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there are no differences even in surrounding / attached components? the oil spec is different so it seems like there could be some very small physical difference. oil rings maybe? pistons? bearings? there is no internal difference?
Of course. Intake and exhaust routing are different on each model. Tuning is different. Other components are different.
They are the same engines from an architecture point of view.
Hans and Franz, engineers working for VAG, designed the engines. Fritz from VW, Lars from Audi and Jürgen from Porsche each colored inside the lines drawn by Hans and Franz. They all sit in the same cube farm, or rather they all work from home and join the same Teams or Zoom call several times per week. They each adhere to the same book of design procedures and standards, written by Josef and Sven who are near retirement, and are Hans' and Franz's mentors.
Labelling engines is marketingspeak. They are all Volkswagen engines. Except the boxer sportscar engines.
Interesting review. As for the creaking... I have not seen that in my 2024 Base Cayenne. Out of curiosity was your car an order or a lot car? Mine was lot.
I agree with the speed. I came out of a 2016 Kia Sorrento V6 SX and while it pales in comparison it was a very good "drivers" car (with a decent feel and power). It was at home at 70-80mph. This Cayenne is at home in the 80-100mph band. it is so well "planted" on the road (and part of this is the wide rear tired I feel). Driving in the Cayenne at 85mph feels like 65mph in other cars I find the steering quite good and I am often surprised at the maneuverability of it on corners. You feel "in control".
Regards to the engine stopping. Yeah, I have naturally learned to switch the Sport Mode for all driving by default. I wish I could just set this as the default. Funny enough, after a long day driving and then having a large meal my wife and I found it better to drive with sport on a rougher road.... it felt less "floaty" and less nauseous. However like you I have been surprised by the sudden engine conk out rolling up to a stop sign when in Normal mode. For this reason it has become natural just to switch it to Sport.
I did have a few chances to switch to Gravel Off road mode at some Soccer Tournaments the past weeks. Nothing to scream about, but fun to switch to a mode that I was not sure what it would do other than I was on gravel and it was rough ground.
Another thing the car does very well is give you a sense of its position. Whether it be parking, driving or in traffic. You have a good sense of the lines and the 360 degree cameras are very good backing up I find.
In case anyone is wondering with 3500 miles, I am getting a combined 18.4mpg.
The two biggest annoyances so far:
1. the Normal engine stop and the fact it doesn't remember I am in Sport mode
2. The wiper setting. When you change the wipers it doesn't display on the dash what mode you are in. My Kia did. My wife's Honda did... for $100k it should.
Issues Seen
1. A few times I get in put my foot on the break and hit the start and it doesn't start. I wait a second press harder on the break and hit the start harder and it works. Not sure if there is something there or not. Has never not started on the second try so perhaps I am not pushing hard enough the first time (either brake or button)
2. Android auto failing esp. with VPN on phone. It works 75% of the time. When it doesn't it is a pain in the **** to fix. This is all the wireless mode. Wired mode is fine. Usually will happen in a bad cell area, and it will crash android auto. If I have a techno passenger (my 15 y/o daughter) she can unlock my phone and restart things... otherwise I have to pull over to fix it. Also since I have the thin insulated glass, the cell reception is less but that is kind of like complaining the MacCallan 52yr is not as smooth as the 32yr scotch (first world problems).
Last edited by stampineer; 03-18-2024 at 03:23 PM.
I acquired the 2024 Porsche Cayenne in December 2023. Since then, it has covered over 3,000 miles, enduring both city commutes filled with potholes and a road trip through the icy conditions of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
This review may lean towards criticism rather than praise, deliberately so. For those seeking glowing endorsements, numerous advertisement-supported car magazines and influencers have already offered their thoughts on the vehicle without much critique. Prior to purchasing the Cayenne, I struggled to find substantial criticism in their reviews.
My frame of reference primarily consists of BMWs and Volkswagens dating back to the early 2000s, including models such as the Golf, Jettas, 330i, X3, and X5. I have a deep affinity for BMWs, having driven them for years. The Cayenne marks my first car purchase in over a decade. Additionally, I have a fair amount of Telsa miles under my belt since so many of my friends have them.
Which Cayenne am I reviewing? Mine is equipped with the base engine but boasts nearly all available luxury and convenience packages, including premium and technology options.
Driving Impressions
The 2024 Cayenne proves to be a joy on the open road, particularly highways, where it exudes stability and tranquility. It's like riding a tank flying close to the ground. Cruising at 80mph feels akin to a leisurely 50mph in most other vehicles. Whether credit goes to the air suspension (an upgrade option), I cannot definitively say, as I haven't experienced the standard setup. However, I must note that while the suspension excels on highways, it lacks the finesse I've come to expect over rougher terrain, occasionally transmitting jolts from minor potholes to the cabin. Comparing to BMWs here.
Acceleration of the base engine is more than sufficient for both city driving and highway maneuvers such as passing or merging — hardly a surprising revelation. Yet, another contributor to its stellar highway performance is the exceptional soundproofing, rendering the cabin an oasis of serenity with minimal intrusion of tire or wind noise.
Now, let's talk steering. As a devotee of BMW's old-school communicative and weighty steering, I initially found the Cayenne's responsiveness lacking, reminiscent of a video game controller. However, as speed picks up, the steering gains weight and remains sharp, offering a palpable connection to the road. Beyond 35mph, it achieves a perfect balance, solidifying its appeal to me.
Transitioning to transmission, I have no qualms. Downshifts are swift and seamless, and the engine-transmission pairing, combined with supreme sound insulation, creates the impression of responsiveness of an electric car, something a turbocharged vehicle with an automatic transmissions usually can't boast about.
So, yes, it's somewhat predictable: the Cayenne excels behind the wheel. No surprises here...
Interior and Ergonomics
When it came to selecting a luxury brand, a quality interior was paramount, drawing from my 12-year ownership of a BMW X5. Initially, my plan was straightforward: head to a BMW dealership and snag myself a new X5. Little did I know, it seems someone at BMW had a panic attack after sitting in a Tesla a few years ago, resulting in their vehicles morphing into iPhones on wheels. All-new BMWs now assault drivers with panoramic LCDs and touchscreens, a far cry from what I deem practical or user-friendly. So, it was a hard pass from me. Next stop: Audi dealership, only to find the same "Minority Report" style interior in the Q5. Needless to say, I didn't even bother with a test drive and noped the hell out of there.
Enter the Cayenne. As of now, it stands as the sole luxury German-made mid-size SUV not plagued by the iPhone-on-wheels craze. Sure, there are screens, but they seamlessly blend into the classic car dashboard. Nothing obstructs your view, and all essential functions boast physical buttons with haptic feedback – a round of applause for Porsche.
Another common gripe I have with cars, spanning from my BMWs to nearly every rental I've ever had, is the automatic climate control. It's always been too noisy, rendering the auto mode pointless. Somehow, Porsche cracked the code, maintaining interior temperature without sounding like a jet taking off. How they achieved this, I'm not entirely sure, but I suspect the size and shape of the air vents play a role. They're exceptionally well-designed, and for the first time ever, I simply set the temperature in my car and never have to fuss with it again.
However, upon taking delivery of the car, I immediately noticed a moderate, near-constant cracking sound in the roof. The service advisor brushed it off as the car needing to "settle," which I found odd but shrugged off. Fast forward three months, and the cracking only worsened, permeating the entire interior. It's like being surrounded by a chorus of creaks every time I hit anything but the smoothest highway. Every door, the roof, the cargo area – they all creak, even with minor accelerations or braking.
Upon raising this issue with the dealer, I was met with the same "wait for it to settle" response. Unconvinced, I sought a second opinion from another dealership, only to be told, "What did you expect? It's an SUV." The service advisor seemed unfazed by the fact that my brand-new Porsche Cayenne had more interior creaks than a 12-year-old BMW X5. It dawned on me then that Porsche is basically a Volkswagen: same manufacturing culture and tolerance for interior build quality. At this point, I've resigned myself to "enjoying" the interior of a $20K vehicle for 5x times the price and moving on. It's a bitter pill to swallow, knowing that lemon laws in the US don't cover poor interior craftsmanship.
And the issues don't stop at creaking and cracking. The quality of the seat leather is subpar, with my three-month-old car showing wear comparable to my BMW X5 after 5-7 years: the side bolsters are already deforming. And this is with the premium leather and 14-way adjustable seat option. Maybe I should've stuck with the basic seat...
Technology
I must repeat my compliments to Porsche for their elegant integration of LCD screens into a classic dashboard layout, as well as their exemplary UI design. For the first time in my life, I've encountered a navigation system from a car manufacturer that rivals Google Maps on my phone. The automatic zooming, map rendering, and search functionality are all well executed. Moreover, the virtual instrument cluster (LCD behind the steering wheel) is highly configurable, and I particularly appreciate how the information is divided between the HUD and other screens. Having the map right in front of my eyes is a long-held dream of mine, and Porsche executed it brilliantly. As a software product manager myself, I must offer immense praise to the UI designers at Porsche.
My compliments must stop at the designers though, as the software and hardware engineers have fallen short in terms of quality implementation. The infotainment system suffers from lag, with button presses resulting in delays ranging from borderline acceptable 1/4 of a second to utterly frustrating 2-3 seconds depending on which button you press. The search function often returns nothing initially, only to miraculously find what you're looking for as you continue typing. Furthermore, the UI animations are always jerky and lack smoothness, leaving the whole experience feeling like running Windows or MacOS on a TI calculator. Despite my efforts to embrace it, I ultimately found myself abandoning it in favor of Apple CarPlay. What a disappointing waste of potential.
The bugs go beyond navigation and music. The Cayenne has a ton of software-controlled settings, but the car “forgets” some of them and “remembers” the others. The chassis settings, for example, are forgotten after you restart the car. What is the point then, Porsche? Do you expect me to re-configure the vehicle to my needs every time I start it? Needless to say, we stopped using those features. But the most blood-boiling anti-feature is the automatic engine stop. I see the point of having it sometimes, but the Porsche’s implementation is the worst I’ve ever seen. It turns the engine off before you come to a complete stop! This is a safety hazard. On several occasions it killed the engine just as I was trying to slow down before the left turn when there was a small opening in the upcoming traffic. It does the same thing on stop signs or when you’re slowing down before a sharp turn in the mountains. But the worst of all, it cannot be permanently turned off! There is a setting to disable this moronism, but of course the car “forgets” it after you restart it. Thankfully there’s an option to assign engine auto-off function to button on a steering wheel, and still it pisses me off because now I have the stupid ritual of having to press that button every time I start the car.
The car remembers your settings (well… some of them) in your driver profile. You can have several profiles and they can be assigned to key *****. Unfortunately the assignment is automatic, i.e. if you and your wife are both in the vehicle and you both have your key ***** on you, I guarantee that eventually you’ll get tired of profiles getting mixed up. After 3 months of trial and error we gave up and have a single profile, resorting to the old method of assigning seat+steering ergonomics to the numbered buttons on the driver’s door. So once again, poor implementation rendered the entire capability utterly useless.
Another display of Porsche software engineering is how the vehicle communicates with your smartphone. One of the most common things we do is to find a location on a phone and then send it to the car. Takes less than a second in a Tesla. Guess how long it takes to send a location from a Porsche app to the Cayenne? Somewhere between 30 seconds and 2 hours, but sometimes it never shows up. Mind you, this is a premium feature which you have to pay a monthly subscription fee for. Do we use it? Of course not. Meanwhile, several car magazines have reviewed the 2024 Porsche Cayenne and reported its infotainment system to be “responsive”. It is barely usable and we’re using it as a dumb CarPlay display.
Smart cruise control is something I’ve always wanted in my 12 year old X5 and it works extremely well. It’s been a few weeks since I started using it regularly and now it’s ON basically 100% of the time when I commute. I find it superbly reliable, predictable and quite smart. The accident avoidance (AKA automatic braking) also works extremely well, I found a way to test it safely and it’s confidence-inspiring. I use the automatic lane-keeping feature as well. This is not exactly self-driving, but I can’t imagine a situation when I can get into a fender-bender in traffic anymore. I am ashamed to say this, but all this reliable automation is basically inviting me to be more distracted because the car is 90% driving itself most of the time. The same can be said about the self-parking ability. The only other car where I tried this feature is a Tesla and the Cayenne is 10x better: faster, reliable, reassuring. It blows my mind that Porsche figured out how to do these complicated things so well, but can’t send a destination address from a smartphone to a car in a couple of seconds!
The user manual
This must be the first and only car review in the world with a chapter dedicated to the car’s manual. You must see this thing. Every section on every topic, no matter how simple, begins with a huge list of safety warnings, legal disclaimers, and disclosures of limitations. They literally occupy about 80% of the manual making it utterly impossible to read. I am an avid reader of manuals and I’ve never seen this before. This must be the example of a bureaucratic failure somewhere within the Porsche org. Maybe a blind intern in the legal department accidentally working without supervision? Outsourcing gone bad?
TLDR
Engaging steering, superb engine and transmission paired to well-executed safety and driving assistance features. Average suspension. Well designed but awfully implemented software. Poorly assembled interior with some questionable materials. Manual reads like a legal disclosure on a beachfront condo in the hurricane zone.
I hope someone finds this useful. I definitely could have benefited from a review like this prior to purchasing the vehicle.
Originally Posted by George from MD
I think if I had to suffer with those creaks I would shoot the car and the dealer. Not necessarily in that order.
Its definitely hard to swallow. I’ve had my base 24 model on the road for a few months now and Im so surprised at the creaky interior at this price point.
Within the first few weeks it was back in the dealer for a week so they could remove the drivers seat and put extra padding on the inside as there was a clicking sound. The door panel creaks and groans around corners. So loud passengers can here it. Coming from bath front seats now too.
The overhead lights flick on and off randomly. 80% of time the carplay is slow to connect, if at all by the time I go to the local shops. Agree with the stop start before Ive even come to a stop, which I thought was unusual and yes dangerous!
I really thought I must've been overreacting and had too sensitive hearing… seems not.
I have come to the conclusion that there are 2 Kinda Porsches. SUV's and sedans are typical VW/AUDI wearing expensive clothes. Then there are the 911s and true sports cars.
If anyone can afford a 911; thats the right direction IMHO.
My Cayenne has been spending most of its time at the shop for various issues. Fortunately, i can live with a loaner and don't drive high miles as some do.
I don't have any regrets yet but my Cayenne is definitely pushing me in that direction ..... Someone said "Stick with the devil you Know" well in this case, BMW has been my devil I know. :-|\
Its definitely hard to swallow. I’ve had my base 24 model on the road for a few months now and Im so surprised at the creaky interior at this price point.
Within the first few weeks it was back in the dealer for a week so they could remove the drivers seat and put extra padding on the inside as there was a clicking sound. The door panel creaks and groans around corners. So loud passengers can here it. Coming from bath front seats now too.
The overhead lights flick on and off randomly. 80% of time the carplay is slow to connect, if at all by the time I go to the local shops. Agree with the stop start before Ive even come to a stop, which I thought was unusual and yes dangerous!
I really thought I must've been overreacting and had too sensitive hearing… seems not.
Wow that is horrible for the price they charge. I had a 2022 Cayenne and didn't have any creaking, maybe I got lucky or they cheapened out on the refreshed models. I then bought a brand new Audi S8 which was sooo horrible in creaking and rattles and I sold it because of that. I am considering going back to Cayenne but I am now seriously concerned. Rattle and creaks are top of the my deal breaker list.
I’ve had my cayenne s since November and 10k miles. It has been great. However, with all the options it was a little over 130k. Between sport fascia, leather upgrade interior, wheels, air suspension, alcantara headliner etc. point being it feels like Porsche quality etc. I had it in for service and was given a base loaner for the day. Not criticizing a loaner, but man I would not want to buy that. The standard interior is terrible. Ride horrible without air suspension. It felt way under powered. I know I am used to an s, but I wouldn’t call an S fast. The whole thing just felt kind of cheap or beneath a vehicle that is still over 80 grand. So I guess I think they are nice and drive great but only if you start checking boxes on your build. If I was in the market for an suv in the low base price range I would definitely pick a vehicle from another brand.
Interesting review. Thanks for the detailed explanations. My wife and I have made comparisons between the 2024 BMW X7 (hers) and 2024 Cayenne S (mine). Wife and I agree the BMW is a cushier ride and the Cayenne handles more like a sports car SUV.
I ordered my Cayenne. Am very pleased with the air suspension + PDCC. I did spirited driving on 4 scenic byways while on vacation in May and was impressed with the handling. Driving on bumpy, pothole-riddled roads, however, is painful. The suspension does not absorb rough roads.
Driving to work 2 days a week at 6:00am (no traffic) at 100+ mph on Dallas area toll roads is amazing. The Cayenne moves along effortlessly and is very stable and planted. It helps that the air suspension lowers the SUV.
Interesting review. Thanks for the detailed explanations. My wife and I have made comparisons between the 2024 BMW X7 (hers) and 2024 Cayenne S (mine). Wife and I agree the BMW is a cushier ride and the Cayenne handles more like a sports car SUV.
I ordered my Cayenne. Am very pleased with the air suspension + PDCC. I did spirited driving on 4 scenic byways while on vacation in May and was impressed with the handling. Driving on bumpy, pothole-riddled roads, however, is painful. The suspension does not absorb rough roads.
Driving to work 2 days a week at 6:00am (no traffic) at 100+ mph on Dallas area toll roads is amazing. The Cayenne moves along effortlessly and is very stable and planted. It helps that the air suspension lowers the SUV.
Interesting... I have an X7 M60i and considering Cayenne S Ehybrid. I thought the Cayenne with air suspension and 21" wheels would ride similar to X7 with 21" wheels. What are your X7/Cayenne wheels? Does the Cayenne ride harsher over bumps and imperfection compared to the X7?
Back to the subject of this thread, have you had any creaks or rattlers in the. Cayenne?
Interesting... I have an X7 M60i and considering Cayenne S Ehybrid. I thought the Cayenne with air suspension and 21" wheels would ride similar to X7 with 21" wheels. What are your X7/Cayenne wheels? Does the Cayenne ride harsher over bumps and imperfection compared to the X7?
Back to the subject of this thread, have you had any creaks or rattlers in the. Cayenne?
I forgot to touch on the creaks issue: Cayenne is now over 14,000 miles and I have not experienced any creak noises.
BMW is on 22" wheels, Cayenne is on 21"...yes, the Cayenne is harsher than the BMW. I am about to replace the Bridgestone Alenza tires with Yokohama Geolander tires. Not sure if that will make the Cayenne ride any rougher or softer.
@Dr Bormental Well thought out and written review. Sorry to hear about the creaking. My 2020 Cayenne did not suffer from this problem. Last fall I was bouncing back and forth between a '24 Cayenne S and X5 M60i. Ended up with the M60i and after 15,000 trouble free miles I'm pleased. I've had 2 Cayennes and this is my 3rd X5. Agree with your assessment on driving performance (superior in Cayenne) and yes, the technology in the X5 is light years ahead of Porsche........but that's not why one buys a Porsche. As for the owner's manual........that's consistent across many products from autos to face masks ("remove your mask before eating"). The haptic screen, thus lack of buttons, on the X5 required a learning curve but I've mastered shortcuts, widgets, gesture control and voice commands and now find it to be very user friendly. Wireless CarPlay is a breeze and when my SiriusXM free trial expired I did not renew it. Using Apple Music, Spotify or Tidal for musical entertainment has worked well for me. Enjoy your Cayenne and I wish you happy motoring.
2024 Cayenne Base here. No rattles, quiet, smooth and very solid, especially when compared to our Tesla Model S. Less floaty than my outgoing Lexus ES, obviously. I had previously driven a Cayenne with acoustic glass, but haven't noticed a discernable difference.
Two things that stand out is that yes, the push-to-start requires a heavy foot on the brake pedal. Coming from a Lexus product, a light foot on the brake was enough to fire it up but in typical Teutonic fashion, safety is paramount.
The second weird thing is that when engine shuts off (doesn't bother me unless I'm in 'pole position' at a stoplight), the power steer assist is non-existent.
I must repeat my compliments to Porsche for their elegant integration of LCD screens into a classic dashboard layout, as well as their exemplary UI design. For the first time in my life, I've encountered a navigation system from a car manufacturer that rivals Google Maps on my phone. The automatic zooming, map rendering, and search functionality are all well executed. Moreover, the virtual instrument cluster (LCD behind the steering wheel) is highly configurable, and I particularly appreciate how the information is divided between the HUD and other screens. Having the map right in front of my eyes is a long-held dream of mine, and Porsche executed it brilliantly. As a software product manager myself, I must offer immense praise to the UI designers at Porsche.
My compliments must stop at the designers though, as the software and hardware engineers have fallen short in terms of quality implementation. The infotainment system suffers from lag, with button presses resulting in delays ranging from borderline acceptable 1/4 of a second to utterly frustrating 2-3 seconds depending on which button you press. The search function often returns nothing initially, only to miraculously find what you're looking for as you continue typing. Furthermore, the UI animations are always jerky and lack smoothness, leaving the whole experience feeling like running Windows or MacOS on a TI calculator. Despite my efforts to embrace it, I ultimately found myself abandoning it in favor of Apple CarPlay. What a disappointing waste of potential.
The bugs go beyond navigation and music. The Cayenne has a ton of software-controlled settings, but the car “forgets” some of them and “remembers” the others. The chassis settings, for example, are forgotten after you restart the car. What is the point then, Porsche? Do you expect me to re-configure the vehicle to my needs every time I start it? Needless to say, we stopped using those features. But the most blood-boiling anti-feature is the automatic engine stop. I see the point of having it sometimes, but the Porsche’s implementation is the worst I’ve ever seen. It turns the engine off before you come to a complete stop! This is a safety hazard. On several occasions it killed the engine just as I was trying to slow down before the left turn when there was a small opening in the upcoming traffic. It does the same thing on stop signs or when you’re slowing down before a sharp turn in the mountains. But the worst of all, it cannot be permanently turned off! There is a setting to disable this moronism, but of course the car “forgets” it after you restart it. Thankfully there’s an option to assign engine auto-off function to button on a steering wheel, and still it pisses me off because now I have the stupid ritual of having to press that button every time I start the car.
The car remembers your settings (well… some of them) in your driver profile. You can have several profiles and they can be assigned to key *****. Unfortunately the assignment is automatic, i.e. if you and your wife are both in the vehicle and you both have your key ***** on you, I guarantee that eventually you’ll get tired of profiles getting mixed up. After 3 months of trial and error we gave up and have a single profile, resorting to the old method of assigning seat+steering ergonomics to the numbered buttons on the driver’s door. So once again, poor implementation rendered the entire capability utterly useless.
Another display of Porsche software engineering is how the vehicle communicates with your smartphone. One of the most common things we do is to find a location on a phone and then send it to the car. Takes less than a second in a Tesla. Guess how long it takes to send a location from a Porsche app to the Cayenne? Somewhere between 30 seconds and 2 hours, but sometimes it never shows up. Mind you, this is a premium feature which you have to pay a monthly subscription fee for. Do we use it? Of course not. Meanwhile, several car magazines have reviewed the 2024 Porsche Cayenne and reported its infotainment system to be “responsive”. It is barely usable and we’re using it as a dumb CarPlay display.
Smart cruise control is something I’ve always wanted in my 12 year old X5 and it works extremely well. It’s been a few weeks since I started using it regularly and now it’s ON basically 100% of the time when I commute. I find it superbly reliable, predictable and quite smart. The accident avoidance (AKA automatic braking) also works extremely well, I found a way to test it safely and it’s confidence-inspiring. I use the automatic lane-keeping feature as well. This is not exactly self-driving, but I can’t imagine a situation when I can get into a fender-bender in traffic anymore. I am ashamed to say this, but all this reliable automation is basically inviting me to be more distracted because the car is 90% driving itself most of the time. The same can be said about the self-parking ability. The only other car where I tried this feature is a Tesla and the Cayenne is 10x better: faster, reliable, reassuring. It blows my mind that Porsche figured out how to do these complicated things so well, but can’t send a destination address from a smartphone to a car in a couple of seconds!I hope someone finds this useful. I definitely could have benefited from a review like this prior to purchasing the vehicle.
Hi, my first time posting, but I did learn so much on this forum when the 24 models were being introduced - prior to purchasing my '24 S.
I agree a 100% with your assessment - word to word. In addition the Reverse Automatic Braking feature goes nuts when we try to reverse out of our garage. It will panic brake automatically every second because it thinks that it is going to crash into the sides of the garage . Our other cars have no such issues.
The next big issue was about a month ago, the accelerator pedal OR the drive-by-wire controller got stuck and the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably and only released after I panic hit the brake the multiple times - really scared me and my wife. The dealer still thinks that the pedal got stuck in the mat - which I had checked and ruled out after I pulled over to the shoulder.
The S is amazing to drive - but the above items are troublesome.
The Reverse Automatic Braking feature goes nuts when we try to reverse out of our garage. It will panic brake automatically every second because it thinks that it is going to crash into the sides of the garage.
I discovered that the automatic braking due to obstacle detection while backing out of the garage can be turned off temporarily by selecting the circled icon in the picture below and making it turn blue. Simple as that, no more frustration (until the day one wishes they hadn’t). And if you trust yourself fully, you can even turn off the warning sound with the icon above it.
I discovered that the automatic braking due to obstacle detection while backing out of the garage can be turned off temporarily by selecting the circled icon in the picture below and making it turn blue. Simple as that, no more frustration (until the day one wishes they hadn’t). And if you trust yourself fully, you can even turn off the warning sound with the icon above it.
03-16-2024 | 05:43 PM
. Our other cars have no such issues.
