tow hook PORSCHE CAYMAN 2007 1.G Owners Manual

FrontLuggageCompartment
Accesscovers
(onvehicleswithDVDnavigationorCDchanger)
Opening
GraspaccesscoverAorBatthehandleandopen.
ThedriveforDVDnavigationandtheCDchangercanbefoundbehindtheaccesscoverB.
Caution!
Riskofdamage.
Donotstoreanyheavy,damporheat-sensitiveobjectsbehindtheaccesscovers.
E-AdapterforsecuritywheelboltsF-TirellingcompressorG-TowinghookH-ToolkitI-Tiresealant
Toolbox
Opening
Unlockturn-locksC.
Opentoolboxandplaceitontheflooroftheluggagecompartment.
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EmergencyStartingwithJumper
Cables
Generalinformation
Ifthebatteryisdischarged,e.g.inwinterorafterthecarhasbeenparkedforalongtime,thebatteryofanothercarcanbeusedforstartingwiththehelpofjumpercables.Makesurethevoltageofbothbatteriesisthesame.Bothbatteriesmustbe12volttypes.Thecapacity(Amperehours,Ah)oftheboosterbatterymustnotbesubstantiallylessthanthatofthedischargedbattery.Thedischargedbatterymustbecorrectlyconnectedtothevehicle’selectricalsystem.
Pleaseobservethechapter”BATTERY”onpage262.
Pleaseobservethechapter”EMERGENCYUNLOCKINGOFTHEFRONTLUGGAGECOMPARTMENTLID”onpage260.
Note
Donottrytostartthecarbypushingortowing.Damagetothecatalyticconvertersandothercomponentsofthecarmayresult.
Danger!
Riskofshortcircuit,damageandexplosion,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Useonlyjumpercablesofadequatediametercross-sectionandfittedwithcompletelyinsulatedalligatorclips.
Followallwarningsandinstructionsofthejumpercablemanufacturer.
Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesurethattheycannotgetcaughtinanymovingpartsintheenginecompartment.Thejumpercablesmustbelongenoughsothatneithervehiclesnorcablestouchanother.
Thevehiclesmustnotbeincontact,otherwisecurrentmightflowassoonasthepositiveterminalsareconnected.
Thecableclampsmustnotbeallowedtocontacteachotherwhenoneendofthejumpercablesareconnectedtoabattery.
Ensurethattoolsorconductivejewelry(rings,chains,watchstraps)donotcomeintocontactwiththepositivejumpercableorthepositivebatterypost.
Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruinthealternator.
Warning!
Dangerofcausticburns.
Donotleanoverthebattery.
Warning!
Dangerofgasexplosion.
Improperuseofboosterbatterytostartavehiclemaycauseanexplosion,resultinginseriouspersonalinjuryordeath.
Keepsourcesofignitionawayfromthebattery,e.g.openflame,burningcigarettesorsparkingduetocablecontactorweldingwork.
Adischargedbatterycanfreezeevenat23°F/-5°C.Beforeconnectingjumpercables,afrozenbatterymustbethawedout.
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Towing
Generalinformation
Certainstatestatutesandlocalordinancesprohibittowingwithachain,ropeorevenatowbar.Inaddition,damagetoyourvehiclemayresultfromimproperprocedures.ConsultyourauthorizedPorschedealerfordetails.
Vehicletowing
FlatbedtowingisthepreferredtypeoftowingtobeusedonPorschevehicles.Undercertaincircumstances,wheelliftsmaybeusedwhenthevehiclewillnotroll.Thevehiclemustbetowedwithallfourwheelsofftheground,otherwisedamagetothevehiclemayresult.
Towinghook
ThetowinghookAisstoredinthetoolboxintheluggagecompartment.
Caution!
Riskofdamagetothevehicle.
Usethetowinghookonlyforanemergencytoremovethevehicleofftheroad.Thetowinghookistobeusedonlytopullthevehicleontotheflatbed,tractorortowingapparatusifthevehiclewillrollfreely.Undernocircumstancesisthevehicletobesecuredusingthetowinghook.
Neverusethetowinghooktotowthisoranyothervehicle.
Bearinmindthelimitedgroundclearenceofyourcaronunevensurfaces.
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Fittingtowinghook
Whenfittingontherearofthevehicle,thelicenseplatemustberemoved.
1.Presstheloweredgeoftheappropriateplasticcoverintothebumperuntilthecoverdisengages.
2.Pullcoveroutofthebumperandletithangbyitsthread.
3.CompletelyscrewinthetowinghookA.
Removingtowinghook
1.UnscrewthetowinghookA.
2.Insertplasticcoverattheloweredgeoftheopening.
3.Foldthecoverupandpressonitsupperedgetoengageitinthebumper.
Whenremovingontherearofthevehicle,thelicenseplatemustbemounted.
Pullingvehicleontoatbed
1.Positionwoodenrampsatthebaseoftheflatbedtoreducetheangleofthepull.
2.Reelinthehoistcableandchecktheundersideofthevehicleforanyinterference.
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