PCM updates on the J1.1

[Jasper4S]

You have the update

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[Gkwan]

You have the update

wow, seriously ? because of the few coloured icons on the left of the screen, right?
so how come there's no Android Auto icon showing next to Apple Car Play ? (I'm sure it doesn't have it). I thought having that major update would mean being in 3885 or whatever 38xx version where Android Auto pops up ?

 

[Jasper4S]

Maybe it needs a soft reset (search on this forum on "two finger reset") maybe previous owner did reorder the icons and you need to scroll to see it.

 

[Gkwan]

thanks, found 2 videos as well (2 finger reset & also the "factory default" reset which seems more violent lol)
For sure when I paired my android phone to the car (bluetooth) it didn't ask anything about Android Auto.
While the 4S I drove 2 days before, which had the Android Auto icon, connected directly to my phone (BT+AA) naturally & it was up & running in 1 minute.

Is it possible that somehow it has the major update with these few coloured icons on the left part of the screen, but the PCM is still a version significantly older than 3885, which didn't include Android Auto yet ? or maybe you had to pay for it as FoD in the past ?

 

[Jasper4S]

That is a question for the dealer, def. fixable. Part of the CPO warranty I guess

 

[Gkwan]

btw I found these "funny" functions but I suppose you guys know that by heart

https://www.ianbevis.co.uk/porsche-taycan-easter-eggs/

 

[Gkwan]

That is a question for the dealer, def. fixable. Part of the CPO warranty I guess

Great, as long as it's fixable then I'm optimistic, they're working on it already hopefully !
They're giving me 3Y PA warranty so your input is really giving me the best hopes héhé
Thanks a lot Jasper.
Driving to Paris anytime soon ?

 

[Jasper4S]

Great, as long as it's fixable then I'm optimistic, they're working on it already hopefully !
They're giving me 3Y PA warranty so your input is really giving me the best hopes héhé
Thanks a lot Jasper.
Driving to Paris anytime soon ?

I heard free beer. So mine is charging as we speak. See you tomorrow

 

[Gkwan]

I heard free beer. So mine is charging as we speak. See you tomorrow

lol, absolutely I'm maintaining that proposal, maybe even free lunch now that you got my hopes quite high !
(fyi I'm searching a picture of a car that's supposed to have ACC, just for my knowledge, so I can recognize it like you do - I'll post in the other thread)

 

[Scandinavian]

Great, as long as it's fixable then I'm optimistic, they're working on it already hopefully !
They're giving me 3Y PA warranty so your input is really giving me the best hopes héhé
Thanks a lot Jasper.
Driving to Paris anytime soon ?

I would be very surprised if a Porsche dealer would sell you a CPO car, give 3 years warranty, and not have done and implemented all updates/recalls etc. That would not be the way I have experienced Porsche earlier. All updates and latest available SW for the model had been checked and updated.

Great to hear that Porsche is giving you a 3 year warranty on a 2020 model, when they only provide a 2 year warranty on a brand new 2026 (and the 2020 only had 2 year warranty as well). It is a great car when it works, but be prepared for frequent niggles and visits to the dealer for updates etc.

 

[Gkwan]

I would be very surprised if a Porsche dealer would sell you a CPO car, give 3 years warranty, and not have done and implemented all updates/recalls etc. That would not be the way I have experienced Porsche earlier. All updates and latest available SW for the model had been checked and updated.

Great to hear that Porsche is giving you a 3 year warranty on a 2020 model, when they only provide a 2 year warranty on a brand new 2026 (and the 2020 only had 2 year warranty as well). It is a great car when it works, but be prepared for frequent niggles and visits to the dealer for updates etc.

thanks for this input Peter, I'm new to the Porsche family and the "image" I had was exactly what you say. We seem to have established with Jasper that "my" car having a few coloured icons on the left of the screen means that it did get the "major" update Porsche was describing here, ie the extended ~10% range when you drive in "normal" or "range", by disengaging the 4-wheel drive & re-engaging it when you brake (if I understood correctly).
This news does say all Taycans are technically compatible with MY23 software & should be updated :
https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/202...ge-software-update-2023-model-year-29112.html

The interrogation point I discussed with Jasper is "my" car should therefore have the Android Auto enabled. It didn't have the icon on screen, and it peered only via BT on my phone (Samsung Note10+).
I drove a 4S : it showed the icon, and when I climbed in the car, Android Auto popped up automatically & paired successfully wirelessly (perfect).

So there must be something wrong.
I insisted that my Porsche center studies all the material I gathered (thanks to this forum mainly), does a real assessment and fixes it : I don't want to pay until they fix it.

 

[tophamn]

...
So there must be something wrong.
I insisted that my Porsche center studies all the material I gathered (thanks to this forum mainly), does a real assessment and fixes it : I don't want to pay until they fix it.

Now you have all the information from this forum why don't you ask the dealer if you can sit in the car and figure out what's what? - PCM version, updates, Android Auto &/or CarPlay, ... I'd also recommend you take a USB cable to try Android Auto that way in case wireless still doesn't work.

 

[Gkwan]

Now you have all the information from this forum why don't you ask the dealer if you can sit in the car and figure out what's what? - PCM version, updates, Android Auto &/or CarPlay, ... I'd also recommend you take a USB cable to try Android Auto that way in case wireless still doesn't work.

yep, that's my next step (they have the cards in hand) : waiting at least one written reply from the sales guy, since I signed the purchase order, I want to avoid the "worst case", ie them "forcing" me to take the car as is without doing anything further.
I do hope this is not what they're thinking, and that it's unlikely, but it's better to be prepared.

 

[Taycan4S_UK]

Has anyone with a Gen1 tried to update PCM to the latest Gen2 version?

Going to guess that there are some folks out of warranty.

 

[Sly_North]

Has anyone with a Gen1 tried to update PCM to the latest Gen2 version?

Going to guess that there are some folks out of warranty.

CT14 has tried: it's possible but very risky. See these 3 posts (sum up wording in the link text is mine) :
Taycan J1.1 PCM 6 update from 3882 to 4360 1/3 - update to 39xx or 40xx then to 4360
Taycan J1.1 PCM 6 update from 3882 to 4360 2/3 - one step update
Taycan J1.1 PCM 6 update from 3882 to 4360 3/3 - possible but too risky

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