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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, you’ll find instructions for how to reset the PCM back to its factory settings. After confirming a PCM reset, please wait for the PCM to restart and the welcome page to appear.
Please note that, depending on your car model year, the naming of the click paths below can vary slightly.
Model years 2023-2024
Go to PCM > Home > Set > PCM Display > Factory Settings
Model years 2017-2022
Go to PCM > Vehicle > Settings > Reset > Factory Settings > Yes
Model years 2022-2024
Go to PCM > Settings > System > Reset system to factory settings
Model years 2020-2021
Go to PCM > Car > Control > System > Factory Settings
Model years 2018-2019
Go to PCM > Vehicle > Settings > Reset
Model years 2020-2025
Go to PCM > Settings > System > Reset system to factory settings
Model years 2022-2024
Go to PCM > System > Settings > Reset the system to factory settings
Model years 2017-2021
Go to PCM > Settings > System > Factory Settings
Model years 2012-2016
Go to PCM > Vehicle > Settings > Reset > Yes
Model years 2010-2012
Go to PCM > Vehicle > Settings > Factory Settings > Yes
Model years 2024-2025 (Macan Electric)
Go to PCM > Settings > System > Reset system to factory settings
Model years 2014-2024
Go to PCM > Vehicle > Settings > Reset > Factory Settings > Yes
Model years 2022-2024
Go to PCM > Settings > System > Reset system to factory settings
Model years 2018-2021
Go to PCM > Car > Control > System > Factory settings
This article applies to the following models
718 from model years 2017-2024
911 from model years 2018-2024
Taycan from model years 2020-2024
Panamera from model years 2010-2024
Macan from model years 2014-2025
Cayenne model years 2018-2024
