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I went out for a drive today, and on initial start-up there was a yellow "Sim card" displayed in the MF display. I was in a hurry and did not notice any supporting text, so just cancelled, using the steering wheel button. I think it might have come up a couple more times during the drive. I then started to get incoming calls from an unrecognised (0333) number, which I did not pick up. Every 3 minutes... Bloody annoying, I thought. Just leave a message. Got to the pub, for lunch after about 30 minutes of driving and multiple annoying, not answered, incoming calls. Checked my voicemail. It was Vodafone, contacting me because the tracker thingie was flagging my car as potentially stolen. And then I remembered - I had emptied a pile of receipts out of my wallet, yesterday, and when I checked more closely, my Vodafone fob was not there, in my wallet....duh. Was that what the yellow "Sim Card" warning was trying to tell me?

Tony B2 said: I went out for a drive today, and on initial start-up there was a yellow "Sim card" displayed in the MF display. I was in a hurry and did not notice any supporting text, so just cancelled, using the steering wheel button. I think it might have come up a couple more times during the drive. I then started to get incoming calls from an unrecognised (0333) number, which I did not pick up. Every 3 minutes... Bloody annoying, I thought. Just leave a message. Got to the pub, for lunch after about 30 minutes of driving and multiple annoying, not answered, incoming calls. Checked my voicemail. It was Vodafone, contacting me because the tracker thingie was flagging my car as potentially stolen. And then I remembered - I had emptied a pile of receipts out of my wallet, yesterday, and when I checked more closely, my Vodafone fob was not there, in my wallet....duh. Was that what the yellow "Sim Card" warning was trying to tell me? That’s the Porsche VTS tracker - presumably you didn’t have the driver card with you? Therefore Vodafone we’re trying to contact you to check if your car is being stolen!

Sport_Turismo_GTS said: Tony B2 said: I went out for a drive today, and on initial start-up there was a yellow "Sim card" displayed in the MF display. I was in a hurry and did not notice any supporting text, so just cancelled, using the steering wheel button. I think it might have come up a couple more times during the drive. I then started to get incoming calls from an unrecognised (0333) number, which I did not pick up. Every 3 minutes... Bloody annoying, I thought. Just leave a message. Got to the pub, for lunch after about 30 minutes of driving and multiple annoying, not answered, incoming calls. Checked my voicemail. It was Vodafone, contacting me because the tracker thingie was flagging my car as potentially stolen. And then I remembered - I had emptied a pile of receipts out of my wallet, yesterday, and when I checked more closely, my Vodafone fob was not there, in my wallet....duh. Was that what the yellow "Sim Card" warning was trying to tell me? That’s the Porsche VTS tracker - presumably you didn’t have the driver card with you? Therefore Vodafone we’re trying to contact you to check if your car is being stolen! Exactly this! Unfortunate that there was no explicit, text warning identifying this. I would have checked my wallet before I left home, and saved a false alarm. At least the system works. My bad, etc etc...;-)

Tony B2 said: I went out for a drive today, and on initial start-up there was a yellow "Sim card" displayed in the MF display. I was in a hurry and did not notice any supporting text, so just cancelled, using the steering wheel button. I think it might have come up a couple more times during the drive. I then started to get incoming calls from an unrecognised (0333) number, which I did not pick up. Every 3 minutes... Bloody annoying, I thought. Just leave a message. Got to the pub, for lunch after about 30 minutes of driving and multiple annoying, not answered, incoming calls. Checked my voicemail. It was Vodafone, contacting me because the tracker thingie was flagging my car as potentially stolen. And then I remembered - I had emptied a pile of receipts out of my wallet, yesterday, and when I checked more closely, my Vodafone fob was not there, in my wallet....duh. Was that what the yellow "Sim Card" warning was trying to tell me? So funny that you posted this! I had the exact same thing come up on my dash today. Just been away for a week, got in the car and pulled out of the garage and this came up… Messaged a GT4 WhatsApp group to ask what it could be, but worked it out while I was sat waiting for a reply. I’d activated the Voda tracker the day I went away and had forgotten to take the fob in the car with me this afternoon

I wonder how many false alerts they allow before trying to charge you for wasting their time?

bridggar1 said: I wonder how many false alerts they allow before trying to charge you for wasting their time? I think I remember being told that there were officially 3 false alarm permitted, but I definitely had more that that over my ownership of my car and it was never an issue. I just apologised and they stood down the alert.

Mine popped up the other day because I had the fob right next to my metal credit card holder in my pocket. But spotted it before going to far. Minor pocket re-arrangement and hasn't happened again.

I think that image is simply telling you that the Porsche VTS card is either not present in the car or not turned on or has a completely flat battery. It looks identical to the image on my 2015 GT4 appearing as you describe ... and that's how mine works.

curley said: The yellow Sim warning is nothing to do with the tracker . It’s there because somewhere you have a setting activated to use the in car Wi-Fi and you don’t have an in car Sim fitted to provide that . Turn off anything that’s linked to using the in car Wi-Fi and it should go away . I am sure you are incorrect.

curley said: The yellow Sim warning is nothing to do with the tracker . It’s there because somewhere you have a setting activated to use the in car Wi-Fi and you don’t have an in car Sim fitted to provide that . Turn off anything that’s linked to using the in car Wi-Fi and it should go away . I have not seen it before, and have not changed any settings (PCM or phone) and still get the expected connectivity between phone and car, which I have had since Day 1. TBH - I have only had the car 5 weeks and am still finding my way around the PCM stuff….;-)

Curley is incorrect. It's the tracker fob warning, you've either not got it on you or the battery is too low/dead.

Deleted for clarity Edited by curley on Tuesday 21st March 20:16