Originally Posted by USMC_DS1

Just got my car back from the p-dealer. Had them swap out tires and check out my anomaly with the alarm system - when my frunk/engine is open I don't get the warning beep. The SA and I confirmed that all sensors were working properly... he used a flat head screw driver and pushed the frunk and engine compartment latches closed - lights in those compartments when out as they should. That's when I should have stopped but I agreed to having their tech check it out.

A few hours later I got the car back with new(to me) tires... and the alarm system reset back to factory... I was afraid of this. If in doubt most techs will reset/reboot. What I requested was to just confirm that all sensors were working and that I liked how it beeps when I armed the car. Ideally I'd like the car to give me a warning beep if the frunk/engine lids were open... that was the only thing missing/not working. Of course, having the car beep when I arm it is apparently an abnormal condition for Porsche so the tech reset the coding... and wrote it up as error in coding corrected.

Conclusion, my car's sensors were functioning properly but as JH suspected I seem to have come upon some obscure variation of the alarm system setting using the DM Pro tool which caused the car to beep when I armed it. Although the one downside was that it did not beep when my frunk or engine compartment was open. So now my car is back to Porsche normal and I'll be getting more exercise in the parking lot again when I 2nd guess myself - is it locked/armed or not? I guess that's a silver lining in it's own - the exercise that is. Oh yeah... they also washed my car. Another pet peeve of mine but I'm starting to like it. Whomever they have washing the cars over there did an great job and this is the 2nd time he did it against my request. Next thing you know the p-dealer will be servicing my car. Hmmm... JK.

Originally Posted by jhbrennan

Now I'm confused (easily done) - your video showed a beep on arming but you say you got no beep with hood or engine compartment open. Does this mean you didn't get a beep on arming with the hood open?

I should have a DM Pro soon (working on a trade-in) so we can experiment if you're up for it. Also, I use the same dealer and I also request "no wash" which is written on the serivce order but I also put a big note on the dash saying "DO NOT WASH" - so far that has done the trick.

Originally Posted by USMC_DS1

Just got my car back from the p-dealer. Had them swap out tires and check out my anomaly with the alarm system - when my frunk/engine is open I don't get the warning beep. The SA and I confirmed that all sensors were working properly... he used a flat head screw driver and pushed the frunk and engine compartment latches closed - lights in those compartments when out as they should. That's when I should have stopped but I agreed to having their tech check it out.

A few hours later I got the car back with new(to me) tires... and the alarm system reset back to factory... I was afraid of this. If in doubt most techs will reset/reboot. What I requested was to just confirm that all sensors were working and that I liked how it beeps when I armed the car. Ideally I'd like the car to give me a warning beep if the frunk/engine lids were open... that was the only thing missing/not working. Of course, having the car beep when I arm it is apparently an abnormal condition for Porsche so the tech reset the coding... and wrote it up as error in coding corrected.

Conclusion, my car's sensors were functioning properly but as JH suspected I seem to have come upon some obscure variation of the alarm system setting using the DM Pro tool which caused the car to beep when I armed it. Although the one downside was that it did not beep when my frunk or engine compartment was open. So now my car is back to Porsche normal and I'll be getting more exercise in the parking lot again when I 2nd guess myself - is it locked/armed or not? I guess that's a silver lining in it's own - the exercise that is. Oh yeah... they also washed my car. Another pet peeve of mine but I'm starting to like it. Whomever they have washing the cars over there did an great job and this is the 2nd time he did it against my request. Next thing you know the p-dealer will be servicing my car. Hmmm... JK.

Originally Posted by USMC_DS1

I know VG... 1st it was the TPMS sensors then I had them swapped out my tires. It's a slippery slope but I feel a bit more comfortable with the local p-dealer working on my car now b/c of an SA I've grown to trust over time there. He doesn't try to up sell me on service I don't need, provides technical information and was a p-tech himself previously, plus he's great to grab some lunch with and I consider him a friend. So when there's a task I don't have the tools to tackle like tire changes and/or items covered by warranty then I just have the p-dealer address those. Frankly I'm on the fence re a more technical DIY I'd like to tackle at some point in the future - the clutch. I'd love to try my hand at it but need to source a lift locally to do it. When I was in the service we could rent a lift for $10/hr on base. Now that would be a neat project to undertake. BTW, as a reference point it was only an additional $30+ to have my p-dealer swap out my tires/TPMS sensors and balance vs. going to the local tire installer. A no brainer as I can trust that the p-dealer knows how to lift the car properly and where the mount points are located. Now I just need to double check if they torqued my lug bolts properly.

Originally Posted by vg247

Nice pricing and great relationships sure goes a long way. My P dealer here charges $220 to mount, balance, etc all four wheels (though I think they would want me to get tires from them and not accept drop ship via tire rack). I agree with the peace of mind for small P dealer up charge as well.

Originally Posted by vg247

Nice pricing and great relationships sure goes a long way. My P dealer here charges $220 to mount, balance, etc all four wheels (though I think they would want me to get tires from them and not accept drop ship via tire rack). I agree with the peace of mind for small P dealer up charge as well.