Changing Wheels - Porsche Cayenne 2005 Owner's Manual

Changing Wheels

Warning!
Failure to follow these instructions may result
in serious personal injuries to you or to by-
standers.
Before changing the wheel
f If you have a flat tire, move a safe distance off
the road. Turn the emergency flasher on and
use other warning devices to alert other motor-
ists.
f Do not park your vehicle where it may contact
dry grass, brush or other flammable materials.
The hot parts of the exhaust system could set
such materials on fire, thereby causing both
property damage and severe or fatal physical
injury.
f Passengers must not be in the vehicle when it
is jacked up.
f Before you change a wheel, be sure the ground
is level and firm. If necessary, use a board un-
der the jack to ensure that the jack does not
sink into the ground.
f Set the parking brake and block the wheels op-
posite the flat tire on the other side of the vehi-
cle.
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While operating the jack
f The jack is only to be used for changing a
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wheel. Do not use it as a support to work under
the car.
f The car must be jacked up only at the illustrat-
ed jacking points.Lifting at any other place
may damage the vehicle or may result in per-
sonal injury. Never jack the car up by the body
or the bumpers.
f For safety reasons do not use tire inflating bot-
tles. Do not use commercially available sealant
bottles. Use only the tire inflating bottle locat-
ed in the luggage compartment.
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Sequence of operation
Warning!
The jack must be used only to raise the car
for wheel changing.The jack must never be
used as a support to work underneath the ve-
hicle. If the jack is accidentally dislodged,
you or bystanders could suffer severe per-
sonal injury.
f Never jack up other vehicles or other loads
with the jack.
f Always place the car on stable supports if you
have to work under it. When working under the
vehicle, always use safety stands specifically
designed for this purpose.
f Please use a suitable knee rest to protect your
clothing against soiling.