c_Gio

at dealer. service person said that this isn't listed for my '16 GTS. he didn't know what the reprogram accomplished.

MKW

you dont wanna be first in line for " voluntary " software updates, imo, until you get forum feedback

a few yrs ago some Ferrari 458 owners who dashed in to get a transmission software update they heard about on their boards ended up with , yes, a smoother shifting car around town on AUTO mode , BUT the crackles and burbles on the overun in the exhaust disappeared in all shift modes as the factory also tweaked the ignition timing as part of the effort to smooth things out !

and once they loaded that one way update , dealer techs were NOT allowed to reverse it , even if they could access the old VIN associated file from the server in Italy - which they cannot - if customer requested so or else men in black suits and dark sunglasses from the EPA would come knocking

duxsi

If the Porsche "Service person" doesn't know, then there's very little hope for the rest of us.

Thanks for the feedback...

MKW

that is quite common across all brands ..I have had " discovered at time of service " software updates downloaded at routine visits and the service advisor or tech says they are now so numerous across models that manufacturers often dont bother them with what they are for as they assume the local " wrench " is not tech savvy enough nor is the consumer smart enough to even begin to understand what a couple lines of updated code here and there might even mean..if you press hard enough , they might reply " something to do with the blah blah is all the factory would tell us "

Jabs1542

It's a slippery slope. So you skip this 'voluntary update' but later on you hear about an update with a change you really care about. Guess what, this 'voluntary update' will be in there as well. Hard to outrun these changes unless you never need another update - btw, I guess you would have to instruct your SA to NOT perform any updates whenever you bring in the car.

Double edged sword for sure.

MKW

correct ..once they connect your OBD port directly to the Motherland server , EVERYTHING " voluntary " download/ updates irreversibly... you cannot cherry pick ...dealer has to do this at every visit , when still under factory warranty , to get paid for any warranty work they are doing or discover after drop off.

some confuse this with software " TSBs" where factory only updates ( because it is an expense they have to pay dealership service dept ) ONLY if customer has a specifically defined complaint the TSB patch fixes

Rapture1

I received a call this week, a message was left indicating there was a "recall" on my car and it needed a DME update. I have a call into the service advisor asking for more info on the update. No word back yet but it will be another month or so before my car sees the road again here so not likely to find out much for a while.

Mikeruoc

Ahh guys! I just had this done when I took my 2013 C2S in for tires. Dealer wanted to do it. On the ride home I could not get the engine to do the stumble! Time will tell but I was shocked. Again I have only driven the car about 20 miles home from the dealer. I will drive it more later today.

CSK 911 C4S

On your receipt what service update # was performed?

stealthboy

Oh don't get my hopes up like that! Keep us updated.

pfan

With any luck the wicked witch is dead!

Quite a few of us are anxiously awaiting any updates.

mtony

Really? Please keep us updated.

Al.Fresco

Dealer did mine a couple weeks ago. Receipt said....

Perform Campaign WF86, Reprogram DME
FC: WF860660001

No issues with mine since the reprogram.

duxsi

In the past when I had my DME updated or reset, the stumble disappeared (and the car felt amazingly responsive) only to return to its old way the following day.

I can only hope that this time around is different...

Mikeruoc

I drove it 2 more times last night. And no stumble! I will drive it this AM and see what happens. The service performed was the same as listed above.