Launch Control

[smudge_don]

Hi guys,

A friend of mine just mentioned that he's read somewhere about being able to program the DSG's to have launch control?

Is he talking poo?

 

[V6Pete]

No, they do indeed have launch control.

 

[smudge_don]

No, they do indeed have launch control.

What's involved to set it up?

 

[V6Pete]

What's involved to set it up?

It's all in the handbook.

From what I can remember, ESP off, slot into 'S', foot on brake, push accelerator, it limits the revs. Then foot off brake and off it goes.

I could have made that up though, not done it in a while, seems pretty pointless.

 

[smudge_don]

Have to look it up

Cheers Pete

 

[paddy]

I think its on 3.2 DSG's....

 

[V6Pete]

I think its on 3.2 DSG's....

Good point. Diesels are bought by tight people who hate spending money on fuel, why would they take their rattly rev-lacking truck-engined cars anywhere that needs launch control?

 

[Munnzzz]

Good point. Diesels are bought by tight people who hate spending money on fuel, why would they take their rattly rev-lacking truck-engined cars anywhere that needs launch control?

What an outdated opinion. If you buy a 335d you dont want to save money or you'd buy a 318d or a 316d... diesels can be more than fast enough and dont punish you as much when you like to have a bit of fun. If all diesels were for tight people they wouldn't bother making a 170 or a v12 tdi in the Q7 etc...

 

[V6Pete]

What an outdated opinion. If you buy a 335d you dont want to save money or you'd buy a 318d or a 316d... diesels can be more than fast enough and dont punish you as much when you like to have a bit of fun. If all diesels were for tight people they wouldn't bother making a 170 or a v12 tdi in the Q7 etc...

Sorry I didn't realise I said all that out loud... just having an anti-diesel week as the A4 courtesy car I've got this week is so under powered and character-less. It's just crying out for a V8...

 

[Munnzzz]

Sorry I didn't realise I said all that out loud... just having an anti-diesel week as the A4 courtesy car I've got this week is so under powered and character-less. It's just crying out for a V8...

So you didn't get an S4 courtesy car then...it was always going to seem slow compared to your 270bhp A3. Hoping il get a nice coutesy car next week when mines getting serviced, i wont hold out much hope though

 

[smudge_don]

Good point. Diesels are bought by tight people who hate spending money on fuel, why would they take their rattly rev-lacking truck-engined cars anywhere that needs launch control?

LOL! Nice opinion Pete, but ya wrong

 

[Johnny Bravo]

From what I can remember, ESP off, slot into 'S', foot on brake, push accelerator, it limits the revs. Then foot off brake and off it goes.

That's right!
Most diesels though don't come with launch control activated. I've read that it can be activated. I don't know how. Maybe a tuner knows better.
You should ask.