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Ifyoumustdriveoveracurborotherobstacle,driveslowlyandatanobtuseangle.Exercisecarewhenparkingalongcurbs.
Wheelalignment,wheelbalancing
Asaprecaution,havewheelswithsummertiresbalancedinthespring,andthosewithmudandsnowtiresbeforewinter.Unbalancedwheelsmayaffectcarhandlingandtirelife.Onlythespecifiedweightsmaybeusedforwheelbalancing.Self-adhesiveweightsmustnotcomeintocontactwithcleaningagents,sincetheycoulddropoff.Uneventreadwearindicateswheelimbalance.Inthisevent,thevehicleshouldbecheckedatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Warning!
If,duringatrip,unevenrunningorvibrationsoccurthatcouldbecausedbydamagetotiresorthecar,thespeedmustbereducedimmediately,butwithoutbrakingsharply.Ifyoucontinueyourtripwithouthavingthecauseofthefaultremedied,youmightlosecontrolofyourvehiclewhichcouldcauseseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Stopthevehicleandcheckthetires.
Ifnocauseforthefaultcanbefound,drivecarefullytothenearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
Removingandstoringtires
Afterchanging,adjusttirepressureandtorquewheelboltsdiagonallyto94ft.lb.(130Nm).
Tiresmustalwaysremainonthesamesideofthevehicle.Whenwheelsareremoved,thedirectionofrotationandpositionofeachwheelshouldbemarked.
Example
FR(frontright),FL,RRandRL.
Wheelsmustalwaysbefittedinaccordancewiththeirmarking.
Theperceptionthattiredurabilityandperformanceareimmunetotheeffectsofstorageandageisunfounded.Chemicaladditives,whichmaketherubberelastic,losetheireffectivenessinthecourseoftimeandtherubberbecomesbrittleandcracks.
Therefore,thetiresshouldbeinspectedfromtimetotime.
Note
Undernocircumstancesshouldtiresolderthan6yearsbeusedonyourPorsche.
Theageofthetirecanbeobtainedfromthe“DOT”codenumber.If,forexample,thelastfournumbersread0706,thenthetirewasproducedinthe7thweekof2006.
Storetiresinacoolanddryplace.
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LoadingInformation
Denitions
TheCurbweight-actualweightofyourvehicle-vehicleweightincludingstandardandoptionalequipment,fluidsandemergencytools.Thisweightdoesnotincludepassengersandcargo.
TheGrossVehicleWeightissumofthecurbweightandtheweightofpassengersandcargocombined.
TheGrossVehicleWeightRatingisthemaxi-mumtotalweightofvehicle,passengers,luggageandoptionalequipment.
TheGrossAxleWeightRatingisthemaximumloadlimitforthefrontortherearaxle.Thisinformationislocatedonthesafetycompliancestickerlocatedinthedriver’ssidedoorjamb.
Fordeterminingthecompatibilityofthetireandvehicleloadcapabilities:
Pleaseobservethechapter”TIRES,RIMS,TRACKS”onpage298.
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”onpage240.
Neverexceedthenumberofpassengersshownonthetirepressureplateinthevehicle.
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Determiningthecombinedweightofoccupants
andcargo:
Addtheweightofalloccupantsandthenaddthetotalluggageweight(gure).
Stepsfordeterminingcorrectloadlimit
1.Locatethestatement"ThecombinedweightofoccupantsandcargoshouldneverexceedXXXpounds"onyourvehicle’splacard(dependingonthedateofmanufacture).
2.Determinethecombinedweightofthedriverandpassengerthatwillberidinginyourvehicle.
3.SubtractthecombinedweightofthedriverandpassengerfromXXXkilogramsorXXXpounds.
4.Theresultingfigureequalstheavailableamountofcargoandluggageloadcapacity.Forexample,ifthe"XXX"amountequals400lbs.andtherewillbetwo-150lbpassengersinyourvehicle,theamountofavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacityis100lbs.(400-300(2x150)=100lbs.).
5.Determinethecombinedweightofluggageandcargobeingloadedonthevehicle.ThatweightmaynotsafelyexceedtheavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacitycalculatedinStep4.
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AdjustingHeadlights
Adjustment
Pleaseobservethechapter”REPLACINGBULBS”onpage269.
Pleaseobservethechapter”TIREPRESSUREFORCOLDTIRES”onpage299.
Theadjustmentismadewiththevehiclereadytodriveandthefueltankcompletelyfilled.
Thedriver’sseatmustbeloadedbyapersonora165lbs.(75kg)weightandthetirepressuresmustmeettheprescribedvalues.Afterbeingloaded,
thecarmustberolledafewmeterssothatthesuspensioncansettle.
Forcheckingtheheadlightadjustment,theverticalpositionofthecutoffofthelowbeam(seefig.)hastobeprojectedonaverticalscreen(wall)indistanceof24.6ft.(7.5m)fromthefrontlensoftheheadlamp.Thecorrectpositionofthecutoffis2.0in.(5cm)at24.6ft.or7.5m(0.4°)belowahorizontalline,xin.fromgroundtothecenteroftheheadlamplens.
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VehicleIdentication
Orderingspareparts
Whenorderingsparepartsormakinginquiries,pleasealwaysquotethevehicleidentificationnumber.
Vehicledatabank
Thevehicledatabankisattachedtotheinsideofthe”Maintenance“booklet.Itcontainsallimportantdataaboutyourcar.
Note
Thisdatabankcannotbere-orderedifitislostordamaged.
Thislabelcontainsthefollowinginformation:
1.VehicleIdentificationNo.
2.Type/Typedescription
3.Enginecode/Transmissioncode
4.PaintNo./Interior
5.Optionalequipment
Vehicleidenticationnumber
Position
InaccordancewithFederalSafetyRegulations,thevehicleidentificationnumberofyourcarislocatedatthebottomleftofthewindshieldframeandcanbeseenfromtheoutside.
Thevehicleidentificationnumberisinthefrontluggagecompartmentunderthebatterycoverandatthebottomleftbehindthewindshield.
Removingthebatterycover
Pleaseobservethechapter”BATTERY”onpage262.
Safetycompliancesticker
ThesafetycompliancestickerisyourassurancethatyournewPorschecomplieswithallapplica-bleFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandardswhichwereineffectatthetimethevehiclewasmanufac-tured.
Thestickeralsoshowsthemonthandyearofproductionandthevehicleidentificationnumberofyourcar(perforations)aswellastheGrossVehicleWeightRatingandtheGrossAxleWeightRating.
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DrivingPerformance
AtDINemptyweightandhalfload,withoutperformance-inhibitingextraequipment.
Cayman5–speedmanualtransmission6–speedmanualtransmissionTiptronicS
Toptrackspeed160mph/258km/h162mph/260km/h157mph/253km/h
Acceleration0-60mph5.8seconds5.8seconds6.7seconds
Acceleration0-100km/h(62mph)6.1seconds6.1seconds7.0seconds
CaymanS6–speedmanualtransmissionTiptronicS
Toptrackspeed171mph/275km/h166mph/267km/h
Acceleration0-60mph5.1seconds5.8seconds
Acceleration0-100km/h(62mph)5.4seconds6.1seconds
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Weights
CaymanManualtransmissionTiptronicS
Emptyweight(dependingonequipment)2866lbs.to3131lbs.2998lbs.to3230lbs.
1300kgto1420kg1360kgto1465kg
Maximumgrossweight3571lbs./1620kg3671lbs./1665kg
Maximumaxleload,front1)1709lbs./775kg1709lbs./775kg
Maximumaxleload,rear1)2017lbs./915kg2017lbs./915kg
Maximumusefulload,RoofTransportSystem2)132lbs./60kg132lbs./60kg
CaymanSManualtransmissionTiptronicS
Emptyweight(dependingonequipment)2976lbs.to3153lbs.3064lbs.to3241lbs.
1350kgto1430kg1390kgto1470kg
Maximumgrossweight3594lbs./1630kg3682lbs./1670kg
Maximumaxleload,front1)1709lbs./775kg1709lbs./775kg
Maximumaxleload,rear1)2072lbs./940kg2072lbs./940kg
Maximumusefulload,RoofTransportSystem2)132lbs./60kg132lbs./60kg
Ifadditionalaccessoriesareinstalled,theusefulloadwillbecorrespondinglyless.
1)Themaximumgrossweightmustnotbeexceeded.
2)UseonlyOriginalPorscheRoofTransportSystem
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Dimensions
CaymanPASM
Length172.1in./4372mm
Width70.9in./1801mm
(withdoormirrors)76.3in./1937mm
Height51.4in./1305mm51.0in./1296mm
Wheelbase95.1in./2415mm
Groundclearance1)4.2in./107mm4.1in./103mm
Turningcircle36.4ft./11.1m
CaymanSPASM
Length172.1in./4372mm
Width70.9in./1801mm
(withdoormirrors)76.3in./1937mm
Height51.4in./1305mm51.0in./1296mm
Wheelbase95.1in./2415mm
Groundclearance1)4.1in./104mm3.9in./100mm
Turningcircle36.4ft./11.1m
1)Atmaximumgrossweight.
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