
Riskoflossofcontrolanddamagetothevehicleaswellasseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Thestandardtiresproleandrubbermixtureareoptimizedforwetanddrydrivingconditions,andmaynotprovefavorableforsnowconditions.
ThereforeinstallM+Stiresbeforedrivinginsuchconditions.
Beforemountingsnowtires,consultwithyourPorschedealer.Hehasthetechnicalinformationnecessarytoadviseyouonwheelandtirecompatibility.
Snowtiresshouldhavethesameloadcapacityasoriginalequipmenttiresandshouldbemountedonallfourwheels.Snowtireswithstudsshouldberunatmoderatespeedswhennewinordertogivethestudstimetosettle.
Danger!
Tireswithbadlyworntreadsandstudsareverydangerousandcouldcauseaccidentsresultinginseriouspersonalinjuriesordeath.
Makesuretheyarereplacedimmediately.
Donotdriveavehicleequippedwithsnowtiresatprolongedhighspeed.Snowtiresdonothavethesamedegreeoftractionondry,wetorsnowfreeroadsasanormaltire.Furthermore,snowtireswearrapidlyundertheseconditions.
Complywithallstateandlocallawsgoverningsnowtireandtreaddepthrequirements.
Danger!
Riskofaccidentandseriouspersonalinjuryordeathduetoexcessivespeed.
Alwayscheckthemaximumspeedratingonthetiresidewallonanytireonthevehicle.
Neverexceedthemaximumspeedratingofthetires.
Fitwintertirestobothaxleswellbeforethecoldseasonbegins.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleasedtoadviseyou.
Maintenancenote
Werecommendfittingwintertiresonthevehicleattemperaturesbelow45°F(7°C).
Wintertireslosetheirtractioncapabilitywhentheirtreaddepthfallsbelow5/32in.(4mm).
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Snowchains
Caution!
Riskofdamagetobody,axleorbrakecompo-nents.
Fitsnowchainsonlytotherearwheels,andonlywiththetire/rimcombinationlistedintheTechnicalData.Toensureadequateclearancebetweenchainandbody,Porscherecommendsonlytheuseoffine-linkchainssuchasthoseapprovedbyPorsche.
Followinstructionsissuedbythesupplierofthechains.
Differentstatesandcountrieshavevaryingstatutoryrequirementsregardingmaximumspeed.Checkwithlocalauthoritiesforpossiblerestrictions.
Removechainsassoonastheroadsarefreeoficeandsnow.
Fittingsnowchains
Theuseofsnowchainsisnotpermittedwhen5mmspacersaremounted.
Caution!
Riskofdamagetothewheelhousingsifthe5mmspacersarenotremovedbeforettingsnowchains.
Topermitthefittingofsnowchains,havethe5mmspacersremovedonall4wheels.
Tofit/removethespacers:PleaseconsultanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SPACERS”onpage263.
Tiredesignations
Duetonewspeedandloadratingsforradialtires,newdesignationshavecomeintoforceforsnowtiresforyourPorsche.
ThedesignationtobeusedforZRtiresise.g.,265/40ZR18(Z=codeletterforradialtiresforspeedsabove150mph/240km/h).
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ExampleofInscription
Inscriptiononradialtire
ATiresize
Example:P265/40ZR18101Y
–P-ThetireisdesignedforPassengervehicle.Thisinformationisnotincludedonalltires.
–265-Indicationoftirewidthinmm
–40-Indicationoftireheighttotirewidthratioinpercent
–ZR-codeletterforradialtiresforspeedsabove150mph(240km/h).Therearecur-rentlynostandardsconcerningtirestrengthatspeedsabove150mph(240km/h).
–R-Belttypecodeletterforradial
–18-Indicationofrimdiameterininches
–101-Loadcapacitycoefficient
–Y-Speedcodeletter
–XL(ExtraLoad)-Tirewithincreasedloadrating
BTIN(TireIdenticationNumber)
Example:DOTxxxxxxxxxxxx
–DOTTheDOTsymbolindicatesthatthetirescomplywiththerequirementsoftheUSDepartmentofTransportationandprovidesinformationabout:
–firsttwo-digitcodemeansmanufacture’sidentificationmark.
–secondtwo-digitcodemeanstiresize.
–thirdfour-digitcodemeanstiretypecode.
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–fourthfour-digitcodemeansdateofmanu-facture.If,forexample,thelastfournumbersread0204,thetirewasproducedinthe2ndweekof2004.
CTireplycompositionandmaterial
Thenumberoflayersinthetreadandsidewallsandtheirmaterialcomposition.
DMaximumpermissibleinationpressure
Themaximumpermissiblecoldinflationpressuretowhichatirecanbeinflated.
Donotexceedthepermissibleinflationpressure.
EMaximumLoadrating
Themaximumloadinkilogramsandpoundscanbecarriedbythetire.Ifyoureplacetiresalwaysuseatirethathasthesamemaximumloadratingasthefactoryinstalledtire.
FRadial
Theidentificationindicatesifthetirehasradialstructure.
GTermoftubelessortubetire
Identificationfortubelesstires.
Speedcodeletter
Thespeedcodeletterindicatesthemaximumpermissiblespeedforthetire.Thiscodeletterisshownonthetiresidewall.
T=upto118mph(190km/h)
H=upto131mph(210km/h)
V=upto150mph(240km/h)
W=upto167mph(270km/h)
Y=upto186mph(300km/h)
Tipondriving
TireswithamaximumspeedratingthatislowerthanthespecifiedmaximumvehiclespeedmaybemountedonlyiftheybearanM+Sidentificationonthetiresidewall.
Pleasenotethatinadditiontothewintertires,all-seasonandall-terraintiresarealsosubjecttospeedlimitsandbearthisidentification.
Inscriptiononlightalloywheels
Maintenancenote
Protectthevalveinsertsagainstsoilingwithvalvecaps.Useonlyplasticvalvecaps.Soiledvalveinsertscancauseagraduallossofair.
A-RimwidthininchesB-Rim-angecontourcodeletterC-Symbolfordrop-centerrimD-RimdiameterininchesE-DoublehumpF-Rimoffsetinmm
Noteonoperation
TherimwidthininchesAandtherimoffsetFarevisiblefromtheoutside.Thisinformationcanbefoundnearthetirevalve.
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LoadingInformation
Denitions
TheCurbweight-actualweightofyourvehicle-vehicleweightincludingstandardandoptionalequipment,fluidsandemergencytools.Thisweightdoesnotincludepassengersandcargo.
TheGrossVehicleWeightissumofthecurbweightandtheweightofpassengersandcargocombined.
TheGrossVehicleWeightRatingisthemaxi-mumtotalweightofvehicle,passengers,luggageandoptionalequipment.
TheGrossAxleWeightRatingisthemaximumloadlimitforthefrontortherearaxle.Thisinformationislocatedonthesafetycompliancestickerlocatedinthedriver’ssidedoorjamb.
Fordeterminingthecompatibilityofthetireandvehicleloadcapabilities:
Pleaseobservethechapter”TIRES,RIMS,TRACKS”onpage301.
Theloadcapacitycoefficient(e.g.“101”)isaminimumrequirement.
TheGrossCombinedWeightRatingisthemaxi-mumtotalweightratingofvehicle,passengersandcargo.
TheVehicleCapacityWeight-LoadLimit-isthemaximumtotalweightlimitspecifiedoftheload(passengersandcargo)forthevehicle.Thisisthe
maximumweightofpassengersandcargothatcanbeloadedintothevehicle.Thisinformationcanbefoundonthetirepressureplate.
Themaximumloadedvehicleweightisthesumofcurbweight,accessoryweight,vehiclecapacityweightandproductionoptionsweight.
Theloadratingisthemaximumloadthatatireisratedtocarryforagiveninflationpressure.
Themaximumloadratingistheloadratingforatireatthemaximumpermissbleinflationpressure.
Thecargocapacityisthepermissibleweightofcargo,thesubtractedweightofpassengersfromtheloadlimit.
Neverexceedthepermissiblelimits.
Danger!
Riskoflossofcontrol,damagetovehicleandseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Neverexceedthespecifiedaxleloads.Overloadingcanshortentheservicelifeofthetiresandcar,aswellasleadtodangerousvehiclereactionsandlongbrakingdistances.Damageduetooverloadingisnotcoveredbythevehiclewarranty.
Examplefordeterminingthecombinedweightofoccupantsandcargo
VehicleLoadCapacity
Thecombinedweightofoccupantsandcargoshouldneverexceedtheweightshownonthetireplateinthevehicle.
Pleaseobservethechapter”TIREPRESSUREPLATE”onpage297.
Neverexceedthenumberofpassengersshownonthetirepressureplateinthevehicle.
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FlatTire
Generalinformation
Warning!
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionsmayresultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeathtoyouortobystanders.
Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistanceofftheroad.Turntheemergencyflasheronanduseotherwarningdevicestoalertothermotorists.Settheparkingbrake.
Donotparkyourvehiclewhereitmaycontactdrygrass,brushorotherflammablematerials.Thehotpartsoftheexhaustsystemcouldsetsuchmaterialsonfire,therebycausingbothpropertydamageandseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Atiresealantandcompressorwithpressuretesterarelocatedinthetoolboxintheluggagecompartment.
PleaseobservethesafetyandoperatinginstructionsonthespecialsealantbottlewithaspecialPorschepartnumberandonthecompressor-theseareessential.
Caution!
Sealingthetirewiththetirerepairkitisonlyanemergencyrepair.Evenwiththetireair-tight,itmaybeusedonlyforshorttripsinanemergency.Themaximumpermittedspeedis50mph(80km/h).
Donotusecommerciallyavailablesealantortireinflatingbottles.Useonlythetiresealantlocatedintheluggagecompartment.
Warning!
Riskofaccidentresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Havetiresreplacedbyaspecialistworkshopassoonaspossible.
Avoidhardaccelerationandhighcorneringspeeds.
A-FillerbottleB-Fillerhose
Tiresealant
Usage
Thetiresealantcanbeusedtosealsmallcuts,especiallyinthetiretread.
Sealingthetirewiththetiresealantisonlyanemergencyrepair,soyoucandrivetothenextworkshop.Evenwiththetireair-tight,itmaybeusedonlyforshorttripsinanemergency.
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Thetiresealantandacompressorwithpressuretestercanbefoundinthetoolboxintheluggagecompartment.
Thetiresealantcomprises:
–Afillerbottle
–Afillerhose
–Avalveturnerand
–Asparevalveinsert
–Astickerdenotingthemaximumpermissiblespeedforthedriver’sfieldofvision.
Danger!
Riskofaccidentresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Usethetiresealantonlyinthecaseofcutsorpuncturesnolargerthan0.15in.(4mm).
Neverusethetiresealantiftherimisdam-aged.
Warning!
Thesealantishighlyammableandharmfultohealth.
Fire,nakedflameandsmokingareprohibitedwhenhandlingtiresealant.
Avoidcontactwithskin,eyesandclothingduetocausticchemicalpropertiesofthetiresealant.
Keeptiresealantawayfromchildren.
Donotinhalevapors,duetoconsequentharmtopersonalhealthresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Incaseofcontactwiththesealant:
Ifsealantgetsontheskinorintheeyes,thoroughlyrinsetheaffectedpartofthebodyoffimmediately.
Changesoiledclothingimmediately.
Getmedicalattentionimmediatelyintheeventofanallergicreaction.
Ifsealantwasswallowed,thoroughlyrinseoutthemouthwithoutdelayanddrinkplentyofwater.Donotinducevomiting.Getmedicalattentionimmediately.
A-FillerbottleB-FillerhoseC-PlugofthellerhoseD-ValveturnerE-ValveinsertF-Tirevalve
Insertingsealant
1.Leavetheobjectthatcausedthepunctureinthetire.
2.Removesealantandtheenclosedstickerfromtheluggagecompartment.
3.Adherethestickerinthedriver’sfieldofvision.
4.ShakefillerbottleA.
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5.ScrewfillerhoseBontothefillerbottle.Thefillerbottleisnowopen.
6.UnscrewvalvecapfromtirevalveF.
7.RemovevalveinsertEfromthetirevalvewithvalveturnerD.Keepthevalveinsertinacleananddryplace.
8.RemoveplugCofthefillerhoseB.
9.Pushfillerhoseontothetirevalve.
10.Holdfillerbottlehigherthanthelevelofthetirevalveandpressittogetherforcefullyuntilthebottleiscompletelyemptiedintothetire.
11.Pullfillerhoseoffthetirevalve.
12.Twistthevalveinsertfirmlyintothetirevalveusingthevalveturner.
13.Connectthecompressortothecigarettelighterandinflatethetiretotheprescribedtirepressure.
Pleaseobservethechapter”TIREPRESSUREFORCOLDTIRES”onpage304.
14.Screwvalvecapontothetirevalve.
15.Checkthetirepressureafterdrivingforaround10minutes.Ifthetirepressureislessthan22psi(1.5bar),donotcontinuedriving.Ifavalueofmorethan22psi(1.5bar)isindicated,correctthepressuretotheprescribedvalue.
16.PleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
CareInstructions
Afterdrying,anysealantthatemergescanbepeeledofflikeafilm.
Warning!
Riskofaccidentresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
HavethetirereplacedbyanauthorizedPorschedealerimmediately.
Avoidhardaccelerationandhighcorneringspeeds.
Donotexceedmaximumspeedof50mph(80km/h).
Pleasealwaysobservethesafetyandoper-atinginstructions,whichcanbefoundintheseparateoperatinginstructionsforthesealantandonthecompressor.
Frontjackingpoint
LiftingtheVehicle
Liftingthevehiclewithaliftingplatformor
garagelift
Thecarmustberaisedonlyattheillustratedjackingpoints.
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