Active Aero


Correct, it will temporarily stay open for cool down purposes when needed even after you shut off the Macan... when driving it will vary.

Porsche Macan S - Efficiency-enhancing measures - Porsche AG

"Active aerodynamics
The radiator grille shutter opens the cooling air flaps only as needed. Whenever the cooling requirement is low, such as on relaxed drives, the radiator grille shutter closes. Aerodynamics are improved, which helps to improve fuel economy. If, for example, a sporty driving style is adopted and the demand for power increases, the cooling air flaps will open and let in the necessary amount of cooling air for increased driving performance."​

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Where are these flaps that one can see them and know if they are open or closed?

 

Watch Porsche's short video.... w/ grill flaps in action: Porsche Macan S - Efficiency-enhancing measures - Porsche AG

 

In these day here is very very hot...38° Celsius.

My Macan S petrol is always grill radiator opened and the front fan are always turned on after I turn off the car... To take inside a bit of air for cooling engine.

Is it ok?

I remember that my previous cars do that only few times after I go fast on street... Now my Macan S do that also when I go for few few km...

So after turn off and lock the car at high temperature I note that front grill is opened and the fan are working for cooling, and the vent

 

It's normal, plus the fan you might be hearing is from the AC and not the engine one.

 

What do you mean - very hot at 35 deg C? We just hit 40 deg C in Prague today and should be hotter still tomorrow. Can I come down to Rome to cool off?

 

+38 in Vienna. SOS. SOS!
to our US friends it's 101.4 F

escape to basement..

 

I was washing the Macan yesterday and noticed the flaps were open...had never seen them open while the car was off before. Upon closer inspection, it also revealed I had tagged a bird and it was stuck between the flaps and the radiator. Flaps appear to open and close fine, but would like to fish the remains of that bird out. I haven't gotten the car over my pit yet, but I assume I can access the radiator from below? Is there also a way to open & close the flaps manually? If not manually, what do I have to have running to keep the flaps open? TIA!

 

....I haven't gotten the car over my pit yet, but I assume I can access the radiator from below?

The louvers separate the radiator from the upper grill; but the radiator is always open to the lower grill. However, there is not much of a gap between the radiator and the louvers, so trying to reach in and up through the lower grill would likely be fruitless.

To get access from below, you'd have to remove the front skid plate, which also means removing or loosening the adjoining panels to the left and right of the skid plate as well. Perhaps it would be easier to remove the plastic panels on top, in the engine bay, for access.

If you are able to get the louvers open, avoid sticking your hand through them without first blocking them open with a solid piece of wood or something similar. You don't want to take a chance on the louvers closing while you're working in there. Sorry I don't know how they are actuated, or how to properly lock-em-out. Perhaps someone else here does. Best of luck finding the path of least resistance.

 

You mean the "flaps" on Macan's wings??

 

This kind of "bird strike" has happened before, unfortunately. Here's a thread from last summer that likely answers your questions. http://www.macanforum.com/forum/appearance-body/69466-macan-tiger-i-have-proof-radiator-vent-flaps.html

Happily, it's a "cheep" solution: idle the car, perhaps with the air-conditioning on, until the flaps open. Do not force them open. Good luck!

 

Great! By the time the flaps open you will have a roasted bird ready to serve....

 

So I assume that this area will fill up with leaves as well then in the fall... shouldn't there be a screen or some way of accessing it to clean it out.. leaves are a great way of overheating an engine when they block enough air.

 

I have cleaned the area inside and the radiator before, albeit while the engine was hot and the louvre still opened, with a garden hose. I think everyone should do that once in a while because I washed away lots of dead bugs sticking to the radiator fins. I don't know how to manually open it, just took the opportunity to wash it while it was opened with the engine still hot. Sorry I can't remember if I was leaving the engine running while I washed it.

 

I know mods are popular in the Porsche community, but adding an aviary is taking it a step too far. IMHO, obviously...

 

I think an aviary is more for live birds, but perhaps it's a Norwegian Blue(?)

 

It's been parked for about three hours, but the radiator grille shutter stays open. The ambient temp is like 42F (5C)degrees. I've never seen it stay open like this.

 

So, do you know whether the louvers shut as soon as you started the car? Just wondering if they simply keep their last position until the engine is restarted.

 

Mine is always shut after turning off the engine, in any weather.

 

Ditto

 

I've noticed mine open on occasion and closed on others, but never really paid attention to the weather to see if there is a correlation. I assumed that it was related to the engine temp at the time of shut down.

 

I Crazy Glued mine in the open position. I like it breathing. :laugh:

 

Opens when air flow is necessary to cool engine. Closed for better aerodynamics netting better gas mileage.

 

I watched mine last night after I switched off the engine - the fans kept going for a couple of minutes and then switched off after which the shutters closed...

 

Ditto today.

 

I've never seen mine open! I would love to be able to open it with the car parked and engine off... in order to look and see if there's any bug debris or insect residue that I could hose off.

I do not think there is a way to have it open with the engine off & the car parked.

 

I do not think there is a way to have it open with the engine off & the car parked.

Mine did exactly this. I think it may be a software glitch, because as soon as the car's started again, it's closed.
Could it be the hardware? Maybe I'll bring it up at the dealer.

 

If you want them to open for cleaning, turn on the AC. That is for sure. Mine stay open after shutoff if the AC was on, but not otherwise, I think.

 

Mine was open again after shutting down. So after about five minutes, I started the car again and checked the shutter's closed and then turned off the ignition.

 

Didn't even know it opened and closed. Just learnt something!

 

Active cooling it is. Many new cars have this system.

 

Only after seeing this forum post, did I pay attention. I've seen mine open AND closed. It probably depends on engine temp to determine if it's open and or closed. I had a Mini Cooper Countryman that just had the fan that would run after the engine shut off, rather quiet normally, but I had a failed sensor (twice) that resulted in the little guy running its fan on SUPER HIGH for an hour or more during my ownership. I suppose having a flap open and or closed is better than hearing the "WRRRRRRRRRRR" from inside my house at 1am.

 

That noise at 1am. I woulda shot the car. Ok, or at least yelled a couple of choice words in its general direction


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Motor failed at 6k miles, has anyone experienced this? It was replaced under warranty but I wasn't sure if this should be a concern going forward.

Part number 95B965501H

Suncoast Porsche Parts & Accessories Front Grille Electric Motor

 

Motor failed at 6k miles, has anyone experienced this? It was replaced under warranty but I wasn't sure if this should be a concern going forward.

I just experienced the front grill motor failure this week - at least that's what I think it is. The air intake "louvres" are no longer open and I can hear the motor whirling when the vehicle is turned off. ~23,000 miles on my Macan turbo. Hopefully I won't have to wait long for parts.