technical specifications PORSCHE CAYMAN 2007 1.G Owners Manual

Tires/Wheels
TheoriginalequipmenttiresandwheelrimsonyourPorschecomplywithallapplicableFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandards.
Foryoursafetyrememberthefollowing:
–WheelrimsandwheelboltsarematchedtofityourPorsche.
–Ifyouintendtouseotherthanoriginalequip-mentwheels,besurethattheyconformtoPorschespecificationsforyourmodel.Onlytireswiththesamemakeandwiththesamespecificationcode(e.g.“N0”,“N1”...)canbemounted.
–Theuseofwheelrimsandwheelboltsthatdonotmeetspecificationsoftheoriginalfactoryinstalledequipmentwillaffectthesafeoperationofyourvehicle.
–Beforeyouplanonexchangingwheels,orsnowtiresalreadymountedonthewheelrims,consultyourauthorizedPorschedealer.Yourdealerhasthetechnicalinformationnecessarytoadviseyouwhichwheelrimsandwheelboltsarecompatiblewiththeoriginalfactoryinstallations.
Danger!
Riskoflossofcontrolandseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Ifwhiledriving,yourvehicleexperiencesasuddenvibrationorridedisturbance,and/oryoususpectthatpossibledamagetoyourtiresorvehiclehasoccurred,youshouldimmediatelyreduceyourspeedwithoutexcessiveuseofthebrakes.
Stopthevehicleassoonaspossible,andinspectthetires.Ifyoucannotdeterminethecauseforthedisturbance,haveyourvehicletowedtothenear-estPorscheortiredealertohaveyourvehicleortire(s)inspected.
Continuingtooperatethevehiclewithoutcorrectioncouldresultinalossofcontrolandseriouspersonalinjury.
Example
UniformTireQualityGrading
Qualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicableonthetiresidewallbetweentreadshoulderandmaximumsectionwidth.
AllpassengercartiresmustconformtoFederalSafetyRequirementsinadditiontothesegrades.
Treadwear
Thetreadweargradeisacomparativeratingbasedonthewearrateofthetirewhentestedundercontrolledconditionsonaspecificgovernmenttestcourse.Forexample,atiregraded150would
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