It doesn’t lock automatically and it doesn’t give me a beep when manually locking the car, and too often do I forget to manually lock the doors.
No walk away auto-lock if that’s what you’re referring to. For a visual/audio confirmation, there is a setting to fold the mirrors when locking
Vann said:
No walk away auto-lock if that’s what you’re referring to. For a visual/audio confirmation, there is a setting to fold the mirrors when locking
I’ve found it somewhat rare to have auto lock on walk away in anything but a Tesla.
Given how sensitive the Taycan seems to be to when the key is physically in the car though this seems like a trivial thing to add though.
@Aris
It’s definitely not a technology capability thing. Most likely a cost or country regulation requirement.
My 2017 honda civic locks automatically and makes a beep when it detect the key fob leaving. Same thing on my 2021 and 2025 mazda cx-5.
But my 2021 audi rs5 does not.
@ROZZY
I feel like there’s almost certainly some weird German privacy or security rule around it. Or just Porsche being super cautious.
Aris said:
@ROZZY
I feel like there’s almost certainly some weird German privacy or security rule around it. Or just Porsche being super cautious.
My BMW does it, my Audi does not. Maybe it’s a VWAG issue?
@Hayden
My wife’s Volvo doesn’t either, which is what made me think it was Euro-based. It’s probably just Porsche being very cautious on Software (though the most recent app version seems much more reliable).
Aris said:
@ROZZY
I feel like there’s almost certainly some weird German privacy or security rule around it. Or just Porsche being super cautious.
Software… porsche spent a lot of R&D on car engineering.
the software is another story.
@Aris
Rivian has it too
@Aris
BMW has them on some models but yeah Porsche tends to lag behind on convenience features like that. It seems like the sensors / data are already there so shouldn’t be too hard for Porsche to implement if they wanted to
@Vann
Like many things it may also be some weird ass German safety requirement.
@Aris
My Mach-e has auto lock on walk away
@Aris
Also Ford Mach E…
@Aris
My iX has it and it works great. Better than the Tesla.
Cameron said:
@Aris
My iX has it and it works great. Better than the Tesla.
Out of curiosity, iPhone car key?
Cameron said:
@Aris
My iX has it and it works great. Better than the Tesla.
Out of curiosity, iPhone car key?
I had it configured for the iPhone to be the car key and it was glorious. A year into ownership it kicked me out and never worked again, need to take the car to service. I used to be able to drive off only with my iPhone. Now I cannot use it to start the car, but when i get close to the car with the iPhone it unlocks it. And when I walk away, it locks it. It is flawless for locking and unlocking.
@Cameron
Interesting. I’m fine with my key in my pocket, but I do wish it would lock when I walked away.
My wife’s Volvo EV doesn’t do it either, which is why I hazarded a guess it was European software related but if BMW does it…
Then again BMW is a little more software forward than Porsche.
@Aris
It does it with the key in my pocket as well. I also have a Mercedes with the same feature but it does not work at all. It is horrible…
Vann said:
No walk away auto-lock if that’s what you’re referring to. For a visual/audio confirmation, there is a setting to fold the mirrors when locking
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