open gas tank PORSCHE 911 GT3 2004 5.G Owners Manual

1.
Important:
Stoptheengine andswitch offthe
FuelRecommendations

ignition.

Refuelling
Fuel tank capacity islisted under "Capacities".
Porsche doesnotrecommend theuse offuel ad-
ditives.

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Please observe thechapter "CAPACITIES" on
Page 185.
Maintenance, CarCare 2.
Slowly unscrew thetank cap.
Hang thetank caponthe plastic strapofthe
filler flap.
3. Insert fuel-hose nozzlefullyintothefiller neck
with thehandle ofthe fuel-hose nozzlefacing
down.
4. Donot add further fuelonce thecorrectly op-
erated automatic fuel-hosenozzlehas
switched off.
Fuel could sprayorcould runover inwarm
temperatures.
5. Replace thetank capimmediately after
refuelling andturn ituntil youhear itand feel it
engage.

If you lose thetank cap,youmust replace it
only with anoriginal parttoreduce the
possibility ofafire inthe event ofacollision.
Your
Porsche isequipped withcatalytic convert-
ers and must use
UNLEADED FUELONLY.

Your engine isdesigned toprovide optimum per-
formance andfuel economy usingunleaded premi-
um fuel with anoctane ratingof
98 RON
(93 CLC orAKI).
Porsche therefore recom-
mends theuse ofthese fuelsinyour vehicle.
Porsche alsorecognizes thatthese fuelsmaynot
always beavailable. Beassured thatyour vehicle
will operate properly onunleaded premiumfuels
with octane numbers ofatleast
95RON
(90 CLC orAKI),
sincetheengine's "Electronic
Oktane
™
knock control" willadapt theignition tim-
ing, ifnecessary.

The useofUNLEADED FUELONLY is
critically important tothe lifeofthe catalytic
converters. Depositsfromleaded fuelswill
ruin theconverters andmake itineffective as
an emission controldevice.

Cars withcatalytic converters haveasmaller fuel
tank opening, andgas station pumps havesmaller
nozzles. Thiswillprevent accidental pumpingof
leaded fuelintocars withcatalytic converters.