Urgent - PCM1 or PCM2 - How can you tell

[mpikounis]

Hi,

I am looking to buy a 996 C2 and tonight I will be looking at a 996 C2 cabrio. It is a September 2002 car. How can I tell if it has PCM1 or PCM2? Are there any noticeable differences on the screen, buttons or something I can see by just looking at the car?

Thanks,

Michael

[Loren]

PCM2 began in MY02. If the car has the face lift headlights (like a Turbo) then it should have PCM2.

[mpikounis]

Thanks for your reply Loren. MY02 cars (at least here in Europe) with the face lift headlights come with PCM1. Only the very late MY02 cars (> October I think) have PCM2.

Yesterday I saw a 9/2002 car with PCM1 and 12/2002 car with PCM2. So far, the only easy way I have found to distinguish the two is that PCM1 comes with cassete and PCM2 with CD.

[man_of_ice]

Thanks for your reply Loren. MY02 cars (at least here in Europe) with the face lift headlights come with PCM1. Only the very late MY02 cars (> October I think) have PCM2.

Yesterday I saw a 9/2002 car with PCM1 and 12/2002 car with PCM2. So far, the only easy way I have found to distinguish the two is that PCM1 comes with cassete and PCM2 with CD.

Yeah - its almost impossible to find MY02 in Europe with PCM-2 (been looking for a few month intensively for my next car).

Easiest way to quickly see if its 1 og 2 is to look at the number of numbered buttons buttons on the left. PCM-1 has 6 buttons (1->6) while PCM-2 has 10 + 2 few extras. Pic of PCM-2 here:

[juankimalo]

The upper center console with the buttons is a three piece, while the newest is a one piece.

The oldest PCM I has a radio cassette entry and a DIN 1 CD in the lower console above the climate control.

The PCM II has a CD entry in the top . There another significant difference:

PCM II is provided with Bus MOST (optical fiber).

Look at this differences:

PCM I (red square. )

PCM I (cassette / tape entry in the red square. Below, the red line means CD ROM Entry)

PCM II has a cupholder below the air vents. The screen is a 16:9 format with 5,8" and the CD integrated

It was mounted as optional in MY03 cars

Edited May 4, 2006 by juankimalo