How to remotely set the precooling/preheating in your Porsche

If you want to control the precooling or preheating of your car before you enter it – when you’re leaving for a trip in an hour’s time, for example – here’s how to do so using the My Porsche app:  

Open the My Porsche app (login required). On the home screen, click the shortcut button with the two arrows and an image of the snowflake (precool/preheat). 

You will have an overhead view of the interior of your car, displaying your seat areas, which allows you to set your preferred temperature for each area individually. To activate heating or cooling, simply tap the toggle button for the desired area. If your Porsche is equipped with seat heating or cooling, it will also be activated. 

You can then set your desired temperature using the slider below the overhead view and activate the precooling/preheating by tapping the Start precool/heat button.  

A default time of 60 minutes for fully electric cars or 30 minutes for PHEV is set automatically. Precooling/preheating can be turned off using the same method.   

You can also set a departure timer which then precools or preheats your car to your preferred temperature.  

Your car controls the heating and cooling process intelligently and based on demand, with no manual preselection required by you. For instance, on a sunny winter day, not every heating function, such as glass surfaces, is activated if unnecessary, to minimize energy loss. This also means it doesn't necessarily take 30 or 60 minutes, but only as long as needed to reach the desired temperature. 

After the defined temperature has been reached the climatisation continues for another 10 minutes in case you arrive slightly later than your set departure time. 

You can also control the precooling and preheating from within your car itself via the PCM: 

Please note: turning it off will also deactivate any timers.  

For more details, please refer to the Owner Manual, selecting your model and typing Air conditioning into the search field.  

You can also set a departure timer which then precools or preheats your car to your preferred temperature.  

Your car controls the heating and cooling process intelligently and based on demand, with no manual preselection required by you. For instance, on a sunny winter day, not every heating function, such as glass surfaces, is activated if unnecessary, to minimize energy loss. This also means it doesn't necessarily take 30 or 60 minutes, but only as long as needed to reach the desired temperature. 

After the defined temperature has been reached the climatisation continues for another 10 minutes in case you arrive slightly later than your set departure time. 

The timer can be set to start once (single timer) or at regular intervals (recurring timer).