Launch Control?
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Launch Control?
Hi guys,
I apologize if this has already been discussed... But i was browsing youtube and found a bunch of video on S4's using launch control. Is this standard on all A4's? how do you does it work?
I apologize if this has already been discussed... But i was browsing youtube and found a bunch of video on S4's using launch control. Is this standard on all A4's? how do you does it work?
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The B9 A4s with DCT have launch control. The ones with manual transmission obviously do not.
FYI, the B9 S4s do not. They all have a traditional AT and so what you are seeing is a brake-stand, aka loading up the torque converter by applying throttle while holding the brake. This has been a technique employed on AT vehicles since forever and while it remains a very effective form of violently taking off from a stop, it is not a true "launch control" program with computer-controlled clutch/throttle, as the car does not have a clutch.
FYI, the B9 S4s do not. They all have a traditional AT and so what you are seeing is a brake-stand, aka loading up the torque converter by applying throttle while holding the brake. This has been a technique employed on AT vehicles since forever and while it remains a very effective form of violently taking off from a stop, it is not a true "launch control" program with computer-controlled clutch/throttle, as the car does not have a clutch.
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The B9 A4s with DCT have launch control. The ones with manual transmission obviously do not.
FYI, the B9 S4s do not. They all have a traditional AT and so what you are seeing is a brake-stand, aka loading up the torque converter by applying throttle while holding the brake. This has been a technique employed on AT vehicles since forever and while it remains a very effective form of violently taking off from a stop, it is not a true "launch control" program with computer-controlled clutch/throttle, as the car does not have a clutch.
FYI, the B9 S4s do not. They all have a traditional AT and so what you are seeing is a brake-stand, aka loading up the torque converter by applying throttle while holding the brake. This has been a technique employed on AT vehicles since forever and while it remains a very effective form of violently taking off from a stop, it is not a true "launch control" program with computer-controlled clutch/throttle, as the car does not have a clutch.
So how do i engage true LC?
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