7 sp DSG niggle.

[logger]

Logger
can you determine when the supercharger clutch activates?

No unfortunately. Thats the one piece of the jigsaw that still has me beat.

I reckon there may be a gap between supercharger clutch engaging and the regulating flap closing to load it up. So I am not sure how much "drag" there would be on engagement. But I cannot know this for sure until I work out how to watch either the PWM or the clutch voltage.

[Stoney!]

Has anyone else noticed (manual) that sometimes when you enter a corner in gear above say 1500 rpm and with foot flat to the floor it feels a bit numb whilst waiting for the turbo to boost, i thought the supercharger was supposed to kick in at call to cover the turbo lag?

Stoney!

[mr gee]

If I enter a tight corner, I drop to "S" mode so that I get a lower gear to deal with that

[Stoney!]

Sorry but what a silly reply, it contributed nothing to the topic of conversation, I already stated I have a manual and was asking why the supercharger wasn't compensating for the turbo lag as its supposed to, good on you for knocking it back a gear, i could do that too but choose not too.

Stoney!

[cktsi]

Has anyone else noticed (manual) that sometimes when you enter a corner in gear above say 1500 rpm and with foot flat to the floor it feels a bit numb whilst waiting for the turbo to boost, i thought the supercharger was supposed to kick in at call to cover the turbo lag?

Stoney!

I know you're looking for a response from a manual driver, but oftentimes I'm driving only with the tiptronic on the DSG, so characteristics should be similar since it's also a clutch setup in the transmission (though the ratios are different). So thought to ask a question & write something about my observations.

Which gear are you in when this happens and are you specifically asking about corners because it only happens in corners? I've played around a bit in straight lines and noticed that the car is more responsive in the 1500rpm rev range between different gears (that goes without saying - duh)... but the point is.... it is quite striking how much the difference is.

The engine spins like a feral in 1st & 2nd, but in 3rd gear it's nowhere near the push in the back sensation I get from 1st & 2nd.

[RW1]

Have you tried resetting the DSG? With the vehicle stopped and engine turned off press the accelerator completely to the floor including the lower stage where you feel the click and hold it for about 10-15 seconds. this will reset the DSG and it will relearn.

This seems to be the first posting of this procedure for the 7 speed DSG on here. Where did you pick it up from?

C.

[dubsub]

I have suffered the problem known as the "Flash of Death" in my Australian Mk5 R32. Volkswagen have tried to fix it on numerous occasions and so far have been unable to.

Has anyone else experienced the same problem?

Actually
I traded my 118TSI with DSG7 (because with problems with that squeak - that recorded on Youtube, water pump replaced, and also other, not frequent noise, (only 20 times) but disturbing - like exhaust system is violently shaking)

Because of that,before purchase I did research about MK6 GTI - only negative thing that I dig up from Europe was from one person in UK ("what car" website)
and that report from USA - but nothing reported about that in other countries.

That problem in USA is looking serious and I couldn't find any reports about that from Europe or Australia

DSG problems in USA reports:

http://www.autoinsane.com/2009/08/31...nd-new-recall/

http://www.autoinsane.com/2009/08/28...sg-complaints/

The USA problem is known as the "flash of death" and seems to apply to 6 speed DSGs. I have not been able to find reports of it happening in Australia, despite looking for them. The 118TSI is my wife's car and we had trouble with a previous car (not a VW) which would go onto 3 cylinders for no apparent reason. Almost as scary as what happened to you. Since then I research for reports of trouble before buying a car.