So where is it, can you take a picture of your car's cowl, and draw in red approx where it is?

 

See this thread: https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ellite&page=14

Deanski

 

So your last post on that thred says:
My sat works fine although get quite a few drop-outs, but at least it works!

Don't know what the icon is for, but one day I'll have to ask the dealer.

I just wished they made a better antenna. Drop outs are a PITA, but then again, there's always the flat 6 to listen to.

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so is that even in your good location? I'm still trying to sort through the thread for where you detail the location

 

I sometimes get good reception now and then. All depends on where I am and if there are trees covering the roadways. Other times it gets spotty in other locations. Sometimes it works where you'd think it wouldn't work.

Still, I'd rather have it in the PCM than some ugly outboard unit and funky antenna on the roof. Maybe I'll have to look into one of those shark-fin looking antennas, but rather not.

Now this is with a 6 CD changer and Nav as well. So who knows.

One day, I'm sure a better antenna will be avaible.

Good luck!

Deanski

 

Has anyone gotten the "red triangle / exclamation" in the diagnostic screen to go away? What do you have to do with the PWIS? I would love to tell Bev Hills Porsche how to do this?

Are there any other shops in the LA area that can do this work? E.g. not the install (my XM has been up and running for probably a year now) but the PWIS stuff...

 

Nope, never got the triangle message showing it's not "registered", but as long as it works that's fine. Besides, I think it's due to a software problem between PCM/Sat/PWIS as this system is for a Cayenne and the PWIS may not let it be added as in a Cayenne. Same PCM, different software somewhere for these not to fully be "registered".

Antenna placement is one of those things you have to play with. Move it and try it at the same time of day in locations known to be a problem.

Deanski

 

Thanks much...the antenna is actually great.

The "red triangle" is visible if you hold down "Main" plus "Trip" - takes you to a screen with all the software versions, etc.

I've had a theory that the "unregistered" sat somehow knocks out the AudioPilot feature...but I may be barking up the wrong tree, as several folks have commented that AudioPilot is subtle at best.

I kind of miss the old speed-sensitive auto-adjusting volume...

 

Could be that the receiver issues are related to the way the sat receiver is powered down or powered up?

 

Still having the not working issue. Many times, probably 40% of the time when I start my car the sirius radio is not working, well it sort of works in that it plays whatever the last channel it was playing was, but it displays the call sirius screen, and no information about music is given, and you can't change channels. Shutting the car off and locking the door doesn't clear it up, I have to go the front trunk and unplug the power to the sat unit then reapply for it to start working again.

Anyone else have a solution.

Not sure if it's related but my reception also varies alot. Sometime I can be sitting still and it'll cut in and out.

 

I have had SIRIUS installed for over 2 1/2 years and this has happened a few times (about 5 times). You don't have to unplug the SAT receiver to fix it. Instead you can reset your PCM by shutting the car off, lock the doors to the car, unlock the doors to the car and open and close the car door, then turn the car back on. This resets the PCM and has corrected the problem when it happens to me. MHK reported the same fix works for him (see above).

 

kasendorf,

As I said in my post above that fix doesn't work for me, and it was happening most of the time. Turns out I didn't know about the holding Main and pressing Trip trick to get radio versions, when I did this I saw an exclamation mark over the satellite radio, and even though it showed it connected there was some problem. I stopped by my local dealer, and they hooked up the computer and told the system there was a sat radio there again, and now that mark has gone away. So far (two days of driving) it's worked each times, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

As anyone figured out a way to help the reception improve?

-R

 

Spoke too soon.

This morning it once again was exhibiting the call Sirius problem. This is really getting irritating. Now I'm wondering if there's a problem with the radio in the car or the sat module or what!

-R