Hi, does anyone know if 'simaservis1108' is still active ?
looks like his FB page was last updated in March and his last post here was Feb ?
Or does anyone know of an alternative remote installer ?

Im looking for Apple CarPlay for my 2017 model, I have Nav and audio prompt.

Many thanks in advance
John (UK)

 

Hit him up on Whatsapp he'll respond promptly. His Whatsapp and email is on his Rennlist member page.

 

He last posted on the MacanForum.com site about a week ago saying "Yes,Im still here "

 

Great thanks for that much appreciated
John (uk)

 

Welcome to the forum John,

Try simaservis1108 on his Whatsapp : +381653086899

 

Just worked with him to get Apple CarPlay and Andoid Auto on on my 18 GTS...super easy process and great guy to work with. I just need to get a GPS antenna to get GPS as well

 

Did all 2018 Macans come with GPS antenna installed? Or was that only Macans with carplay?

 

not sure there is a difference re MY, but I can confirm a retrofit of full GPS nav, carplay and AA functions to a 2017 US Macan which came with a plain, basic PCM w/o any functions ordered.
The GPS antenna was already installed, so no HW required at all. Firmware patch plus nav database added, fully functional now.

 

Assume this ends up being a "wired" Android Auto connection? I can't find any specs on the USB port (in my 2017 Macan GTS) so wondering how well it might charge newer USB C based Android phones that conform to Power Delivery requirements? For those that have worked with Sima to get this installed, what's your experience with charging the phone while running AA?

 

It charges at a fixed rate of 0.5A.
For example S10+ to charge fully,it needs 3 to 4hrs.

 

I am in a 2017 Macan S and the charging is not great. I am getting between 150-300 mA according to the Ampere app on my Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra. Today I run a Motorola MA1 to run Android Auto wirelessly and plug my phone into the smoker's package with a 2.4A charger when I actually need to charge it up while driving.

 

I haven't tried one yet but planning on one of these Motorola wireless/bluetooth Android Auto adapters:

 

That's good to know...how do I confirm that a GPS antenna was installed?

 

Either using a tester like Piwis or launch, or using the M.I.B. toolkit which can display GPS presence in the PCM4.

 

Hi,
I saw an option in PCM4 to display the number of GPS satellites currently connected.
Its one of the options you can change in the display instead of showing MPG, temp, distance travelled, av speed, etc etc
There's a long list of selectable options to display in the 'car' screen of the PCM.
Im assuming the field will only be selectable if GPS is already installed and functioning.
Just for reference mine was connected to 8 satellites.