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sport mode
can you set up the 992 so that SPORT MODE is the default when you start the engine? I am trying to find a way to disable the START/STOP function PERMANENTLY...... the dumbest damned "feature" I have ever seen!
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Jul 16, 2021, 01:53 PM
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I always am amused by those annoyed and irritated they have to push a button.
It puts my struggles with Stage 4 cancer into perspective.
It puts my struggles with Stage 4 cancer into perspective.
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Step back from the all caps ledge. First world problems. No car that I have owned has allowed me to set a sport mode / suspension mode / or other similar settings as the default. Just think of it like a pre flight checklist.
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Auto start/stop in my BMW M8C GC will stay disabled with the button on the console and does not revert back to enabled when the car is stopped and restarted (no matter what driving mode you're in). I believe that this is the case with all current M cars. However, having to rotate the Sport Chrono **** to do this each time I start my 992 has just become a habit and not really bothersome.
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that said, if you go to sport cold and drive with care / slowly, its no diff from normal.
your average person, though, which is the target of any general guidance, goes to sport and floors it immediately because theyre being sporty.
someone like you who ponders the meanings of such things, youre good.
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At some point after MY15, Porsche took away the ability for a persistent Auto Start/Stop set to off. Never dug into why, but my guess is due to emissions. AFAK, Sport mode was never something that would stay on persistently, always needs to be switched on after each start up.
Agree that its a little annoying that you can't turn it off permanently on your own, but quickly becomes a non-issue and one more minor thing to adjust before taking off, not so dissimilar to clicking that seatbelt, adjusting your climate control, etc.
Agree that its a little annoying that you can't turn it off permanently on your own, but quickly becomes a non-issue and one more minor thing to adjust before taking off, not so dissimilar to clicking that seatbelt, adjusting your climate control, etc.