touareg

So I am confused, I assume if you have a pcm3 with xm tuner, options to select dynamic routing, traffic messages and googling notices that "all 2009 cayennes with xm will have nav traffic" available that means I would be able to sign up.

Called siriusxm and was told by the rep you can't get nav traffic subscription without xm radio subscription, I didn't push futher, so not sure if he said I could not get it at all, or just was trying to upsell me.

Went online and used sirusxm chat to ask the questions and was told my radio doesn't support traffic, hence the reason it not being available for my car. Googled all the 911 guys that we're told they did not have a compatible radio by siriusxm but convinced them to update the xm database that their id did have that ability and they were then able to add it.

Anyone get it working on a 957 pcm3.

Frank 993 C4S

I tried it on my 2010 but could not get it to work, but that that could just be me and my refusal to read the manual.

touareg

Manual says just call XM Satellite radio and ask to activate Not sure what you tried

Frank 993 C4S

I actually called them to purchase the traffic add-on. I did not call them to activate it. Let me try…

touareg

Cool thanks, I opened an email ticket with them, will see how far that goes, it is possible that it is a separate module, but XM information seems to be buried in obscurity. My other car, that has sirius has two tuners, one for Radio and one for Traffic, I have no clue if XM is like this, but I could only find one ESN in the info screen. Looking at the parts catalog for our cars shows only two parts, one appears to be sirius and the other the xm module.

This is what we should see:









WASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM (Nasdaq: XMSR), the
nation's leading provider of satellite radio, today announced that its
award-winning XM NavTraffic service will be available as a
factory-installed feature on the new 2009 Porsche Cayenne. XM radio's more
than 170 channels of coast-to-coast entertainment has been available as a
factory-installed feature for Cayenne models since 2005.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070313/XMLOGO )

XM is the exclusive satellite radio provider to Porsche.

XM also recently announced that XM radio and XM NavTraffic will also be
available as factory-installed features on all 2009 Porsche 911 models.

Powered by NAVTEQ, XM NavTraffic is the nation's leading real-time
traffic service, ensuing that drivers have the most current and most
detailed traffic and incident information at their fingertips, whether
they're commuting or traveling. XM NavTraffic is available in 80 major
North American markets.

"Porsche is a brand known for its exceptional performance and
technology," said Joe Verbrugge, senior vice president, automotive
partnerships and international operations, XM Satellite Radio. "XM is
pleased to expand our powerful, award-winning XM NavTraffic technology to
all new 2009 Porsche Cayenne models."

"XM Satellite Radio and the optional XM NavTraffic is a feature that
Porsche customers asked for to help them navigate through our country's
major cities. We are extremely pleased to offer this technology with the
new Porsche Communication System 3.0 available on all 2009 Cayennes,
standard on the Cayenne Turbo and Turbo S," said David Pryor,
vice-president of marketing, Porsche Cars North America.

XM NavTraffic feeds data on incidents, such as accidents and road
construction, directly to a vehicle's GPS navigation system via XM's
satellite and ground network. The driver is alerted to these incidents
through the navigation screen, allowing him or her to route around a jam
before getting caught in traffic. Where available, XM NavTraffic provides
real-time traffic information by using red, yellow and green color codes to
indicate high, medium and low congestion levels.

All 2009 Porsche vehicles equipped with XM Radio and XM NavTraffic come
with a three-month complimentary subscription.

For more information on XM NavTraffic, visit:
www.xmradio.com/navtraffic.

touareg

Ok, so called XM today and got them to "force" having XM Navtraffic as an option to choose on my online account. only took about 30 minutes, had to have a supervisor override the option in their system. 866-463-5326.

I was told some XM Radios have one ID, others have 2, one for radio, one for traffic. So I suppose it is possible my $750 satellite radio option doesn't have the navigation hardware built in.

I was told it would only show highlighted routes on the map and a list of obstructions in traffic messages, no dynamic navigation.

Will report back if I can get it to do anything

Andy E.

Just curious, what do they charge for this service?

touareg

It is 3.99 for the month or 43.99 for the year, which supposedly you have to do if you don't have a radio plan (something else you may have to argue for or call back for a new sales rep if you don't get one that knows) http://www.siriusxm.com/infotainment/pricing

Some will argue they have a smartphone that does this, but I like having a purpose built system and one less distraction when driving when fiddling with google maps, zooming, turning on traffic overlay, waiting for GPS loc, etc.

So had to drive around for a few minutes (bad reception in my driveway) and it now works! I was skeptical with the tech on the phone waiting for 5 minutes and nada. I really had to push to get him to override the system and add the feature, I wonder how much money they loose on things like this with 99% of the folks at SiriusXM saying it is not supported.



I get the Green-Yellow- Red highlighting on the major highways in my area now along with icons depicting construction, accidents, stopped traffic, etc.

Next time I have to drive with traffic and use nav I will report if I remember if it will do dynamic routing.

touareg

Pulled this from the PCM3 Manual dated 2008:

Displaying traffic messages
(XM NavTraffic)
XM Satellite Radio broadcast traffic messages as
a part of their program. The PCM evaluates and
displays this information.
The navigation system takes these traffic
messages into consideration during dynamic
route calculation.

touareg

Checked this AM, the PCM does announce that my route is being recalculated due to traffic.

Frank 993 C4S

I got it to work. Called XM and they activated traffic reporting while I set the radio to Channel 1.

957 GTS

so i have an 09 cayenne, but no satellite option when i hit the source button. i called xm to try and get the nav traffic package, but they asked for my radio id #. Anybody have any idea where i might find that? and if i even have the satellite capabilities? my nav works, i'd just like the traffic updates.

Thanks

Nimesh Udani

Okay so do you all think this will be possible for PCM 2.1?

dreamerstudio

I've been searching all over the internet for how to enable the TMC(traffic message) for PCM.
Mine is 2012.5 Carrera and I wasn't sure where I could get the traffic message service.
However I just did what touareg did and after 1 hours struggling with few people at XM, I see a traffic info on the navi screen.
Thanks touareg!

957 GTS

ive tried, and they said i need a radio id#. which i cannot find. because my 2009 gts did not come with satellite option ( to tune the radio and see an id# ).