New PCM Navigation

[GrahamW]

The new PCM systems installed in the new 718 Boxsters is a giant step forward but I'm still struggling with a basic concept. Let me explain.
For a number of years I've used a Garmin Sat Nav to find my way around Europe both on motorbikes and in cars. Using the Garmin supplied PC s/w (Mapsource or BaseCamp) I can plan my routes at home before I leave, pick the precise roads and routes I'd like to drive and then download them to the Garmin Sat Nav from my PC, stick it to the windscreen and off we go.
Now is there any way I can do this with the Porsche PCM. Not just load a destination and a couple of way points but a precise and detailed road map. I know that the PCM uses Google Earth and I can load my routes from my PC into Google Earth using the Garmin s/w, so...….
I'm sure one of the smart minds out there must have tried and hopefully cracked this problem or am I still stuck with using the Garmin stuck to my windscreen?

 

[mr pg]

The new PCM systems installed in the new 718 Boxsters is a giant step forward but I'm still struggling with a basic concept. Let me explain.
For a number of years I've used a Garmin Sat Nav to find my way around Europe both on motorbikes and in cars. Using the Garmin supplied PC s/w (Mapsource or BaseCamp) I can plan my routes at home before I leave, pick the precise roads and routes I'd like to drive and then download them to the Garmin Sat Nav from my PC, stick it to the windscreen and off we go.
Now is there any way I can do this with the Porsche PCM. Not just load a destination and a couple of way points but a precise and detailed road map. I know that the PCM uses Google Earth and I can load my routes from my PC into Google Earth using the Garmin s/w, so...….
I'm sure one of the smart minds out there must have tried and hopefully cracked this problem or am I still stuck with using the Garmin stuck to my windscreen?

We've toured europe for the last four summers in our 981 CS doing exactly as you describe. It's real bug bear of mine that you can't import routes into PCM.

 

[Lancerlot]

You can upload your stopovers into the Porsche portal, then into PCM as personal POI's, but you then need to link the route up yourself since there is no way to upload a full route map atm, although we're told it may be possible at a later date.
Regards,

Clive

 

[cymro]

I have spoken a few times with Porsche connect in Germany about this, it is not available yet. they said they are working on it. Porsche connect will not import GPX files. I use a TomTom for this purpose.