Porsche Carrera 911 997 owners manual page 218

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1. Important: Stop the engine and switch off the Fuel Recommendations ignition. 2. Slowly unscrew the tank cap. Your Porsche is equipped with catalytic convert- Hang the tank cap's plastic strap on the hook ers and must use UNLEADED FUEL ONLY. on the inside wall of the filler flap. Your engine is designed to provide optimum per- 3. Insert fuel-hose nozzle fully into the filler neck formance and fuel economy using unleaded premi- with the handle of the fuel-hose nozzle facing um fuel with an octane rating of 98 RON down. (93 CLC or AKI). Porsche therefore recom- mends the use of these fuels in your vehicle. 4. Do not add further fuel once the correctly op-Porsche also recognizes that these fuels may not erated automatic fuel-hose nozzle has always be available. Be assured that your vehicle switched off. will operate properly on unleaded premium fuels Fuel could spray or could run over in warm with octane numbers of at least temperatures. 95 RON , since the engine’s “Electronic (90 CLC or AKI) 5. Replace the tank cap immediately after Oktane™ knock control” will adapt the ignition tim- refueling and turn it until you hear it and feel it ing, if necessary. engage. It is important to observe the regular service inter- Refueling vals, and particularly the oil change intervals, If you lose the tank cap, you must replace it specified in the “Maintenance” booklet. Fuel tank capacity is listed under “Capacities”.only with an original part to reduce the Porsche does not recommend the use of fuel ad-possibility of a fire in the event of a collision.The use of UNLEADED FUEL ONLY is critically ditives. important to the life of the catalytic Fuel is highly flammable and harmful to Caution! converters. Deposits from leaded fuels will health. Risk of damage. Decorative film may fade if ruin the converters and make it ineffective f Please see the chapter “CAPACITIES” on it comes into contact with fuel.as an emission control device. Page 290. f Wipe off any emerging fuel immediately.Cars with catalytic converters have a smaller fuel tank opening, and gas station pumps have smaller nozzles. This will prevent accidental pumping of leaded fuel into cars with catalytic converters. 216 Maintenance, Car Care

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