Porsche Carrera 911 997 owners manual page 239

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Each tire, should be checked every 2 weeks when f Never let air out of hot tires. cold (68 °F/20 °C) and inflated to the inflation This could cause the tire pressure to fall below pressure recommended in this Owner's Manual or the prescribed value. on the tire-pressure plate. Insufficient tire filling pressure can cause tires to If your vehicle has tires of a different size than the overheat and thus be damaged – even invisibly. size indicated in this Owner's Manual or on the tire-Hidden tire damage is not eliminated by subse- pressure plate, you should determine the proper quently correcting the tire pressure. tire inflation pressure for those tires. As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been Overloading equipped with a tire pressure monitoring (TPM) that illuminates a low tire pressure message when Danger! one or more of your tires is significantly under-in-Risk of damage to vehi cle parts, loss of con- flated. Accordingly, when the low tire pressure trol and serious personal injury or death. message illuminates, you should stop and check your tires as soon as possible, and inflate them to f Do not overload your vehicle. Be careful about the proper pressure. Driving on a significantly un-the roof load. der-inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and f If loading the vehicle also correct the tire pres- can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also reduc-sure. Tire pressure for loaded vehicle can be Example of a tire pressure plate es fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect found on the tire pressure plate and in the the vehicle’s handling and stopping ability.chapter technical data.Tire pressure plate Please note that the TPM is not a substitute for f Never exceed the specified axle load. proper tire maintenance, and it is the driver’s re-Overloading can shorten the service life of the Information on the tire pressure plate sponsibility to maintain correct tire pressure, even tires and car, as well as lead to dangerous ve-A Seating capacity if under-inflation has not reached the level to trig-hicle reactions and long braking distances.Maximum number of vehicle occupants, inclu- ger illumination of the TPM low tire pressure mes-Damage due to overloading is not covered by ding the driver. sage. the vehicle warranty. f On vehicles with tire pressure monitoring: Please see the chapter “TPM TIRE PRESSURE f Please see the chapter “LOADING INFORMA- MONITORING” on Page 143. TION” on Page 246. When tires are warm, the tire pressure is f Please see the chapter “TIRE PRESSURES FOR increased. COLD TIRES (68 °F / 20 °C)” on Page 289. Practical Tips, Emergency Service 237

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