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Old 02-18-2018, 03:53 PM
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Default Voice Control only works with AirPlay?

I cant seem to get VC to work stand alone? is that normal?
Old 02-18-2018, 04:00 PM
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Are you sure you have VC? And by AirPlay, you mean CarPlay, right? The VC button the stalk works with CarPlay regardless of whether you actually have VC.
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Thanks yes. CarPlay. Is VC a added option on the 2017 911S? When I push in at the stalk it says “voice control not available “.
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My sales guy said that dealers aren't even allowed to order voice control because it's so bad. So even though the button is there, your car doesn't have it.
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Lol. True I haven’t found one that works remotely well. I like having the car play with the Siri VC. However I’m too likely to leave my IPhone in the car too often.
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on my 2017 Cayenne S I found that even thought the car has the VC switch it does not have VC. Evidently it was a $0 option that had to be ordered to be on the car.....
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It works without Apple Car Play. It sucks. Siri works so much better.
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The voice control on my X5M is amazing, and I use it all the time. It's really a bummer that Porsche is lagging so far behind when it comes to this. My Raptor's voice control is just adequate at best but still useful. I guess I got lucky with the BMW, because it works exactly like you'd want it to work, 99 percent of the time.
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Originally Posted by gellie
Thanks yes. CarPlay. Is VC a added option on the 2017 911S? When I push in at the stalk it says “voice control not available “.
Correct. You don't have VC. As others have said - zero dollar option that dealers cannot spec on their builds (customers only). My 2018 is the same as yours - CarPlay works great.
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Ty.



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