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VanB wrote: Wed Apr 03, 2019 4:47 pm Forgive me if I'm wrong but isnt it a pretty pointless app? My service expired on the anniversary and didnt think it was worth renewing for £100 for a year, particularly as I never used it.
I agree VanB.
Nothing exciting but list is below for anyone interested.
1st year is free and then it’s £99 per year.

What does it do
Allows me to see fuel left and mileage.
I can fold the mirrors in if I forgot.
I can find my car if I forget where I parked it.
I can see when the next service is due
I can see the tyre pressure monitoring
I can see a trip computer
You can set a Geofence on departure / arrival in a particular location.

The last item is handy as my wife’s phone will bing advising I have pulled into the drive so she can put the kettle on 😊.
Has been handy to check the fuel on some occasions as this is not the only car I drive.

Some people think or use the geofence as a tracker but it’s not as it can be turned off on the car with a few clicks.

It’s not worth paying for imo.
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My car’s one year old this weekend and I have been bombarded by emails & texts inviting me to renew. I shall not be doing so. Nice little app if free, but not worth ninety nine English pounds per year, in my view. ;)
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I already renewed it once as I use it to check if my car is still where it should be when we are abroad for few weeks (holidays). Sure it should be less expensive but it gives me some peace of mind and provides me a simple way to check remotely where is my car.
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For £25 a year maybe but it just doesn’t do anything that makes it compelling to keep


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I'm at a loss to why I can fold the mirrors but can't lock/unlock the doors in the app. Why the door lock function is related to whether a car has comfort entry or not doesn't make sense. The doors can be locked and mirrors folded from the fob so both functions should be available in the app.
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Wing Commander wrote: Wed Apr 03, 2019 5:45 pm My car’s one year old this weekend and I have been bombarded by emails & texts inviting me to renew. I shall not be doing so. Nice little app if free, but not worth ninety nine English pounds per year, in my view. ;)
With other prestige brands the app is free for at least the first 3 years. My first 5 weeks of Porsche ownership has made me aware that Porsche screw their customers on everything. The app and the other media service should be free for the first 3 years....
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As per previous responses, the choice is YOURS! It's not compulsory to purchase.
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Post by Pivot »

I am told that geo-fencing is useful if you have 10-age kids. I don’t, so I am not convinced.
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RickZ wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 8:44 pm I'm at a loss to why I can fold the mirrors but can't lock/unlock the doors in the app. Why the door lock function is related to whether a car has comfort entry or not doesn't make sense. The doors can be locked and mirrors folded from the fob so both functions should be available in the app.
In my Porsche Good To Know app it says I must have Entry & Drive to be able to lock my doors remotely. I can see the status of the doors from within the app but cannot lock them from the app. My car is a 991.2 with PCM 4.0. Other models & PCM’s May differ.

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smithy37 wrote: Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:16 pm
RickZ wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2019 8:44 pm
In my Porsche Good To Know app it says I must have Entry & Drive to be able to lock my doors remotely. I can see the status of the doors from within the app but cannot lock them from the app. My car is a 991.2 with PCM 4.0. Other models & PCM’s May differ.

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That doesn't make sense, I can't see why anything that's operated remotely from the fob can't be operated remotely via the App irrespective of Entry & Drive or anything else. My Macan doesn't have comfort entry or whatever keyless entry is called yet I can fold the mirrors but can't lock/unlock the doors remotely via the App but I can do both remotely using the fob. Who the hell wants to fold mirrors remotely but not lock /unlock the doors. I sense a con, you want to lock/unlock your Macan via the App cough up for comfort entry when technically it's not required...
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