Cut-price, full postcode nav update available for PCM-3
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My apologies if this is a re-post, but I've not seen anything about it on here.
Porsche currently has a full postcode nav update available for PCM-3 equipped cars at a special offer price of £149.99 inc. VAT. I had the update done on my 997S.2 and my other half's Boxster last week at Porsche Bolton.
The update gives you brand new maps, full 7-digit postcode entry, a nifty drop-down menu in the map view and some new zoom options. To install the update, the OPC also has to update your PCM software to the latest version - as this is done within the special-offer price, it suddenly becomes a real bargain! (The nav update alone was almost £500 pre-offer).
Bolton told me that dealers are complaining to Porsche about the amount of workshop time these updates are taking (relative to what they can charge) so the offer's unlikely to last very long.
Take advantage whilst you can.
Porsche currently has a full postcode nav update available for PCM-3 equipped cars at a special offer price of £149.99 inc. VAT. I had the update done on my 997S.2 and my other half's Boxster last week at Porsche Bolton.
The update gives you brand new maps, full 7-digit postcode entry, a nifty drop-down menu in the map view and some new zoom options. To install the update, the OPC also has to update your PCM software to the latest version - as this is done within the special-offer price, it suddenly becomes a real bargain! (The nav update alone was almost £500 pre-offer).
Bolton told me that dealers are complaining to Porsche about the amount of workshop time these updates are taking (relative to what they can charge) so the offer's unlikely to last very long.
Take advantage whilst you can.
TB993tt said:
Thanks for the info, just booked mine in. They said it costs them ~£170 for each licence plus 5 hours for job so it is a def loss leader
Definitely is, yes. It took them approx. 4 hours to install new PCM software then the nav update to my 997.You got to hand it to them though - they're not taking the loss lying down. They rang me the following day to tell me they forget to mention my front disks needed replacing.....
Nurburgsingh said:
Hold up.... Are you telling me that they have a guy sat in your car watching a progress bar move right showing "number of Porsche minutes remaining" for 5 hours!!! ? Seriously WTF?
How can the job be anything more than "click to upgrade" - then sod off for the rest of the day and comeback and "click OK to finish"
Ha! No - much more involved than that. He has to change disks about 5 times in 4 hours too. Poor sod's run off his feet going back and forth to the tea room... How can the job be anything more than "click to upgrade" - then sod off for the rest of the day and comeback and "click OK to finish"
TB993tt said:
Apart from the postcode search would some kind soul tell me what other differences/improvements I am looking for with this upgrade ?
They're quite subtle!New maps
Full postcode entry
New levels of map zoom
In-map drop-down menu for commonly-used options (select Map Menu in Options to enable)
Better phone integration (call lists are working correctly with my HTC ONE now)
Improvements to various functions on the PCM - Sound options, sport display, Bluetooth, + some I've not found yet
Improved sound quality from the tuner - I guess it updated the tuner's firmware too.
Will let you know when/if I find more....
stevod said:
Great - cheers.
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The firmware in my PCM has been updated to version 2.24 - this is apparently the version required to install the new nav update. My girlfriend's Boxster is a year newer then my 911 (and had a newer version of the PCM firmware to start with) but this also required updating to version 2.24 as part of the nav update procedure. I can't find anywhere that displays the version of the nav software (as distinct from the overall PCM firmware version) so can't comment on which version it might be.S
On to the postcodes and storing destinations. In a nutshell, yes, this is fixed in the current update.
What's stored appears to be dependent on the postcode. For example, if I input the postcode for the road where I live and then hit Start Route Guidance, the road name + Manchester is stored in the Previous Destinations list. If I input the postcode of a building that has its own unique postcode (I tried this with an office complex Manchester) then just 'Manchester' is stored in the Previous Destinations list. I guess the name of the road is in the nav (map/destination) software, whilst the name of the office building isn't.
As for album artwork, unfortunately, I don't have a compatible MP3 player to hand, so wasn't able to test this for you.
HTH
Ian
AustinYeahbaby said:
quick update as had mine upgraded yesterday.
On the PCM side of things one good update was that the phone connection now supports switching the connection profile between handsfree profile and Sim access profile.
The only way to switch prior to this update was via a trip to the local OPC.
Daft question of the day..... On the PCM side of things one good update was that the phone connection now supports switching the connection profile between handsfree profile and Sim access profile.
The only way to switch prior to this update was via a trip to the local OPC.
Where do I find this in the PCM menus?
blackmdj said:
My 997.2 shows System Version: V. Surely that's incomplete?
That's exactly what mine showed prior to the update - a completely missing version number, just the 'V' with nothing following it. My car's also a relatively early Gen 2 (Jan 2010 registered 997S, so 2009 build). I'm wondering if the missing version number is just an error in an early version of the firmware installed on PCM3. Once the update was installed, the version was correctly displayed - in my case showing 'v2.24'.Does anyone know if v2.24 is still the update being installed to 9x7 PCM3s? Or has Porsche released any newer maps/firmware since I started the thread?
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