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Thinkdiag2 Porsche 981 Coding Review

 First and foremost, the ThinkDiag definitely will allow coding for the 981 models. I purchased the ThinkDiag 2 only because they had a huge sale that dropped the price to within a hair of the ThinkDiag, plus the 2 comes with a case and OBD dongle that made plugging it in very easy. I already have an Android phone so I simply downloaded the app to that and used a tablet to view the coding instructions and keep a running log of what I modded.

One of the biggest things that is interesting is in how it operates. From what I've read about PIWIS, it seems to open options basically from a menu-like system. The ThinkDiag, on the other hand, appears more like searching for and changing individual lines of code. It's not very difficult when you have a guide to follow but you have to be specific and take your time to avoid changing the wrong line.

What I've done so far and went smoothly:
1. Generated an over-rev report. I didn't show any over-revs for my car. :)
2. Coded the coolant temperature display
3. Adjusted the coolant temperature start to 36 degC
4. Enabled the gear shift assist. It does seem pretty useless for everyday driving but might be useful on the track.
5. Enabled the G-force graph. It's fun enough; I had it on my Taycan as well.

What I coded that appears to work but I haven't verified:
1. Add the rain sensor menu. I was able to do this and I selected manual, but haven't been out in the rain yet to verify if it actually disables the rain sensor.
2. Enable the DRL menu. I was able to see this option in the settings now, but I just left it to On, since I like the DRLs remaining lit even without the headlights.

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