Passenger Display

[Fun TC Driving]

Other than nav and music, please what other things can one display on it?

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[PoorShah]

I would be interested to know from people who have actually had the passenger display, whether they would prefer it again in a do over.

i got the feeling, without specific corroboration, that it only works if there it a passenger present.

I frequently have a passenger in my car, so it really is for their benefit.

i have had mixed and diametrically opposed views, but nothing substantive.

I have heard from one person who has it and says it’s worth getting. Other than that, a couple or people who were disappointed it didn’t work without a passenger.

Are there any people here who have it and think it’s worth getting?

Thanks in advance.

My take

My taycan was $185K cash out the door. I’d buy the passenger display without question again. It’s a negligible cost.

now in terms of use, I never use it. My passengers never use it. I also have the rear display. My rear passengers never use it. Especially new passengers. They have no idea how to use it.

And the few times my wife tried to use the passenger display to help me with navigation, she got so frustrated, she just use google maps on her phone.

would I get it again? Yes.

would I get it over leather seats? No
Over a panoramic roof? No
Over thermal glass? No
Over carbon fiber accents? No

 

[daveo4EV]

Other than nav and music, please what other things can one display on it?

navigation, media, weather, video streaming (Cayenne 2024 and later, so I'm assuming all porsche models post 2024 Cayenne), cockpit dials, some vehicle settings, other minor stuff

as porsche does more OTA updates I would guess more functionality can be added

the existing functions are not bad - and again better than a blank piece of plastic/leather

it's not like the space isn't going to be there - it's either a screen or a flat surface the size of the missing screen.

 

[Murph7355]

Other than nav and music, please what other things can one display on it?

My kids use the cockpit and sportchrono stuff quite often, plus media (main use).

Bought my car used so didn't spec it. It's nice to have, but iirc £7-800. Not sure it's that nice to have.

 

[Rubix117]

Is there an aftermarket passenger screen? I wanna upgrade my vehicle and was curious

 

[darrenfx]

It only works if there is a passenger in the seat.

With no passenger, it shows the "Taycan" name, and I think it looks good.

I don't understand why people would want to use it when there is no passenger there, since there are so many other screens. Since you have all the info in front of you, why would you want to look all the way over to the passenger side for more info?

My passengers love the screen. Particularly good for road trips.

Like about 96% of the other features, it comes down to personal preference. Someone may say they hate it, some may say it is ok, someone may say they love it, but it is up to you as to what you like.

mine works with no passener seated

 

[darrenfx]

but i dont find passenger screen useful. If I could project andorid auto on it, it would be nice for passenger to fiddle with music. OR split Android auto on 2 screens

 

[Fun TC Driving]

My wife does not have a cell phone, choses not to connect to the internet.

 

[darrenfx]

in my case, the second screen is useful when you delegate your partner managing the navigation while you’re busy driving and considering how not straightforward to use the pcm is.
Other than that, nice to have it but not worth it.
Used to don’t have it on the previous Taycan but I have it now and it’s not a big deal.

You use native maps? It's so slow compared to Google maps or apple maps

 

[whitex]

Native maps is also the only way you can get battery preconditioning to happen. While I use Waze via CarPlay for local navigation, I use the native Nav for longer trips to navigate to DC chargers. I also like the HUD display of directions which works only in native nav (IMO the HUD view is more useful than the PCM+IC view of the same Nav instructions). When traveling with a passenger, I keep native nav on passenger screen and Waze on the main screen for any hazard warnings, while getting native nav directions on HUD.

 

[darrenfx]

Native maps is also the only way you can get battery preconditioning to happen. While I use Waze via CarPlay for local navigation, I use the native Nav for longer trips to navigate to DC chargers. I also like the HUD display of directions which works only in native nav (IMO the HUD view is more useful than the PCM+IC view of the same Nav instructions). When traveling with a passenger, I keep native nav on passenger screen and Waze on the main screen for any hazard warnings, while getting native nav directions on HUD.

i still have factory connectiivty subscription. does map navigate with traffic to chargers after subscription expires?

 

[whitex]

i still have factory connectiivty subscription. does map navigate with traffic to chargers after subscription expires?

Not sure. Ask me in 13 months, unless I choose to renew before it expires (like during a black friday special).

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