#1 I will agree with. I experience this when I drive out of my normal style. Generally only does it if I'm driving like a maniac in S mode.dog4aday said:I have 2 gripes about the DSG:
1. Down-shifting while braking hard causes the car to lurch because the RPM matching doesn't seem to take into account the fact that you're breaking. This makes the car seem unstable, especially if it happens while turning.
2. While accelerating from a stop in D-mode the car seems to think that I want to gun it if I depress the throttle just a little bit more than enough to get it going. The only way to get a smooth shift is to delicately press the throttle but the takeoff is painfully slow. Seems like the throttle response isn't optimized for around the town driving.
That's what I heard and I suppose part of the problem is that I'm not the only person who drives the car. :-\jgo said:The throttle response is adaptive. Try standardizing your driving habits. I have zero problems with mine.dog4aday said:I have 2 gripes about the DSG:
1. Down-shifting while braking hard causes the car to lurch because the RPM matching doesn't seem to take into account the fact that you're breaking. This makes the car seem unstable, especially if it happens while turning.
2. While accelerating from a stop in D-mode the car seems to think that I want to gun it if I depress the throttle just a little bit more than enough to get it going. The only way to get a smooth shift is to delicately press the throttle but the takeoff is painfully slow. Seems like the throttle response isn't optimized for around the town driving.
Could be.dog4aday said:That's what I heard and I suppose part of the problem is that I'm not the only person who drives the car. :-\
That really sucks. I wouldn't let anyone drive my car except for my dad, because he taught me to drive and I feel like I'd owe to him if he randomly asked to drive my car.dog4aday said:I'm not the only person who drives the car. :-\
Well the DSG is my compromise to sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic during my daily 2 hr commute. Ideally I should have 2 GTI's (a manual and a DSG.)bbgmc said:Makes me really happy that i opted for the 6 speed manual trans. No problems.... ;D
Why would you be in neutral on a DSG in the city?slimpickaus said:Yes, downshifts are fast if you are on the throttle before you request the shift and this technique works well if you are not in traffic. However, I spend most of my time in city traffic and most of my downshifts are done with the car in neutral or trailing throttle so most of my downshifts are slow. Barry
That's it, the best sollution to the dsg issue! It is a little of pain in the a$$ to get used to but this is the only work around I have noticed. So, in manual mode, you may be at an intersection in 6th, want to shift in 3rd to take a left for example (like maybe any driver would do with a manual gearbox) and floor it. The result is delay of at least two seconds in my case. If you leave the 6th selected, brake (while taking a look to notice some potential gears shifting)and while accelerating you shift down is much, much faster even if it is a little out of the "normal habbits".Yep, same "problem" here. I've learned that the DSG is a different beast than manual. It's not that it's not ready for the shift, but that dang, or good, RPM matching. It's good for the clutch, in that it will pull off, accelerate to match spped and then re-engage with little slip, but that takes about a second on a downshift if you're not giving it gas. The main mental change that will speed up down shifting:
Wait until you're ready to accelerate. If you're in 4, and know you're going to shift to 3, wait until you're starting to gas it, in 4, _then_ hit it down to 3. MUCH faster. It accelerates the RPM match way faster because you're telling it to go fast with the gas.
Give that a shot, and let us know if you feel a difference.
