DIY: PDK Transmission Reset Procedure
11-20-2018, 06:22 PM
#17
I can't 100% tell if it did anything. Its unfortunate that there isn't a chime or something that indicates something is reset.
I will say that I feel as if the throttle is more responsive, but its not great enough to be able to tell if its only in my head!
I will say that I feel as if the throttle is more responsive, but its not great enough to be able to tell if its only in my head!
12-19-2018, 07:25 PM
#19
As for the extended procedure, it consisted of adding the step of pressing the accelerator once at the 1:50min mark during each of the 3min phases(AC off, AC on, Transmission in gear), with brake applied obviously.
I'm not sure if the additional step really made a difference since the whole procedure seems quite odd to begin with, but it worked.
I'm not sure if the additional step really made a difference since the whole procedure seems quite odd to begin with, but it worked.
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PP4 (12-13-2019)
12-20-2018, 05:54 AM
#22
Burning Brakes
Going to try this procedure in the Macan and see if there is a noticeable difference. Definitely an interesting procedure.
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jvd (10-23-2020)
12-20-2018, 08:27 AM
#23
i will give it another try with the latest posted procedures and turning the PCM off by pressing and holding the left button that normally mutes the sound.
One more clarication though - when step 1.4 says “engine idling for 3 minutes with air conditioning switch on and transmission range engaged” what does not mean exactly?
12-20-2018, 09:31 AM
#24
Intermediate
The mute button on the steering wheel doesn't turn my PCM off, I have to press the volume wheel on the middle console instead.
12-20-2018, 09:36 AM
#26
Intermediate
On the same topic, is there a detailed manual for the PCM available somewhere? Everything I've seen so far isn't very detailed and things like the above are not mentioned at all...
12-20-2018, 02:43 PM
#27
Transmission range engaged refers to having the transmission in gear (Drive) during that phase. Hold the brake firmly and you will need to press the accelerator at the same time, at one point.
Thanks again to Ciaka for finding this procedure.
Cheers,
Spyro
Thanks again to Ciaka for finding this procedure.
Cheers,
Spyro
12-20-2018, 03:13 PM
#28
Also - and I don’t know if this is correct or not but. . .
I actually dropped my 2018 4S off today at the dealership to have something with the Porsche Connect done and have a rattle in my rear passenger door addressed and while there I asked them about the PDK recalibration and showed them the printed instructions that were posted here. The service manager indicated that the posted processes don’t recalibrate anything and that the PDK itself continues to learn from the driver’s habits each trip. He then looked up my car and said they updated and flashed the software completely on 08/15/18 (after the first owner traded in the car) and that the dealership doing that software update is the only way to start from scratch with a recalibrated PDK.
Let me be super clear here - I have no idea whether what the service manager told me is correct (hell, I have only owned a Porsche for 2 weeks) but wanted to at least relay it here regardless. Hell, I will still probably retry the procedure myself despite what I was told by the dealership even if it is just a placebo effect, lol.
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Viper pilot (10-08-2020)
12-21-2018, 06:10 AM
#29
Thanks for clarifying that.
Also - and I don’t know if this is correct or not but. . .
I actually dropped my 2018 4S off today at the dealership to have something with the Porsche Connect done and have a rattle in my rear passenger door addressed and while there I asked them about the PDK recalibration and showed them the printed instructions that were posted here. The service manager indicated that the posted processes don’t recalibrate anything and that the PDK itself continues to learn from the driver’s habits each trip. He then looked up my car and said they updated and flashed the software completely on 08/15/18 (after the first owner traded in the car) and that the dealership doing that software update is the only way to start from scratch with a recalibrated PDK.
Let me be super clear here - I have no idea whether what the service manager told me is correct (hell, I have only owned a Porsche for 2 weeks) but wanted to at least relay it here regardless. Hell, I will still probably retry the procedure myself despite what I was told by the dealership even if it is just a placebo effect, lol.
Reset is a basic driver procedure, my old BMW 640d had it too, probably most auto's do these days.