Minok

As pointed out, the idea is to turn off the screen while NOT turning of the PCM3 unit so that music keeps playing, navigation stays active (I can still hear the voice commands and see the computer display below the tach).


Actually, most of the options you list are available on the 997.2
Heated seats (the back is not really 2 seats so those don't count), heated steering, the passenger side mirror pivots in reverse (if selected), voice activated nav. Only the push button start vs key ignition is not available. The advantage of the mechanical key ignition is we can always turn the key to cut power to the engine (look ma, the engine is off).

The feature is in there from Porsche. Its just buried down 5 key presses into the PCM system... not an 'activate as you drive' solution. Form what I hear, it was a hard button on the PCM2 and Porsche took it away for the PCM3. My suggestion was to use the software in the PCM to add it back in using an existing button (double clicking the volume **** which currently only would mute-unmute the audio in rapid succession).

Just because its a performance car doesn't mean Porsche gets a pass on the easy stuff. I'd not accept fit and finish issues that had no performance impact either. The issue here is a really simple and free feature the developers on the PCM3 made a mistake about (I think).

Todd in PA

With out even checking the owners manual I have been able to easily figure out how to have a dark screen on my PCM in my 09 C2S. I pushed the "info" button and then the "option" button and selected "set PCM" then selected "display" then "screen" then selected "switch off display " and then "confirm". Really wasn't too cumbersome, took all of a few seconds and once activated the screen is dark. The radio works and the volume button works and if you want to change to phone or map or whatever you need, hit the appropriate button, the "switch off display" screen comes back, and you hit the desired button again to select (phone) and the selected screen comes back on. However, after you are done with whatever you need,it is super easy yo get it dark again, just hitting "info" again brings up the last "switch off display" screen which requires one push to 'turn off display' and another to "confirm". EASY, I tried it all the way home tonight and used lots of different functions on the PCM and easily got the screen dark again. TRY IT, YOU'LL LIKE IT! hahaha

ericthepilot

Just an on off switch.
Image airplanes being this software driven, man you be in a lot of trouble. Gear down ... let me get on Menu / page / Item, and now or when ??? OOPS.
Don't you just want to keep it simple, Porsche ?