Volkswagen, Golf

The Map Switch or Multimap feature allows the driver to cycle through a number of different engine calibrations and operating modes.

You can just select the driving mode that suits your needs best at any given time like race, sport, normal, eco, full stock, valet or anti-theft mode.

Valet mode protects your vehicle from being misused by unauthorized individuals like valet service (our your wife). The vehicle's engine power will be limited and top speed will be greatly reduced.

Anti-Theft mode will prevent unauthorized individuals or thief’s to start your car.

Launch Control mode is an optional feature that eliminates turbo lag to aid in vehicle acceleration from a complete stand still.

Simply hold the clutch and accelerator while the vehicle is stationary and the engine’s RPM will hold at a predefined limit while boost pressure builds, when you're ready just release the clutch for a violent acceleration off the line !

Frequent use of the Launch Control mode could decrease the lifetime of several components like the clutch and tyres

This feature is for manual transmissions only.

Once the car is off the line headed down the straight, turbo lag will appear when shifting through the gears.

When a driver is forced to lift off the throttle the turbo drastically slows down so when the driver puts the throttle back on the floor after a shift it takes the turbo a few tenths of a second to

reach target boost again. A few tenths may not seem like much but if you shift 3 times in the ¼ mile it adds up fast!

No Lift Shift or NLS allows the driver to keep the throttle wide open during a shift so the turbo continues spinning freely and operating at target boost.

With BRP+ we program the specific engine operating conditions during a shift to safely maintain boost while shifting up through the gears.

This feature is for manual transmissions only.

• A) Ignition is disabled
• B) Throttle body is closed
• C) Fuel continues to be injected
• D)  Fuel and oxygen ignite and keep the turbine up to full speed

"Pops & Bangs" also called "Crackle Map" , "Burble on overrun" or "Schubblubbern" is the sound of fuel detonating in your exhaust manifold when releasing the throttle. We developed this feature in order to keep the turbocharger's rpm up and thus greatly reducing reaction time when you go back on the throttle after a deceleration. Basically it's an anti-lag feature for the turbo, the sound it generates is just an unintended side effect.

To achieve this anti-lag, we keep injecting fuel in the engine after you lift off, this excess fuel isn't burnt in the cylinders as no ignition takes place, but vaporizes in the exhaust manifold and explodes there when it comes into contact with the hot manifold ( thus the "bang" sound ) , there are 2 advantages, the first is that this excess fuel will cool down the cylinder head and the second is that due to the explosion in the exhaust manifold, there is massive energy in the exhaust gasses to power the turbine of the turbocharger and so keep the turbochargers rpm up, even when you're off throttle.

There are however 2 disadvantages to this feature, the first is higher exhaust temperatures, that is why in most cases ( not all ) we do advise to only do this in combination with a decat as the high temperatures could cause damage to the catalyst convertor. The last downside is a small increase in fuel consumption.

Most modern cars limit the rpm by cutting of the fuel supply when the maximum rpm is exceeded, in order to avoid brutal behavior, the fuel is gradually reduced starting at about 200 rpm before the actual limiter,

This means you loose power just before hitting the rev limiter, to avoid this, we reconfigure the rev limiter strategie to maintain fuel injection until the actual rev limiter where we cut the ignition instead of the fuel in order to avoid over-revving,

When the ignition is cut, unburnt fuel will flow into the exhaust manifold where it will explode and create a pops & bangs sound

The start-stop function was initially invented to lower fuel consumption and to reduce emissions by cutting the engine when the car is not moving (example when waiting at the red light ).

Altough it saves fuel and looks like the perfect system, a lot of users don't like it. It just kicks in when it doesn't have to...

When we disable this system, the car will have a better throttle response (SAFER!) and the lifespan of your car's battery & starter-alternator system will be significantly bigger!

Another advantage is that your air conditioning or heater system will continue to work while standing still,

Downside will be a slightly increased fuel consumption.