DSG: Problems, Questions, Likes and Dislikes

[DreamensioN]

*touches wood* - I've done just over 8000km in my R yet and haven't had that experience (mine is MY11 model)

[Candyman]

Keep a tree nearby

Scanning the many hundreds of reports from owners on the issue it almost always only happens when in manual mode, coasting on no accelerator, in 3rd/2nd and then accelerating. Changing to D mode makes the DSG engage

[Xciteu]

Have only just noticed this. When I select Reverse and accelerate hard, I can hear a weird sound. It's like as though the handbrake is still engaged and there's friction. If I drive slowly in reverse from a standstill I can't hear a thing. Not sure if it's the box or maybe my unibrace. Has anyone experienced this?

[Corey_R]

It's happened to numerous people here in D as well, including myself twice early on. I'm not sure it's got anything to do with what mode you have the gearbox in. The process of changing the selector lever is probably all the time the car needs to recover. Taking your foot off the accelerator for 1/2 a second is also enough...

If you never just go from coasting to "spirited" acceleration, then it doesn't happen. In other words, if you have very light throttle and then hard throttle, it doesn't happen (in my and several other member's experience).

dave_r recently posted to say he had a software update done. He posted the details and the TPI here.

[Ryan_R]

It only happened to me once in similar circumstances, from going very slowly (following a truck up a mountain), to spirited (shifting in S mode to overtake said truck). Car would've been in second, and maybe it was confused as to whether it should shift down to 1st or not

[Rob_R]

Had my first experiece today travelling over those flat top speed humps. I do this every day over four of them. The difference this morning was I was carrying a little more speed than usual so I coasted over with no throttle. As I came off the speed hump I went to take off with light throttle in second (Manual mode and 2nd was already selected when coasting). I could feel the gear was ingaged for a split second then suddenly slipped for a second then suddenly grab again. I usually approach, slow down, select 2nd then lightly throttle over the hump and have no issue. So it happened when I changed my driving style over the speed hump so I think I know how to prevent it from happening again in my case anyway.

[Candyman]

Mine is a different car since it happened - rough changes, sluggish to change, D mode like my GTI

Definitely needs a reset and hopefully an ECU update

[SilvrFoxX]

Italian tune up required

[Candyman]

Italian tune up required

I think the mechanic is Irish, might be the problem eh ....

[Ooj]

Is anyone finding that upshifts using the paddles are slightly slower than upshifts using the gear selector? It's especially noticable going from 1-2 and 2-3. I don't seem to notice any difference with downshifts.

Another thing, whats the easiest way to "reset" DSG? Is is just a matter of disconnecting and reconnecting the battery?

Also as a comment for the jerkiness of DSG at slow speeds that all of the car reviewers are going on about, I only ever get that when the car is cold and I give it some enthusiasm off the mark. I'm guessing that they are pressing the loud pedal a bit too much before the engine and transmission have even got to operating temperature.