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[Blue62]

iandews said:

Do you have phone connectivity? If so, have you tried inserting a sim card to see if that will access the message?

Yes it's got the phone module, but hopefully the dealer will be along shortly with an answer to this riddle.

[betternotbigger]

iandews said:

Do you have phone connectivity? If so, have you tried inserting a sim card to see if that will access the message?

Could it be telling you something is amiss with SAP (Sim Access Profile), even something as simple as "please insert a SIM card"? The telephone module can toggle between SAP and HFP (Hands Free Profile). Maybe it is set to SAP and there is no paired phone. Or your paired phone has ceased to connect.

[Blue62]

Had a call to say that it's a software issue and I will have to book it in, while it's there they will carry out a couple of other upgrades!

[Manks]

Blue62 said:

Had a call to say that it's a software issue and I will have to book it in, while it's there they will carry out a couple of other upgrades!

These upgrades were obviously not possible before the car was delivered to you?

[Blue62]

Manks said:

These upgrades were obviously not possible before the car was delivered to you?

I know, it makes no sense, picked the car up last Friday! I guess that as I bought it from dealer stock it may have been sitting around for the last couple of months, still poor though. Might be worth asking the question while yours is in the workshop.

[Manks]

Blue62 said:

Manks said:

These upgrades were obviously not possible before the car was delivered to you?

I know, it makes no sense, picked the car up last Friday! I guess that as I bought it from dealer stock it may have been sitting around for the last couple of months, still poor though. Might be worth asking the question while yours is in the workshop.

Probably a very good idea. I should be getting it back this week, it would be silly wouldn't it if I then had to return it for another "fix"?

[khushy]

so - just to recap - upon reflection the "expert" and all-knowing PH Porsche Massif have successfully narrowed it down to a . . .

• cup-cake
• pint
• SIM card (SAP???)
• Battery
• Heated Seat
• clueless dealer
• open sunroof
• tyre valve cap (tPMS?!!??!)
• phone setting

BRILLIANT - my money is on the cup-cake!!

[gaxor]

Is it not telling you you have a text message. Look under the tel menu on the pcm

[DeadMeat_UK]

It's started the rinse cycle.

[Blue62]

DeadMeat_UK said:

It's started the rinse cycle.

We have a winner!

[PHOENIXUK]

Gotta be telling you its 27'outside get me a pint in..

[Tony 1234]

I've not seen it on my car

[Blue62]

Tony 1234 said:

I've not seen it on my car

It was an optional extra Tony.

[lancaster100sqd]

Hi just to let you know one of your VTS tag's is turned off. Depress button for 5 seconds to activate, after which the LED will flash.

[Diesel130]

It's detected that it is 27 degrees and it's nearly 7pm, so it must be a warning that to do with the SIM that you're on International Roaming as there's no way zee germans think you can be in the UK with that temperature at that time of night.

[Popolou]

Seems to me that it's telling you you received a txt msg but since the PCM doesn't have any onboard memory to save it, its been saved to the sim instead.

Try accessing it via the PCM screen. Or, pop the sim card back into a phone and access the sim messages directly.

Unfortunately, Porsche don't carry out fixes like this voluntarily. They carry out Campaign items which they do when the car is next booked in. Other non-campaign items are bound to be listed in the TSB registry for the 991 but the OPC is not obliged to carry them out unless the customer has specifically experienced that issue.

Pedantic, I know.

[Captain James T]

It means that one of your VTS tags isn't switched on. To turn it on hold down the button on the tag for five seconds and then the 'Cup Cake' symbol will go out

[Blue62]

Captain James T said:

It means that one of your VTS tags isn't switched on. To turn it on hold down the button on the tag for five seconds and then the 'Cup Cake' symbol will go out

I think we've established that it isn't a cup cake, it's a pint of Peroni. I reckon you're right though, excuse my ignorance but where or what is the button/tag? I will be taking the car in for a software upgrade but would be good to sort this particular issue with the help of the massif.

[sofaking]

Manks said:

Looks like a crude drawing of an open sunroof. Do you have a sunroof? Is it open?

I was thinking along the same lines. It immediately reminded me of the open boot warning.

[noumenon]

Is it the "wallet lightening" measure, also known as the "residual value indicator"? Showing that haven driven if off the forecourt, you're just been lightened by £10k...