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Picked it up. Awesome. 2 issues/questions though?!

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Hendrikus

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Just got in, having clocked up 150 miles this PM

Wow, what an experience collecting the car was. The OPC were excellent, explained everything very clearly, and the joy of seeing the cover lifted off the car was a memory I will never forget.

I was actually quite nervous driving out of the OPC - having never driven an automatic the lack of a clutch will take a while to get used to. What does one do with the left leg?! The PDK, though, really is amazing. As for the car generally it is just fabulous, and the ease with which you can get up to 100mph without realising it is quite worrying! I haven't yet really worked out what everything does, but will do that tomorrow.

I will have the Road Angel installed tomorrow methinks in view of the speed though!

One thing to comment on immediately - the new Sat Nav is brilliant. I took to it straightaway, and much preferred it to the Garmin and the TomToms which I have been using in other cars.

I will have a proper drive over the weekend and really get to know it. Am so glad I went for the new car now, despite the evident waste of money - I just have never been so excited about anything.

Now, given you don't want to hear just rose coloured stuff, there are two snagging issues that arose that I would welcome any help with:

1. I did not order a CD multichanger as I had a Becker one in my Boxster. I had therefore booked an appointment with my local car audio place (who are very good) to have the multichanger fitted tomorrow. The OPC told me not to do this, and that the new wiring of this Gen 2 car is something they wouldnt know about and it was risky to muck around with the wiring. I didn't really understand what they were saying (probably as at this point I was still just staring at the car like a kid). They stated that if I need a multichanger I should order one through Porsche and have them fit it. Is this a load of bull, or could they have a point??

2. This one has annoyed me a bit ; I have the phone module yet was told, when I produced my BlackBerry phone to test out the bluetooth, that it doesn't work with BlackBerry. The reason given was "the technology is so state of the art, the BlackBerry can't cope with it". This sounds like crap, and its a fault? The BBerry is the worlds most popular phone amongst business users of cars for effs sake! For me this is a nightmare - I need to use my car for work, and I need my phone to work. Of course, I can use my earplug things and have the phone on hands free in the usual way, but having paid £500 for the phone module I am a bit mythed. Apparently there is a list of compatible phones on the Porsche website but I can't find it (can anyone?) so I have no legal comeback as I should have known the phone would not work?

Does anyone know of any solution to the BlackBerry issue? It is the one small dampener on an otherwise perfect day and experience.



 
Congratulations. Sorry I can't help with questions but would like to see some pics of car - any chance?
 
I suggest you try the Blackberry pairing with Bluetooth - it will either work or it won't and its not going to foul anything up if it won't (at least I doubt it will!).

I really do understand your thrill - I bought my first Porsche just two weeks ago and I still keep going out to the garage to take a look at it! And mine isn't even new!

Watch that 100mph - instant ban, isn't it, if you get caught!
 
Congrats on the car.

RE the Blackberry, I have had every model since they came out (except the Pearl) and have never succesfully got the bluetooth to bond with any of the very different cars I have owned in the same period. Laptops, Internet tablets yes, cars no. They may be telling the truth. Unless of course someone knows different
 
glad you are enjoying that special new porsche experience-very addicitive[:D]

as for the blackberry connection I am afraid i believe they tell the truth-only the list of mobiles can connect -as far as I am aware

however i suspect the cd answer is different-if you trust your audio guy(and my opc actually subcontracts to my audio chap)then he will know more than opc whether its ok to fit your becker
 
On Q1 - I think the OPC is just trying to make more money. A better solution would be the new iPod/USB connector and then add a memory card with mp3 files (or does the new single slot CD player accept also mp3s) - saves having to install a CD changer. Even my little Fiat 500 has that as standard and it works perfectly.
 
Sounds great, good to hear that your two niggles are fairly minor at the end of the day. Regarding the phone thing, my dad's just picked up a nearly new v.high spec Merc CLS and he had the same phone compatability problem (though wasn't a BB). Simple solution - buy a new phone, it's far cheaper than changing the car! I've just been issued with a new BB from work and I hate the thing. It's one of those devices that does everything not quite as well as you'd like - it just seems to fall short of the mark, which just annoys me - and I can't get it to connect to anything via Bluetooth.

I guess on the new CD changer thing it might be worth waiting a bit until the proper adaptors for aftermarket CD changers are available (probaly wont be too long). I wouldn't want them cutting into wires to splice them into the aftermarket changer anyway. Shame they don't do full iPod integration so you can ditch CD's altogether.
 
Hi Dan,

No idea about the CD question but I have the same problem with my iPhone.
My solution is to get another sim card, pay as you go is fine. I divert my iPhone number to the car sim when I get in.
Like yourself I use my car for work so need to be able to receive calls. I don't make many, if any, mainly because I can't be bothered when I'm in the car but I'm happy to answer any.
Works perfectly for me and no-one knows any different.
Hope it helps.

Cheers,
James


 
John
thanks for this. Will try these instructions first of all - I think what the OPC are saying is that these instructions worked for the Gen 1 997 version of the PCM, but that the new version won't work at all. We'll see - if it doesn't work then I shall just go with one of the home made solutions helpfully suggested by others on here (I like the pay as you go second Sim card idea). Or I will badger Porsche or BlackBerry to get a software update together - it is ridiculous really.

many thanks
 
Mike
thanks - will try and get some pics over the weekend. Too busy pressing buttons and getting very excited to have thought of that!
 
ORIGINAL: Hendrikus

1. I did not order a CD multichanger as I had a Becker one in my Boxster. I had therefore booked an appointment with my local car audio place (who are very good) to have the multichanger fitted tomorrow. The OPC told me not to do this, and that the new wiring of this Gen 2 car is something they wouldnt know about and it was risky to muck around with the wiring. I didn't really understand what they were saying (probably as at this point I was still just staring at the car like a kid). They stated that if I need a multichanger I should order one through Porsche and have them fit it. Is this a load of bull, or could they have a point??

2. This one has annoyed me a bit ; I have the phone module yet was told, when I produced my BlackBerry phone to test out the bluetooth, that it doesn't work with BlackBerry. The reason given was "the technology is so state of the art, the BlackBerry can't cope with it". This sounds like crap, and its a fault? The BBerry is the worlds most popular phone amongst business users of cars for effs sake! For me this is a nightmare - I need to use my car for work, and I need my phone to work. Of course, I can use my earplug things and have the phone on hands free in the usual way, but having paid £500 for the phone module I am a bit mythed. Apparently there is a list of compatible phones on the Porsche website but I can't find it (can anyone?) so I have no legal comeback as I should have known the phone would not work?

Does anyone know of any solution to the BlackBerry issue? It is the one small dampener on an otherwise perfect day and experience.
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Can I add my personal comments to that stated by others above:

1. IMHO a CD multichanger is a total waste of money. Make yourself an MP3 CD. That way you will get many more tracks. I am reliably informed that a retro fix of a different CD multichanger is not compatible with the Porsche, though I think all the 'wiring' is in place to accept the Porsche multichanger.

2. I gather Blackberry will not work with Porsche Bluetooth. My Nokia 6500 is brilliant in the Gen 2. Buy a Nokia.
 
from what i have read as i have an iPhone your blackberry will work fine like the iPhone does it just uses HFP -Hands Free Profile via bluetooth which gives you only basic phone operations (calling receiving calls etc) instead of Sim Access Profile which would give you text messages, managing call list, transferring contacts etc,

see page 11 for how to pair your phone
 
John
thanks - tried this now, but unfortunately the PCM does not pair up with it at all. It just doesn't seem to pick up the BBerry
nevermind; not the end of the world. I can put the SIM card into the PCM (which does work) whenever I am going to be on a long journey. Unfortunately, changing phone doesn't really work since it is a work BBerry that we all have to use (for the emails etc)

cheers
 
thanks - tried this now, but unfortunately the PCM does not pair up with it at all. It just doesn't seem to pick up the BBerry
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Have you tried pairing it the other way - perhaps the BB could see the car as a Bluetooth headset?
 
yes I think you may need to pair it through the blackberry! I think it is the same for iPhone once paired it will connect automatically
 
Id try it the iPhone way. Also I think that you need to press the phone button on the PCM to make it discoverable. So press phone then search for the PCM from your blackberry then enter the passvode on the PCM. If not I'm out of ideas
 
If it cannot be sorted; get yourself another simcard (I have pay as you go) for the car and forward your blackberry calls to the car number when on a long journey. That is what I do.

Not ideal for a car of significant cost and this day and age, but it does work.
 
Mate,

Assuming you have phone option 666 - get the dealer to reprogram the operating method from SAP to HFP - should then allow blackberry to connect no problem!!

I a awaiting my gen 2 and understand this is how to get the blackberry to link up!!
Cheers...
 
I think you have cracked it - I have found something on the net which says that the OPC can "downgrade" the software so the BBerry will work. I guess this is what you are referring to? Is there any downside of changing to HFP, though, that I should be aware of? Will all other features of the PCM still work? I assume so?

many thanks
 
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