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1 is always in the car and so if it's driven off with 1 it will trigger a phone call to me (a pain if I forget the 2nd one). If on my key ring I won't forget it but I guess if someone gets hold of my key they can drive off without triggering the alert but the car will still be tracked.
They sound as if they are are pain, I'm considering if I want to activate the tracker on mine - I may have to depending on which insurance company I choose. Not only is the annual fee expensive in my opinion, but you have one for each key, take them in the car on every journey and remove them from the car every time it's locked - yet you mustn't keep them attached to the car key.
You can over write the tracker using the app on your phone if you forget the fob...also on my Cayenne it flashes a warning as soon as you start the car. My OPC supplies its loan cars with a Porsche key ring that has a pocket in it which they put the fob in. Does defeat the purpose but I've lost the fob once already!
Gorsh said:
They sound as if they are are pain, I'm considering if I want to activate the tracker on mine - I may have to depending on which insurance company I choose. Not only is the annual fee expensive in my opinion, but you have one for each key, take them in the car on every journey and remove them from the car every time it's locked - yet you mustn't keep them attached to the car key.
Decided not to activate my tracker for that reason. Changed insurance companies as my last insurer wanted £1750 without the tracker on. I now insure through Classicline .... they didn`t even ask the question.Cheib said:
You can over write the tracker using the app on your phone if you forget the fob...also on my Cayenne it flashes a warning as soon as you start the car. My OPC supplies its loan cars with a Porsche key ring that has a pocket in it which they put the fob in. Does defeat the purpose but I've lost the fob once already!
Don't suppose you have a pic of the Porsche key ring? Mines is on with a rubber band which doesn't look great. It is annoying to carry around m88ony said:
Cheib said:
You can over write the tracker using the app on your phone if you forget the fob...also on my Cayenne it flashes a warning as soon as you start the car. My OPC supplies its loan cars with a Porsche key ring that has a pocket in it which they put the fob in. Does defeat the purpose but I've lost the fob once already!
Don't suppose you have a pic of the Porsche key ring? Mines is on with a rubber band which doesn't look great. It is annoying to carry around Grantstown said:
m88ony said:
Cheib said:
You can over write the tracker using the app on your phone if you forget the fob...also on my Cayenne it flashes a warning as soon as you start the car. My OPC supplies its loan cars with a Porsche key ring that has a pocket in it which they put the fob in. Does defeat the purpose but I've lost the fob once already!
Don't suppose you have a pic of the Porsche key ring? Mines is on with a rubber band which doesn't look great. It is annoying to carry around 
http://shop3.porsche.com/uk/lifestyle/key/wap03001...
There's that pocket you can see on the side for the fob and there's a larger pocket the key can go in. I actually ordered two earlier this week. Not cheap but hey that's not why you buy a Porsche!
I have a really annoying feature with my car whereby I still need the fob even though the car doesn't have the tracker activated. It turns out that if you decide not to activate the tracker when new you can instead have the fob act as an immobiliser. The OPC didn't realise this when I bought the car and collected it from Swindon. It was only discovered on the journey home after we had stopped for the night and unloaded our bags which also contained all the handover materials including my spare keys and two fobs. When I got in the car the same evening it refused to start unless the correct fob was in the car.
The fob now remains in the car with a spare battery.
The fob now remains in the car with a spare battery.
moonigan said:
I have a really annoying feature with my car whereby I still need the fob even though the car doesn't have the tracker activated. It turns out that if you decide not to activate the tracker when new you can instead have the fob act as an immobiliser. The OPC didn't realise this when I bought the car and collected it from Swindon. It was only discovered on the journey home after we had stopped for the night and unloaded our bags which also contained all the handover materials including my spare keys and two fobs. When I got in the car the same evening it refused to start unless the correct fob was in the car.
The fob now remains in the car with a spare battery.
Do all 991's do this? You give the impression having it as an immobiliser is optional - if so surely it can be switched off? However, it's not a bad idea having the fob do this for extra security without having to pay for the tracker service, but it kind of defeats the object if the fob is kept in the car or indeed fastened to the keys.The fob now remains in the car with a spare battery.
Gorsh said:
Do all 991's do this? You give the impression having it as an immobiliser is optional - if so surely it can be switched off? However, it's not a bad idea having the fob do this for extra security without having to pay for the tracker service, but it kind of defeats the object if the fob is kept in the car or indeed fastened to the keys.
My car is a 997 and the impression I was given is that its optional but a PITA to undo afterwards. I agree that it adds another layer of security which would be welcome if there were better ways of managing it rather than having to carry a chunky piece of plastic around with you. I had read stories of people managing to start their car whilst the fob was in the house and then being stranded and knew it would only be a matter of time before the same thing happened to me so decided to remove that risk by leaving the fob inside the car.Gassing Station | 911/Carrera GT | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff