Porsche Cayenne S owners manual page 300

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Tire pressures Each tire, including the spare (if provided), should When tires are warm, the tire pressure is be checked every 2 weeks when cold (68°F/20°C) increased. Danger! and inflated to the inflation pressure recom-f Never let air out of hot tires. This could cause Risk of accident. mended in this Owner's Manual or on the tire-pres-the tire pressure to fall below the prescribed Risk of serious personal injury or death. sure plate. value. Driving the vehicle with low tire pressure If your vehicle has tires of a different size than the Insufficient tire pressure can cause tires to over- increases risk of a tire failure and resulting size indicated in this Owner's Manual or on the tire-heat and thus be damaged – even invisibly. Hidden loss of control. Furthermore, low tire pres-pressure plate, you should determine the proper tire damage is not eliminated by subsequently cor- sure increases rate of wear of the affected tire inflation pressure for those tires.recting the tire pressure. tires and cause damage. Always use an As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been accurate tire pressure gauge when checking equipped with a tire pressure monitoring that illu-Overloading inflation pressures. minates a low tire pressure message when one or f Do not exceed the maximum tire pressure more of your tires is significantly under-inflated. Danger! listed on the tire sidewall. (Also refer to “Tech-Accordingly, when the low tire pressure message Risk of personal injury, loss of control and nical data“). illuminates, you should stop and check your tires damage to vehicle parts. f Cold tire inflation pressure means: all tires as soon as possible, and inflate them to the must be cold, ambient temperature maximum proper pressure. Driving on a significantly under-f Do not overload your vehicle. Be careful about 68°F (20°C), when adjusting the inflation pres- inflated tire causes the tire to overheat and can the roof load. sure. Avoid sunlight striking the tires before lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also reduces f If loading the vehicle also correct the tire pres- measuring cold pressures, since the pressures fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect sure. Tire pressure for loaded vehicle can be would rise from temperature influence.the vehicle’s handling and stopping ability.found on the tire pressure plate and in the f Valve caps protect the valve from dust and dirt, Please note that the tire pressure monitoring is not chapter technical data. and thus from leakage. Always screw caps a substitute for proper tire maintenance, and it is f Never exceed the specified axle load. tightly down. Replace missing caps immedi-the driver’s responsibility to maintain correct tire Overloading can shorten the service life of the ately. pressure, even if under-inflation has not reached tires and car, as well as lead to dangerous vehi- the level to trigger illumination of the tire pressure cle reactions and long braking distances. f For safety reasons, don't use tire inflating bot-monitoring low tire pressure message.Damage due to overloading is not covered by tles. For further information on the tire pressure moni-the vehicle warranty. f Please observe the chapter “TIRE PRES-toring: SURES, COLD” on Page 385.f Please observe the chapter “TIRE PRESSURE f Please observe the chapter “LOADING INFOR- MENU” on Page 104. MATION” on Page 213. 300 Practical Tips, Minor Repairs

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