Maintenance,CarCare
ExerciseExtremeCautionwhenWorkingonyourVehicle.......................................................208WiperBlades..............................................209CoolantLevel..............................................210EngineOil...................................................212EngineOilLevel...........................................213EngineOilRecommendation.........................215BrakeFluidLevel.........................................217FuelEconomy.............................................219OperatingyourPorscheinotherCountries.....220Fuel...........................................................221Portablefuelcontainers...............................223FuelRecommendations................................224EmissionControlSystem.............................225HowEmissionControlWorks........................226FuelEvaporationControl..............................227WasherFluid...............................................228PowerSteering...........................................229Filter..........................................................230AutomaticTransmissionFluid........................231ManualTransmissionOil...............................232CarCareInstructions...................................233
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Oncecleaned,leather(particularlytheheavilystressedleatherseats)mustbetreatedonlywithPorscheleathercareliquid.
Fabric,upholstery,carpetsandoor-mats
Useonlyavacuumcleaneroramediumstiffbrush.
RemovestainsandspotswithPorschestainremover.
ThePorscherangeofaccessoriesincludesnonskidfloor-matstoprotectthecarpetsinsummerandwinter.
Warning!
Riskofanaccidentresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Alwayscheckthemovementofthepedalsbeforedrivingandmakesurethattheyarenotobstructedbyafloormatoranyotherobject.
Securethefloormattopreventitfromslidingintopositionsthatcouldinterferewiththesafeoperationofyourvehicle-donotlaythemlooselyinthevehicle.YourPorschedealerwillbegladtoofferyounonskid-floormatsofthecorrectsize.
Alcantara
Regularcare
DonotusealeathercareproducttocleanAlcantara.
Forregularcareitissufficienttocleanthecoverwithasoftbrush.
Heavyabrasionorrubbingwhencleaningcausesapermanentchangeinthesurface.
Cleaningwhenlightlysoiled
Wetasoftclothwithwateroraneutralsoapsolutionandwipeoffthedirt.
Cleaningwhenheavilysoiled
Wetasoftclothwithlukewarmwaterorthinnedwhitespiritanddabthedirtfromtheoutsidein.
Safetybelts
Ifitbecomesnecessarytocleanthebelts,youcanuseanymildwashingagent.Allowthebeltstodrypriortoretracting,butavoiddirectsunlight.
Onlyusesuitablecleaners.Ifunsuitablecleanersareusedoranyattemptismadetodyeorbleachthebelts,thewebbingmaybeweakenedandthusconstituteasafetyrisk.
StoringyourPorsche
IfyouintendtostoreyourPorscheforaprolongedperiod,pleaseconsultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.Thestaffwillbegladtoadviseyouonthemostsuitableandnecessarymethods.
Cleanyourvehiclethoroughlyinsideandoutside.Cleantheenginecompartment.Theundercarriageandchassiscomponentsshouldbefreeofdirtandsaltdeposits.
Fillupthefueltank.
Changetheoilandoilfilter,andruntheengineforseveralminutes.
Increasethetirepressureto58psi(4bar).Itisnotrecommendedtoliftthevehicle,duetothepossibilityofcorrosiononshockabsorberpistonshafts.Thevehicleshouldbemovedslightly,approximatelyeveryfourweeks,topreventflatspotonthetires.
Climatecontrol
Theairconditioningsystemshouldbeingoodworkingconditionandfullycharged.
Windshield/Headlightwasher
Checkandcorrectantifreeze/cleaningsolutionlevelasnecessary.
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Capacities
UseonlyfluidsandfuelsauthorizedbyPorsche.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillgladlyadviseyou.
YourPorschehasbeendesignedsothatitisnotnecessarytomixanyadditiveswithoilsorfuels.
EngineOilchangequantitywithoutoilfilterapprox.1.98U.S.gallons/7.5litersOilchangequantitywithoilfilterapprox.2.05U.S.gallons/7.75litersPleaseobservethechapter”ENGINEOILRECOMMENDATION”onpage215.
CoolantBoxsterManualtransmission:approx.5.81U.S.gallons/22litersTiptronicS:approx.5.92U.S.gallons/22.4litersBoxsterSManualtransmission:approx.5.89U.S.gallons/22.3litersTiptronicS:approx.6.42U.S.gallons/24.3liters
Manualtransmissionanddifferential5-speed:approx.2.4quarts/2.25liters,6-speed:approx.3quarts/2.8liters
TiptronicSapprox.2.51U.S.gallons/9.5liters
DifferentialwithTiptronicSapprox.0.21U.S.gallons/0.8liters
Powersteeringapprox.1.1quarts/1literhydraulicfluidPentosinCHF11S®orCHF202S®
Brakeuidapprox.0.4quarts/0.39liters;useonlyOriginalPorschebrakefluid
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