2007 PORSCHE CAYMAN Tire

Afterdrivingoffroad,examinetiresforsignsofdamagesuchascuts,tears,bulgesorforeignobjectsstuckinthetread.Replaceadamagedtireifnecessary.
Crosscurbedgesslowlyandatrightanglesifpossible.Avoiddrivingoversteeporsharpcurbs.
Incasesofdoubt,havethewheel(particularlytheinnerside)checkedbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Tirereplacements
Ifindoubt,contactyourPorschedealer.UseonlytiremakesandtypesapprovedbyPorsche.
IfyoudonotuseaPorscherecommendedreplacementtire,makesurethatyoupur-chaseyournewtiresfromareputabletiredealerandthatthedealercomplieswithallmanufacturerswarningsforthosetires.
Onlytireswiththesamemakeandwiththesamespecicationcode(e.g.“N0”,“N1”...)canbemounted.
Beforemountingnewtires,checkwithyourPorschedealeraboutthecurrentreleasestatus.
Usetireswith“ZR”qualitystandards.Therearecurrentlynostandardsconcerningtirestrengthatspeedsabove150mph(240km/h).
Tiresshouldbereplacednolessthanononeaxleatthetime.Onlytiresofthesamemakeandtypemustbeused.Mixedtiresarenotpermissible.
Initially,newtiresdonothavetheirfulltraction.Youshouldthereforedriveatmoderatespeedsduringthefirst60-120miles(100-200km).
Ifnewtiresareinstalledonlyononeaxle,anoticeablechangeinhandlingoccursduetothedifferenttreaddepthoftheothertires.Thishappensespeciallyifonlyreartiresarereplaced.However,thisconditiondisappearsasthenewtiresarebrokenin.
Pleaseadjustyourdrivingstyleaccordingly.
Installationofnewtiresshouldonlybedonebyaqualifiedtiretechnician.
Valves
Rubbervalvestemsmustbereplacedeverytimeatireisreplaced.Formetalvalves,theinstallationandreplacementinstructionsmustbeobserved.
UseonlygenuinePorschemetalvalves.
Protectthevalveinsertsagainstsoilingwithvalvecaps.Soiledvalveinsertscancauseagraduallossofair.
Useonlyplasticvalvecaps.
Parkingatthecurb
Warning!
Hardimpactsagainstcurbs(ortrafcislands)aredangerousandmaycausehiddentiredamagewhichisnotnoticeableuntillater.Suchdamagecanresultinaccidentsathighspeedscausingseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Dependingontheforceofimpact,theedgeoftherimcanalsobedamaged.
Ifyouareindoubt,havethewheelcheckedbyanexpert,particularlyifyoususpectdamageontheinside.
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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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Snowtires
Forabettergriponsnowandice,useradialM+Stireswithstuds.CheckwithyourlocalMotorVehicleBureauforpossiblerestrictions.
Danger!
Riskoflossofcontrolanddamagetothevehicleaswellasseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Thestandardtiresproleandrubbermixtureareoptimizedforwetanddrydrivingconditions,andmaynotprovefavorableforsnowconditions.
ThereforeinstallM+Stiresbeforedrivinginsuchconditions.
Beforemountingsnowtires,consultwithyourPorschedealer.Hehasthetechnicalinformationnecessarytoadviseyouonwheelandtirecompatibility.
Snowtiresshouldhavethesameloadcapacityasoriginalequipmenttiresandshouldbemountedonallfourwheels.Snowtireswithstudsshouldberunatmoderatespeedswhennewinordertogivethestudstimetosettle.
Danger!
Tireswithbadlyworntreadsandstudsareverydangerousandcouldcauseaccidentsresultinginseriouspersonalinjuriesordeath.
Makesuretheyarereplacedimmediately.
Donotdriveavehicleequippedwithsnowtiresatprolongedhighspeed.Snowtiresdonothavethesamedegreeoftractionondry,wetorsnowfreeroadsasanormaltire.Furthermore,snowtireswearrapidlyundertheseconditions.
Complywithallstateandlocallawsgoverningsnowtireandtreaddepthrequirements.
Danger!
Riskofaccidentandseriouspersonalinjuryordeathduetoexcessivespeed.
Alwayscheckthemaximumspeedratingonthetiresidewallonanytireonthevehicle.
Neverexceedthemaximumspeedratingofthetires.
Fitwintertirestobothaxleswellbeforethecoldseasonbegins.YourauthorizedPorschedealerwillbepleasedtoadviseyou.
Maintenancenote
Werecommendfittingwintertiresonthevehicleattemperaturesbelow45°F(7°C).
Wintertireslosetheirtractioncapabilitywhentheirtreaddepthfallsbelow5/32in.(4mm).
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Snowchains
Caution!
Riskofdamagetobody,axleorbrakecompo-nents.
Fitsnowchainsonlytotherearwheels,andonlywiththetire/rimcombinationlistedintheTechnicalData.Toensureadequateclearancebetweenchainandbody,Porscherecommendsonlytheuseoffine-linkchainssuchasthoseapprovedbyPorsche.
Followinstructionsissuedbythesupplierofthechains.
Differentstatesandcountrieshavevaryingstatutoryrequirementsregardingmaximumspeed.Checkwithlocalauthoritiesforpossiblerestrictions.
Removechainsassoonastheroadsarefreeoficeandsnow.
Fittingsnowchains
Theuseofsnowchainsisnotpermittedwhen5mmspacersaremounted.
Caution!
Riskofdamagetothewheelhousingsifthe5mmspacersarenotremovedbeforettingsnowchains.
Topermitthefittingofsnowchains,havethe5mmspacersremovedonall4wheels.
Tofit/removethespacers:PleaseconsultanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Pleaseobservethechapter”SPACERS”onpage257.
Tiredesignations
Duetonewspeedandloadratingsforradialtires,newdesignationshavecomeintoforceforsnowtiresforyourPorsche.
ThedesignationtobeusedforZRtiresise.g.,265/40ZR18(Z=codeletterforradialtiresforspeedsabove150mph/240km/h).
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ExampleofInscription
Inscriptiononradialtire
ATiresize
Example:P265/40ZR18101Y
–P-ThetireisdesignedforPassengervehicle.Thisinformationisnotincludedonalltires.
–265-Indicationoftirewidthinmm
–40-Indicationoftireheighttotirewidthratioinpercent
–ZR-codeletterforradialtiresforspeedsabove150mph/240km/h.Therearecur-rentlynostandardsconcerningtirestrengthatspeedsabove150mph(240km/h).
–R-Belttypecodeletterforradial
–18-Indicationofrimdiameterininches
–101-Loadcapacitycoefficient
–Y-Speedcodeletter
–XL(ExtraLoad)-Tirewithincreasedloadrating
BTIN(TireIdenticationNumber)
Example:DOTxxxxxxxxxxxx
–DOTTheDOTsymbolindicatesthatthetirescomplywiththerequirementsoftheUSDepartmentofTransportationandprovidesinformationabout:
–firsttwo-digitcodemeansmanufacture’sidentificationmark.
–secondtwo-digitcodemeanstiresize.
–thirdfour-digitcodemeanstiretypecode.
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–fourthfour-digitcodemeansdateofmanu-facture.If,forexample,thelastfournumbersread0204,thetirewasproducedinthe2ndweekof2004.
CTireplycompositionandmaterial
Thenumberoflayersinthetreadandsidewallsandtheirmaterialcomposition.
DMaximumpermissibleinationpressure
Themaximumpermissiblecoldinflationpressuretowhichatirecanbeinflated.
Donotexceedthepermissibleinflationpressure.
EMaximumLoadrating
Themaximumloadinkilogramsandpoundscanbecarriedbythetire.Ifyoureplacetiresalwaysuseatirethathasthesamemaximumloadratingasthefactoryinstalledtire.
FRadial
Theidentificationindicatesifthetirehasradialstructure.
GTermoftubelessortubetire
Identificationfortubelesstires.
Speedcodeletter
Thespeedcodeletterindicatesthemaximumpermissiblespeedforthetire.Thiscodeletterisshownonthetiresidewall.
T=upto118mph(190km/h)
H=upto131mph(210km/h)
V=upto150mph(240km/h)
W=upto167mph(270km/h)
Y=upto186mph(300km/h)
Tipondriving
TireswithamaximumspeedratingthatislowerthanthespecifiedmaximumvehiclespeedmaybemountedonlyiftheybearanM+Sidentificationonthetiresidewall.
Pleasenotethatinadditiontothewintertires,all-seasonandall-terraintiresarealsosubjecttospeedlimitsandbearthisidentification.
Inscriptiononlightalloywheels
Maintenancenote
Protectthevalveinsertsagainstsoilingwithvalvecaps.Useonlyplasticvalvecaps.Soiledvalveinsertscancauseagraduallossofair.
A-RimwidthininchesB-Rim-angecontourcodeletterC-Symbolfordrop-centerrimD-RimdiameterininchesE-DoublehumpF-Rimoffsetinmm
Noteonoperation
TherimwidthininchesAandtherimoffsetFarevisiblefromtheoutside.Thisinformationcanbefoundnearthetirevalve.
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Denitions
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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FlatTire
Generalinformation
Warning!
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionsmayresultinseriouspersonalinjuryordeathtoyouortobystanders.
Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistanceofftheroad.Turntheemergencyflasheronanduseotherwarningdevicestoalertothermotorists.Settheparkingbrake.
Donotparkyourvehiclewhereitmaycontactdrygrass,brushorotherflammablematerials.Thehotpartsoftheexhaustsystemcouldsetsuchmaterialsonfire,therebycausingbothpropertydamageandseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Atiresealantandcompressorwithpressuretesterarelocatedinthetoolboxintheluggagecompartment.
PleaseobservethesafetyandoperatinginstructionsonthespecialsealantbottlewithaspecialPorschepartnumberandonthecompressor-theseareessential.
Caution!
Sealingthetirewiththetirerepairkitisonlyanemergencyrepair.Evenwiththetireair-tight,itmaybeusedonlyforshorttripsinanemergency.Themaximumpermittedspeedis50mph(80km/h).
Donotusecommerciallyavailablesealantortireinflatingbottles.Useonlythetiresealantlocatedintheluggagecompartment.
Warning!
Riskofaccidentresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Havetiresreplacedbyaspecialistworkshopassoonaspossible.
Avoidhardaccelerationandhighcorneringspeeds.
A-FillerbottleB-Fillerhose
Tiresealant
Usage
Thetiresealantcanbeusedtosealsmallcuts,especiallyinthetiretread.
Sealingthetirewiththetiresealantisonlyanemergencyrepair,soyoucandrivetothenextworkshop.Evenwiththetireair-tight,itmaybeusedonlyforshorttripsinanemergency.
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