(Hopefully) Constructive "things you don't like/hate about your Macan" thread
12-03-2019, 09:04 PM
#31
Burning Brakes
12-03-2019, 11:24 PM
#32
Maybe the key warning times out? It typically shows as soon as I get out of the car with the key in my pocket and the car is still running.
I've had mine since May. The only thing that has bothered me thus far was the inconsistency of the Car Play. I have had times where it wouldn't connect right until the car was turned off and sat for a while and restarted. I do really like the Macan. Porsches are well put together and the Macan doesn't handle like an SUV. Just need to get the winter tires delivered and on the car so I can see how it handles the snow.
I've had mine since May. The only thing that has bothered me thus far was the inconsistency of the Car Play. I have had times where it wouldn't connect right until the car was turned off and sat for a while and restarted. I do really like the Macan. Porsches are well put together and the Macan doesn't handle like an SUV. Just need to get the winter tires delivered and on the car so I can see how it handles the snow.
I run into this and was told by the dealer that it's an Apple issue that can't be addressed by them. Is everyone else hearing the same thing?
Also, if CarPlay doesn't connect, shut off the engine and then use the remote to arm the alarm. Re-start the car and all should be good. No need to sit there and wait, IME.
Also, if CarPlay doesn't connect, shut off the engine and then use the remote to arm the alarm. Re-start the car and all should be good. No need to sit there and wait, IME.
12-04-2019, 07:27 PM
#33
Rennlist Member
Todd, thanks as always for your techspertise. 
My lightning cable is good; damn CarPlay is just glitchy as hell at times. I can use a brand-new cable and no-dice. However, if I kill the engine and arm the alarm, it resets something and re-enables CarPlay.
My lightning cable is good; damn CarPlay is just glitchy as hell at times. I can use a brand-new cable and no-dice. However, if I kill the engine and arm the alarm, it resets something and re-enables CarPlay.
12-05-2019, 01:19 PM
#36
Three Wheelin'
I don't own a macan in my lineup, but was a huge fan of the vehicle and always enjoyed driving them from the service loaner fleet. Always considered getting one when my kids are older and I don't need the extra room in the cayenne. This critique may be irrelevant as I would likely get a GTS or Turbo trim, but I have to say the move to the 4 cylinder in the base model is a real downer for me. That base engine is a soulless piece of **** that has rendered the things pretty much more expensive Rav 4's. hate the move.
12-05-2019, 01:29 PM
#37
Rennlist Member
Unless you have Sport Chrono you have to reset those each time.
With Sport Chrono you gain Individual mode. This allows you to customize those settings and select them with a dial selector on the steering wheel. So a single quarter turn of one dial rather than multiple button presses.
With Sport Chrono you gain Individual mode. This allows you to customize those settings and select them with a dial selector on the steering wheel. So a single quarter turn of one dial rather than multiple button presses.
IIRC, many of the people on Macan Forum seem to really value the 18 ways, so maybe trends are changing. When I tried them, I thought they were just too much for a daily driver/semi daily driver and felt the 14 ways were just fine for me. My SO also didn't like the 18 way seats and preferred the 14s.
12-05-2019, 02:42 PM
#38
12-05-2019, 02:44 PM
#39
12-05-2019, 05:09 PM
#42
Burning Brakes
I don't own a macan in my lineup, but was a huge fan of the vehicle and always enjoyed driving them from the service loaner fleet. Always considered getting one when my kids are older and I don't need the extra room in the cayenne. This critique may be irrelevant as I would likely get a GTS or Turbo trim, but I have to say the move to the 4 cylinder in the base model is a real downer for me. That base engine is a soulless piece of **** that has rendered the things pretty much more expensive Rav 4's. hate the move.
I had a ‘19 RAV4 for a week recently. The twitchy, non-linear steering made for abrupt lane changing. A low rpm flat spot caused engine to seemingly die, then lurch forward when accelerating from a stop or near stop. Not even Toyota’s version of a sport mode could diminish these behaviours.
The handling in the base Macan is what I have come to expect of a Porsche: Precise, linear, and unflappable. And the four cyl suits me just fine.
YMMV
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12-09-2019, 02:08 PM
#43
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
I don't own a macan in my lineup, but was a huge fan of the vehicle and always enjoyed driving them from the service loaner fleet. Always considered getting one when my kids are older and I don't need the extra room in the cayenne. This critique may be irrelevant as I would likely get a GTS or Turbo trim, but I have to say the move to the 4 cylinder in the base model is a real downer for me. That base engine is a soulless piece of **** that has rendered the things pretty much more expensive Rav 4's. hate the move.
As for the Rav4, the Macan Base has 273 ft-lbs of torque at 1600 RPM, the Rav4 peaks at only 184 ft-lbs and doesn't hit that until 5000 RPM. The engines are nothing alike. The Macan Base does 0-60 in 6.1 seconds, the Rav4 does it in 8 seconds. In everyday driving the difference in responsiveness is probably even more profound than the 0-60 difference because of the advantage of PDK versus automatic.
This is my second car with the 2.0t and I've loved both of them. In my prior Audi, I test drove the 2.0t and the 3.0 6-cylinder, and I actually preferred the 2.0t because it had more low-end torque than the 6 (it wasn't as smooth as the 6 though).
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ByByBMW (11-29-2023)
12-09-2019, 02:17 PM
#44
Three Wheelin'
Thread Starter
I don't like the separated temperature controls on both extreme sides the console. You have to look down too far to see it, then look even farther to the other side of console to see the passenger side and it's inconvenient to sync temperatures. It also takes a long time to click up temperatures. The Q5 had temp controls on the dash side-by-side where it was easy to the settings for both sides, you could adjust the temp quickly with the ****, it was easy to sync, and easy to put into "auto" mode (on the Macan you have look down to see if Auto is lit to see if it is Auto mode). The Macan controls are a really bad design in my opinion, and even unsafe, because you have to look so far down to see the temp setting.
I also don't like that when you raise the temperature until it hits "High", it takes itself out of auto mode, then if you hit the "Auto" button, it goes to 72 degrees, which is not what you want in Winter. I did figure out that if you lower the temperature 1 degree down to take it out of "High", it goes back to auto mode, but I think it would make a lot more sense just to stay in "Auto" mode when you set it to high (which is a daily ritual in Winter).
I also don't like that when you raise the temperature until it hits "High", it takes itself out of auto mode, then if you hit the "Auto" button, it goes to 72 degrees, which is not what you want in Winter. I did figure out that if you lower the temperature 1 degree down to take it out of "High", it goes back to auto mode, but I think it would make a lot more sense just to stay in "Auto" mode when you set it to high (which is a daily ritual in Winter).
