911 992 entry and drive option
12-14-2020, 03:37 PM
#31
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There are a few videos of the early 2020 vehicles that actually had this enabled, it seems like it was disabled shortly after. This is a software feature for sure, as it did work on early cars for a bit. My Jan 2020 car does not do it.
12-14-2020, 03:43 PM
#32
Burning Brakes
FWIW the 2020 Cayenne manual was out of date in several key places, the separate battery/charging manual was significantly out of date.
12-14-2020, 03:46 PM
#33
Pro
It would have made more sense if the earlier June, 2019 manual showed the feature and the later November, 2019 one did not, instead of the opposite.
12-14-2020, 04:02 PM
#34
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Absolutely right, not worth the security risk. If you live in an area with high rates of auto theft you should really consider disabling comfort access all together. I remember watching a 992 review of a euro spec car and the reviewer mentioned that to enable it you had to sign a waiver (I think it was in the UK). Or just get an MT.
I do store my Porsche key in a when hung by my interior garage door. I verified that without the bag, the key was close enough to my 992 parked on the other side of the wall to unllock but the bag stops keyless unlocking. I choose to use Comfort Access because the convenience of just walking up to the car and opening the door (when it works) is worth the extra security risk. If someone reports a 992 actually stolen by boosting Comfort Access then I may reassess the amount of security risk.
12-14-2020, 04:22 PM
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Ok, yeah I see that now.
12-14-2020, 05:42 PM
#36
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Of course everyone makes their own decisions with regard to risk vs. reward, but just to be clear Comfort Access is only a security risk if someone can boost the signal from your key and unlock your car. This has been done for parked cars in garages or in front of the house when people store their keys nearby the car. I don't know if it has been done for a 992 given that the Porsche key has extra precautions, e.g., requires motion to become active.
I do store my Porsche key in a faraday bag when hung by my interior garage door. I verified that without the bag, the key was close enough to my 992 parked on the other side of the wall to unllock but the bag stops keyless unlocking. I choose to use Comfort Access because the convenience of just walking up to the car and opening the door (when it works) is worth the extra security risk. If someone reports a 992 actually stolen by boosting Comfort Access then I may reassess the amount of security risk.
I do store my Porsche key in a faraday bag when hung by my interior garage door. I verified that without the bag, the key was close enough to my 992 parked on the other side of the wall to unllock but the bag stops keyless unlocking. I choose to use Comfort Access because the convenience of just walking up to the car and opening the door (when it works) is worth the extra security risk. If someone reports a 992 actually stolen by boosting Comfort Access then I may reassess the amount of security risk.
Last edited by HouTexCarreraS; 12-14-2020 at 05:45 PM.
