MY '26 Info Request (3D Surround View/Kerb Assist vs 2D Surround View 'side' view)

[PastaSource]

Hi all,

New Member here, currently have an order in for a GTS (UK).

Spec Freeze date has already passed (3rd Nov), production date start 3rd Dec.
OPC has been able to make a change for me after freeze date (swapping from Auto Park with 2D Surround View to Park Assist with 3D Surround View, etc), but I'm dithering again... (certainly until it's absolutely impossible to change).

Question I'd love to have answered before I'm able to make any modification to the order is whether the 3D surround view allows for the 'side' view (that is selectable with the regular 2D surround view) to be selectable, or if the kerb assist is as good/better than that?

I read and hear conflicting things about whether, specifically, the 3D Surround View in the '26 Macan still allows the selection of the 'side' view (where you see camera feed of forward or rear wheels). This is originally what put me off the 3D Surround View, since for Taycan with that option, you're not able to select the 'side' view and must rely on the (worse IMO for parking near a kerb), 3D surround view only. The Manual for the '26 Macan seems to imply that the 'side' view is still selectable, but it doesn't explicitly say that. I've heard opposite views from OPC SA's.

I'd prefer to keep the 3D surround (since it adds other things) IF it still allows the side camera views, but hesitant otherwise (no side view is almost a deal breaker)... unless the kerb assist somehow trumps that or the 3D swipe view is improved over the Taycan. On an Audi Q6 that has 3D surround view, the 'side' view is still selectable so I'm crossing my fingers the '26 Macan will be improved over Taycans but seems somewhat unlikely.

Any help from anyone that has actually seen a MY 26 Macan with 3D surround installed, or has better insight greatly appreciated..!

Thanks,
Mario

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[W1NGE]

Best to check the MY26 Owner's manual as no one will have an MY26 car but the manual has been updated.

From what I can tell there are various bells and whistles with the 3D version beyond 2D - including some 'transparent bonnet'.

Parking features will be limited so best read up and decide if they are worth the expense given the various limitations of these systems - notably remote parking and assisted parking.

Manual - https://manual.porsche.com/#/wpi/XAB-2026-20251027-46-RDW-4.0.4/en_GB/main

Section - https://manual.porsche.com/#/wpi/XA..._GB/topic/id/fc18c3afc73c53148d24c0b3179e53d8

I have it on my 911 with 3D surround and uses the side sensors to detect the kerb. There is no option / requirement for kerb view in this case as you have sensors - red lines and audible warnings at kerbside.

I also have 360 surround (2D surround) on my Macan ICE which has side view - you don't need both. Taycan had it best when it marked the kerb with a blue line to aid alignment and if you went for the somewhat pointless 3D you lost that feature (but sensors would detect).

Manual does imply you get side view and only those marked (equipment-dependent) would come with the 3D version. Kerb side warning is a further step and has to be enabled (why it isn't by default is anyone's guess).

Kerb view is only mentioned in conjunction with 3D Surround View on the configurator so I'd rely on that:

 

[PastaSource]

Thanks, I came to similar conclusions, probably would have changed back to 2D Surround, but somewhat moot now anyway - i popped into the OPC and the car is absolutely past the point of no return with regards to spec change (my last change went in Friday) so I’ll be living with 3D surround… happy that I can avoid wasting any more time/energy procrastinating (being a tech junkie can be a nightmare)!

 

[Stuart]

you can take a look at this from 11 mins in

 

[MTGBUK]

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That shown looks like the 2D surround option. I am currently in a Taycan with the same option which imo is far superior. The added 4-figure cost and the loss of the kerb side view made it a no-brainer for me. Unfortunately for most people with Taycans the side view only made an appearance from MY22 cars and people who optioned the 3D didn't know until they received their cars. When speccing my upcoming Macan GTS I immediately discounted the 3D surround knowing what I know. It was the case of better the devil you know then you don't. However it looks like they have added a transparent hood view to the 3D option. In theory this should be better than the side view. In two minds whether to ask the dealer to change to the 3D as it is only an additional £400 as I also optioned the virtual key.

This is Mercedes transparent hood.

 

[PastaSource]

Yeah, I concluded the same after seeing all the Taycan videos - originally specced 2D surround... but since I had a preference for digital key/entry, and after looking through the '26 user manual, and seeing that, as you point out, it now has the transparent bonnet view, as well as 'kerb assist', I decided to make a last minute change...

I was told I was very lucky to get the change through (last Friday 14 Nov, when spec freeze data was 3 Nov), I went in on Monday (17 Nov) to see if I could change 'other stuff' and ask more about 3D vs 2D surround (to see if anyone had seen a '26 Macan first hand), but was told it was too late to make any further changes.

Also slightly less annoying is that the day after I'd changed to 3D surround, they added the option of 3D surround with 'remote' park assist, an extra £355 over non-remote park assist with 3D... not sure I'd have specced anyway, but I'd probably have blindly added that too (and never used, lol).

Be interesting to see how it turns out, but I have a niggly feeling I'm going to be slightly annoyed with it (and will probably never go near a car park with narrow, kerbed, entry).

 

[PastaSource]

This image shows a comparison between 2025 vs 2026 2D surround view. It's the only '26 image of this software running I've seen. Did they make the same changes to '24/'25 cars via the recent software update I wonder?

Nice to see some little improvements and interesting how they've cleaned up the UI a bit which I think has made much better use of the (relatively) small screen, i.e. one less column of buttons/empty space meaning a welcome larger rear view, rounded corners, correct car colour, transparent UI 'Rear view' banner as opposed to just looking blacked out). I still haven't seen any 3D surround in the wild.

Wonder how many other little changes like these they might've made for '26, anyone seen anything first hand?

 

[Fly4ever]

This image shows a comparison between 2025 vs 2026 2D surround view. It's the only '26 image of this software running I've seen. Did they make the same changes to '24/'25 cars via the recent software update I wonder?

Nice to see some little improvements and interesting how they've cleaned up the UI a bit which I think has made much better use of the (relatively) small screen, i.e. one less column of buttons/empty space meaning a welcome larger rear view, rounded corners, correct car colour, transparent UI 'Rear view' banner as opposed to just looking blacked out). I still haven't seen any 3D surround in the wild.

Wonder how many other little changes like these they might've made for '26, anyone seen anything first hand?

I can confirm my MY'25 4S built 18/09 has the "2026" labeled 2D camera rear & surround views.The arc like graphic on the same image is dynamic and changes in shape and colours as you move away or closer to an obstacle. Additionally the resolution is more than acceptable,I'd dare to say almost great both for day and night.

 

[W1NGE]

This image shows a comparison between 2025 vs 2026 2D surround view. It's the only '26 image of this software running I've seen. Did they make the same changes to '24/'25 cars via the recent software update I wonder?

Nice to see some little improvements and interesting how they've cleaned up the UI a bit which I think has made much better use of the (relatively) small screen, i.e. one less column of buttons/empty space meaning a welcome larger rear view, rounded corners, correct car colour, transparent UI 'Rear view' banner as opposed to just looking blacked out). I still haven't seen any 3D surround in the wild.

Wonder how many other little changes like these they might've made for '26, anyone seen anything first hand?

Not sure that this is correct and neither have surround view (which incorporates side / kerb view). This looks to be front and rear cameras only. In addition to these there should be a camera in each door mirror.

2D Surround view uses 4 cameras - each individually selectable - not two as per the images.

From the option description:

Surround View provides the necessary all-round view from every angle when parking and manoeuvring. Four high-resolution cameras on the vehicle provide a 360° view of the surroundings for convenient manoeuvring. In addition, the driver can select individual camera perspectives that offer an even more detailed overview

 

[PastaSource]

Not sure that this is correct and neither have surround view (which incorporates side / kerb view). This looks to be front and rear cameras only. In addition to these there should be a camera in each door mirror.

2D Surround view uses 4 cameras - each individually selectable - not two as per the images.

From the option description:

Surround View provides the necessary all-round view from every angle when parking and manoeuvring. Four high-resolution cameras on the vehicle provide a 360° view of the surroundings for convenient manoeuvring. In addition, the driver can select individual camera perspectives that offer an even more detailed overview

I've driven a number of Macan EV's that look like the 2025 image. Without surround view you don't get the 'overhead' view at all since the car won't have the camera on each side-view mirror... Granted the description states four cameras (which there are here - front, rear, one on each side-mirror), but the initial view you get when selecting R/D is the one above with front and rear cameras selectable only... if you select the 'side' view icon, you'll get four extra cameras, selectable in pairs, which will display either the front or the rear wheels as opposed to image from the rear view or front view camera.

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