Come on guys.... critical thinking is what separates us from the repu....uhhh, lower life forms. Do you really think repeated LC is “ good” for your car, or doesn't stress it? What does your brain tell you?

 

Do you actually understand what critical thinking ....is?

Please provide your evidence that repeated LC damages a Porsche.

 

Any kind of hard driving is going to be harder on a car than cruising at a steady 50 mph (80kph for our friends outside the us). But if you aren’t ever going to drive it like you stole it, why buy a Porsche?

But a Macan is also not a 911. I don’t think I’d want to test 50 launches in a row in mine, but someone else definitely should and report back.

Also just because a 911 can do it doesn‘t mean it’s not going to reduce the life of several components (tires are a given).

 

Any kind of hard driving is going to be harder on a car than cruising at a steady 50 mph (80kph for our friends outside the us). But if you aren’t ever going to drive it like you stole it, why buy a Porsche?

The LC is especially brutal, un-clutching at 5k rpms while the wheels are stopped. One can't do that during an aggressive driving (only on a launch). Which I do, on narrow curvy roads in the Swiss mountains; I think I posted enough videos in this forum

 

We have a current events thread where people can yell about politics until they are blue (or red) in the face. Maybe we all need to go out and experience Porsche launch control for a moment of relaxation.

 

Maybe we all need to go out and experience Porsche launch control for a moment of relaxation.

Speaking of launch control, my girlfriend slipped me a blue pill this morning as a joke before I went to work. I wasn’t relaxed for 4 hours.

 

New GTS, w Sport Chrono, about 5 days old now.

I tried LC for the 1st time this weekend, and it did not work.
What I did was: Sport +, left foot brake, right foot throttle...and I was expecting the rev's to level out so I could release the brake, but what happened is that quickly the engine seemed connected still to the drive train because the engine overcame the force of the applied brake and the car started to creep/move forward...so I released the brake and I kinda took off like normal.

I was not expecting this based on reviews and videos. Its like the sport + didn't trigger Launch Control mode or something like that? If I recall, I did still have traction control engaged, but I don't recall reading in the manual that you had to turn that off.

Any insight?

 

Ther is already a 167 post Launch Control thread.

This post belongs there as it deals with the subject.

@Lehighluke: Please take note. Thanks!

 

Sorry, I actually did search the forum for "Launch Control Not Working", but I did not find this thread

 

What is the difference (if any) between launch control and merely pre-torquing the PDK while using your left foot to hold the car with the brakes?

 

A series of events happen, for OEM LC.
Splus is activated, so shift points are quick and early.
I do believe that OEM LC also loads up Boost. Not sure you can do that “manually”

 

@DanNYC : that sounds like the PM-LC and i've read this nice thread about it that I thought I'd share

in particular, this post by MilanS:

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Porsche has built the PDK for Launch Control, but you need the specific software to control it: SportCrono. Without this control applied during a brake launching, the clutch is overcharged.
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...and this PMLC procedure posted there by Sly_North:

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The Sport Chrono package, aka the Sport+ button is NOT required for using the "hidden" launch control.
What's needed is:
1) get the engine to temperature - in the middle of the gauge.
2) Sport mode active if one doesn't have Sport+, Sport+ otherwise.
3) floor the brakes.
4) floor the accelerator. You'll get the same 5000 rpms as the real LC.
5) release the brakes, wthout moving your foot on the accelerator (raising just a bit the accelerator will cancel it, and the accelerator will fight against the brakes).
6) Enjoy.

The real LC will give a bit more pre-boost and the launch message in the multi-function display.

And as other said: the Macan PDK is not the 911 PDK, it's an updated Audi DL501. It can take a few tens of launches, not an infinite number of it.
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The post above contains an excerpt from forum member @Milans. In it is noted that without the software control provided
by the Sport Plus option, during a brake launch (non-Sport Chrono), the clutch would be overcharged.

What is meant by, "the clutch is overcharged"?

 

In it is noted that without the software control provided
by the Sport Plus option, during a brake launch (non-Sport Chrono), the clutch would be overcharged.

It means the clutch is in the middle of a fight between the engine and the brakes: it would wear the clutch much faster than normal use.

In my experience, it's not: the clutch is not engaged during the "cheap" Sport mode LC if properly done (like in the real Sport+ LC if one has this).
The difference is very obvious between doing the cheap launch, with the left foot floored on the brake pedal, and just "pre-torquing" by having the left foot slightly on the brakes, or not flooring the accelerator: one can then feel the engine trying to push the car.

EDIT - but either way (cheap LC or Sport+ LC), LC is not that useful.

 

My first Post and its different. I bought my 2017 Macan S Dec 2019, wanting to know everything about it, I was going through and trying everything. Then I saw "Launch Control" on line users explained how they thought it worked. after a few tries I thought I had it. I did not have a "Sport+" button but I did see the Green Launch on my dashboard. the engine was up near 7k (didn't take time to know exactly, didn't like rev that much) I squeezed the paddle and it flew. There definitely was no "pre-torquing" no pull on the car what so ever. I tried again 2 weeks later with my son in the car and again worked great, until it was gone. This year for the second time I tried to download Porsche Services. I had this issue when I first bought the car. Porsche said they had reset and fixed the issue with the PCM 4.0 but I still could not connect. I have spent many hours with Porsche Customer Support on the phone. Porsche tried for a week to fix the issue and are still trying. I told them that Launch Control, and Voice Control were also not working. They have told me that the "Turbo Button" and voice Commander were not available on that model, I have the email... after trying a few others at Porsche I then connected a diagnostic tool icarsoft to the car because of all the crap I was being told and after going through all the settings I found Launch Control, number of launches 3. which was what exactly the number of times I thought I had done when it disappeared. I have taken screen shots of everything. Did I have Sport Chrono Pkg or not?

 

Where in iCarsoft (POR II?) did you find the count for Launch Control executions?

Thx!

 

you don't have sport chrono if you don't have sport plus. you can retrofit it though.

 

So I do understand that, so my question would then be.. How did I perform 3 launch’s without chrono

 

‘I will check tomorrow

 

‘Also listed in System list, but I had no access

 

I got to hang out for a bit with a fellow forum member last weekend and we ended up taking his Turbo PP for a ride we got on the subject of launch control and he decided to give it a go and you definitely know when you get it right turbos spooled up bouncing off the rev limiter at 5,500 and bang **** did that thing put me back in my seat. To the OP my understanding is rev limiter is higher and so is boost but they may be the result of the RPMs and there is of course the other advantages that come with being in Sport+ mode. Sport+ can be added after the fact you will keep your clock and I am fairly certain I read when adding after the factory the launch control rev limiter is slightly lower at 5,000 RPMs.

 

Wonder if you can clear LC count........not that it matters.

 

I’m sure someone has a tool for that

 

Level Control Module - wonder if you can adjust car height with this?

 

I have launch control, but a couple of times it hasn’t worked. Is there a minimum run time or engine temp for it to work? Both times were after the car had been off for a couple hours and then running for maybe 10 minutes. Maybe TPMS needs readings. Just trying to figure this out. Any ideas?


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There's a whole big thread about it, but your car must be completely warmed up (and I can't define that any better), you must be in Sport+, you must step hard on the brake pedal, and you must floor the gas pedal completely.

 

It's fine before but now l couldn't rev more than 2000(should be 3200rpm on S model),anyone with similar problem? I was getting pedal/throttle position sensor code but now it's gone....bad gas pedal???

 

"launch control"... this being my first automatic transmission... does the BASE macan have this function? TIA

 

yes, but don't use it....

 

why not?

 

It is a good way to shorten the life of the already troublesome, and expensive, PDK transmission.
Macans are not for drag racing.....

 

... I figured that might be the answer...well, I have a loaner this week, sooooo...!

 

Do they ALL really come with this button today? I got 2020 Macan GTS and I don't have "launch control".

 

It has to be equipped with the “sport chrono” package.

 

This is what I thought all along ... now I wonder how many base Macans come equipped with SC.

 

Great question. My guess is not too many as LC on a base does 0-100 KPH in 6.6 seconds. Hardly worth checking that box. But it does come standard on the T, even though it has the same engine as a base. It's crazy that they still make it an option on a GTS. Should come standard as you def want it on that engine.

 

I believe you have "Launch Control Lite" even if you don't have Sport Chrono option.
Hold the brake firmly, floor the accelerator, after RPMs rise, release the brake pedal.

Poor man's launch control - real? | Porsche Macan Forum

 

Why didn't you state that it's your opinion that "thats a crock" ??

 

no disrespect meant, most would have taken my comment as such.

Based on experience and history my OPINION is that the PDK is a robust and well engineered machine.