[fincher]

Here is my setup:

 

[TheBrit]

Buy a cable but make sure its hot an angled plug.

With a straight plug the iPhone is very tight when it is placed in the aerial booster bracket and the angled plug give a bit more room.

 

[ABusLux]

Buy a cable but make sure its hot an angled plug.

With a straight plug the iPhone is very tight when it is placed in the aerial booster bracket and the angled plug give a bit more room.

The Porsche cable has an angled lightning connector and a swivelling USB connector; it's probably made specifically to ease the use of the bracket.

 

[Rosmoss]

I wonder if the PCM was upgraded to support wireless on the MY18 cars which might explain the price increase of the Connect options.

My cable of choice is this:

https://www.amazon.ca/AmazonBasics-...tning-Cable/dp/B010U3XA0I/ref=sr_1_12?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1495052486&sr=1-12

It's just long enough to stick out clear of the armrest. The phone sits on the cup holder or I can flip it back into the storage under the armrest. It's illegal in Ontario to even hold you phone unless you're parked or out of traffic so the extra short length is actually a benefit. It's also obviously very neat if the phone is plugged in.

When leaving the car I just pull on the phone and go. The cable seems pretty sturdy and is Apple approved. Actually have different lengths all over the place since they are cheap. There used to be a discount for Prime subscribers.

That was more of an ad than I intended.

 

[fincher]

That cord is too short for me. That's why I used both 1-foot and 3-foot cables. Amazon Basics is a great cable as is IXCC. I have both and the pricing is great.

 

[nendo]

anker powerline + braided red 1 foot cable looks great and performs great in my GTS. The size is great as it rests in the cupholder when not in use.

 

[davo1805]

Here is my setup:

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Hi mate - what's the Porsche-branded tray thingy I see in your pic? I don't have that in my car. Is that a box I omitted to tick????:crying:

Also - I see in the background another cable with an adaptor for a cig lighter-type power socket. Do you have that for when you just want to charge your phone while driving, but not get into the Carplay zone? I ask, because I was thinking I'd do this - have 2 x cables plugged in and ready for both requirements.

Cheers.

 

[alain63]

Bonjour Davo1805,

You do not omit to tick something about the glove box accessorie, you can read in this post some information (but i don't find where we can buy it now... May be on Amazon, but nothing on ebay with the link described in this post)

macanforum.com/forum/modifications/64001-macan-accessories-ebay

Cordialement

 

[ELP]

Bonjour Davo1805,

You do not omit to tick something about the glove box accessorie, you can read in this post some information (but i don't find where we can buy it now... May be on Amazon, but nothing on ebay with the link described in this post)

macanforum.com/forum/modifications/64001-macan-accessories-ebay

Cordialement

@alain63 et voici:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Glove-Box-Armrest-Storage-Box-Secondary-Storage-For-Macan-With-Logo-/262863110954?fits=Model%3AMacan&hash=item3d33dcc32a:g:1wMAAOSwfVpYq~Rn&vxp=mtr

I just purchased one.

 

[fincher]

Wireless carplay for macan?

Hi mate - what's the Porsche-branded tray thingy I see in your pic? I don't have that in my car. Is that a box I omitted to tick????:crying:



Also - I see in the background another cable with an adaptor for a cig lighter-type power socket. Do you have that for when you just want to charge your phone while driving, but not get into the Carplay zone? I ask, because I was thinking I'd do this - have 2 x cables plugged in and ready for both requirements.



Cheers.

I am not sure if the tray will work well or not for you. I read that some Macans have a cell phone booster (or something similar) inside the cubby that makes the tray not fit. This does not apply to U.S. Macans and I am not sure which model years. There is a thread on this so I am a little iffy on the details.

The other cable. You noticed! You are spot on!!! I don't always want to use CarPlay plus it's another port available for a passenger. That adapter has two ports.

 

[alain63]

Bonjour ELP,
Thanks a lot for the link
But sadly, it is written... "The seller has not specified a shipping method to France" :
To exclude Europe because it is to far, i can inderstand, but i see that Canada is also excluded !
The seller seens to want to sell only in the USA, the other countries are certainly too exotic for him...

 

[fincher]

Bonjour ELP,
Thanks a lot for the link
But sadly, it is written... "The seller has not specified a shipping method to France" :
To exclude Europe because it is to far, i can inderstand, but i see that Canada is also excluded !
The seller seens to want to sell only in the USA, the other countries are certainly too exotic for him...

I think only to USA per my post above.

 

[alain63]

Bonjour Fincher,

Yes, but it was an ironic message just because it is fun for a no US resident .
With the link given by the help of ELP, we can find many sellers on ebay from China which sell the same article and ship on all the planet , so no problem for the European Macan drivers.

 

[fincher]

Bonjour Fincher,

Yes, but it was an ironic message just because it is fun for a no US resident .
With the link given by the help of ELP, we can find many sellers on ebay from China which sell the same article and ship on all the planet , so no problem for the European Macan drivers.

Understood! I get the humor. My comment was not related to shipping but to the fact that it does not fit in all Macans due to some cellular booster (or similar) inside the center armrest. The US Macans do not have this so the tray fits perfectly.

There's a thread here on this very subject. Maybe that's the reason it ships to the US only?

 

[davo1805]

Bonjour Davo1805,

You do not omit to tick something about the glove box accessorie, you can read in this post some information (but i don't find where we can buy it now... May be on Amazon, but nothing on ebay with the link described in this post)

macanforum.com/forum/modifications/64001-macan-accessories-ebay

Cordialement

Merci Alain - maintenant je comprend.

Davo

 

[davo1805]

The other cable. You noticed! You are spot on!!! I don't always want to use CarPlay plus it's another port available for a passenger. That adapter has two ports.

Now look at these two little rascals from Belkin which I just bought. The black one is integrated into a cig-lighter plug, which I can use for phone charging on my commute, and it also has a second USB - useful for the electric toothbrush or whatever... The RED one is just about a spot-on match to Garnet Red - hahahaha - and this is plugged into the car's own USB socket for CarPlay use. Phone has to sit in the cup-holder, which may be a conflict when two coffees installed

 

[fincher]

Parfait!

 

[Mark Beitzel]

CarPlay standard on 2017 Macan?

I bought a used 2017 Macan (base model) and took delivery yesterday. I had understood that all 2017+ now included Apple CarPlay capability (??).


I did search this forum and see references to PCM 3.1 and 4, but as a Macan newbie, I am not hip to the lingo or acronyms, Bottomline, is there a way to determine if my 2017 Macan AWD base model is CarPlay capable? If yes, great....it does not automatically come up when iPhone plugged in, but that could be due to the previous Owners' set up (?).


If my new 2017 does not have, is there a best recommendation to add it without voiding warranty?


Thanks so much for welecoming me to the community. - Mark

 

[Jkb545]

I bought a 2018 GTS about a month ago. CarPlay is an option, NOT standard.

 

[Mark Beitzel]

Not what I wanted to hear.....but at least I'll stop searching

thanks for the speedy response. I will assume my 2017 does not include it either.:crying: