Right but if you don't have a SPS, it'll revert back to stock whenever your battery goes out. Not good for the avid modder since most modifications start off with "disconnect battery"
That's NOT the case on the MK6 cars.
That ONLY applies to the FSi cars which employ the MED9 ECU.
And even in that case, it's still not a disadvantage since the same phenomenon happens with ALL switchable software.
The customer just needs to make the decision whether he wants to invest in the SPS for the convenience factor, or if his local dealer is close enough to swing by for a few minutes. The same decision needs to be made if you want switching from any other brand.
Also, in the event that whatever particular grade fuel isn't available or a better grade is available, you won't be able to quickly switch to prevent knocking and/or take advantage of the boost in octane.
Dave
I do see your point here, but again, no one is arguing that the SPS does not have advantages.
As a mater of fact, we SELL thousands of SPS's per year based on these advantages.
I strongly recommend the SPS to 2008 and earlier 2.0T customers.
The main reason is to actually take full advantage of Revo Technik's
go play! philosophy with built in variable switching technology.
The obvious reason as you pointed out is the ability to have hand held switching for the use of different fuel qualities.
To be quite honest though, most people will tell you this is an under utilized feature since they are rarely forced to change fuel levels unexpectedly.
I change my programing to 100 Octane at the track maybe 3 or 4 times a year (if I'm lucky).
The only other time I could see this being necessary is if you are on a road trip and happen to be in a state that doesn't serve 93 Octane on tap. Rare, but still possible.
