Have bought a new car Macan, and I heard a friend say to brush some Porsche hidden functions, using the Porsche engineers version of the computer brush out, which a friend can help me brush out, computer engineer, who can brush out, please contact me, and I will thank you to the way you like.
Mr xiaotoan
Remote close? Oh man I need to get my PIWIS II out. I just put together the LED retrofit lights for my 2015 TT
Thanks a lot for this Don! I wasn’t sure what to expect so here’s my experience...
Just confirming, I was able to get this done on my 2018 Macan with Bi-xenons, PDLS (so the headlight swivel feature), and Lane Departure Warning (which uses a camera looking forward).
I stopped by an independent certified Porsche service center that I connected with, confirmed they had PIWIS3, and had sent them the YouTube video in advance (wasn’t sure if the dealership service centers would do this). When I got there, initially their mechanic wasn’t sure if PDLS+ could be enabled without the LEDs, but I showed him don’s YouTube video as well and asked him to try anyways. He did and told me he was surprised that “the car took the programming”.
Now when I push on the hi-beam stalk, the first push turns on auto-hi-beams. This shows a second green headlight icon next to the low beam one in the dash with the letter “A”. As an aside, another tap of the hi-beat stalk takes it off auto, and sticks the hi-beams on.
In auto-high beams, by default the low beams stay on. While in auto, if it’s dark, I’m going over a certain speed, there are no cars in front going in either direction, and no street lights, the high beams will turn on automatically (and the blue high beam light will come on in the dash). If the camera then spots car headlights, car tail lights, or two street lights (yes, the manual mentions this), it’ll turn off the high beams (and the blue light in the dash).
Just confirming, I was able to get this done on my 2018 Macan with Bi-xenons, PDLS (so the headlight swivel feature), and Lane Departure Warning (which uses a camera looking forward).
I stopped by an independent certified Porsche service center that I connected with, confirmed they had PIWIS3, and had sent them the YouTube video in advance (wasn’t sure if the dealership service centers would do this). When I got there, initially their mechanic wasn’t sure if PDLS+ could be enabled without the LEDs, but I showed him don’s YouTube video as well and asked him to try anyways. He did and told me he was surprised that “the car took the programming”.
Now when I push on the hi-beam stalk, the first push turns on auto-hi-beams. This shows a second green headlight icon next to the low beam one in the dash with the letter “A”. As an aside, another tap of the hi-beat stalk takes it off auto, and sticks the hi-beams on.
In auto-high beams, by default the low beams stay on. While in auto, if it’s dark, I’m going over a certain speed, there are no cars in front going in either direction, and no street lights, the high beams will turn on automatically (and the blue high beam light will come on in the dash). If the camera then spots car headlights, car tail lights, or two street lights (yes, the manual mentions this), it’ll turn off the high beams (and the blue light in the dash).
Anybody can chime in on possibility of front camera installation? I see that it's cheap to buy on ebay but the bracket on the windshield is different. Also somebody above mentioned that another windshield will be required? If anybody can chime in i'd appreciate.
I couldn't get it to remote close of the rear lid from the key fob either, Launch wouldn't let me write to that setting for the Rear Lid module so I'd love to know as well.
I did do:
I did do:
- Teardrop wiping
- Acoustic feedback on locking
- Change one touch flashing cycles to 5 flashes
- Comfort Entry/Exit Drivers Seat Travel fore/aft change to 40mm (from 26mm)
- G Force Display
- Tried Performance Display(have enabled & can get it to display, but can't get the trackball to display)
You are not missing much with the performance display...
But I’m curious about these two things you activated below. What do these features actually do?
But I’m curious about these two things you activated below. What do these features actually do?
Santrix,
I have Teardrop enabled:
With Launch it is Front end electronics, WWS Coding, WWS-coding-Teardrop active
After the wipers stop, it will wait like 10 seconds and wipe 1 more time to get rid of the "teardrops".
I have Teardrop enabled:
With Launch it is Front end electronics, WWS Coding, WWS-coding-Teardrop active
After the wipers stop, it will wait like 10 seconds and wipe 1 more time to get rid of the "teardrops".
About the exterior light sensor / sensitivity adjustment. I tested it today, and it seems that changing the light limit to from 12.5 to 7.5 W/m^2 didn't seem to have any effect. I changed it to 5.0 W/m^2 to see if that has any effect (with 3.4 W/m^2 being recognized as dark limit). Again, my objective is to alter the auto-on feature of the automatic headlight so that is not as sensitive and can turn on my headlights in darker setting. At this point, my headlights are turning on automatically with plenty of light. It would only turn off automatically when there is direct sunlight.
Maybe this is not the right setting to change, but trying at...
Front-End Electronics : Exterior Light Parameter : Light Limit
In PIWIS --> BCM Vorne : Aussenbeleuchtungsparameter : Hellgrenze
Maybe this is not the right setting to change, but trying at...
Front-End Electronics : Exterior Light Parameter : Light Limit
In PIWIS --> BCM Vorne : Aussenbeleuchtungsparameter : Hellgrenze
Tear Drop was no issue & not speed dependent. Acoustic feedback males an audible beep when locking the car(Launch X431 Pro Mini screens below)
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It's the challenge of getting the performance display to work, not that I need it!
I also have Autel MaxiSysy MS906BT, it's no better (I reckon not as good as the Launch).
It's the challenge of getting the performance display to work, not that I need it!
I also have Autel MaxiSysy MS906BT, it's no better (I reckon not as good as the Launch).
Thanks...
For teardrop, using PIWIS, I changed the “WWS-Codierung Traenenfunktion aktiv” to “Ja” within the Front-End electronics. But it didn’t appear to work. I’ll check and test it again.
For teardrop, using PIWIS, I changed the “WWS-Codierung Traenenfunktion aktiv” to “Ja” within the Front-End electronics. But it didn’t appear to work. I’ll check and test it again.
I think I figured out what was going on with the teardrop function. I think it works in conjunction with the rain sensor, and only activates if the rain sensor detects any residual droplets.
The reason I say this is because I took my car out around the block to test this, and it activated only when it had some residual droplets in the windshield. Would not activate when the windshield was completely free of droplets. This is why it was not activating when I was stopped (I guess I have very good “and new“ wipers).
I may be off base on this, but this is muy best guess.
I also activated the rear DLR lights... Nice feature,.
Also, with setting the ”Aussenbeleuchtungsparameter: Hellgranze” (Light Limit) to 5.25 W/m^2 (from 12.5 W/m^2) seems to be having an effect of delaying headlights to come on automatically when is bright outside. More to come on this - more evaluation needed.
The reason I say this is because I took my car out around the block to test this, and it activated only when it had some residual droplets in the windshield. Would not activate when the windshield was completely free of droplets. This is why it was not activating when I was stopped (I guess I have very good “and new“ wipers).
I may be off base on this, but this is muy best guess.
I also activated the rear DLR lights... Nice feature,.
Also, with setting the ”Aussenbeleuchtungsparameter: Hellgranze” (Light Limit) to 5.25 W/m^2 (from 12.5 W/m^2) seems to be having an effect of delaying headlights to come on automatically when is bright outside. More to come on this - more evaluation needed.
Nice....Santrix...what is rear DLR lights ?
Daylight running lamps ? maybe we have that on default here in Canada ?
Daylight running lamps ? maybe we have that on default here in Canada ?
I've read this thread at least a couple of times, and the thread over on rennlist, and just want to confirm: No one has found a way to code hatch close with the remote?
I have search the Macan forum, rennlist for Macan and for Cayenne, and have not found a way either.
I tried changing some parameters in PIWIS that should modify this, but when writing, it returns an error and unable to write.
The same for modifying settings for the headlights auto-on. Modifying the auto light parameter doesn’t seem to have any effect.
I tried changing some parameters in PIWIS that should modify this, but when writing, it returns an error and unable to write.
The same for modifying settings for the headlights auto-on. Modifying the auto light parameter doesn’t seem to have any effect.
I truly wish that current HVAC/Infotainment designers would introduce some "environmental" or "situational" options for vehicles. An example of a very obvious one would be to turn on heated seats/steering wheels if external temperature is below "X". Other drivers could be time of day configurations.
I was also able to activate the front marker as a Daylight Running Light...
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Front-End Electronics (two settings):
Coding Value: Outside lighting, marker light, front off with DRL on = no
In PIWIS {Coding Value: Aussenbeleuchtung Begrenzunglicht vorne aus bei TFL ein = nein}
Coding Value: Exterior lighting DRL with parking light = yes
In PIWIS {Coding Value: Aussenbeleuchtung TFL mit Begrenzunglicht = ja}
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Looks cool, but I don‘t like the side markers activated with DRL. I think that was activated with the rear light DRL... not sure how they got activated, but I’ll figure it out.
I also activated the side marker flashing with turn signal...
In PIWIS: {Front End Electronics: Coding Value: Aussenbeleuchtung SML mitblinkend = ja}
Front-End Electronics (two settings):
Coding Value: Outside lighting, marker light, front off with DRL on = no
In PIWIS {Coding Value: Aussenbeleuchtung Begrenzunglicht vorne aus bei TFL ein = nein}
Coding Value: Exterior lighting DRL with parking light = yes
In PIWIS {Coding Value: Aussenbeleuchtung TFL mit Begrenzunglicht = ja}
Looks cool, but I don‘t like the side markers activated with DRL. I think that was activated with the rear light DRL... not sure how they got activated, but I’ll figure it out.
I also activated the side marker flashing with turn signal...
In PIWIS: {Front End Electronics: Coding Value: Aussenbeleuchtung SML mitblinkend = ja}
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