jacking points PORSCHE BOXSTER 2009 2.G Owners Manual

Practical Tips, Emergency Service
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Changing a wheel
Warning!
Risk of serious personal injury or death. The
car may slip off the jack.
f Make sure that no one is in the vehicle when
jacking up and changing a wheel.
f Always place the car on stable supports if work
has to be carried out under the car.
Risk of damage to the brake discs of the
Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB).
f Always screw in both assembly aids when changing a wheel.
Note
The tools required for changing a wheel (e.g. jack,
wheel bolt wrench, assembly aids) are not sup-
plied with the car.
Your authorized Porsche dealer will be pleased to
advise you.
1. Apply the handbrake fully and engage 1st gear or PDK selector-lever position P and remove
the ignition key.
2. Switch on the hazard warning lights if neces- sary.
3. Secure the car against rolling away, e.g. by
means of wedges under the wheels on the op-
posite side.
This is particularly important on slopes. 4. Slightly slacken the whee
l bolts of the wheel to
be changed.
5. Lift the car only at the specified jacking points.
6. Raise the car until the wheel lifts off the ground.
Please see the chapter “LIFTING THE VEHICLE
WITH A LIFTING PLATFORM OR GARAGE LIFT”
on Page 242.
7. Remove 1 or 2 wheel bolts (see respective illustration).
8. Screw in assembly aids instead of the wheel bolts.
Screw in assembly aid for
cars
without Porsche
Ceramic Composite Brake
9. Remove the remaining wheel bolts.
Note on operation
f To remove or mount the spacers:
Please see the chapter “SPACERS” on
Page 243.

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Practical Tips, Emergency Service
Lifting the Vehicle with a Lifting
Platform or Garage Lift The car must be raised only at the illustrated jack-
ing points.
Caution!
Serious personal injury or death and/or seri-
ous damage to the engi ne or the vehicle may
occur, if you lift the vehicle improperly.
f Never lift the vehicle at any other place than
the jacking points.
f Never lift the vehicle by the engine, transmis-
sion or axles.
f Do not damage any sensitive components in the vicinity of the jacking points.
Platform lift Before the car is driven on to a lifting platform, it
must be ensured that there is enough space be-
tween the lifting platfo rm and the vehicle. Garage lift A garage lift must be used only at the illustrated
jacking points.