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I posted information on both fuse panels with pictures in my install of a Blackvue 650GW dashcam.  If not here, then look in 6 speed.  Never mind.  Found them and attached. Notes on and at bottom of each picture.

On my 2012 Cayenne CTT, I believe you need to drive about 20 miles once you've opened hood in order to check oil level via the console.   Until then it will read unavailable.   If I recall correctly, one half quart will raise it up one notch.

Long story short, the engine on my 2012 Cayenne Turbo with 6300 miles is being changed after developing a loud ticking/clicking noise. The dealer doing the work is Champion, the world's largest so I have a lot of faith in the job being done well. They will deliver the car back and pickup the loaner in the next day or so. My question is if anyone knows of a checklist to go thru to make sure everything was connected and working? I'm planning a road trip and don't want Murphy's law to mess with my trip, for example discovering something on the trip that I forgot to check it. Any other thoughts on this would be appreciated. Thanks.

Dont know the code, but all silver german car wheels match 100% this paint:

1Z Einszett Silver Spray Wheel Paint

http://www.autogeek.net/1z-einszett-silver-wheel-paint.html

You need above paint and primer:

1Z Einszett Spray Paint Primer Haft-Grund

http://www.autogeek.net/1z-einszett-spary-paint-primer.html

Good info. Thanks.

Making me to look like an absolute twat.!!!

I think you meant twit instead of twat! LOL. Sorry can't help with the problem.

thanks for all the input

i had no luck of finding those at any of the local stores

probably just order a set online like these:

triple square set

Last night I went into the Porsche USA website and loaded the configuration of the car I'm planning to pick up in about one month. The website asked if I wanted to convert this configuration to the New Model Year configuration. I said OK vs cancel which wouldn't let me continue. It immediately asked me to remove two options if I want the 20" Spyder wheel which was in my configuration that I'm planning to pick up in Leipzig next month!: 17mm spacers for rear wheels and the exterior color wheel extensions. I then noticed there is another (second) 20" Spyder wheel that specifies 9.5" width and a new option for 5mm spacers on all wheels (not allowing the 17mm spacers for rear only that was in my existing configuration--which is no longer available in my configuration!) and allows the exterior colored wheel extensions. I also noticed there is a WLAN option now and LED additional comfort lighting.

I'm curious about the 20" Spyder wheel differences. Can anyone elaborate what differences there are? It appears this was done for the new GTS but is available for Turbo which is what I have planned. Sure would like to know what other things have happened in this "new model year" and how can an option that I have selected be suddenly not possible?

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"cost to Porsche" this is a funny phrase. Cost to Porsche of getting maps from Navtec is probably USD50 at most. But wait couple of years when they will sell you updated maps at usd 500-600. They will also sell you Touareg and Audi parts at twice the price calling them Porsche. Dont want to ruin your purchase. It is a great car and fun to drive but I would not beilive 50% of what Porsche dealers say. Then again it goes for all car dealers

I can't disagree with what you said but I do believe the European delivery specialist (who told me that it cost them $500). Maybe that is what the factory charges back to them, who knows? I'm sure Porsche gets a significant discount from Navtec, after all Garmin Europe City Navigator NT is easily purchased for about $100 and likely it's very similar data. This is the same gal that happily told me the good news of the new program being free instead of the previous 2.5% so I truly felt she is "on my side" as opposed to the typical salesman.

In my business, network security, I often see hardware vendors take readily available parts from IBM or Hitachi and put their own part number on it at 10X the price! Even the original part number remains on the part but they would say they do extra quality control, blah blah to justify. What can you do?

there is DVD and they "retail" for about 30 with update maps. It states on the cover "do not give to customer" (i have three versions of them) but they are worthless without activation code which dealer gets from Porsche after paying for it. Most dealers in Europe now also adopt this line "there is no way to install european maps on US car" - I am a living proof that that is BS. cost me Euro600.

An exception is if you purchased factory pick up. Then your car will have european maps for you to drive around europe but will be recoded before being shipped to US

I am planning European delivery pickup in May, 2012. Atmy request they will have the European maps installed in NAV system. Cost is $500 to Porsche of which I will pay half and Porsche the other half. When car arrives dealer in US, they will program back the US maps at no cost. European maps will remain on system inactive, I'm told. Due to cost to Porsche, the European maps are not normally installed with European delivery, instead they loan you free a small GPS unit that you return when you bring back the vehicle to the factory. BTW, the European delivery is now free to the customer although the dealer told me that Porsche has billed them a large fraction of the original cost. As this is a new program, all details are still uncertain to the dealer.