What’s this on my dashboard

[Mollieanna]

Hello! I took my Macan EV to local Porsche dealership today for a new tyre due to a puncture, the second in 10 days!! No problems, but driving home I noticed this on the dashboard screen. As I drive faster in moves! No idea what it is telling me!! Can anyone tell me what it means and how I get rid of it please. By the way I am a lady!

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[mieciu]

Since I had ChatGPT open, I copied the image and text to see what I would get. I'm sharing here a reply. Mostly accurate....



What the Display Shows

That circular screen with a dot in the center and “0.0” values around it is your G-force meter, which measures acceleration, braking, and cornering forces.


Here’s how to interpret it:

• The center dot = your car at rest (0.0 g in every direction).
• As you accelerate, the dot moves backward (showing forward G-force).
• As you brake, it moves forward.
• In cornering, it moves sideways toward the direction of the turn.
• The numerical readouts (0.0 / 0.0 g) show your real-time longitudinal and lateral G-forces.

So when you said it “moves as I drive faster” — that’s exactly what it’s doing: tracking how the car’s weight shifts during acceleration, braking, and turns.


Why It Appeared

It likely came on because:

• You accidentally switched to the “Sport Displays” or “Performance” view in the instrument cluster,
  or
• The system defaulted to this view after the service visit (common when the vehicle settings reset).

How to Remove or Change It

You can easily go back to your preferred display:

1. On the right-hand steering-wheel buttons, press the “View” or roller wheel to change display modes.
2. Scroll or toggle until you see your usual speedometer, navigation map, or trip info.
3. Alternatively, in the main menu:
   

   Car → Display → Instrument Cluster → View
   …then choose another view (for example “Classic,” “Map,” or “Driver Assistance”).

Once you exit the Sport Display, the G-meter will disappear.


Quick Tip

The G-meter is fun to watch in Sport or Sport+ mode, especially on twisty roads — it shows how much grip and acceleration you’re generating. But for everyday driving, switching back to the Classic or Navigation layout is less distracting.

 

[robrain]

That's the G-force meter, shows how quickly you are accelerating in each direction. Blob in the middle represents a top-down view of the car. Fun to watch on the track, irrelevant on the road.

To get rid of it, see the section on "Operating Multifunction Steering Wheel" in the manual (https://manual.porsche.com/#/wpi/XA..._US/topic/id/fe35882db39971408d24c0b34de57d05).

Basically press the right-most button on the steering wheel until the border appears around the left "tube" in the instrument panel. Then use the right-hand scroll wheel to select different screens.

 

[Petzi]

 

[CHP]

Since I had ChatGPT open, I copied the image and text to see what I would get. I'm sharing here a reply. Mostly accurate....



What the Display Shows

That circular screen with a dot in the center and “0.0” values around it is your G-force meter, which measures acceleration, braking, and cornering forces.


Here’s how to interpret it:

• The center dot = your car at rest (0.0 g in every direction).
• As you accelerate, the dot moves backward (showing forward G-force).
• As you brake, it moves forward.
• In cornering, it moves sideways toward the direction of the turn.
• The numerical readouts (0.0 / 0.0 g) show your real-time longitudinal and lateral G-forces.

So when you said it “moves as I drive faster” — that’s exactly what it’s doing: tracking how the car’s weight shifts during acceleration, braking, and turns.


Why It Appeared

It likely came on because:

• You accidentally switched to the “Sport Displays” or “Performance” view in the instrument cluster,
  or
• The system defaulted to this view after the service visit (common when the vehicle settings reset).

How to Remove or Change It

You can easily go back to your preferred display:

1. On the right-hand steering-wheel buttons, press the “View” or roller wheel to change display modes.
2. Scroll or toggle until you see your usual speedometer, navigation map, or trip info.
3. Alternatively, in the main menu:

Once you exit the Sport Display, the G-meter will disappear.


Quick Tip

The G-meter is fun to watch in Sport or Sport+ mode, especially on twisty roads — it shows how much grip and acceleration you’re generating. But for everyday driving, switching back to the Classic or Navigation layout is less distracting.

That's amazing. Can you do this with this for fun please?

 

[krissrock]

lol I love the "i am a lady" part

 

[mieciu]

lol I love the "i am a lady" part

BTW, Anyone can do the same on https://chatgpt.com/
Disclosure: Keep in mind this is AI answering, not a Porsche tech.

However, in this case, locking the car and walking away for 15-20min is what has cleared such errors for me in the past...





The red warning message on your Porsche Macan EV display —

“Drive system control fault — Park vehicle safely”

— indicates a serious fault in the high-voltage drive system or control electronics.


Here’s what it means and what to do next:


What the Warning Means

This alert is generated by the powertrain control module (PCM) when it detects a critical issue related to one or more of the following:

• High-voltage battery management system (BMS)
• Inverter or electric motor control module
• Cooling or power distribution fault in the drive system
• Software or communication error between drivetrain ECUs

Essentially, the vehicle’s main propulsion or regenerative braking system may not be functioning correctly, which can cause reduced power, limp mode, or inability to drive.


Immediate Steps

1. Do not continue driving if performance is limited or unusual noises occur.
   Safely pull over and put the car in Park (“P”).
2. Turn the vehicle off completely, wait a few minutes, and restart — sometimes transient control faults clear if caused by voltage or communication spikes.
3. If the message returns, do not attempt to drive long distances. Contact Porsche Roadside Assistance or your local Porsche dealer (in your case, Porsche Barrington) for diagnosis.
4. Avoid disconnecting the 12 V battery yourself — doing so can trigger further HV safety locks.

Common Causes Reported on the Macan EV

• Fault in high-voltage coolant circulation pump
• Malfunction in power electronics module (inverter)
• Temporary communication issue after charging session
• Software calibration mismatch fixed via dealer software update

What Porsche Technicians Will Do

At the service center, they will:

• Run PIWIS diagnostic scan for error codes like P0AA1, P1A10, P0E10, etc.
• Check isolation resistance of the HV battery and motor.
• Apply any available software updates or recall patches (there have been recent service campaigns on early Macan EV builds related to drivetrain control logic).

 

[CHP]

Thx. Great.

 

[Petzi]

Hello! I took my Macan EV to local Porsche dealership today for a new tyre due to a puncture, the second in 10 days!! No problems, but driving home I noticed this on the dashboard screen. As I drive faster in moves! No idea what it is telling me!! Can anyone tell me what it means and how I get rid of it please. By the way I am a lady!

btw. what is a „chesil 356“ ?

 

[Mollieanna]

Since I had ChatGPT open, I copied the image and text to see what I would get. I'm sharing here a reply. Mostly accurate....



What the Display Shows

That circular screen with a dot in the center and “0.0” values around it is your G-force meter, which measures acceleration, braking, and cornering forces.


Here’s how to interpret it:

• The center dot = your car at rest (0.0 g in every direction).
• As you accelerate, the dot moves backward (showing forward G-force).
• As you brake, it moves forward.
• In cornering, it moves sideways toward the direction of the turn.
• The numerical readouts (0.0 / 0.0 g) show your real-time longitudinal and lateral G-forces.

So when you said it “moves as I drive faster” — that’s exactly what it’s doing: tracking how the car’s weight shifts during acceleration, braking, and turns.


Why It Appeared

It likely came on because:

• You accidentally switched to the “Sport Displays” or “Performance” view in the instrument cluster,
  or
• The system defaulted to this view after the service visit (common when the vehicle settings reset).

How to Remove or Change It

You can easily go back to your preferred display:

1. On the right-hand steering-wheel buttons, press the “View” or roller wheel to change display modes.
2. Scroll or toggle until you see your usual speedometer, navigation map, or trip info.
3. Alternatively, in the main menu:

Once you exit the Sport Display, the G-meter will disappear.


Quick Tip

The G-meter is fun to watch in Sport or Sport+ mode, especially on twisty roads — it shows how much grip and acceleration you’re generating. But for everyday driving, switching back to the Classic or Navigation layout is less distracting.

Since I had ChatGPT open, I copied the image and text to see what I would get. I'm sharing here a reply. Mostly accurate....



What the Display Shows

That circular screen with a dot in the center and “0.0” values around it is your G-force meter, which measures acceleration, braking, and cornering forces.


Here’s how to interpret it:

• The center dot = your car at rest (0.0 g in every direction).
• As you accelerate, the dot moves backward (showing forward G-force).
• As you brake, it moves forward.
• In cornering, it moves sideways toward the direction of the turn.
• The numerical readouts (0.0 / 0.0 g) show your real-time longitudinal and lateral G-forces.

So when you said it “moves as I drive faster” — that’s exactly what it’s doing: tracking how the car’s weight shifts during acceleration, braking, and turns.


Why It Appeared

It likely came on because:

• You accidentally switched to the “Sport Displays” or “Performance” view in the instrument cluster,
  or
• The system defaulted to this view after the service visit (common when the vehicle settings reset).

How to Remove or Change It

You can easily go back to your preferred display:

1. On the right-hand steering-wheel buttons, press the “View” or roller wheel to change display modes.
2. Scroll or toggle until you see your usual speedometer, navigation map, or trip info.
3. Alternatively, in the main menu:

Once you exit the Sport Display, the G-meter will disappear.


Quick Tip

The G-meter is fun to watch in Sport or Sport+ mode, especially on twisty roads — it shows how much grip and acceleration you’re generating. But for everyday driving, switching back to the Classic or Navigation layout is less distracting.

Good heavens, I would never have sorted that on my own. Thank you so much. I will sort it tomorrow when I used to it the car. Anything else I should know about, ejector seat maybe? Thank you again.

lol I love the "i am a lady" part

well I am a lady, the only g force I know about would be Tom Cruise in Too Gun!!!

btw. what is a „chesil 356“ ?

it’s a replica Porsche 356, built by a company in UK called Chesil in Dorset.

 

[jwatte]

lol I love the "i am a lady" part

But is she sorry?

 

[SuperH]

That's amazing. Can you do this with this for fun please?

Response from ChatGPT - Turn it off and on again.

That is how most of these stupid warning signs are resolved. I had a rear differential fault the other morning that magically resolved itself after that most technical of fixes lol

 

[SuperH]

Hello! I took my Macan EV to local Porsche dealership today for a new tyre due to a puncture, the second in 10 days!! No problems, but driving home I noticed this on the dashboard screen. As I drive faster in moves! No idea what it is telling me!! Can anyone tell me what it means and how I get rid of it please. By the way I am a lady!

As one of the few other women on this forum (from what I can tell anyway) please don't use being a lady as an excuse for not knowing a car feature. We're meant to be the sex that actually reads the instruction manual you know! ;o)

 

[Mollieanna]

As one of the few other women on this forum (from what I can tell anyway) please don't use being a lady as an excuse for not knowing a car feature. We're meant to be the sex that actually reads the instruction manual you know! ;o)

I’m sorry but I find saying I‘m a lady usually works in my favour. I had no idea what this thing was. No idea where to even start looking. but I did get my answer. At. Least you have a husband to ask. i have no one except the Porsche dealership, an dimth8nk they are beginning to get sick of seeing me!

 

[SuperH]

I’m sorry but I find saying I‘m a lady usually works in my favour. I had no idea what this thing was. No idea where to even start looking. but I did get my answer. At. Least you have a husband to ask. i have no one except the Porsche dealership, an dimth8nk they are beginning to get sick of seeing me!

Amusingly, I’m the one who tends to tell my husband that there is X feature on his car that he never bothered to read the manual for

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