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Does anyone know if there is a way to prevent the Macan from reducing the music volume when it makes a navigation announcement?

I find this too severe with the navigation getting the Lions share of volume. Adjusting the proportions of output would be even better.

I've looked in the manuals and played in the menus and can't see anything.
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Can’t you just mute the nav announcement? I don’t see a nav announcement adding any value given it’s on the screen…
I don’t use the Porsche one but Google or Waze and there is a mute icon on both
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I have a Speed Camera alert system that runs on my phone via car play which I've noticed uses the navigation volume. However the music muting seems to be a fixed reduction which in my opinion takes it too low. On the roads I use the speed camera announcements are vital so I can't mute them ;)
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Skyway wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 1:45 pm I have a Speed Camera alert system that runs on my phone via car play which I've noticed uses the navigation volume. However the music muting seems to be a fixed reduction which in my opinion takes it too low. On the roads I use the speed camera announcements are vital so I can't mute them ;)
So I have set Waze to give me speed camera alerts but mute everything else (in settings on the app). The stereo volume may well reduce for the two seconds of audible alert but no big deal.
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Skyway wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 1:45 pm I have a Speed Camera alert system that runs on my phone via car play which I've noticed uses the navigation volume. However the music muting seems to be a fixed reduction which in my opinion takes it too low. On the roads I use the speed camera announcements are vital so I can't mute them ;)
What's the alert system? Pray tell
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Skyway wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 1:26 pm Does anyone know if there is a way to prevent the Macan from reducing the music volume when it makes a navigation announcement?

I find this too severe with the navigation getting the Lions share of volume. Adjusting the proportions of output would be even better.

I've looked in the manuals and played in the menus and can't see anything.
I don't believe there is. That, a mute button and/or an option of briefer orders would all meet with my approval.
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Skyway wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 1:26 pm Does anyone know if there is a way to prevent the Macan from reducing the music volume when it makes a navigation announcement?

I find this too severe with the navigation getting the Lions share of volume. Adjusting the proportions of output would be even better.

I've looked in the manuals and played in the menus and can't see anything.
Have you tried physically turning the volume down while navigation is in mid announcement? It then should hold this volume for future announcements.
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Skyway wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 1:26 pm Does anyone know if there is a way to prevent the Macan from reducing the music volume when it makes a navigation announcement?

I find this too severe with the navigation getting the Lions share of volume. Adjusting the proportions of output would be even better.

I've looked in the manuals and played in the menus and can't see anything.

You can reduce the navigation volume to zero, so that music will continue uninterrupted - you obviously then lose any speech navigation guidance.

But I don’t think there’s any way of adjusting the relative music volume.
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I think you’re right, doesn’t seem to be a way. This app is RadarAll and has some limited ability to control the level of voice over device volume so I think I have it is as good as I can get it now.
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Nav volume is adjusted when the nav announcement is being made. You can get 'her' to repeat the announcement if you are not quick enough.
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