emergency towing PORSCHE 911 GT3 2004 5.G Owners Manual

PracticalTIps,Emergency Service

Caution 140
Tires;Wheels 141
Lifting theVehicle 148
Flat Tire 149
Wheel Bolts 150
Electrical System 152
Battery , ,155
Emergency StartingwithJumper Cables 160
Lights, Replacing Bulbs 162
Headlights , "164
Adjusting Headlights 175
Towing 177
Practical Tips,Emergency Service

Towing
Certain statestatutes andlocal ordinances prohib-

it
towing withachain, ropeoreven atow bar.
In addition, damagetoyour vehicle mayresult
from improper procedures.
Consult yourauthorized Porschedealerforde-
tails.

Vehicle towing

Flat bed towing isthe preferred typeoftowing to
be used onPorsche vehicles.
Under certain circumstances, wheelliftsmay be
used when thevehicle willnotroll.

The vehicle mustbetowed withallfour
wheels offthe ground, otherwise damageto
the vehicle mayresult.

Towing eye

The towing eyeiscontained inthe tool kit.

A
Caution!
Risk ofdamage tothe vehicle.

'" Use thetowing eyeonly foranemergency to
remove thevehicle offthe road. Thetowing
eye isto be used onlytopull thevehicle onto
the flat bed, tractor ortowing aparatus ifthe
vehicle willrollfreely. Undernocircumstances
is the vehicle tobe secured usingthetowing
eye. '"
Never usethetowing eyetotow thisorany
other vehicle.

Front mounting

1. Carefully removetheplastic capbeside the
license platewithascrew driver.
2. Screw thetowing eyeintothehole.
Rear
mounting

1. Remove licenseplate.
2. Carefully removetheplastic capbetween the
bumpers withascrew driver.
3. Screw thetowing eyeintothehole.

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Pulling vehicle ontoflatbed

1. Position wooden rampsatthe base ofthe flat
bed toreduce theangle ofthe pull.
2. Reel inthe hoist cable andcheck theunderside
of the vehicle forany interference.
Practical Tips,Emergency Service
Tieing
downvehicle onflat bed

1. Carefully feedtowing strapsthrough theopen-
ing inthe
rear wheels.

Make suremetal partsofstraps donot dam-
age rim.
Make surethestrap isflat over therim bead.
Make surebrake backing plateisnot dam-
aged.
2. Secure strapstorear offlat bed.
3. Reel inhoist cable onlyfarenough totension
tie-down straps. 4.
Carefully feedtowing strapsthrough theopen-
ing inthe
front wheels.

Make suremetal partsofstraps donot dam-
age rim.
Make surethestrap isflat over therimbead.
Make surebrake backing plateisnot dam-
aged.
5. Secure strapstofront offlat bed.
6. Release tensiononhoist cable, butdonot dis-
connect.
Use hoist cable asasafety cable.