DSG Calibration Stages

Designed to provide a smoother, more refined driving experience, this upgrade optimises shifting strategies and enhances gearbox durability:

Improved Driveability

  • Unique Shifting Strategies: Matches engine output for ultra-smooth upshifts and downshifts, ensuring seamless power delivery.
  • Optimised Shift Programs (D, S, M): Fine-tuned for each mode, improving shift timing and responsiveness.
  • Optimised Cruise Control: Ensures smooth and steady speed control during long drives.

Life Extender Options

  • 1st Gear Deactivation (Optional): Reduces clutch slip for smoother take-offs.
  • Improved Clutch Cooling: Enhanced cooling reduces heat and wear.
  • Optimised Thermomanagement: Regulates gearbox temperature for increased longevity.

Serious performance gains start here, with increased torque handling and maximum clutch pressure. In addition to all Driveability and life-extender options, Stage 2+ adds:

Performance Options:

  • Necessary Torque Limiters Raised: Ensures the transmission can handle increased engine output without limiting power delivery.
  • Improved Up- and Downshifting Speed (D+S+M modes): Smoother, faster gear shifts in all driving modes, adapting perfectly to any engine and gearbox combination.
  • Improved Shifting Paddle Response: Reduces lag for quicker, more responsive manual shifts, ideal for spirited driving.
  • Improved Take-off (D+S+M modes): Enhanced launch performance for faster, smoother starts.
  • Improved Torque Reduction During Shifts (D+S+M modes): Optimises torque management, ensuring smooth power delivery between shifts.
  • Custom RPM Setpoints: Offers upshift RPM limits up to 8000 RPM and downshift RPM setpoints to match engine characteristics, ensuring precision during aggressive driving.
  • Optional Features: Automatic upshift and downshift deactivation, kick-down deactivation, and other customisable options.

Launch Control

  • Improved LC Response Time: Faster launch engagement for quicker, smoother take-offs.
  • Multi-Step LC RPM Limits: Adjustable RPM limits for launch control, giving flexibility to match conditions.
  • Different LC Modes (D/S/M modes): Custom launch settings for each driving mode.
  • LC with ESP ON Activation: Option to activate launch control while ESP is ON, perfect for vehicles needing traction assistance.

Additional Options

  • Gear Display Indicator Activation: Enables gear display in the multifunction display (MFA), improving visibility and driving control.
  • Reduced Engine Braking: Reduces aggressive engine braking for smoother downshifts without compromising response.
  • Coasting Disabling: Option to disable factory coasting mode, maintaining power delivery when needed.

Stage 3 builds on Stage 2+, retaining all its features while pushing performance even further. With further increased torque handling and increased maximum clutch pressure, this stage is designed for high-performance applications and introduces the following features:

  • Race Mode without Torque Reduction (Optional): Keeps full power during gear shifts for faster acceleration.
  • Boost on Launch Mode: User-definable settings with aggressive "rally sound" pops and bangs for explosive starts.

Stage 4 builds on all previous stages, incorporating advanced performance features for high-power setups. With further increased torque handling and requiring race clutches, this stage offers ultimate performance and control. It introduces the following features:

  • Special Race Clutch Characteristics Calibration: Ensures optimal power transfer while maintaining smooth driveability.
  • Special Anti-Judder Take-Off Functionality: Minimises clutch vibration for smoother, more aggressive starts.

TVS Race Clutches are required for Stage 4, and when purchased, you receive a 25% discount on the Stage 4 software.

ECU Calibration Stages

TVS ECU Stage 2 software is the first real step into increasing performance! Hereby maximum performance out of a stock engine setup will be achieved within all safety limits. Performance numbers are based on RON 98 fuel, but is available for different fuel grades as well.

  • 100% Stock Engine
  • Data analysing and fine-tuning

TVS ECU Stage 2+ is characterised as maximum performance software for a modified engine setup. This upgrade requires at least a custom intake and high flow downpipe. Higher quality fuel grades are recommendable. Performance numbers may vary slightly depending on modifications and fuel grade.

  • Stock turbo
  • Modified engine setup
  • Data analysing and fine-tuning
  • TVS optional ECU features included

TVS ECU Stage 3 is custom made software for a turbo- or supercharger upgrade! Due to our knowledge, experience and specialism in calibrating high power applications, TVS is nowadays able to deliver custom ECU software for almost every turbo- and supercharger upgrade. Performance numbers will give an estimation, for more detailed performance numbers please contact TVS with your setup or have a look at the project cars we did before!

  • Turbo- or Supercharger upgrade
  • Modified engine setup
  • Data analysing and fine-tuning
  • TVS optional ECU features included

TVS ECU Stage 4 is custom made software for a big turbo- or supercharger upgrade with a heavily modified engine setup and built engine for achieving performance numbers far above the factory ones!

  • Big Turbo or Supercharger upgrade
  • Modified engine setup
  • Data analysing and fine-tuning
  • TVS optional ECU features included

TVS Tuning Packages (ECU/DSG)

Implementing a combined ECU and TCU/DSG tune from TVS Engineering transforms vehicle performance by harmonising engine output with transmission dynamics. Known for its precision in DSG technology and engine tuning, TVS ensures that adjustments to the engine control unit and transmission control unit enhance each other, creating a seamless interaction between shifting patterns and power delivery.

STAGE 1 ECU (TVS Stage 2)

TVS ECU Stage 2 software is the first real step into increasing performance! Hereby maximum performance out of a stock engine setup will be achieved within all safety limits. Performance numbers are based on RON 98 fuel, but is available for different fuel grades as well.

  • 100% Stock Engine
  • Data analysing and fine-tuning

Stage II+ DSG

TVS DSG Stage 2+ software is the best priced all-in-one package for your DSG transmission! It does include all drivability & life extender features, necessary performance modifications for tuned vehicles and additional options as well!

  • Mild and strong tuned vehicles
  • Improved drivability
  • Extended gearbox lifetime
  • Increased gearbox performance
  • Additional options

STAGE 1+ ECU (TVS Stage 2+)

TVS ECU Stage 2+ is characterised as maximum performance software for a modified engine setup. This upgrade requires at least a custom intake and high flow downpipe. Higher quality fuel grades are recommendable. Performance numbers may vary slightly depending on modifications and fuel grade.

  • Stock turbo
  • Modified engine setup
  • Data analysing and fine-tuning
  • TVS optional ECU features included

Stage 2+ DSG

TVS DSG Stage 2+ software is the best priced all-in-one package for your DSG transmission! It does include all drivability & life extender features, necessary performance modifications for tuned vehicles and additional options as well!

  • Mild and strong tuned vehicles
  • Improved drivability
  • Extended gearbox lifetime
  • Increased gearbox performance
  • Additional options

STAGE 2 ECU (TVS Stage 3)

TVS ECU Stage 3 is custom made software for a turbo- or supercharger upgrade! Due to our knowledge, experience and specialism in calibrating high power applications, TVS is nowadays able to deliver custom ECU software for almost every turbo- and supercharger upgrade. Performance numbers will give an estimation, for more detailed performance numbers please contact TVS with your setup or have a look at the project cars we did before!

  • Turbo- or Supercharger upgrade
  • Modified engine setup
  • Data analysing and fine-tuning
  • TVS optional ECU features included

STAGE 3 DSG

TVS DSG Stage 3 software is characterised as the strongest DSG software available on the market and especially suitable for high performance applications. Due to unique software modifications extremely high clutch pressures are achieved resulting in unprecedented high stock clutch torque capacities! In addition perfect drivability, durability and reliability will still maintain.

  • Strong tuned vehicles
  • Improved drivability
  • Extended gearbox lifetime
  • Increased gearbox performance
  • Unique performance options
  • Additional options

STAGE 3 ECU (TVS Stage 4)

TVS ECU Stage 4 is custom made software for a big turbo- or supercharger upgrade with a heavily modified engine setup and built engine for achieving performance numbers far above the factory ones!

  • Big Turbo or Supercharger upgrade
  • Modified engine setup
  • Data analysing and fine-tuning
  • TVS optional ECU features included

Stage 4 DSG

TVS DSG Stage 4 are custom made software solutions for TVS or aftermarket DSG (race) hardware like upgrade race clutches and gearbox conversions. This Stage will include all Stage III features along with custom unique features as racing clutch calibrations, custom gearset calibrations, unique racing features and conversion solutions. We always recommend the use of TVS DSG performance hardware, so TVS can assure accurate characteristic calibrations resulting in perfectly matching hardware and software!

  • Strong tuned (race) applications
  • Improved drivability
  • Extended gearbox lifetime
  • Increased gearbox performance
  • Unique performance options
  • Special (TVS) race clutch calibrations
  • Additional options