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Changing a wheel<br />
Danger!<br />
Failure to follow these instructions may result<br />
in serious personal injury or death to you or<br />
to bystanders.<br />
Before changing the wheel<br />
f If you have a flat tire, move a safe distance off<br />
the road. Turn the emergency flasher on and<br />
use other warning devices to alert other<br />
motorists.<br />
f Do not park your vehicle where it may contact<br />
dry grass, brush or other flammable materials.<br />
The hot parts of the exhaust system could set<br />
such materials on fire, thereby causing both<br />
property damage and severe or fatal physical<br />
injury.<br />
f Passengers must not be in the vehicle when it<br />
is jacked up.<br />
f Before you change a wheel, be sure the ground<br />
is level and firm. If necessary, use a board<br />
under the jack to ensure that the jack does not<br />
sink into the ground.<br />
f Set the electric parking brake and block the<br />
wheels opposite the flat tire on the other side<br />
of the vehicle.<br />
While operating the jack<br />
f The jack is only to be used for changing a<br />
wheel. Do not use it as a support to work under<br />
the car.<br />
f The car must be jacked up only at the<br />
illustrated jacking points. Lifting at any other<br />
place may damage the vehicle or may result in<br />
personal injury. Never jack the car up by the<br />
body or the bumpers.<br />
f For safety reasons do not use tire inflating<br />
bottles. Do not use commercially available<br />
sealant bottles. Use only the tire inflating bottle<br />
located in the luggage compartment.<br />
Note<br />
The tools required for changing a wheel (e.g. jack,<br />
wheel bolt wrench, assembly aids) are not<br />
supplied as standard with the vehicle. Your<br />
authorized Porsche dealer will be pleased to<br />
advise you.<br />
Sequence of operation<br />
Warning!<br />
The jack must be used only to raise the car<br />
for wheel changing. The jack must never be<br />
used as a support to work underneath the<br />
vehicle. If the jack is accidentally dislodged,<br />
you or bystanders could suffer severe<br />
personal injury.<br />
f Never jack up other vehicles or other loads<br />
with the jack.<br />
f Always place the car on stable supports if you<br />
have to work under it. When working under the<br />
vehicle, always use safety stands specifically<br />
designed for this purpose.<br />
f Please use a suitable knee rest to protect your<br />
clothing against soiling.<br />
1. Activate the electric parking brake and shift<br />
into 1st gear or move the PDK selector lever<br />
to position P.<br />
Remove the ignition key or control unit on<br />
vehicles with Porsche Entry & Drive.<br />
2. Switch on the emergency flasher if necessary.<br />
3. Secure the vehicle against rolling away, e.g. by<br />
means of wedges at the wheels on the<br />
opposite side.<br />
This is particularly important on slopes.<br />
4. Slightly loosen the wheel bolts on the wheel to<br />
be changed.<br />
5. Lift the vehicle only at the specified<br />
jacking points.<br />
6. Raise the vehicle until the wheel lifts off<br />
the ground.<br />
f Please see the chapter “RAISING THE VEHICLE<br />
WITH A LIFTING PLATFORM, TROLLEY JACK<br />
OR STANDARD JACK” on page 290.<br />
7. Remove 1 or 2 wheel bolts<br />
(see corresponding figure).<br />
Minor Repairs 291
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