2007 PORSCHE BOXSTER service

DearOwner,
wewouldliketothankyouforyour
purchaseofaPorscheSportscar.
Judgingbythecaryouhavechosen,
youareamotoristofaspecialbreed,
andyouareprobablynonovicewhenit
comestoautomobiles.
Rememberhowever,aswithanyvehicle,
youshouldtaketimetofamiliarize
yourselfwithyourPorscheandits
performancecharacteristics.Always
drivewithinyourownuniquecapabilities
asadriverandyourlevelofexperience
withyourPorsche.Ensurethatanyone
elsedrivingyourPorschedoesthe
same.Topreventorminimizeinjury,
alwaysuseyoursafetybelts.Never
consumealcoholordrugsbeforeor
duringtheoperationofyourvehicle.
ThisOwner’sManualcontainsahost
ofusefulinformation.Pleasetakethe
timetoreadthismanualbeforeyoudrive
yournewPorsche.Becomefamiliarwith
theoperationofyourPorschecarfor
maximumsafetyandoperatingpleasure.
ThebetteryouknowyourPorsche,
themorepleasureyouwillexperience
drivingyournewcar.Alwayskeepyour
Owner’sManualinthecar,andgiveit
tothenewownerifyoueversellyour
Porsche.
AseparateMaintenanceBooklet
explainshowyoucankeepyourPorsche
intopdrivingconditionbyhaving
itservicedregularly.Aseparate
WarrantyandCustomerInformation
Bookletcontainsdetailedinformation
aboutthewarrantiescoveringyour
Porsche.
ForU.S.only:
Ifyoubelievethatyourvehiclehasafault
whichcouldcauseacrash,injuryor
death,youshouldimmediatelyinform
theNationalHighwayTrafficSafety
Administration(NHTSA)inadditionto
notifyingPorscheCarsNorthAmerica,
Inc.(PorscheCarsN.A.).
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcomplaints,
itmayopenaninvestigation,andifit
findsthatasafetyproblemexistsina
groupofvehicles,itmayorderarecall
andremedycampaign.However,NHTSA
cannotbecomeinvolvedinindividual
problemsbetweenyouandyourdealer,
orPorscheCarsN.A..
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycall
theVehicleSafetyHotlinetoll-free
at1–888–327–4236(TTY:
1–800–424–9153);goto
http://www.safercar.gov;orwriteto:
Administrator,NHTSA,400Seventh
Street,SW.,Washington,DC20590.
Youcanalsoobtainotherinforma-
tionaboutmotorvehiclesafetyfrom
http://www.safercar.gov.
Yourcarhasthousandsofpartsand
componentswhichhavebeendesigned
andmanufacturedinaccordancewith
Porsche’shighstandardsofengineering
qualityandsafety.
Anyalterationofthevehiclemay
negateorinterferewiththose
safetyfeaturesbuiltintothevehicle.
Modicationsmaybecarriedout
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onyourvehicleonlyifapprovedby
Porsche.
YourPorscheisintendedtobeusedin
asafemannerobeyingthelocallaws
andinthelightofdrivingconditions
facedbyyou,andinaccordancewith
theinstructionsprovidedinthisOwner’s
Manual.
DonotmisuseyourPorscheby
ignoringthoselawsanddrivingcon-
ditions,orbyignoringtheinstruc-
tionsinthismanual.Anyalteration
ormisuseofthevehiclecanleadto
accidentsandsevereorfatalperson
alinjuries.
Thefittingofracingtires(e.g.slicks)
forsportingeventsisnotapprovedby
Porsche.Veryhighcorneringspeeds
canbeachievedwithracingtires.
However,theresultingtransverse
accelerationvalueswouldjeopardize
theadequatesupplyofoiltotheengine.
Porschethereforewillnotaccept
anywarrantyoracceptanyliability
fordamageoccurringasaresultof
non-compliancewiththisprovision.
Regularlycheckyourvehiclefor
signsofdamage.Damagedor
missingaerodynamiccomponents
suchasspoilersorundersidepan-
elsaffectthedrivingbehaviorand
thereforemustbereplacedimmedi-
ately.
Yourcarmayhaveallorsomeofthe
componentsdescribedinthismanual.
Shouldyouhavedifficultyunderstanding
anyoftheexplanationsoffeaturesor
equipmentinstalledinyourvehicle,
contactyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
He/Shewillbegladtoassistyou.Also
checkwithyourdealeronotheravailable
optionsorequipment.
Throughoutthisbooklet,leftisdesignat-
edasthedriver’ssideofthevehicle,and
rightasthepassenger’ssideofthevehi-
cle.
Text,illustrationsandspecificationsin
thismanualarebasedontheinformation
availableatthetimeofprinting.
IthasalwaysbeenPorsche’spolicy
tocontinuouslyimproveitsproducts.
Porsche,therefore,reservesthe
righttomakechangesindesignand
specification,andtomakeadditions
orimprovementsinitsproductwithout
incurringanyobligationtoinstallthemon
productspreviouslymanufactured.
Wewishyoumanymilesofsafeand
pleasurabledrivinginyourPorsche.
Warning!
Foryourownprotectionandlonger
servicelifeofyourcar,please
followalloperatinginstructionsand
specialwarnings.Thesespecial
warningsusethesafetyalertsymbol,
followedbythewordsDanger,
WarningandCaution.These
specialwarningscontainimportant
messagesregardingyoursafety
and/orthepotentialfordamageto
yourPorsche.Ignoringthemcould
resultinseriousmechanicalfailure,
seriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
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Controls,Instruments14-183
ShiftingGear185-191
MobileRoofs193-206
Maintenance,CarCare207-240
PracticalTips,EmergencyService241-294
VehicleIdentication,TechnicalData295-313
Index314-318
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CheckEngineWarningLight
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentpanelcomesonwhentheignitionisfirstturnedonandremainsonbrieflyasabulbcheck.Ifthelightdoesnotcomeon,havethebulbreplacedpromptly.
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-boardcomputercomeonandremainonwhiledriving,itsuggests:
–apotentialenginecontrolproblemandtheneedforsystemserviceor
–animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
–refuelingwithenginerunning.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WARNINGSONTHEINSTRUMENTPANELANDTHEON-BOARDCOMPUTER”onpage134.
Althoughthevehicleisusuallydriveableandwillnotrequiretowing,seeyourdealerforserviceassoonaspossible.
Caution!
IftheCheckenginelightintheinstrumentpanelisashing,severecatalyticconverterdamageandpowerlosswillsoonoccur.ProlongeddrivingwiththeCheckenginelightoncouldcausedamagetotheemissioncontrolsystem.Italsocouldaffectfueleconomyanddriveability.
HavethefaultremediedatthenearestauthorizedPorschedealerimmediately.
Controls,Instruments99

InstrumentpanelOn-boardcomputerTextdisplayonon-boardcomputerMeaning/measure
DepressclutchpedalManualtransmission:Depressclutchpedalwhenstarting.
MoveselectorlevertopositionPorNTiptronicS:ThevehiclecanbestartedonlyintheselectorleverpositionPorN.
DisplayofselectorleverpositionflashesTiptronicemergencyrunHavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
SystemfaultGotoworkshopSeveralsystemsmayhavefailed.Adjustyourdrivingstyle.Reducespeed.HavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
FailureoffuellevelindicatorWorkshopHavethefaultremediedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Serviceinmls/days(km/days)Serviceindicator.Bringthevehicleinforservicenolaterthanafterthedistance/timeshownhaselapsed.Pleaseobservetheadditionalinformationinthe“Maintenance”booklet.
ServicenowServiceindicator.HaveyourvehicleservicedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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A-ToppingupengineoilB-Checkcoolantlevel,topupifnecessary
RearLuggageCompartment
Therefillingpointsforengineoilandcoolantarelocatedbehindtheserviceflapintherearluggagecompartment.
Openingtheserviceap
Opentheflapbypullingthehandhold.
Pleaseobservethechapter”ENGINEOILLEVEL”onpage213.
Pleaseobservethechapter”COOLANTLEVEL”onpage210.
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Compactdiscplayer
Caution!
Toavoiddamagetocompactdiscplayeranddiscs.
Useonlycompactdiscslabeledasshown,havingnodirt,damageorwarpage.
Neverattempttodisassembleoroilanypartoftheplayerunit.Donotinsertanyobjectotherthanadiscintotheslot.Remembertherearenouser-serviceablepartsinsidethecompactdiscplayer.
Donotallowthedisctosustainanyfinger-prints,scrapesorstickersonthesurfaces.Thismaycausepoorsoundquality.Holdthedisconlyontheedgeorcenterhole.
Whennotinuse,takethediscoutoftheplayer,putthediscbackintoitscaseandstoreitawayfromdust,heat,dampanddirectsunlight.Leavingthedisconthedashboardinthesuncandamagethedisc.
Ifthediscgetsdirty,cleanthediscbywipingthesurfacesfromthecentertotheoutsideinaradialdirectionwithasoftcloth.Donotuseaconventionalrecordcleaneroranti-staticrecordpreservative.Disccleanersareavailableinaudiostores.
Antenna
Alwaysunscrewtheexternalantennabeforeusinganautomaticcar-wash.
CarTelephoneandAftermarketAlarms
Importantlegalandsafetyinformation
regardingtheuseofcellulartelephones:
Danger!
Riskofanaccident.Severepersonalinjuryordeathcanresultintheeventofanaccident.Lookingawayfromtheroadorturningyourattentionawayfromyourdrivingcancauseanaccidentandleadtoseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Whenusingyourcellulartelephone,youshouldalways:
Givefullattentiontoyourdriving-pullofftheroadandparkbeforemakingoransweringacalliftrafficconditionssorequire;and
Keepbothhandsonthesteeringwheel-usehands-freeoperation(ifavailable)-pullofftheroadandparkbeforeusingahand-heldtelephone.
Somestatesmayprohibittheuseofcellulartelephoneswhiledrivingavehicle.Checkthelawsandregulationsontheuseofcellulartelephonesintheareaswhereyoudrive.
Itisessentialtoobservetheinstructionsofthetelephonemanufacturerbeforeputtingthetelephoneintooperation.
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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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