Maintenance,CarCare
ExerciseExtremeCautionwhenWorkingonyourVehicle.......................................................208WiperBlades..............................................209CoolantLevel..............................................210EngineOil...................................................212EngineOilLevel...........................................213EngineOilRecommendation.........................215BrakeFluidLevel.........................................217FuelEconomy.............................................219OperatingyourPorscheinotherCountries.....220Fuel...........................................................221Portablefuelcontainers...............................223FuelRecommendations................................224EmissionControlSystem.............................225HowEmissionControlWorks........................226FuelEvaporationControl..............................227WasherFluid...............................................228PowerSteering...........................................229Filter..........................................................230AutomaticTransmissionFluid........................231ManualTransmissionOil...............................232CarCareInstructions...................................233
Maintenance,CarCare207
AutomaticTransmissionFluid
ThetorqueconverterandthetransmissionarelubricatedwithAutomaticTransmissionFluid(ATF).Thefinaldriverequirestransmissionoil.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage306.
DonottowthecarorruntheenginewithoutATFinthetransmission.Theautomatictransmissionmaybedamagedbyevenatinyspeckofdirt,onlyacleanfunnelorspoutmustbeusedwhenaddingATF.
TheATFandtransmissionoilhastobecheckedandchangedattheintervalslistedinyourMainte-nanceSchedule.
WerecommendthatyouhavetheATFandtrans-missionoilchangedatyourPorschedealer,whohastherequiredlubricantsandthenecessaryfillingequipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakinthetransmission,haveyourauthorizedPorschedealercheckitoutimmediately.
Maintenance,CarCare231
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
306VehicleIdentification,TechnicalData
Track.........................................................301Transmission..............................186,299,300Fluid....................................231,232,306Trunkentrapment................................170,171Turnsignals..........................................93,146
UUndercoating......................................225,237
VValves........................................................248Vanitymirror.................................................48VehicleCare....................................................233Databank.............................................296Identificationnumber.............................296Puttingintooperation............................270Washing...............................................233Ventilation..................................................155Vents.................................................152,155Viscosity,engineoil.....................................215
WWarningmessages......................................134Washerfluid........................................228,306Washerlever...............................................147Washing.....................................................233Weights......................................................308WelcomeHomeFunction..............................144Wheel.................................238,243,301,302Bolts..............................................22,260Changing.............................................261
Checkingpressure................................262Inscription............................................252Loadinginformation..............................254Pressureplate......................................297Sidewall...............................................252Size.....................................................252Tirepressure........................................244Tiresealant..........................................256Windows.................................31,34,194,236Washernozzles.....................................147Washersystem.............................228,306Windshieldwipers................................147,209Replacing.............................................209Windstop....................................................201WinterdrivingJumpercables......................................274WinteroperationBattery................................................270Coolant................................................210Seals...................................................237Snowchains.........................................251Tires....................................................250Washerfluid..........................................228Wiperblades........................................209
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