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4.Turnbothturn-locksto”Lockclosed“onthecargopartition.Luggagecover
Theluggagecoverprotectsluggageintherearstorageareafromdirectsunlightandcuriouseyes.
Caution!
Riskofdamagetoluggagecoverfromsharp-edgedorslidingpiecesofluggage.
Alwaysremoveluggagecoverwhenpiecesofluggagecandamagetheluggagecover.
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Removingtheluggagecover
Holdluggagecoverwithonehandandloosenbothturn-locks.Removetheluggagecoverusingbothhands.
Installingtheluggagecover
Placeluggagecoverintothemountingswithbothhands,holditwithonehandandlockbothturn-locks.
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RoofTransportSystem
PleasefollowtheseparateinstructionsforfittingtheRoofTransportSystem.
OnlyuseRoofTransportSystemsfromthePorscheTequipmentproductrangeorRoofTransportSystemswhichhavebeentestedandapprovedforyourcarbyPorsche.Fittingnormalcommerciallyavailableluggageracksisnotpossible.
ThePorscheRoofTransportSystemallowsyoutocarryvarioussportsandhobbyequipment.YourPorschepartnerwillbepleasedtotellyouaboutthevariousdifferentusesoftheRoofTransportSystem.
Caution!
Riskofdamagetothepaintontherearlid.Onlyopentherearlidifthiscannottouchtheload.
CompletelyremovetheRoofTransportSystembeforeusinganautomaticcarwash-riskofdamagetothevehicle!
Donotexceedthemaximumpermittedpayloadof132lbs.(60kg),themaximumpermittedgrossweightandthemaximumpermittedaxleloads.
Pleaseobservethechapter”WEIGHTS”onpage302.
Distributeloadevenly,storingheavyitemsaslowaspossible.Itemsofluggagemustnotprojectbeyondthesideoftheloadarea.
Fixandsecureeveryitemtothebasiccarrierwitharopeorlashingstrap(donotuseelasticrubbertensioners).
Beforeeverytrip,andatregularintervalsduringlongtrips,checkthatRoofTransportSystemandloadaresecure.Re-tightenifnecessaryandsecureadditionallybylocking.
WhentheRoofTransportSystemisloaded,themaximumspeeddependsonthenature,sizeandweightoftheloadbeingcarried.Butneverdrivefasterthan90mph(140km/h).
Withthebasiccarrierfittedandnoload,donotexceedamaximumspeedof110mph(180km/h).
Driving,brakingandsteeringbehaviorchangeduetothehighercenterofgravityandthegreaterwind-resistantarea.Youshouldadaptyourdrivingstyleappropriately.
SincefuelconsumptionandnoiseareincreasedwiththeRoofTransportSystemfitted,itshouldnotremainonthevehicleifnotinuse.
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CoolantLevel
Generalinformationtothecoolant
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage202.
Thecoolingsystemisfilledatthefactorywithapermanentcoolant.Itprovidesyear-roundprotectionfromcorrosionandfreezingdownto-31°F/-35°C.
OnlyuseantifreezeauthorizedbyPorsche.
Checkingcoolantlevel
Theexpansiontankforthecoolantislocatedintherearluggagecompartmentundertheserviceflap.
Checkthecoolantlevelregularlyatthetransparentwindowoftheexpansiontank.
Whentheengineiscoldandthecarislevelthefluidlevelmustliebetweenthe“Min.”and“Max.”markings.
Toppingoffcoolant
Warning!
Dangerofseriouspersonalinjuryordeathfromscalding.Coolantishazardoustoyourhealth,andmaybefatalifswallowed.
Donotopenthecapoftheexpansiontankwhiletheengineishot.
Allowtheenginetocooldownbeforeopeningthecapandprotectyourhands,armsandfacefromanypossibleescapeofhotcoolant.
Keepcoolantoutofchildren’sreach.
Also,keepcoolantawayfromyourpets.Theycanbeattractedtoitshouldtherebeaspill,ortousedcoolantleftinanopencontainer.Coolantcanbedeadlytopetsifconsumed.
Warning!
Riskofdamagefromoverowingcoolant.
Takecarewhiletoppingoffcoolantnottosoiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsofluggage.
1.Switchengineoffandletitcool.
Pleaseobservethechapter”COOLINGSYSTEM”onpage97.
2.Presscatchbuttonontheserviceflapandopenflap.
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EngineOilLevel
Checkingtheoillevel
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage202.
Regularlychecktheoillevelusingtheon-boardcomputerafterthevehicleisrefuelled.
Pleaseobservethechapter”OILDISPLAYANDMEASUREMENTOFTHEENGINEOILLEVEL”onpage131.
Thedifferencebetweentheminimumandmax-imummarksonthesegmentdisplayisapprox.1.2liters.Eachsegmentofthedisplaycorre-spondstoapprox.0.4liter.
Toppingoffengineoil
Warning!
Engineoilishazardoustoyourhealthandmaybefatalifswallowed.
Keepengineoiloutofchildren’sreach.
Warning!
Usedengineoilcontainschemicalsthathavecausedcancerinlaboratoryanimals.
Alwaysprotectyourskinbywashingthorough-lywithsoapandwater.
Caution!
Riskofdamagefromoverowingengineoil.
Takecarewhilecheckingandtoppingupengineoilnottosoiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsofluggage.
Theoilinletopeningisintherearluggagecompart-mentundertheserviceflap.1.Theon-boardcomputerindicateshowmuchoilmustbeadded.
2.Presscatchbuttonontheserviceflapandopenflap.
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BrakeFluidLevel
Useofbrakeuid
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage202.
Useonlynew(unused)OriginalPorschebrakeuid.
Warning!
Brakeuidishazardoustoyourhealth,andmaybefatalifswallowed.Brakeuidalsoattackspaintwork.
Keepbrakefluidoutofchildren’sreach.
Takecarewhiletoppingoffbrakefluidnottosoiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsofluggage.Checkingthebrakeuidlevel
Thereservoirforthehydraulicbrakingandclutchsystemsisinthefrontluggagecompartment.
1.OpenandremovecoverflapA.
2.Regularycheckthebrake-fluidlevelonthetransparentexpansiontankthroughthewindowB.Thefluidlevelshouldalwaysliebetweenthe“Min”and“Max”marks.
Aslightdecreaseinthefluidlevelduetowearandautomaticreadjustmentofthediscbrakesisnormal.If,however,thefluidlevelfallsmarkedlyorbelowthe“Min”mark,thebrakingsystemmayhavedevelopedaleak.
HavethebrakingsystemcheckedimmediatelyatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Changingthebrakeuid
Brakefluidabsorbsmoisturefromtheairovertime.Thisaccumulationofwaterlowerstheboilingpointand,undercertainoperatingconditions,canaffectthebrakingperformance.Thereforehavethebrakefluidchangedinaccordance
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FuelEconomy
Fueleconomywillvarydependingonwhere,whenandhowyoudrive,optionalequipmentinstalled,andthegeneralconditionofyourcar.Acartunedtospecicationsandcorrect-lymaintained,willhelpyoutoachieveoptimalfueleconomy.
Haveyourvehicletunedtospecifications.Aircleanershouldbedirtfreetoallowproperengine“breathing”.Batteryshouldbefullycharged.Wheelsshouldbeproperlyaligned.Tiresshouldbeinflatedtothecorrectpres-sure.
Alwaysmonitoryourfuelconsumption.
Drivesmoothly,avoidabruptchangesinspeedasmuchaspossible.
Avoidjackrabbitstartsandsuddenstops.
Donotdrivelongerthannecessaryinthelowergears.Shiftingintoahighergearearlywithoutluggingtheenginewillhelpsavefuel.
Prolonged“warmup”idlingwastesgas.Startthevehiclejustbeforeyouarereadytodrive.Accelerateslowlyandsmoothly.
Switchofftheengineifstationaryforlongerperiods(trafficlights,jams,levelcrossings).
Anyadditionalweightcarriedinthevehiclereducesfueleconomy.Alwayskeepcargotoaminimumandremoveallunnecessaryitems.
Organizeyourtripstotakeinseveralerrandsinonetrip.
Allelectricalaccessoriescontributetoincreasedfuelconsumption.
Onlyswitchontheairconditioningwhennecessary.
TheEPAestimatedmilespergallon(mpg)istobeusedforcomparisonpurposes,actualmileagemaybedifferentfromtheestimatedmpg,dependingonyourdrivingspeed,weatherconditionsandtriplength.Youractualhighwaymileagewillprobablybelessthantheestimatedmpg.
Pleaseobservealllocalandnationalspeedlimits.
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WasherFluid
Capacity
–Withoutheadlightcleaningsystem:approxi-mately2.6quarts(2.5liters).
–Withheadlightcleaningsystem:approximately6.3quarts(6liters).
Washeruid
Thereservoir,withabluescrewcap,isinthefrontluggagecompartment,totherearleft.
Cleanwaterisgenerallynotenoughtocleanthewindshieldandheadlights.Dependingontheseason,mixthewaterwiththeappropriateadditives.Followtheinstructionsforthemixtureratio.
Onlyusewindowcleanerconcentratewhichmeetsthefollowingrequirements.
–Dilutability1:100
–Phosphate-free
–Suitableforplasticheadlightlenses.
WerecommendwindowcleanerconcentratesapprovedbyPorsche.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleasedtoadviseyou.
Summerlling
Water+windowcleanerconcentrateatthemixingratioindicatedonthecontainer.
Winterlling
Water+antifreezeprotection+windowcleanerconcentrateatthemixingratioindicatedonthecontainer.
Pleasenotealltheinformationonthecontain-ersofthewindowcleanerconcentrateortheantifreezeprotection.
Addingwasheruid
1.Pleasenotealltheinformationontherefillcontainerofthecleaningagent.
2.Opencapofthewasher-fluidreservoir(arrow).
3.Addwasherfluidandclosecapproperly.
Donotuseenginecoolantanti-freezeoranyothersolutionthatcandamagethecar’spaint,inthewasherreservoir.
Warninglight
Iflessthan0.52quarts(0.5liter)remains,awarningmessageappearsontheon-boardcomputer.
Addwasherfluid.
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