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Your Porsche Communication Management (PCM) infotainment system can be factory reset back to its original settings. Please note: factory resetting the PCM deletes all previous settings.
Below are the steps to reset the PCM to its factory settings. After confirming the reset, please wait for the PCM to restart and for the welcome screen to appear. Depending on your car’s model year, the names of the menu options below may vary slightly.
To find out your model year, see the article What is the model year of my Porsche?.
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From model year 2017
On the home screen of your car’s PCM:
¹ On some models, an additional selection lets you choose between ‘Factory settings’ and ‘Vehicle handover’. ‘Factory settings’ reset all settings without deleting personal data (for example, contacts or saved locations), while ‘Vehicle handover’ resets all settings and deletes all personal data.
Model years 2013-2016
If your PCM has a built-in navigation module with a dedicated NAVI button, restore the car to factory settings as follows:
From model year 2022
On the home screen of your car’s PCM:
Model years 2017-2021
On the home screen of your car’s PCM:
¹ On some models, an additional selection lets you choose between ‘Factory settings’ and ‘Vehicle handover’. ‘Factory settings’ reset all settings without deleting personal data (for example, contacts or saved locations), while ‘Vehicle handover’ resets all settings and deletes all personal data.
Model years 2013-2016
If your PCM has a built-in navigation module with a dedicated NAVI button, restore the car to factory settings as follows:
Taycan
From model year 2020
On the home screen of your car’s PCM:
Panamera
From model year 2022
On the home screen of your car‘s PCM:
Model years 2017-2021
On the home screen of your car‘s PCM:
Model years 2012-2016
If your PCM has a built-in navigation module with a dedicated NAVI button, restore the car to factory settings as follows:
From model year 2017-2024
On the home screen of your car’s PCM:
¹ On some models, an additional selection lets you choose between ‘Factory settings’ and ‘Vehicle handover’. ‘Factory settings’ reset all settings without deleting personal data (for example, contacts or saved locations), while ‘Vehicle handover’ resets all settings and deletes all personal data.
Model years 2015-2016
Here’s how to restore your car to factory settings:
From model year 2024
On the home screen of your car’s PCM:
From model year 2022
On the home screen of your car’s PCM:
Model years 2017-2021
On the home screen of your car’s PCM:
¹ On some models, an additional selection lets you choose between ‘Factory settings’ and ‘Vehicle handover’. ‘Factory settings’ reset all settings without deleting personal data (for example, contacts or saved locations), while ‘Vehicle handover’ resets all settings and deletes all personal data.
Model years 2013-2016
If your PCM has a built-in navigation module with a dedicated NAVI button, restore the car to factory settings as follows:
From model year 2026
On the home screen of your car’s PCM:
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