Service intervals PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2007 5.G Owners Manual

RolloverProtectionSystem
FunctionoftheRolloverProtection
System
TheRolloverProtectionSystemontheCabrioletconsistsoftwosupplementalsafetybarsthattogetherwiththefrontwindshieldframehelptocreateoccupantsurvivalspaceincaseofrollover.Becauseoftheextremeandunpredictableforceswhichcanbeencounteredinarollover,itisnotpossibletoguaranteethatoccupantswillbeprotectedfromallcontactwithexteriorobjectsortheground.However,theRolloverProtectionSystemisdesignedtomaintaintheoccupantsurvivalspace.
Theprotectivedevicesarelocatedbehindeachrearseatandrapidlydeploywithinafractionofasecond.TheRolloverProtectionSystemisactivatedautomaticallyintheeventofanaccidentorextremedrivingsituation.Ifnecessary,theseat-belttensionerswillbeactivated.
Pleaseobservethechapter”BELTTENSION-ER”onpage48.
Theycandeployunder:
–Extremetiltingofthevehicle.
–Lossofgroundcontact(e.g.Goingoverthecrestofahillathighspeed).
Danger!
Riskofdeathorseriousinjury.
Donotblockareaofsupplementalsafetybarswithobjects.Intheeventofadeploymentevent,suchobjectscouldpotentiallypreventsuchdeploymentfromoccuring,orsuchobjectscouldimpactthecaroccupantsathighspeed.
DonottamperwithorworkonwiringandorcomponentsofRolloverProtectionSystem.
AllworkregardingthissystemmustbecarriedoutbyyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
Checkfunctionsandperiodicserviceintervalsaccordingtomaintenanceschedule(seeyourauthorizedPorschedealer).
Danger!
Toavoiddamagetotheconvertibletop:
Ifthesupplementalsafetybarsareextendedforanyreason,donotopenorcloseconverti-bletop.
Warninglight
FaultsintheRolloverProtectionSystemareindi-catedbytheairbagwarninglightintheinstrument
panel.Extensionofthesupplementalsafetybarsisnolongerensured.
SeeyourauthorizedPorschedealerimmedi-atelyandhavethefaultremedied.
Loweringthesupplementalsafetybars
afterdeployment
HavethisworkperformedbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
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