Guys
I have a 2011 Pan 4S with 50,000 miles... Here is the issue...Min oil level light came on..Checked oil level and its at the Min... I put 1 quart of Mobil 1 in and started car... Warning light still on and checked oil level still at Min.. From my understanding by opening and closing hood resets oil calibration... Never happened.. Warning light and oil level still at Min after adding quart and driving 2 days... Should I keep adding oil? Anyone else heard of this...I have read all the threads/Googled and youtube and havent found anything...Thoughts?

 

That’s a tough one, when was the last time you had an oil change? I would take it to the dealer have them do an oil change.

 

Bad sensor would be my guess. I would not keep adding oil. If the oil level was really 2 quarts low, the light would have come on a lot sooner and you'd have to have ignored it for some time.

 

Bad sensor for me as well.

 

Mine sometimes takes 20 minutes of driving for the oil level to be revealed. I'm sure you are fine with one quart, that's what it needs when you are at min.

 

If my Panamera were doing this I would:
Drain the oil and measure the quantity. If it's several quarts below the specified quantity, your oil sensor might be OK. I''d refill with fresh oil and see if the sensor shows normal. Then you will have to find out why your car burns/leaks so much oil.
But chances are, it's the sensor and when you drain the oil you'll have the full quantity in your drain pan or (since you added oil recently) you might even have more than expected. That's not absolute proof of course, but as far as I'm concerned it is a VERY strong indication that your sensor is kaput.
I've never done it, but I did investigate the procedure and it looks like it's only slightly more complicated than doing a regular oil change, which you'll have to do anyway. Purchase the part, which isn't too expensive, drain the oil, remove the old sensor, put the new one in, connect it up, fill the pan with the recommend quantity of oil, cross your fingers, and it's a good bet that you're good to go.

At worst, you have a new sensor and you'll have to keep searching for the real problem, but it is a slim chance that the specific computer controlling your oil level display (one of the 3400 computers scattered around the Panamera) went semi-stupid. I'd bet on a mechanical malfunction of the sensor. A REALLY REALLY cheap guy might try to clean it up and reuse it, but at the expense of wasting an extra pan full of oil (or maybe more) it doesn't make sense. The part only costs a hundred and twenty bucks.\

Good luck. By the way, if you don't feel comfortable doing this yourself, I can give you the phone number of my mechanics. They have a certificate showing that they went to Porch school and the guy with no shirt has the nail pouch and hammer to prove it.