How to remotely activate the preconditioning in your Porsche

If you want to control the preconditioning 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:

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

For Taycan, Macan Electric and Cayenne Electric:

If you want to adjust more specific settings, tap the Preconditioning section to open the detailed screen. You’ll see an overhead view of your car’s interior, showing the seat zones. If your car is equipped with seat heating/ventilation, you can activate the desired zone by tapping the toggle button. Steering wheel heating will also be activated, if the driver seat is selected and steering wheel heating is equipped.

You can then set your desired temperature using the slider below the overhead view and activate the preconditioning by tapping the Start preconditioning button.

You can also set a departure timer to precondition your car for your planned departure time which is recommended from an energy-saving perspective. Your car automatically wakes up before your planned departure, checks the current cabin conditions and what the desired state should be. Then it determines the time required and controls the heating or 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 minimise 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 delete timers for the Taycan and Macan Electric:

You can also control the preconditioning 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 to precondition your car for your planned departure time which is recommended from an energy-saving perspective. Your car automatically wakes up before your planned departure, checks the current cabin conditions and what the desired state should be. Then it determines the time required and 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 minimise 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).

To find out how to set a departure timer for your model, please visit our Owner’s Manuals website. Select your model and model year. You’ll find the instructions in the ‘Air Conditioning’ chapter. For the Cayenne Electric, the information is in Driving > Charging the high-voltage battery > Using charging functions.

To delete a timer in your PCM, swipe the timer you want to delete from right to left.