Keith Morgan

So, I really don't want the brake assist enabled. I'm not here to argue the merits of having it on or off, and yes, it's possible I'm a horribly irresponsible human being for wanting it disabled, but I wants what I wants.

So I go into "assists" and turn that feature off. I turn off lane keep assist, and the brake assist features. The next time I get in the car, I see that the lane keep assist remains disabled, but the brake assist has automatically turned itself back on.

1: Is this normal?
2. Is there a way I can keep the brake-assist turned off without manually switching it off every time I start the car?

mikey94025

Apparently this is normal and you cannot keep it off. According to the manual (page 171), Porsche Active Safe turns itself back on automatically: Porsche Active Safe (PAS - warning and brake assist) ... is activated automatically when the ignition is switched on.

Keith Morgan

Not what I wanted to hear, but thanks for the info. <sad_panda>

John Mclane

You can turn it off on the assist menu. I drove my car in the track with no issues, it wouldn't be possible or allowed if the PAS stayed on.

I have a driver profile for track use, where all the assistance and other distractions are turned off. It kept it off even when cycling the ignition.

Keith Morgan

Huh! Mine is NOT staying off when cycling the ignition. The car goes in for pre-track tech inspection tomorrow. I'll ask the guys in the shop about it.

Seems like there's some inconsistent behavior.

John Mclane

That sucks, depending on the organizer, they may not allow you in.

Heads up for the first hard braking. The seat belt will pull hard and stay like that until you unclick it. Scared me on the first bend...

Keith Morgan

The PCA groups I'll be running with will be fine with it, just as long as I disable it before heading out onto the pit lane. I keep a little paper checklist in my console for things like that.

Gopro = ON
AC = OFF
Wing = UP
Mode = SPORT+
Display = Tire Pressures
LapTimer = Started

And now I'll get to add:

Brake/Lane Assist = OFF

Keith Morgan

Oh! Also, LOL at the seatbelt pre-tensioner. Mine did that at the Glen. The pressure was REALLY tight. I laughed, knowing what it was. The car thought I was involved in a 17 minute long crash.

John Mclane

Mine is similar. I find aggravating that I can't see the engine temps and the tire temps at the same time. I'm going to check out some of the right side cluster info options to make it easy to find the info I want. The scroll is too close to my gloved paws and I scroll the menu out of the TPMS screen all the time.
You should be able to create a driver profile that remembers at least part of those settings. Sport/wing it wont, but the rest it should

Denny Swift

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