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When I asked my trusted service advisor why should I fix something not broken, he said the update will help insure that it will remain unbroken. The major changes makes it more reliable but are otherwise not visible or obvious. Some relatively minor things have been mentioned in this thread. I...

You will want to clean bird droppings promptly as those can etch paint. I've found the lighter silver colors better hiding everyday dirt. The Macan Ice Grey has been very good, but there are darker trim areas that shows dirt pretty quick.

I've also seen these warning status icons that seem to be left over from a previous drive. They clear after a few miles, if no longer active. I only see the right tube warning message and Icon for something new. Pressing the revert button clears it, but does not clear the smaller status icons...

I own a recent BMW EV. It doesn't do stinking OTA updates short of map updates. And there has been issues with that. You have to be within a mile of a cell tower with unobstructed views on a sunny day between 2 and 6 PM, and either the third Tuesday or second Thursday of the month :) Most car...

My door seals broke in over the first few months, not as annoying now.

There are not many car companies that can or are willing to OTA update more than simple radios or GUI. The Macan's architecture update is a major one that I don't think any car company could accommodate OTA, or be willing to. OTA updates have been know to brick other manufacture's cars, which...

You were told to hod off because the shops were bricking modules. Porsche rewote the procedure and there hasn't been reports of that since. Basically they need to make sure the car stays powered on. You probably won't get another letter but may get a reminder from your dealer.

My 4S seems to be inconsistant, but slightly smoother after the update. It won't use regen during the first mile or so after start up If you think it has something to do with the pads, any heavy braking will burn contaminants off the pads and wipe the rotor. You don't have enogh regen to...

Do they still count feature upgrades or optional improvements against reliability? What about safety inspections that discover maybe .001% of the inspected cars have a defect needing repair? Models that get continuous improvements (not bug fixes) used to get docked significantly more than...

Has Rivian figured out how to prevent their motors from burning out yet?

FYI, this is an electric Macan focused forum. There many here that may have advice on the ICE models, however.

I may be confusing with third party planners, but I think you can set preferences to avoid all EA chargers or use only x,y,z brand chargers. But that may be counter productive where there are not enough Rivian stations.

I dunno. is it practical to drive around without a rear facia. Can they throw a spare facia on it? Seems to be plenty of members here that use PFF without issue. I wouldn't think many service techs understand RADAR. Thickness of paint has really no affect on RADAR performance at these...

I would suspect a weak RADAR on the passenger side. Is the video quality of the passenger side curb view video different than the driver's side?

I've owned a couple cars with side radars and don't recall blind spot false positives or missing a detection short of operator error. And this included plenty of rain or dirt or nasty weather. Those systems that augment with video can be more susceptible. I don't know if the Porsche blind spot...

It is a common misconception that those little sensors are more than parking distance sensors. Blind spot primarily uses the RADARs behind the rear bumper facia which, in theory, could be affected by metallic paint. Lane keep and accident warnings use the cameras, primarily the front facing ones...

Try opening and closing the mirrors, that recalibrates the system.

You may want to try turning regen off completely (coast mode) to better control/predict deceleration. I have a steep driveway and in slippery conditions we always slowly coast down in neutral using only braking. Years ago, driving a high compression engine in a manual transmission RWD car...

My 4S has been very good in the snow. I have a steep winding driveway and have not had issues with it. But then I have a driving style that gets open diff 2WD cars into places other can't get their 4x4s to. The 4S has the OEM 20 inch Pirelli all season tires on it. I mostly use the truck on...

I was out on the highway today and for the first time since the update I noticed that blind spot was not working. Weeks ago I saw an assist system error without description for a moment but otherwise no errors reported. I cleaned up all the cameras but I think blind spot/rear collision warning...