PDK Clutch Calibration - 2015 Porsche Macan S

Join our DIY community. Subscribe!! Subscribe to our PorscheDIY YouTube Channel and THANK YOU for your support! I’ll be performing a periodic calibration of the PDK going forward. It is required that PDK fluid is changed before calibration. Hence, I’ll be performing this PDK clutch calibration after my periodic fluid changes every 40K miles. Although I’ll be performing a full calibration, only a clutch bite point recalibration / adaptation is recommended. A full PDK Calibration includes (1) calibration of the selector level position and transmission range sensor; (2) calibration of the distance sensors and (3) adaptation of the clutch bite points. This video document my experience with the calibration process. I did a lot of research on this, and consulted with a reputable Indy shop, that confirmed they actually do the full calibration process after every clutch fluid change as a matter of practice, although they said only the clutch bite adaptation is required (that is how they described it). As a mechanical engineer with a lot of experience in industrial maintenance, albeit not in automotive engineering, periodic calibration makes sense to me. With use, sensors tend to drift and mechanical components tend to wear. This is a natural characteristic of systems, whether industrial or automotive. We perform periodic calibration in industrial systems (we call it proactive calibration) to ensure we correct systems drift and as a consequence, optimize signals and mechanical cohesion. Therefore, when I heard this from my friend at this shop, it made a lot of sense given my experience. As I stated, I didn’t notice any marginal gains that I could feel (with my senses), but I have to assume that given the calibration performed, the PDK is operating at its optimal level. After a few drives, including a 600 mile drive to another state and back, the PDK feels great. I’m not advocating that everyone should now run and do a calibration. All I’m saying is that I’ll be doing periodic calibration (together with fluid change) on mine because the whole process and outcome makes sense to me from engineering perspective. This is stated in the disclaimer of every video I make… it is me, performing DIY maintenance on my car. Music Credits: Future by MaxKoMusic | Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Minimal Technology Corporate | Startup by Alex-Productions | Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Upbeat and Inspiring Corporate | WEB by Alex-Productions | Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Motivational Cinematic by LesFM | Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music by Wavecont, Licensed under creative commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/