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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!
Riskofdamagefromoverowingengineoil.
Takecarewhilecheckingandtoppingupengineoilnottosoiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsofluggage.
Theoilinletopeningisintherearluggagecompart-mentundertheserviceflap.1.Theon-boardcomputerindicateshowmuchoilmustbeadded.
2.Presscatchbuttonontheserviceflapandopenflap.
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EngineOilRecommendation
Recommendedoilviscosityrangesdependentonambienttemperatures
AmbienttemperatureseasonalSAEViscosityRangeengineoils
generallyabove-13°F/-25°CSAE0W-40,5W-40,5W-50approvedbyPorsche
generallybelow-13°F/-25°CSAE0W-40approvedbyPorsche
Suitableoilsare:
UseonlyengineoilstestedandapprovedbyPorsche(Porscheapprovallist).YourathorizedPorschedealerwillbepleasedtoadviseyou.
Youwillfindastickerintheserviceflapwhichprovidesinformation(manufacturer)abouttheinitialfactoryfillingofyourengine.
Generallyyoucanfindthemanufacturersuggestionsontheoilcontainersorasabulletinonthemarket.
Oilchange
TheengineoilhastobechangedattheintervalslistedinyourMaintenanceSchedule.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage301.
WerecommendthatyouhavetheengineoilchangedatyourPorschedealer,whohastherequiredoilsandthenecessaryfillingequipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakintheenginehaveyourdealercheckitoutimmediately.
Allcurrentengineoilsarecompatiblewitheachother,i.e.whenmakinganoilchangeitisnotnecessarytoflushtheengineifyouwishtouseadifferentbrandorgradeofoil.Since,however,eachbrandofoilhasaspecialcomposition,
youshould,ifpossible,usethesameoilbrandifitbecomesnecessarytotopupbetweenoilchanges.
Porscheengineshavelongintervalsbetweenoilchanges.Youcanmakebestuseoftheselongoilchangeintervalsbyusingmultigradeoilssincethesearelargelyindependentofseasonalfluctuationsintemperature.
Ifyourvehicleisusedfrequentlyinstop-and-gotrafficincoldweather,theenginewillnotalwaysbecompletelywarmedup.Condensationfromproductsofcombustionmayaccumulateintheoil.Inthiscase,itisadvisabletochangetheoilmorefrequentlysothatyourengineonceagainhas100%efficientoil.
Engineoilperformanceclass
Engineoilisnotonlyalubricant,butalsoservestokeeptheengineclean,toneutralizethedirtwhichpenetratesintotheenginethroughcombustionandtoprotecttheengineagainstcorrosion.Toperformthesefunctions,theoilisprovidedwithadditiveswhichhavebeenspeciallydevelopedforthesefunctions.Theefficiencyofanoilisexpressed,forexample,bytheAPI,ILSACorACEAclassifications.
Viscosity
Likeallliquids,engineoilisviscouswhencold,andthin-bodiedwhenwarm.TheviscosityofanoilisexpressedbyitsSAEclass.Forcoldviscosity(mesuredattemperaturesbelow32°F/0°C)
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BrakeFluidLevel
Useofbrakeuid
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage202.
Useonlynew(unused)OriginalPorschebrakeuid.
Warning!
Brakeuidishazardoustoyourhealth,andmaybefatalifswallowed.Brakeuidalsoattackspaintwork.
Keepbrakefluidoutofchildren’sreach.
Takecarewhiletoppingoffbrakefluidnottosoiltheluggagecompartmentoritemsofluggage.Checkingthebrakeuidlevel
Thereservoirforthehydraulicbrakingandclutchsystemsisinthefrontluggagecompartment.
1.OpenandremovecoverflapA.
2.Regularycheckthebrake-fluidlevelonthetransparentexpansiontankthroughthewindowB.Thefluidlevelshouldalwaysliebetweenthe“Min”and“Max”marks.
Aslightdecreaseinthefluidlevelduetowearandautomaticreadjustmentofthediscbrakesisnormal.If,however,thefluidlevelfallsmarkedlyorbelowthe“Min”mark,thebrakingsystemmayhavedevelopedaleak.
HavethebrakingsystemcheckedimmediatelyatanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Changingthebrakeuid
Brakefluidabsorbsmoisturefromtheairovertime.Thisaccumulationofwaterlowerstheboilingpointand,undercertainoperatingconditions,canaffectthebrakingperformance.Thereforehavethebrakefluidchangedinaccordance
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Fuel
Generalinformation
Warning!
Fuelishighlyammableandharmfultohealth.
Fire,openflameandsmokingareprohibitedwhenhandlingfuel.
Avoidcontactwithskinorclothing.
Donotinhalefuelvapors.
Warning!
Topreventdamagetotheemissioncontrolsystemandengine:
Neverdrivethetankcompletelyoutoffuel.
Avoidhighcorneringspeedsafterthewarninglightshavecomeon.
Pleaseobservethechapter”FUELECONOMY”onpage214.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMISSIONCONTROLSYSTEM”onpage220.
Pleaseobservethechapter”FUEL”onpage99.
Checkenginewarninglight
Ifthewarninglightsintheinstrumentpanelandon-boardcomputercomeonandremainonwhiledriving,itsuggests:
–animproperlyfastenedtankcapor
–refuelingwithenginerunning.
Openingthellerap
Thefilleropeningisunderthefillerflapinthefrontrightfender.
Withthevehicleunlocked,pressonthefrontpartofthefillerflap(arrow)toopentheflap.
Thefillerflapiscentrallylockedalongwiththeotherlocks.
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Ifthereisadefectintheautomaticunlocking
system:
Openthepassengerdoor.
Pulltheringintheright-handdooraperture(arrow).
Refueling
Fueltankcapacity
Thefuelfillingcapacityisapprox.16.9U.S.gal-lons/64liters.
Porschedoesnotrecommendtheuseoffueladditives.
Fuelishighlyammableandharmfultohealth.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage301.
Procedure
1.Important:Stoptheengineandswitchofftheignition.
2.Slowlyunscrewthetankcap.Hangthetankcapontheplasticstrapofthefillerflap.
3.Insertfuel-hosenozzlefullyintothefillerneckwiththehandleofthefuel-hosenozzlefacingdown.
4.Donotaddfurtherfueloncethecorrectlyoperatedautomaticfuel-hosenozzlehasswitchedoff.Fuelcouldsprayorcouldrunoverinwarmtemperatures.
5.Replacethetankcapimmediatelyafterrefuelingandturnituntilyouhearitandfeelitengage.
Ifyoulosethetankcap,youmustreplaceitonlywithanoriginalparttoreducethepossibilityofareintheeventofacollision.
Note
Theoillevelisautomaticallymeasuredduringrefuelling.
Pleaseobservethechapter”OILDISPLAYANDMEASUREMENTOFTHEENGINEOILLEVEL”onpage131.
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PowerSteering
Warning!
Riskofaccidentresultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Whentheengineisstopped(e.g.whenbeingtowed)orthehydraulicsystemfails,thereisnoassistanceforsteering.Therefore,substantiallymoreforcewillhavetobeexertedinordertosteer.
Exercisegreatcarewhenbeingtowed.
HavethefaultremediedatyournearestauthorizedPorschedealer.
Note
Theflownoiseheardatfullsteeringlockissystemrelatedanddoesnotindicateadefectinthesteeringsystem.
Checkinghydraulicuid
Thereservoirisintheenginecompartment.
Regularcheckingofhydraulicfluidispartofservicing.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage202.
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AutomaticTransmissionFluid
ThetorqueconverterandthetransmissionarelubricatedwithAutomaticTransmissionFluid(ATF).Thefinaldriverequirestransmissionoil.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage301.
DonottowthecarorruntheenginewithoutATFinthetransmission.Theautomatictransmissionmaybedamagedbyevenatinyspeckofdirt,onlyacleanfunnelorspoutmustbeusedwhenaddingATF.
TheATFandtransmissionoilhastobecheckedandchangedattheintervalslistedinyourMainte-nanceSchedule.
WerecommendthatyouhavetheATFandtrans-missionoilchangedatyourPorschedealer,whohastherequiredlubricantsandthenecessaryfillingequipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakinthetransmission,haveyourauthorizedPorschedealercheckitoutimmediately.
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ManualTransmissionOil
ThetransmissionoilhastobecheckedandchangedattheintervalslistedinyourMaintenanceSchedule.
Pleaseobservethechapter”CAPACITIES”onpage301.
WerecommendthatyouhavethetransmissionoilchangedatyourPorschedealer,whohastherequiredlubricantsandthenecessaryfillingequipment.
Ifyoususpectanoilleakinthetransmission,haveyourauthorizedPorschedealercheckitoutimmediately.
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