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MacanPNeil
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Post by MacanPNeil »

Hi All,

I've been looking on the approved used site on Porsche for a Gen 2 Macan. After much looking i'm struggling to find the exact spec i would like meaning i may need to order new - given the difference between new and used (1 year old max) is not huge I would not be adverse to this.

I do have a few questions which i guess as owners you would be well placed to give me some guidance....

Adaptive cruise control - do alot of people not spec this? I believe it contains the emergency break assist feature which I have on both my wife's car and mine and was surprised its not a 'standard' feature in the Macan range. Looking at alot of the used models it seems like its not a popular option compared to say the Pan roof. Am i missing something with this?

Standard Alcantara Seats - how durable are these? Are they easy to keep clean? I have read on the forum that some owners prefer these over the leather options as they are not to cold or to hot etc, however i'm more concerned about how durable they are with say 2 young children / staining etc. If they are great as i can spend circa £1k on other options.

Reading some posts on here I gather some owners have got 1-3% off, how realistic is this still?

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Post by On-Track »

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Porsche tends to do some things differently to other manufacturers and the emergency braking package is one of those. I've gone for Adaptive Cruise purely because it comes with AEB (PAS or Porsche Active Safe). Annoyingly, if you go for ACC then you have to give up the speed limiter that comes with the standard cruise control.

I have Alcantara seat centres (as part of the GTS leather/Alcantara interior package) but thanks to lockdown I have no idea on wear having covered only 2200 miles in seven months.

It used to be the case that discounts and Porsche were two mutually exclusive terms but in the last year or so some members have said they've achieved success. I should ask, the OPC can only say no.
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Post by SAC1 »

A warm welcome

The advantage with Porsche in general and the Macan specifically is that you do not have to buy what you do not need or like.

I do not like adaptive cruise control.

I have had Alcantara on both Macans and our first Seat Leon. In both cases it stood up extremely well when our five grandchildren were aged from 2 to 8 years of age. (As as a result of the pandemic, my GTS has had no exposure to them though).

I had £1k off as a returning customer on a new Macan GTSfactory build. Some have done better.
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Post by Makanik »

I’d recommend Adaptive Cruise Control, which as you suggest, you need if you want any automated braking facilities.

I use it a lot, and wouldn’t be without it, both for the convenience and for the safety aspects.
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Post by Rab J »

I had ACC on my 2016 Macan. A few times on the motorway it slammed on the brakes when someone moved lanes in front of me, not close enough to be concerning to me but dangerous IMHO for anyone following me. It was great most of the time but because of the over reactions I have never added it to any of my since
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Post by Neil1911 »

ACC was one of my "must haves" as a step up from previous plain old CC. I like it, I rarely go out in the car and return without having used it, it helps keep the points down for one thing. However, and testing this might be expensive, the Emergency Braking element is only effective when the ACC is engaged, which around town, where it's most likely to be needed, is never 100% of the time.

Someone will let me know if I'm missing a trick here (like that irritating and over zealous collision warning alarm that I turned off?). 😁
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Post by JurassicGTS »

I initially looked at a 47,000 mile 3 year old GTS before increasing my budget and going for something newer and lower mileage.
The Alcantara was still immaculate in that car.
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Post by JurassicGTS »

My other cars have basic cruise control. I never bother using it as I seem to be turning it on and off all the time, whereas the Macan's active cruise control works perfectly on UK congested roads.
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Post by JurassicGTS »

Neil1911 wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 2:48 pm ACC was one of my "must haves" as a step up from previous plain old CC. I like it, I rarely go out in the car and return without having used it, it helps keep the points down for one thing. However, and testing this might be expensive, the Emergency Braking element is only effective when the ACC is engaged, which around town, where it's most likely to be needed, is never 100% of the time.

Someone will let me know if I'm missing a trick here (like that irritating and over zealous collision warning alarm that I turned off?). 😁
My understanding is that as long as the ACC switch is pressed forward even if speed is not set, then Porsche active safe does operate as long as the car is travelling at more then 20 mph.
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Post by On-Track »

This has been covered before. The emergency braking is controlled by Porsche Active Safe (PAS). PAS is part of the ACC package but is always on unless specifically switched off from within PCM.
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