Things what don't work well on 23 Macan S
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Burning Brakes
#17
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Mmm, weird.
Auto-hold - as pointed out, should auto-hold when you come to a hill / gradient and stop. It will then apply the brakes and hold you. Its a little aggressive, but it does work. There is a manual option, where you press down on the brake a little harder so that you dont have to have your foot on the brake for a 'faster' get away I guess. I find this works well. My old C63S had this as I believe its a Mercedes thing. Works exactly the same - I guess its shared technology?
Locking via the trunk button - works perfectly for me. Could this be different behavior based on the key you are using? I might be wrong here, but I think it might be an option tired to the key. I think you can change the behavior of the folding mirrors based on the key so that might be worth looking at.
Blind spot and lane change - yeah, the Porsche lane change stuff isnt great. Turn it off and go from there. I hate that "burrrp, burrrp" thing. Other manufacturers do a better job here. Blind spot? Yeah, that works well for me and I like it. To be honest, I prefer the warning tone, but the light in the mirror works well. Had a couple of other cars with this and in comparison the Porsche system is pretty good (though I believe its an Audi feature first and then passed down to Porsche).
Auto-hold - as pointed out, should auto-hold when you come to a hill / gradient and stop. It will then apply the brakes and hold you. Its a little aggressive, but it does work. There is a manual option, where you press down on the brake a little harder so that you dont have to have your foot on the brake for a 'faster' get away I guess. I find this works well. My old C63S had this as I believe its a Mercedes thing. Works exactly the same - I guess its shared technology?
Locking via the trunk button - works perfectly for me. Could this be different behavior based on the key you are using? I might be wrong here, but I think it might be an option tired to the key. I think you can change the behavior of the folding mirrors based on the key so that might be worth looking at.
Blind spot and lane change - yeah, the Porsche lane change stuff isnt great. Turn it off and go from there. I hate that "burrrp, burrrp" thing. Other manufacturers do a better job here. Blind spot? Yeah, that works well for me and I like it. To be honest, I prefer the warning tone, but the light in the mirror works well. Had a couple of other cars with this and in comparison the Porsche system is pretty good (though I believe its an Audi feature first and then passed down to Porsche).
The trunk button and folding mirror issue seem to be an ongoing issue with Macans. Very typical for Porsche that even when they are aware of issues, they pretend it is normal and carry the issue over years. It was the case for much bigger issues like IMS bearing of the 911s or still ongoing TC issues with Macans/Cayennes and it is the case with minor issues like this folding mirror issue of the Macan. You can't really adjust anything and it is independent of the key. It is just annoying. The first few times I came back to my car I panicked that I hadn't locked the car because the mirrors were still not folded. Now I know this is another (it is not a problem) issue of my Macan.
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Instructor
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TikiLou (08-18-2023)
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It may be either. On my Cayman, I have to do the short, sharp jab. In my '21 Macan GTS, when I was already stopped, I could just press harder and it would engage the hold.
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#21
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You are right, it works now. I wish they would have done it like in the volvo when you push the brake and you fully stop, the auto hold kicks in. No crazy kicking or anything required. If you don't like it, you just turn it off with the button in the middle console.
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ram_g (08-29-2023)
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My only nit with the 2022 GTS has nothing to do with HOLD. I have issues with cleaning those vanity windows in the front and back that have dead zones you cannot reach. Not so much an issue when the car is new but as it gets older and films build up these will become a pain to clean.