[aachrister]

Camera worked for the first 3 months, but yesterday it came on in traffic going forward, without any action from myself. Hit Map function and it went away, but would not come on again when parking and in reverse. Anyone else?

 

[4802]

Camera worked for the first 3 months, but yesterday it came on in traffic going forward, without any action from myself. Hit Map function and it went away, but would not come on again when parking and in reverse. Anyone else?

Nope, mine's been fine, but although it's a minor annoyance it's unlikely to be something that will be hard to rectify.

 

[Gallatin]

Camera worked for the first 3 months, but yesterday it came on in traffic going forward, without any action from myself. Hit Map function and it went away, but would not come on again when parking and in reverse. Anyone else?

The camera will stay on after moving forward. In order to get it to turn off I have to hit one of the function keys. It doesn't happen all the time--no rhyme or reason--strictly random.

 

[TheLip]

Camera worked for the first 3 months, but yesterday it came on in traffic going forward, without any action from myself. Hit Map function and it went away, but would not come on again when parking and in reverse. Anyone else?

My Audi A5 had a similar issue. It turned out that the problem was with the cable leading to the camera. It was an easy fix under warranty and the problem was completely resolved.

 

[autobahn]

Bring it in to the dealer. I've read about various problems with the backup cam system, even if they can't fix it on the first try it will get logged into the warranty system so Porsche engineers can figure it out.

 

[agent 86]

Just yesterday the rearview camera in my car didn't activate when I was parking at one stop. At my next stop it was working fine.

I have noticed that in my manual car, if in a forward gear and I allow the car to roll backward a little, the reverse camera does switch on. I switches off once I begin to drive forward.

 

[Potato]

Our Cayman is having a similar issue. Sometimes the backup camera doesn't turn on. 6sp manual.

 

[4802]

Camera worked for the first 3 months, but yesterday it came on in traffic going forward, without any action from myself. Hit Map function and it went away, but would not come on again when parking and in reverse. Anyone else?

Is your car manual or PDK? It's just that I noticed that all those who've replied so far that have experienced the same issue have cars fitted with a manual transmission.

 

[Ironman]

My 2018 718 manual Boxster has started demonstrating this issue. I've had it for 4 weeks and it has 400 miles. The backup camera was fine at first, but for the last week has only worked intermittently. A few times it has come on in reverse, and then stayed on in 1st gear.

 

[TheLip]

My backup camera does the same thing. Sometimes it does not shut off when I go from reverse to drive. And sometimes it comes on if I roll back slightly before driving forward (yes, the hold function doesn't always engage when the incline is slight) and then stays on. If I hit the back arrow button (next to the "Opt" button) it takes me back to the screen I was on before the camera came on. I imagine there will be a software fix at some point.

 

[Porsche2018]

The camera will stay on after moving forward. In order to get it to turn off I have to hit one of the function keys. It doesn't happen all the time--no rhyme or reason--strictly random.

Did you ever have that problem with the rear camera looked at by the Porsche dealership? Any solutions?

 

[aeronca65tl]

Mine (PDK) won't turn off until I go about 5 mph forward speed. That's the normal setup according to the manual. It's a bit annoying.

 

[Gallatin]

Did you ever have that problem with the rear camera looked at by the Porsche dealership? Any solutions?

I did not have it looked at by Porsche. It stopped happening and I honestly didn't give it another thought. I had my Boxster out for the first time the other day after a long winter sleep and no problems with the camera. Maybe the PCM gremlins have decided to leave me alone--for now.

 

[RussellHodgson]

My backup camera does the same thing. Sometimes it does not shut off when I go from reverse to drive. And sometimes it comes on if I roll back slightly before driving forward (yes, the hold function doesn't always engage when the incline is slight) and then stays on. If I hit the back arrow button (next to the "Opt" button) it takes me back to the screen I was on before the camera came on. I imagine there will be a software fix at some point.

When this happens how fast are you going forwards before you press the back arrow button?

In my car the reverse camera turns on if you start moving backwards, even if not in reverse. It stays on until you exceed 10 mph moving forward.

 

[TheLip]

When this happens how fast are you going forwards before you press the back arrow button?

In my car the reverse camera turns on if you start moving backwards, even if not in reverse. It stays on until you exceed 10 mph moving forward.

20+ mph

 

[Porsche2018]

When this happens how fast are you going forwards before you press the back arrow button?

In my car the reverse camera turns on if you start moving backwards, even if not in reverse. It stays on until you exceed 10 mph moving forward.

Same here......otherwise seems to be okay.