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What

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does xDelete

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do?

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xDelete is an App app for Android/iOS Smartphonessmartphones/Tablets, tablets released in Dec. December 2018. It enables allows you to switch your BMW with from AWD (All-Wheel-Driveall-wheel drive) to full RWD (Rear-Wheel-Drive) moderear-wheel drive).

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What is xDelete good for?

• Being able to switch between modes , opens up various all sorts of fun thingspossibilities. BMW and Mercedes have understood that as well this and have made their latest and greatest AMG and M cars also switchable between AWD and RWD.

• You get two cars in one. RWD in Summerthe summer, AWD in Winterthe winter.

• Get rid of the understeery behaviour understeer generated by the xDrive system generates

• Drift your xDrive properly in dry /and wet conditions

• Maybe do a burnout here and there

• Protect the xDrive from too much torque in big power high-performance cars.

• As the xDrive’s transfer components fail here and there and are expensive, you may also just turn it off, instead of repairingSince the xDrive's transmission components are prone to failure and expensive to replace, you might as well just switch it off rather than have to repair it later.

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How

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does xDelete work?

We flash the xDrive ECU (called VGSG or LVM) with an altered dataset, a modified data set to keep the transfer case clutch open all the time.
This means there's no torque being sent to the front, and your front wheels wonaren't be being driven any more.

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Is this part of xHP?

No, it's xDelete is a separate App application and is not related to xHP.

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Do I need to

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keep my

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smartphone connected to the car at all

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times?

No. You only need to connect it, when you want to switch between AWD and RWD.

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Does

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xDelete affect the rest of the car?

No. You can continue to use your vehicle normally as normal and all other components will work just like they did as before.

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Can I remove the drive shafts and/or the transfer case ECU from the car?

The transfer case oil pump gets is driven by the front drive-shaftsdriveshafts. Removing these will leave If these are removed, the transfer case mostly is largely unlubricated. Therefore, the front drive shaft driveshaft must not be removed, even in xDrive OFF mode.

xDelete is should only meant to be used with an intact drive traindriveline. xDelete opens the clutches inside in the transfer case , so that no torque (xDrive OFF) , or a custom user-defined amount (xDrive Sport/Snow/Custom) is sent to the front wheels.

The VTG (transfercase transfer case controller) still communicates the with the other modules in your car (even in xDrive OFF mode), so it can’t can't be removed.

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Can I put my car on a 2WD

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dyno in xDrive-OFF mode?

Yes, you can run your car on a 2WD -Dyno for measuring dyno to measure HP/TQ.

E-SERIESseries:  If If you plan to put it on use a dyno for multiple runs or for elongated tune extended tuning sessions, let allow the xDrive System system to cool off down after 5 Minutes minutes of consecutive continuous movement on the dyno. Although the clutches are no longer touching each otherin contact, they are still submerged immersed in oil, which gets slowly heated due to heats up slowly as one side moving, moves while the other is at standstillstationary. At best, The best thing to do is run it on the street road after a few minutes of Dyno Workon the dyno.

F-Seriesseries: We do DO NOT recommend doing more than one consecutive run on the Dynodyno. For lubrication purposes, the vehicle should be run on the street road for a mile before doing the next run.

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Will I lose my factory warranty?

A: In theory, yes. Practically In practice, the usage use of xDelete is not detectable for by BMW testers or any other tool.

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Will there be a special

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licence for

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tuners?

A: We do offer a subscription service for professionals, please e-mail email us at support@rbttuning.com for a quote!

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