A-OpeningfrontluggagecompartmentlidB-Openingrearluggagecompartmentlid
RearLid
Releasingtherearlid
Operatepull-buttonBnexttothedriver’sseatorcorrespondingbuttonoftheremotecontrol.
Openingtherearlid
Caution!
Riskofdamagetothepaintontherearlidifthistouchestheloadtransportedontheroofrackwhenopening.
Onlyopentherearlidifthiscannottouchtheload.
Therearlidcanbeheldopenin2positions.Theluggagecompartmentisilluminatedwhentherespectivelidisopen.
Pleaseobservethechapter”LOADSWITCH-OFFAFTER2HOURSOR7DAYS”onpage259.
Position1:Raiserearliduptopressurepoint.
Position2:Raiserearlidbeyondthepressurepoint.
Closingtherearlid
Pulldowntherearlidonthehandleandallowittofallintothelock.Checkthattherearlidhascorrectlyengagedinthelock.
Warningmessage
Awarningmessageintheon-boardcomputercomesonifthelidsarenotcompletelyclosed.
Fullyclosethelid.
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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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