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Calculateur bosh mg1cs080 reprogrammable volvo shiftech
28.09.2026News

Bosch MG1CS080: the Geely/Volvo CMA ECU can finally be reprogrammed

The Bosch MG1CS080 ECU has just been unlocked by Shiftech. This is an update that breaks new ground: this ECU does not control VAG, BMW or Mercedes vehicles. It is designed for the Geely/Volvo Group’s CMA modular platform, the architecture shared by Volvo, Polestar, Lynk & Co, Geely and LEVC.

Until now, there had been no reliable reprogramming solution available in France for these models. That has now been rectified by Shiftech.

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CMA / Volvo

What is the CMA platform?

The Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) is the shared platform that the Geely Group has developed in partnership with Volvo Cars for all its compact brands. The Volvo XC40, C40 Recharge, Polestar 2 and Lynk & Co 01 to 06 are all based on this same technical platform, featuring the same engine control unit: the Bosch MG1CS080.

It is precisely this shared platform that makes this unlocking strategy so effective: a single protocol update makes dozens of models across five different brands accessible simultaneously.

Unlocked models

Models covered by Shiftech

Volvo

Model Engine options
V40 / V40 Cross Country 1.5 T3
XC40 1.5 T2 / 1.5 T3 / 2.0 T4 / 2.0 T5 / T4 Recharge / T5 Recharge / E400V
C40 Recharge / EC40 & XC40 Recharge E400V

Polestar

Model Engine options
Polestar 2 Electric (E400V variants)

Lynk & Co

Model Engine options
01 / 01 PHEV 1.5T PHEV / 1.5T HEV / 2.0T
02 1.5T / 2.0T
03 1.5T
05 PHEV 1.5T
06 EM-P 1.5T Hybrid

Geely

Model Engine options
Atlas 2.0T
Borui / Borui GE 1.5T
Coolray 1.5T
Monjaro 2.0T
Preface 2.0T

Hybrid

A unique hybrid and electric architecture that can be reprogrammed

What sets this protocol apart from previous ones is the diversity of the architectures involved. The following co-exist on the same CMA platform:

  • Petrol engines (1.5T, 2.0T) in the Volvo V40, XC40 and Lynk & Co
  • Plug-in hybrid (PHEV ) models on the Lynk & Co 01 and 05
  • Mild hybrids (HEVs ) on certain Lynk & Co variants
  • Fully electric powertrains on the Polestar 2, the C40 Recharge and the XC40 Recharge

For each configuration, the MG1CS080’s mapping controls the entire powertrain. Shiftech’s remapping service is tailored to each architecture – petrol, hybrid or electric.

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The process at Shiftech: Mail-in Unlock + Bench

As with other control units of this generation, work on the MG1CS080 requires a two-stage procedure:

  1. Mail-in Unlock: your ECU is sent to Autotuner’s engineers for secure unlocking, without physically opening the housing. This step is carried out only once per ECU.
  2. Bench Reprogramming: once unlocked, our technicians gain full read and write access to the mapping on the test bench. Reading takes 1 minute 30 seconds; writing takes 1 minute. The original mapping is backed up before any work is carried out.

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