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Afterdrivingoffroad,examinetiresforsignsofdamagesuchascuts,tears,bulgesorforeignobjectsstuckinthetread.Replaceadamagedtireifnecessary.
Crosscurbedgesslowlyandatrightanglesifpossible.Avoiddrivingoversteeporsharpcurbs.
Incasesofdoubt,havethewheel(particularlytheinnerside)checkedbyanauthorizedPorschedealer.
Tirereplacements
Ifindoubt,contactyourPorschedealer.UseonlytiremakesandtypesapprovedbyPorsche.
IfyoudonotuseaPorscherecommendedreplacementtire,makesurethatyoupur-chaseyournewtiresfromareputabletiredealerandthatthedealercomplieswithallmanufacturerswarningsforthosetires.
Onlytireswiththesamemakeandwiththesamespecicationcode(e.g.“N0”,“N1”...)canbemounted.
Beforemountingnewtires,checkwithyourPorschedealeraboutthecurrentreleasestatus.
Usetireswith“ZR”qualitystandards.Therearecurrentlynostandardsconcerningtirestrengthatspeedsabove150mph(240km/h).
Tiresshouldbereplacednolessthanononeaxleatthetime.Onlytiresofthesamemakeandtypemustbeused.Mixedtiresarenotpermissible.
Initially,newtiresdonothavetheirfulltraction.Youshouldthereforedriveatmoderatespeedsduringthefirst60-120miles(100-200km).
Ifnewtiresareinstalledonlyononeaxle,anoticeablechangeinhandlingoccursduetothedifferenttreaddepthoftheothertires.Thishappensespeciallyifonlyreartiresarereplaced.However,thisconditiondisappearsasthenewtiresarebrokenin.
Pleaseadjustyourdrivingstyleaccordingly.
Installationofnewtiresshouldonlybedonebyaqualifiedtiretechnician.
Valves
Rubbervalvestemsmustbereplacedeverytimeatireisreplaced.Formetalvalves,theinstallationandreplacementinstructionsmustbeobserved.
UseonlygenuinePorschemetalvalves.
Protectthevalveinsertsagainstsoilingwithvalvecaps.Soiledvalveinsertscancauseagraduallossofair.
Useonlyplasticvalvecaps.
Parkingatthecurb
Warning!
Hardimpactsagainstcurbs(ortrafcislands)aredangerousandmaycausehiddentiredamagewhichisnotnoticeableuntillater.Suchdamagecanresultinaccidentsathighspeedscausingseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Dependingontheforceofimpact,theedgeoftherimcanalsobedamaged.
Ifyouareindoubt,havethewheelcheckedbyanexpert,particularlyifyoususpectdamageontheinside.
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ElectricalSystem
Generalinformation
Warning!
Riskofshortcircuitandre,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.Replacingfusesorrelayswiththeenginerunningortheignitiononcouldcauseelectricalshock.
Disconnectedthebatteryduringallworkontheelectricalsystem.
Pleaseobservethechapter”BATTERY”onpage268.
Inordertoavoiddamageandfaultsinelectricalorelectronicsystems,electricalaccessoriesshouldbeinstalledatyourauthorizedPorschedealer.
OnlyuseaccessoriesauthorizedbyPorsche.
Relays
Defectiverelaysshouldbechangedonlybyanauthorizedworkshop.
Alarmsystem,centrallocking
Thestatusofthecentrallockingandalarmsystemisnotchangedbydisconnectingthebattery.Whenthebatteryisdisconnected,thealarmsystemceasestofunction.
Overloadprotection
Ifthecentrallockingsystemisoperatedmorethantentimeswithinaminute,furtheroperationisblockedfor30seconds.
Loadswitch-offafter2hoursor7days
Iftheignitionkeyisremoved,loadswhichareswitchedonorareinstandbymode(suchastheluggagecompartmentlight,interiorlightandradio)areautomaticallyswitchedoffafterapprox.2hours.
Ifthevehicleisnotstartedorunlockedwiththeremotecontrolwithin7days,theremotecontrolstandbyfunctionisswitchedoff(tosavethevehiclebattery).
1.Inthiscase,unlockthedriver’sdoorwiththekeyatthedoorlock.Leavethedoorclosedinordertopreventthealarmsystemfrombeingtriggered.
2.Pressbutton1ontheremotecontrol.
Theremotecontrolisnowactivatedagain.
A-Diagnosticsocket
Replacingfuses
Inordertopreventdamagetotheelectricalsystemduetoshortcircuitsandoverloads,theindividualcircuitsareprotectedbyfuses.Thefuseboxislocatedinthedriver’sfootwell.
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