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08-19-2014, 07:15 AM
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Although I have not seen this in the manual, I hear it is on a cd or dvd version of the manual. I have also used the sequence personally, and it works as advertised. This attachment came from the thread "Larry you need to chip that other Audi of yours"or something similar
Great article...you should submit it to some magazines for publishing.
One thing though....The Tip does have lauch control....no button to push but there is a sequence....if you disable traction control, put tranny in "s", step on the brake and floor the accelerator, it will rev up to about 2k, release the brake within 5 seconds and you're off and running.....with a jolt!
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I have both a '14 SQ5 and S4 models. The owner's manual of the S4 discusses launch control as do several video reviews on-line. I have the owner's manual of the SQ5 and there is no mention of launch control, although your description is the same as for the dual-clutch transmission on the S4.
Where is the SQ5's launch control discussed?
Mark
One thing though....The Tip does have lauch control....no button to push but there is a sequence....if you disable traction control, put tranny in "s", step on the brake and floor the accelerator, it will rev up to about 2k, release the brake within 5 seconds and you're off and running.....with a jolt!
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I have both a '14 SQ5 and S4 models. The owner's manual of the S4 discusses launch control as do several video reviews on-line. I have the owner's manual of the SQ5 and there is no mention of launch control, although your description is the same as for the dual-clutch transmission on the S4.
Where is the SQ5's launch control discussed?
Mark
08-19-2014, 07:59 AM
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As an enthusaist I had similar feelings after driving both as well. SQ5 felt more lively than the macan S when it came to acceleration. Perhaps some of that feeling is the sound (even if it's artificial) and the rougher shifting compared to the muted turbo of the macan and the super smooth PDK. Driving around town and on highway with some twisty the SQ5 is more appealing to me, plus the fact that there is more rear passenger headroom, and more cargo room. And although you can option them simiarly by price, you can get the SQ5 for just a little over invoice, not so with the Macan, making that price not so similar. In order for me to enjoy the Macan S daily, I would need a daily mountain commute to enjoy it's superior steering, handling and transmission. But I don't.
08-19-2014, 08:30 AM
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We looked at both for comparison. Went to a local Porsche Dealers "Macan" launch party. My wife liked the car (not in love with it) but then looked around at all of the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and said no way. In the Pacific Northwest, unless you are racing a Porsche at the track, the prevailing Porsche image seems to be a rich, snob rubbing it in your face. For some that is ok, just not for us. I also think Porsche will have some trouble with the younger generation and the image Porsche portrays.
On the flip side - plenty of those Beverly Hills housewives snapping up Porsche's best seller!!
On the flip side - plenty of those Beverly Hills housewives snapping up Porsche's best seller!!
08-19-2014, 10:37 AM
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08-19-2014, 12:19 PM
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Great article and some very good points.
I also know exactly what you are referring to when you talk about "Ford" guy this "Dodge" guy that. I always found it very funny. Why can't one have a Corvette and a F-150 at the same time. It also holds true for motorcycles! I love the die hard Harley people......is it wrong to have a Ducati next to your Harley???
We have zero brand royalty at our house. Wife went from Mini Cooper S to SQ5 and our daily driver is a Subaru Legacy 3.6R sedan. I am going through my BMW phase (previously Volvo, Pontiac, Honda and MB) now but that will eventually come to an end.
However, one thing for sure is that I could not convince my wife to get a Macan S. She never liked Porsche's of any sort and our Macan discussion was quite short.
SQ5 is the 1st Audi at our house hold and so far so good. I would of much prefer her to go with a Cayenne GTS or a Macan S but at the end of the day she ordered exactly what she wanted. No regrets!
I also know exactly what you are referring to when you talk about "Ford" guy this "Dodge" guy that. I always found it very funny. Why can't one have a Corvette and a F-150 at the same time. It also holds true for motorcycles! I love the die hard Harley people......is it wrong to have a Ducati next to your Harley???
We have zero brand royalty at our house. Wife went from Mini Cooper S to SQ5 and our daily driver is a Subaru Legacy 3.6R sedan. I am going through my BMW phase (previously Volvo, Pontiac, Honda and MB) now but that will eventually come to an end.
However, one thing for sure is that I could not convince my wife to get a Macan S. She never liked Porsche's of any sort and our Macan discussion was quite short.
SQ5 is the 1st Audi at our house hold and so far so good. I would of much prefer her to go with a Cayenne GTS or a Macan S but at the end of the day she ordered exactly what she wanted. No regrets!
08-19-2014, 01:07 PM
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I have been looking for any evidence that a US-spec 2014 Audi SQ5 with the ONLY transmission available to us here in America, the 8-speed Tiptronic actually offers "officially" Launch Control as is offered and documented in the owners manual of a 2014 S-Tronic S4.
So, I called my Audi brand specialist at the Audi dealer where we've purchased every one of our 32 Audis. This ABS, Greg Meyer, is always up for a challenge and he seems with a dozen years of doing this for a living for Audi to be one of the very well-versed specialists I've run across: His response to my query regarding Launch Control, was that US spec SQ5's do NOT have Launch Control; but he quickly added that Launch Control (officially called Launch Control) is a feature of SQ5's, just not American SQ5's. He said for me to specifically check if those who were noting the availability of Launch Control were referring to American Spec 8-speed Tiptronic versions, NOT the European versions which have the S-tronic 7-speed transmissions.
He did NOT dispute the ability of a user (driver) to mimic the US spec S4 S-Tronic Launch routine -- but that doing so in the US spec SQ5 didn't make it officially sanctioned Launch Control.
Back in high school, I used to do the same thing with dear old dad's Chrysler with TorqueFlite auto trans -- we called it "POWER BRAKING" back then (late 1960's).
He said the SQ5 seems to offer Audi sanctioned and documented Launch Control in most other countries, just not the US.
I don't know if you damage the transmission by performing the Launch control steps on a US Spec SQ5 or not -- and I guess if the thing blew up or broke in some way, that there may not be any way to actually tell if you had attempted an unsanctioned US-only "feature" application like European Launch Control.
That's what I learned. So, I'll stick to my statement that the [US] SQ5 does not offer Launch Control but that the Macan does.
So, I called my Audi brand specialist at the Audi dealer where we've purchased every one of our 32 Audis. This ABS, Greg Meyer, is always up for a challenge and he seems with a dozen years of doing this for a living for Audi to be one of the very well-versed specialists I've run across: His response to my query regarding Launch Control, was that US spec SQ5's do NOT have Launch Control; but he quickly added that Launch Control (officially called Launch Control) is a feature of SQ5's, just not American SQ5's. He said for me to specifically check if those who were noting the availability of Launch Control were referring to American Spec 8-speed Tiptronic versions, NOT the European versions which have the S-tronic 7-speed transmissions.
He did NOT dispute the ability of a user (driver) to mimic the US spec S4 S-Tronic Launch routine -- but that doing so in the US spec SQ5 didn't make it officially sanctioned Launch Control.
Back in high school, I used to do the same thing with dear old dad's Chrysler with TorqueFlite auto trans -- we called it "POWER BRAKING" back then (late 1960's).
He said the SQ5 seems to offer Audi sanctioned and documented Launch Control in most other countries, just not the US.
I don't know if you damage the transmission by performing the Launch control steps on a US Spec SQ5 or not -- and I guess if the thing blew up or broke in some way, that there may not be any way to actually tell if you had attempted an unsanctioned US-only "feature" application like European Launch Control.
That's what I learned. So, I'll stick to my statement that the [US] SQ5 does not offer Launch Control but that the Macan does.
08-19-2014, 01:19 PM
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The odd thing here is that in "power braking" there is no rev limiter ...the motor will rev as far as you push it.
On my SQ5, the revs ARE limited to about 2000 rpm with the accelerator floored, and goes wide open throttle when you release the brake.
So even if they are not admitting it, the programming is installed. Maybe an oversight...maybe they just dont want people using it or maybe due to legal issues, but I have used it. Not something I would use regularly, but it's there.
On my SQ5, the revs ARE limited to about 2000 rpm with the accelerator floored, and goes wide open throttle when you release the brake.
So even if they are not admitting it, the programming is installed. Maybe an oversight...maybe they just dont want people using it or maybe due to legal issues, but I have used it. Not something I would use regularly, but it's there.
08-19-2014, 02:53 PM
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So, I called my Audi brand specialist at the Audi dealer where we've purchased every one of our 32 Audis. This ABS, Greg Meyer, is always up for a challenge and he seems with a dozen years of doing this for a living for Audi to be one of the very well-versed specialists I've run across: His response to my query regarding Launch Control, was that US spec SQ5's do NOT have Launch Control; but he quickly added that Launch Control (officially called Launch Control) is a feature of SQ5's, just not American SQ5's. He said for me to specifically check if those who were noting the availability of Launch Control were referring to American Spec 8-speed Tiptronic versions, NOT the European versions which have the S-tronic 7-speed transmissions.
He did NOT dispute the ability of a user (driver) to mimic the US spec S4 S-Tronic Launch routine -- but that doing so in the US spec SQ5 didn't make it officially sanctioned Launch Control.
Back in high school, I used to do the same thing with dear old dad's Chrysler with TorqueFlite auto trans -- we called it "POWER BRAKING" back then (late 1960's).
He said the SQ5 seems to offer Audi sanctioned and documented Launch Control in most other countries, just not the US.
I don't know if you damage the transmission by performing the Launch control steps on a US Spec SQ5 or not -- and I guess if the thing blew up or broke in some way, that there may not be any way to actually tell if you had attempted an unsanctioned US-only "feature" application like European Launch Control.
That's what I learned. So, I'll stick to my statement that the [US] SQ5 does not offer Launch Control but that the Macan does.
Does not exist SQ5 with S-tronic transmission
All models SQ5 around the world TDI or TFSI have the same 8-speed Tiptronic transmission
S-tronic transmission exists only in the 2.0 TDI clean diesel: 120 kW (163 hp) or 140 kW (190 hp) and 3.0 TDI clean diesel 190 kW (258 hp)
From 2011 on there is no S-Tronic in gasoline models
Ask the Audi brand specialist to explain this:
Motor > SQ5 TDI > Audi Deutschland
The Audi Configurator - Model
TDI® > SQ5 TDI > Audi Australia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Q5
PS: Suggest Audi brand specialist to change his job. I give a prize of $ 1 million if there SQ5 with S-tronic transmission
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