freeman727

I'm going to take delivery CPO on a 2017 911 C4S w/o Voice Control. 2 questions:
1. Does it work well?
2. Can it be retrofitted (no definite answer on the forum)?

Jabs1542

I would bet it could be retro fitted, Suncoast offers it as an add on for the 991.1. At the worst you may have to wait a little while for the 991.2 specific piece of kit (considering that the PCM units are very different).

Norsk

My dealer has been unable to install it in my .2.
Would love to hear otherwise...

Dan Nagy

I have the button on my stalk for it, but when I push it, it tells me that it is "unavailable". I have also lost my traffic information from my map although I am paying for a cell connection. I just haven't had time to research these problems.

Valvefloat991

My 991.2 has it and it was a no-cost option. I wonder why all cars don't come with it.

That said, it's not very good at all--way worse than Sync on ten-year-old Ford Focus.

CSK 911 C4S

The only thing I can get voice control to do consistently is advice my pandora tracks on my 991.1.

Otherwise it is useless.

kayjh

My BMW had it. All I used it for was to dial a phone number. Other than that - useless. Same with my wife's 2014 Honda Odyssey.

Dan Nagy

I figured out the voice control yesterday, I just needed to plug in my phone. It connects to CarPlay.

Valvefloat991

The abysmal performance of the 991.2's voice control is disappointing. Five years ago, the voice control in an Audi S7 that I drove worked beautifully. Current BMW's also have excellent voice control. You'd think Porsche would simply install the Audi system.

Jay-S

Have had the same experience Audi (good) vs Porsche (bad).

seattle_sun

That's actually Siri via your iPhone.

I'm sure the reason voice control is not standard is that it sucks. My Mercedes' voice control is terrible. More of a hassle than it's worth.

freeman727

So guess it is no big deal to be without voice control. Does Siri work well? Can you navigate to an address with voice only? I wish CarPlay would work wirelessly like with the BMW.

Valvefloat991

The best way to navigate to an address with voice in a 911 is to use Waze. And it even keeps you reasonably well informed about the police along your route.

dhirm5

+1. Love this capability in my '17 5er.

Patriot

My wife’s X5 voice control works flawlessly -speak an address and the Nav translates it accurately and takes you there. Also, in the ‘17 X5, Apple Car Play is wireless, no need to plug the iPhone in.