Digi Propo Special Codes vs Settings

I was wondering just how many codes there were for the Propo Special controller, and how hard it would be to figure them all out. There's 4 digits to work with, so that would be about 10,000 codes. Too much!

But upon playing with the numbers, I found that the codes have to start with either a zero or a 9. If I enter anything from 1 to 8 for the first digit, the controller automatically goes back to settings mode. The other 3 digits in the number only go from 1 to 8. So the codes are from 0111-0888 and 9111-9888. This means that there are exactly 1556 possible codes. It doesn't take too long to go through 100 codes, so maybe I'll start flipping through the numbers soon to find any great secret codes. Of course, I'll list any good ones I come across!

Anyway, here's a better description of what the settings and the codes are:

Settings:
The four digits you have to work with, you already probably know what they're for. Speed, Acceleration, Steering angle, and Braking. 1 is the lowest setting, and 8 is the highest - except for Acceleration, where 1 is the fastest and 8 is the slowest (*see below). A setting of 8111 then, means that the car would have the maximum top speed (8), maximum acceleration (1), almost no steering (1) and almost no brakes (1). Yep! Drag Racing! I tried out this setting and sure enough, you just lightly *tap* the trigger once, and the car ZOOM! goes right across the floor. And it does not stop until it hits something! I couldn't catch up to the car, as it had no braking power. Okay, so maybe 8116 or 8115 would be safer. But that's all there is to tweaking the settings on the controller! If you look at some of the Sigma Automotive codes, like the drifting code (3431), it's a setting, not a code. It's a great setting, though!

(*This section above was re-edited to correct an error concerning Acceleration. Thanks, Adam!)

Codes:
These differ from settings because the 4 digits do not correspond to the speed, acceleration, steering and brakes. They are codes for special programs in the controller itself that makes the car do special things. For instance, the Sigma Automotive code of 0818 puts the car in a 360 degree spinout. The car looks like a spinning top, or a UFO. I held the car up, and pulled the trigger, and found that the rear wheels spun in opposite directions. So one was rolling forward, the other in reverse. That's what makes the car do the amazing spinout. There's no way to change the setting of the tires seperately through the standard settings.
Another code for Tank Mode - when you turn the wheel left, the left tire stops, and the right tire keeps moving. That's what makes the car turn like a tank turret. So these special codes are truly special.

That's all there is to playing around with the LED screen on the Propo Special. Playing with the settings have a drastic effect on how the car performs. Even if there were no secret codes, the controller is worth it for the settings tweaking. As for the codes, some are strictly for fun like the UFO code. But some, like the carpet codes, are extremely useful.

I'm trying to give you all as much information as I can about the controller because personally I couldn't find much about it before buying it, and figure this information will help you in considering if it's worth buying. If you ask me, I think they should stop packaging the controllers with the cars so that more people would buy the Special controller. I'm pretty sure that's the reason why so many buyers hesitate. Because they already were forced to buy a controller with the car :|