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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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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