Porsche Macan 2013-2018 - OEM-style Android upgrade
I've had a run of Macan owners ask me the same question this year: can a modern screen go into a car whose whole centre stack is one piece of trim? It can, and this is the unit I'd fit. The HB/HV7017 is an 8.4-inch Android 15 screen with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, cut to the shape of the factory faceplate, so the screen fills the opening and the button row under it sits where your factory keys were.
The range we publish for this unit is the Porsche Macan 2013-2018, and inside it you'll find two builds, not one. Both are 8.4 inches and both run the same board; what changes is the interface that talks to your car, because Porsche used two different factory systems in this window.
That's where a Macan upgrade goes wrong: buy by screen size and you get a panel that fits the hole and a loom that doesn't match your car. Sorting that out afterwards is a tedious, annoying job that's entirely avoidable.
Two letters at the end of the model number settle it: 7017A is the PCM 3.1 build, 7017B the PCM 4.0 build. It's the one thing I ask you for before anything ships.
| Model | Vehicle | Years | Factory system |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB/HV7017A | Porsche Macan | 2013-2018 | PCM 3.1 |
| HB/HV7017B | Porsche Macan | 2013-2018 | PCM 4.0 |
From the factory the screen sits low between the two centre vents, with a row of hard keys under it and a shallow pocket below. It's decent design, which is why plenty of owners simply live with it.
What gets me is how often that trim gets butchered instead. I remember a customer sending photos of a Macan with a generic screen zip-tied behind a broken surround, and the frustrating part wasn't the features, it was the gap you could see from the passenger seat. Our faceplate is moulded to the original opening, so your factory trim stays in the car.
Two factory layouts turn up in this range, and the 8.4-inch screen drops into either one without touching your vent trim or the console below it.
This is the platform UI walkthrough our product page carries for this unit, so you can see how the interface behaves before you commit.
Playback stays on this page. Watch on YouTube if your network blocks embeds.
Three routes, and it's worth being blunt. Keep the factory system and you keep the look, but you keep the old screen. Buy a cheap double-DIN and you gain the screen but lose the panel.
| Compared | Factory PCM | Generic Android unit | HB/HV7017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen | Factory screen, small by 2026 | 7-inch in a flat cage | 8.4-inch OEM-style panel |
| Dash look | Original | Visible gaps and a cut surround | Faceplate moulded to the opening |
| Phone | None | Usually wired | Wireless CarPlay and Android Auto |
| Platform | Fixed firmware | Older Android builds | Android 15, UIS8581A, 8 cores |
| Memory | Not upgradeable | 1 or 2 GB RAM | 2+64 GB HB, 4+64 GB HV |
| Data | None | Wi-Fi only | 4G LTE and Wi-Fi |
| Factory amp | Works as built | Often not addressed | Optical fiber box on BOSE or Burmester cars |
The first two columns describe each route in general terms; the right column lists our published specification.
What you're buying for a Porsche Macan 2013-2018 is a modern board behind an old-looking panel, so the parts you touch are the ones that matter most.
Your phone connects without a cable and reconnects on its own, so a short drive doesn't become a cable hunt.
A UIS8581A with Cortex-A55 cores at 1.6 GHz, 2 GB or 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. That's plenty for offline maps and a music library.
Built-in DSP for time alignment and EQ, an ST7708 radio IC that keeps RDS text on screen, and a TDA7851 amplifier IC behind an RCA pre-out.
4G LTE and Wi-Fi on both builds give the car its own connection, so you aren't tethering a phone, and the microphone mounts by the mirror.
The screen has two lives. On its own it's an Android 15 device with the usual home screen, a music player and a radio page that keeps RDS text on display. Get in with a phone already paired and CarPlay or Android Auto takes the whole panel, then hands it back when you leave.
Is that worth worrying about? On a Macan it's the difference between a passenger fumbling for a menu and getting the map in one tap.
Four accessories can be added: DVR, DAB, OBD2 and TPMS. None change the fitment, so any can go in later without pulling the screen out. Two things aren't optional, though: the external microphone in the box, and no HDMI output on this build.
The amplifier is the car's decision, not yours. Look at the speaker grilles on your Porsche Macan 2013-2018. No brand logo means you don't need optical fiber. A BOSE or Burmester logo means the sound runs on a fiber link, and the optical fiber box goes into the chain with the unit.
That's better settled before the box ships, because a car with the fiber amplifier takes an extra part and a different connection chain. Finding that out at the bench is an awkward, maddening surprise, and I'd rather you read it here.
Need the wiring reference, or a second opinion on whether your car is the 3.1 or 4.0 build? Send the model year, the VIN and a photo of the back of your factory unit, and we'll settle the loom question before anything ships.
Full product information and availability are on the HB/HV7017 product page.
Zhuhai WITSON Industrial Co., Ltd. - Tel: +86-756-8120312, 8120211, 8120212.
Send us the model year and a photo of your factory screen, and we will confirm the build, the loom and whether your car needs the optical fiber box.
View the HB/HV7017The Porsche Macan 2013-2018, in both factory system generations. The 7017A is the PCM 3.1 build and the 7017B is the PCM 4.0 build. Send the year and VIN and we'll check before shipping.
Yes. The faceplate is moulded to the shape of the original opening, so the screen fills the space and your hard keys keep their place, using the factory fixing points.
Look at your door and dash speaker grilles. No logo means you don't need it. A BOSE or Burmester logo means the car carries a fiber amplifier, and the box goes into the chain with the screen.
Memory, and that's it. The HB runs 2 GB + 64 GB and the HV runs 4 GB + 64 GB, on the same Android 15 board with the eight-core UIS8581A, wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi.
The tuner keeps RDS text and the screen runs the radio directly. For anything that depends on how your particular car was specified, send the year and VIN and we'll walk through it with you.
The model year, the VIN and a photo of the back of your factory screen. With those we'll confirm the build, check the amplifier question and match the loom.
