Crazy brightness - central display

[PorscheCH]

Maybe a Porsche Xmas feature...

Yesterday, I drove for an hour in the evening and noticed that the central display was several times (a lot) brighter than the other displays (instrument cluster, passenger). From the photo (iPhone 12) you can see it blew the highlights in the central one.

- normal mode, SoC at departure 93%
- all displays were at +5 brightness
- even if i put the central display at -5 and the others at +5, this one remained much brighter
- i tried disconnecting carplay and using the PCM UI but the brightness remained very high
- it's not due to the viewing angle or the iPhone camera AL lock

I parked for 30 minutes and turned the car off. When I returned, without having changed anything (all displays at +5), the brightness of the central display was more or less in line with the others.

Could someone explain this? Thanks

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[W1NGE]

Perhaps it doesn't really like CarPlay as a display - could be something forcing it on your phone rather than the display itself OR more likely, just another errant software control "feature" of the Taycan

Wireless or wired - if wired, could it be the cable?

 

[PorscheCH]

that's what I thought too but brightness of PCM UI was way out of line even without CarPlay (wired) running. I tried a different cable during that drive and no change.

Maybe a Porsche SW glitch because after I turned it off for 30 mins at a Ionity station and back on the display had dimmed back to "normal". At least it proves those displays could be run at a higher than allowed brightness level...

Perhaps it doesn't really like CarPlay as a display - could be something forcing it on your phone rather than the display itself OR more likely, just another errant software control "feature" of the Taycan

Wireless or wired - if wired, could it be the cable?

 

[W1NGE]

Samsung make a good screen at the end of the day!

 

[XLR82XS]

It's CarPlay. For whatever reason it's super bright, even at lowest brightness setting.

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