JPhillips-998

I think I'm just going to go drink.

mudman2

Good timing

ltc

How do you know it's not intentional?
If you knew the cast of characters behind it, you'd understand.

JPhillips-998

That character, or cast of, must have had a lot of fun back in the day.

Now my question is do I need a '04 specific amp or will a '08 or other year work?

ltc

Great group of guys. Of course, you had to picture the whole crew walking around wearing plastic Viking helmets and all wearing the shirt with the amplifier logo (named Autobahn...same one went into Porsches, Audis and Mercedes...and the Maybach....the 'no we didn't steal it, we just took it to dinner without asking, in full camo, before it had been seen by the public yet") (they still haven't come up with a better team or logo)

https://rennlist.com/forums/porsche-...e-history.html


Same POS amp (you can't improve on perfection), just different software.

JPhillips-998

Does different software mean that I can't intall it?

ltc

Technically, you should have the latest S/W to match that in the headunit (bus master). Your dealer can easily verify/update the S/W via PIWIS in about 10 minutes.....at one time you could also do a CDROM update via the headunit, but I think PIWIS is the preferred method now.....hey, CD's cost money to make.

It's not going to blow up or anything......I think.

Toby Pennycuff

Of course, you may encounter the easter egg planted by some unknown malcontent that forces the volume to 11 (on a scale of 1 to 10) and fixes it at that level permanently. Naaaaahhhhh, that's not possible is it Frau Weideking?

rbaron

I got this error about a week ago. I think I may have tried to turn on the PCM too quickly while turning on the ignition and things (technical term) got out of sequence (another technical term). First I tried turning the ignition off and on but I kept getting the same error message. Then I turned off the PCM, turned off the ignition, pulled out the key, reinserted the key, turned the ignition back on, turned the PCM back on and the error message has not reappeared since.

I mentioned this to my tech when at the dealership this morning for another reason and his response was basically 'yup'.

Or in other words, who knows?

Sorry, I guess this is no help, but at least you know you are not alone.....

--Bob ('04 CS)

ltc

Yes, another proud moment in the short, yet tormented, life of Larry.
It will take PAG YEARS to fully rid Larry's ghost from the PAG infotainment designs.

ltc

Er, wrong.

The MOST infotainment components are all directly connected to battery, so their could (pretty much) care less about the key and/or ignition.
The MOST ring, if it wakes up in a bad mood....sort of like Larry, will have to time out before you can reinitialize.
(ever notice why the light ring around the 'volume' **** stays on for a while?)
So, much like a scab.....don't pick at it. Just leave it alone. Walk away. Wait a while. Let the system time out and try it again. It will work.....sort of

stevertr

Hi,

Can I be so bold as to tell you how to solve the problem...even though it may or may not work, and people here will laugh at me? I've had this happen twice, and fixed it both times...

Steve

JPhillips-998

by all means! Be careful as this may bring Larry out of his grave but anything you've got, I'm willing to try.

stevertr

OK....just remember that you asked... I has happened to me twice though.

First, with the PCM off, and your foot off the brake pedal, turn the key to the right and hold it for 90 seconds. Then take the key out, put it back in and start the car. if that doesn't work, try it with the PCM on.

Failing that, open up the fuse box on the left drivers side and get out your fuse diagram (which isn't easy because most of them don't match up well to the diagram.

Pull the fuses for the PCM, CD Changer, Instrument Cluster, and Amplifier. I believe it will be two fuses, but maybe three. Check to make sure the fuses are all in great shape. If you have any spares, put them in place of those, even if they look ok, and then just keep the old one's as spares. Let the car sit for a couple of minutes, and then put the fuses back in. and start her up. My guess, is that you'll be all set.

I know it sounds like black magic, but I've done it successfully more than once, and it costs nothing to try.

I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Regards

Steve

JPhillips-998

I will certainly give it a try and report back!