Exercise Extreme Caution When Working On Your Vehicle - Porsche cayman gt4 Owner's Manual

Exercise Extreme Caution when
Working on your vehicle
The engine compartment of any motor vehicle is a
potentially hazardous area. If you are not fully
familiar with proper repair procedures, do not
attempt the adjustments described on the
following pages.
This caution applies to the entire vehicle.
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Fire and explosion
DANGER
hazards
Many vehicle fluids are highly flammable, e. g.
fuel, engine and transmission oil. Fuel vapors can
cause an explosion. When a battery is being
charged, highly explosive gases can develop.
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Do not smoke or allow an open flame around
the battery or fuel.
Pay attention to sparks, e. g. when coming into
contact with cables.
Keep a fire extinguisher close at hand.
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Ensure that there are no open flames in the
area of your vehicle at any time when fuel
fumes might be present. Be especially
cautious of devices such as hot water heaters
which ignite a flame intermittently.
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Only work on your vehicle outdoors or in a well
ventilated area.
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Maintenance and Car Care
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Fluid health hazards
WARNING
Refill fluids, e. g. engine oil, brake fluid or coolant
are hazardous to health (poisonous, irritant,
caustic).
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Keep these fluids out of children's reach and
dispose of them in accordance with the
appropriate State, Local and Federal
regulations.
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Only work on your vehicle outdoors or in a well
ventilated area.
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Exhaust gas inhalation
WARNING
Engine exhaust is dangerous if inhaled.
Engine exhaust fumes have many components
which you can smell. They also contain carbon
monoxide (CO), which is a colorless and odorless
gas.
Carbon monoxide can cause unconsciousness
and even death if inhaled.
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Only work on your vehicle outdoors or in a well
ventilated area.
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Hot engine parts,
WARNING
exhaust system and
fluids
The engine and surrounding components, exhaust
system and coolant become very hot when the
engine is running.
The coolant reservoir is pressurized. Careless
opening of the coolant reservoir can lead to hot
coolant suddenly spraying out.
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Take care when working near hot parts of the
vehicle, in particular engine parts and parts of
the exhaust system.
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Before working in the engine compartment,
always switch the engine off and let it cool
sufficiently.
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Allow the engine to cool down before opening
the cap of the coolant reservoir and protect
your hands, arms and face from any possible
escape of hot coolant.
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Moving engine parts
WARNING
Take great care to ensure that hands, fingers,
articles of clothing (e. g. ties, sleeves, etc.),
necklaces or long hair cannot be caught up by the
radiator fans, drive belt or other moving parts.
The radiator fans in the front of the vehicle may be
operating or unexpectedly start operating when
the engine is switched on.
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Exercise extreme care that parts of the body,
articles of clothing or jewelry do not get caught
in the radiator fan, drive belt or other moving
parts.
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Carry out work in these areas only with the
engine off and exercise extreme caution.
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Electric shock from
WARNING
ignition system
When the ignition is on, all cables and wires of the
ignition system carry a high voltage.
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Exercise special care when working on the
ignition system.