jack points PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2003 4.G Owners Manual
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LiftingtheVehiclewithaLifting
PlatformorGarageLift
Thecarmustberaisedonlyattheillustrated
jackingpoints.Seechapter"ChangingWheels".
Liftingatanyotherplacemaydamagethe
vehicleormayresultinpersonalinjury.
A.Caution!
Riskofseriousdamagetotheengineor
thevehicle.
I>Neverliftthevehiclebytheengine,trans-
missionoraxles.
I>Don'tdamageanysensitivecomponentsin
thevicinityofthejackingpoints.
Platfonn
lift
Beforethecarisdrivenontoaliftingplatform,
itmustbeensuredthatthereisenoughspace
betweentheliftingplatformandthevehicle.
Garagelift
Agarageliftmustbeusedonlyattheillustrated
jackingpoints.
Jackingatanyotherplacemaydamagethe
vehicleormayresultinpersonalinjury.
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ChangingWheels
A
Warning!
Failure
to
followtheseinstructionsmayre-
sultinseriouspersonalinjuriestoyouorto
bystanders.
Beforechangingthewheel
I>Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistance
offtheroad.
Turntheemergencyflasheron
anduseotherwarningdevicestoalertother
motorists.
I>Donotparkyourvehiclewhereitmaycontact
drygrass,brushorotherflammablema-
terials.Thehotpartsoftheexhaustsystem
could
set
suchmaterialsonfire,thereby
causingbothpropertydamageandsevereor
fatalphysicalinjury.
I>
Passengersmustnotremaininthevehicle
whenitisjacked
up.
I>Before
youchangeawheel,besurethe
groundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,usea
boardunderthejacktoensurethatthejack
doesnotsinkintotheground.
I>Setthe
parkingbrakeandblockthewheels
oppositetheflattireontheothersideofthe
vehicle.
While
operatingthejack
I>The
jackisonlytobeusedforchanginga
wheel.Donotuseitasasupporttowork
underthecar.
I>Thecarmustbejackeduponlyattheillus-
tratedjackingpoints.
Liftingatanyotherplacemaydamagetheve-
hicleormayresultinpersonalinjury.
Neverjackthecarupbythebodyorthe
bumpers.
I>Forsafety
reasonsdonotusetireinflating
bottles.
Donotusecommerciallyavailablesealant
bottles.
Sequence
ofoperation
A
Warning!
Thejackmustbeusedonlytoraisethecar
forwheelchanging.
Thejackmustneverbeusedasasupport
toworkunderneaththevehicle.Ifthejack
isaccidentallydislodged,youorbystanders
couldsufferseverepersonalinjury.
I>Neverjackupothervehiclesorotherloads
withthejack.
I>Alwaysplacethecaronstablesupportsifyou
havetoworkunderit.
Whenworkingunderthevehicle,alwaysuse
safetystandsspecificallydesignedforthis
purpose.
Pleaseuseasuitablekneeresttoprotectyour
clothingagainstsoiling.
I>I>I>
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Jackingpointforfrontwheelchange
1.Slightlyloosenthewheelboltsofthewheel
tobechanged.
2.Setupjackonlyatthepointsprovided.
Thejackfootmustbeincontactoverits
wholearea.
Useasuitablesupportifnecessary.
3.Holdjackstillandwinditupuntilitshead
entersthejackingpointonthecar.
Onlyjackcarupuntilthewheeltobe
changediscompletelyofftheground.
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Jackingpointforrearwheelchange
4.Removetopwheelboltandscrewinassem-
blyaidfromthetoolkit.
Removetheremainingwheelbolts.
5.Changewheel.
6.Pleasenotechapter"Wheelbolts".
Insertfourwheelboltsandtightenbyhand.
Removeassemblyaid,screwinremaining
bolt.
Initiallytightenscrewsindiagonallyopposite
sequencesothatthewheeliscentered.
Referto"Spacerrings"and"Collapsiblespare
wheel"ifnecessary.
Screwinginassemblyaid
7.Lowercarandremovejack.
8.Tightenwheelboltsindiagonallyopposite
sequence.
Importantnote
Immediatelyafterchangingawheel,adjustthe
tirefillingpressure(refertoPage5)andusea
torquewrenchtochecktheprescribedtighte-
ningtorqueofthewheelbolts(130Nm).