Porsche 944 S2 Owner's Manual page 84

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Jack support points
Black
affow:
Jackport for
car
jack
White
arrows:
Lift points for workshop hoist or floor
iack
fronl
on
the inboard side
members
lear
on
the side reinforcement
brackets
Jacking at any other place
may
damage the vehicle or
may
resull
in
pelsonal
injuries,
Changing a Tire
r
ll
you
have
a flat
tile,
move
a
safe dis-
tance off
lhe
road. Turn
lhe
emergency
llasher
on and use other
warning
de-
vlces to
aled
other motorists.
t
Do
nol
park your vehicle where
il
may
contact dry grass, brush or other flamm-
able material. The hot
parls
ol the
ex-
haust system could
sel
such
materials
on
lire, lhereby
causing
bolh
property
damage and severe or
lalal
physical in-
jury.
.
Passengets
must not remain
in
the
ve-
hicle when
il
is iacked
up.
i
Before
you
change
a tire, be
sure
the
ground
is level
and
lirm.
ll
necessary,
use a
board
under the
jack
to
ensure
lhal
the
jack
does
not
slnk inio the ground.
.
Sel
the
parking brake
and block
lhe
wheels
oppositive
lhe llat tlre on
the
other slde oI the vehicle.
.
Theiack
is
onlyto
be used
torchanging
a
lire.
Do
not
use
il
as a suppod
lo
wolk
under
lhe
car.
r
Never
jack the car up
by
the body or the
bumpers.
Sequence
ol
operations:
1.
Loosen all wheel nuts. Do not yet remove
nuts.
2.
Securely place the
jack in
the
jack
sup-
port
at
the indicated
point.
Place the jack at an angle
so
that
the
jack
base rests
firmly
on
the ground.
lf
the
ground
is not
firm
under the jack,
use
a
board.
Do
not
raise
the
vehicle
until you
are
sure the iack is securely engaged.
3.
Raise
the car
by
turning
the handle
clock-
wise.
Only
raise
the car as much as
is
needed
to
change
a
wheel.
4.
Fully
unscrew
wheel
nuts and
remove
5.
After
you
have mounted the spare wheel,
insert
the
wheel nuts
and
handtighten
them
crosswise.
lnflate
the
collapsible
spare
tire with
the
air
compressor. Check
pressure
with tire
pressure
gauge.
Snug
wheel
nuts with socket wrench
and
breaker
bar-
6. To
lower
the
car.
turn the
handle
coun-
terctockwise
till lire
touches
ground.
7.
Ihen go
crosswise
from one nut
to
another
tightening them firmly with
ihe
socket
wrench and
breaker
bar.
8.
Fully lower
the
vehicle
and
remove jack.
9.
Correct
the
air
pressure
of
the
tire
you
have
just
put on.
Have
flat tire
repaired at
next service stop.
Correct tightness of the wheel nuts
is
impor
tant.
The
torque of
94
ft lb
(130 Nm)
can
be
obtained
with
a
socket wrench and
breaker
bar
by any
person
of
average
strength.
lf
in
doubt
about
the
correct tightness
of
the
wheel nuts, have
it
checked
with a
torque
wrench
by
your
dealer
or
a service station.
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