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Panamera has been in with the usual issues - SatNav jumping around (PCM update), flaps not opening properly (adjustment to petrol and electric replaced), battery (Porsche accepts it's rubbish in the winter) and the clock.
The clock for the last 30 seconds is out of alignment and it looks cheap as hell. Porsche response is simply they are all the same. See pic by way of illustration. Please take a look at your clock and tell me if it looks the same (i.e. they are all out of alignment)? Shame it doesn't use the 911 clock - a thing of beauty!
Hearing your problems makes me nervous with the impending arrival of my Panamera 4 ST E-Hybrid in June.
Please tell me more about the battery issue; just low mileage range in cold weather?
Are others having problems with the fuel/electric port doors? I presume you mean they don't open easily? Do they close ok?
As for the clock: I dislike having only an analog seconds hand. I wish it was a normal analog clock, with a digital compass; or an analog compass with a digital clock. But as it is, I think it's stupid. Who wants to just watch a second hand move around on an analog dial, really? What a waste of space.
Some minor teething issues but perhaps just with 2017.
Battery: Sucks in the cold, but noticeably improving now it's warming up (lasting 2 commute days instead of 1).
Fuel Port: Adjusted, now fine
Electric Port: replaced, now fine
SatNav: Still an issue, hopefully they fix on the next booking!
Clock: After K777's help, they are going to replace - thanks! You can stop the clock if you wish by setting the chrono but it really isn't noticeable most of the time. It's just not a precision item like the 911 clock is.
Some minor teething issues but perhaps just with 2017.
Battery: Sucks in the cold, but noticeably improving now it's warming up (lasting 2 commute days instead of 1).
Fuel Port: Adjusted, now fine
Electric Port: replaced, now fine
SatNav: Still an issue, hopefully they fix on the next booking!
Clock: After K777's help, they are going to replace - thanks! You can stop the clock if you wish by setting the chrono but it really isn't noticeable most of the time. It's just not a precision item like the 911 clock is.
Don't be nervous, overall it is a phenomenal car!
AJ what's your satnav issue (this threads to long to scroll back through) - I've been waiting an antenna since January, apparently its just arrived into stock in Germany. Good about the clock.
Cometguy, as AJ says, it is truly a phenomenal car. So many good points. And most of the issues are perhaps a little "pernickety" to quote an old acquaintance, ask any car model owner and they will have an issue with something.
It shows me as being about 20 metres to the side (Sometimes more, sometimes less). Same as you? If so, I will push the dealer to see if it is now in stock and pre-order. I had mentioned before that I thought this was the issue from others mentioning on the forum and his reply was that there are none in the UK so doesn't see how it could be (quite an aggressive response really!).
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