Control unit function - navigation: Coding

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The PCM2 codes can be extracted and the PCM2 coded on a country-specific basis under the Modify coding menu item.

CODING MENU ITEM - FUNCTION (NAVIGATION)

Menu item	Function
ABS pulse number	You can code the ABS pulse number using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Navigation in the Boxster (986) PCM2 function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Coding in the Boxster (986) navigation function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Display format in the Navigation coding function selection using the > key and confirm with the ">>" key. Use the arrow keys to select the required option and code with the "F8" key.
Display format	You can code the display format using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM2 MMI in the Boxster (986) PCM2 function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select the Coding menu item and confirm with the ">>" key. In the menu PCM2 MMI coding, select ABS pulse number using the > key, confirm with the ">>" key and code with the "F8" key.
Date	You can code the date using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM2 MMI in the Boxster (986) PCM2 function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Coding in the PCM2 MMI function selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Date in the PCM2 MMI coding menu with the v key and confirm with the ">>" key. Use the arrow keys to select the required option and code with the "F8" key.

CODING MENU ITEM - FUNCTION (NAVIGATION)

Menu item	Function
Units	You can code the relevant units using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Navigation in the Boxster PCM2 function selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Coding in the Navigation function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Units in the Navigation coding function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select the relevant units from the menu item that is displayed and code them with the "F8" key.
Right/left-hand drive vehicle coding	You can code the vehicle version required using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Navigation in the PCM2 function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Coding in the Navigation function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Right/left-hand drive vehicle coding in the navigation coding function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Right or left-hand drive in the menu corresponding to the vehicle equipment and code with the "F8" key.

Menu item

Function

Units

You can code the relevant units using this menu item.

Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition.
Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Navigation in the Boxster PCM2 function selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Coding in the Navigation function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Units in the Navigation coding function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select the relevant units from the menu item that is displayed and code them with the "F8" key.

Right/left-hand drive vehicle coding

You can code the vehicle version required using this menu item.

Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition.
Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Navigation in the PCM2 function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Coding in the Navigation function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Right/left-hand drive vehicle coding in the navigation coding function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Right or left-hand drive in the menu corresponding to the vehicle equipment and code with the "F8" key.

CODING MENU ITEM - FUNCTION (NAVIGATION)

Menu item	Function
Wheel size	You can code the wheel size required using this menu. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Navigation in the PCM2 function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Coding in the Navigation function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Wheel size in the Navigation coding function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select the corresponding wheel size in the menu corresponding to the vehicle equipment and code with the "F8" key.
Height/width in per cent	You can code the height/width ratio in per cent using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Navigation in the PCM2 function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Coding in the Navigation function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Height/width ratio in per cent in the Navigation coding function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Height/width ratio in per cent in the menu corresponding to the vehicle equipment and code with the "F8" key.

Menu item

Function

Wheel size

You can code the wheel size required using this menu.

Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition.
Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Navigation in the PCM2 function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Coding in the Navigation function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Wheel size in the Navigation coding function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select the corresponding wheel size in the menu corresponding to the vehicle equipment and code with the "F8" key.

Height/width in per cent

You can code the height/width ratio in per cent using this menu item.

Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition.
Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Navigation in the PCM2 function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Coding in the Navigation function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Height/width ratio in per cent in the Navigation coding function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Height/width ratio in per cent in the menu corresponding to the vehicle equipment and code with the "F8" key.

CODING MENU ITEM - FUNCTION (NAVIGATION)

Menu item	Function
Air conditioning with/without	You can code corresponding to the air-conditioning equipment using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM in the control modules selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Navigation in the PCM2 function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Coding in the Navigation function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Air conditioning with/without in the navigation coding menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Air conditioning with/without corresponding to the equipment in the Navigation coding function selection and code with the "F8" key.
Country coding	You can code the country code using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select vehicle type Boxster (986) and the PCM2 GW control unit and press the ">>" key. Select the Coding menu item and press the ">>" key. Select the Country coding menu item and press the ">>" key. Select RoW or USA and code with the "F8" key.

Menu item

Function

Air conditioning with/without

You can code corresponding to the air-conditioning equipment using this menu item.

Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition.
Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select PCM in the control modules selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Navigation in the PCM2 function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Coding in the Navigation function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Air conditioning with/without in the navigation coding menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Air conditioning with/without corresponding to the equipment in the Navigation coding function selection and code with the "F8" key.

Country coding

You can code the country code using this menu item.

Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition.
Select vehicle type Boxster (986) and the PCM2 GW control unit and press the ">>" key.
Select the Coding menu item and press the ">>" key.
Select the Country coding menu item and press the ">>" key.
Select RoW or USA and code with the "F8" key.

CODING MENU ITEM - FUNCTION (NAVIGATION)

Menu item	Function
PCM2 code	You can code the PCM2 code after replacing the PCM2 GW using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select vehicle type Boxster (986) and the PCM control unit and press the ">>" key. Select the Coding menu item. Select the PCM2 code menu item. Take the PCM2 code from IPAS, enter it and code it with the "F8" key.
Tyre width	You can code the summer/winter time using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Navigation in the Boxster (986) function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Coding in the Navigation function selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Summer/winter time in the Navigation coding function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Code the required option with the "F8" key.
Tyre condition	You can code the summer/winter time using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Navigation in the Boxster (986) function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Coding in the Navigation function selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Summer/winter time in the Navigation coding function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Code the required option with the "F8" key.

CODING MENU ITEM - FUNCTION (NAVIGATION)

Menu item	Function
Summer/winter time	You can code the summer/winter time using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Navigation in the Boxster (986) function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Coding in the Navigation function selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Summer/winter time in the Navigation coding function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Code the required option with the "F8" key.
Time	You can code the current time using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM in the Control units selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Navigation in the Boxster (986) PCM2 function selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Coding in the Navigation function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Time in the PCM2 MMI coding menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Use the arrow keys to select the required time and code with the "F8" key.

Menu item

Function

Summer/winter time

You can code the summer/winter time using this menu item.

Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition.
Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select PCM in the Control units menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Navigation in the Boxster (986) function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Coding in the Navigation function selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Summer/winter time in the Navigation coding function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Code the required option with the "F8" key.

Time

You can code the current time using this menu item.

Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition.
Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select PCM in the Control units selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Navigation in the Boxster (986) PCM2 function selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Coding in the Navigation function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Time in the PCM2 MMI coding menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Use the arrow keys to select the required time and code with the "F8" key.

CODING MENU ITEM - FUNCTION (NAVIGATION)

Menu item	Function
Time zone	You can code the required time zone using this menu item. Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition. Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select PCM in the Control units selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Navigation in the Boxster (986) PCM2 function selection and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Coding in the Navigation function selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select Time zone in the Navigation coding menu and confirm with the ">>" key. Select the Time zone corresponding to the country of registration using the > key and code with the "F8" key.

Menu item

Function

Time zone

You can code the required time zone using this menu item.

Connect and start the Porsche System Tester II 9588 and switch on the ignition.
Select Boxster in the Vehicle type menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select PCM in the Control units selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Navigation in the Boxster (986) PCM2 function selection and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Coding in the Navigation function selection menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select Time zone in the Navigation coding menu and confirm with the ">>" key.
Select the Time zone corresponding to the country of registration using the > key and code with the "F8" key.