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PONTIAC, Mich. — Head sock on. Helmet on. Belt buckled. Simple enough, now the tricky bit: diving four menus deep into the touchscreen to fettle with the traction control and stability control settings. Yes, Volkswagen removed the age-old “TCS” hard button from the Mk 8 GTI’s interior. Turning traction control and stability control off in the 2022 VW GTI requires that you first enter the “Vehicle” menu in the touchscreen, swipe one page over, tap the “Brakes” section, open a dropdown menu, and only then you are allowed to put ESC in Sport Mode, or turn it completely off.