Porsche Connect registration issues solved
Ironically I have been pleased with the PCM/Bluetooth aspect of my Macan however that is probably because I didn't spec Connect+ and therefore had lower expectations. The phone works well and I can stream music. Sat nav OK so far. I suppose I am not coming from a car with a well specced IT system.
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I did email Porsche about the map updates. There customer communication was good in that someone tried to call me more than once to explain - but I was traveling and didn't take the calls. They then emailed me to say that it was limited to 3 region updates per year to avoid data costs. Now I don't believe the data cost bit, I assume it is actually perceived piracy opportunities. I replied saying that 3 regions wasn't even enough to update for a trip to Europe....for which they apologised and said that the dealer could do a full update FoC.
Macan GTS: PH1UFLL8
So my top tip is to expect that it won't work or do anything useful and you might be pleasantly surprised. Not what you want from a £50-70k car though.
I guess expectations are key. I find that with the latest addition of all the apps, plus the standard nav / infotainment and Apple Car Play, I am more than happy with the level of tech in the car. I'm not sure what else I might want it to do. I still find the most annoying thing in the car that it blasts out music every time I turn it on!
No longer part of the Porsche Family. Now enjoying a Giulia Quadrifoglio.
Macan S Diesel delivered Oct 6th 2016. http://www.porsche-code.com/PHI3WP95. Sold March 2018.
Macan S Diesel delivered Oct 6th 2016. http://www.porsche-code.com/PHI3WP95. Sold March 2018.
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How long are people waiting for the "invitation"? Been told it may be a few weeks - pretty meaningless. Nearly two months waiting now,chasing up OPC makes no difference.
Well it was over 2 months for me, but once they got to the bottom of the problem is was about 8 hours.
All the information you need to get it resolved is in the top post.
All the information you need to get it resolved is in the top post.
Used to have 2016 Macan Turbo PHCKCL70
Previously a 2014 Macan Turbo.
Now a 2021 Tesla Model 3 LR
Previously a 2014 Macan Turbo.
Now a 2021 Tesla Model 3 LR
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That's good to know. Thanks for this, really helpful
I thought I'd persevere with the online update thing (see error pics above) so whilst out today, I checked for updates again.
At 11:06 I checked and it informed me I had 9.1KB of "Portal points of interest" to download and about 1GB of mapping data for "England South" and "England North, Ireland"
It then went through a series of 6 download steps at approx 350KB/sec.
At 12:02 it finally told me that "Installation will be continued if you park your vehicle".
So almost an hour!
I know from previous updates that you need to be powered up during the download bit or it doesn't complete, so that's quite a long time.
Now at 350KB/s is not bad - that's tethered to my phone on EE. When I use my Three SIM instead I get about 50KB/s so I'd have to powered up for 7 HOURS!
Anyway, at the end of it, I had the following updates.
(Unamusingly, I had to keep the engine on from time to time whilst doing all this, and my "trip" MPG went from 28.6 to 18.8)
Used to have 2016 Macan Turbo PHCKCL70
Previously a 2014 Macan Turbo.
Now a 2021 Tesla Model 3 LR
Previously a 2014 Macan Turbo.
Now a 2021 Tesla Model 3 LR
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