Quote Originally Posted by karmic_flop View Post
From a standing start you can put your foot on the accelerator expecting some sort of reaction from the car indicating that it's going to accelerate for you. Instead it sits there doing nothing for what feels like forever but is really probably about 2-3 seconds before anything happens,

So, what I want to know is how many 118TSI + DSG owners are having this problem? And how many have a Golf 118TSI DSG that does what their right foot is asking for promtly and consistently?
I have never had to wait for 2 seconds from a standing start. Is this happening on an incline or level gradient?

One tip is to remember it is a clutch gearbox, not a viscous torque converter....so you do need to wait for the mechatronics to take up the friction point for you. If you have not driven a manual, understand that the clutch cannot engage immediately or it will stall the car.

Having said that, my tip at the lights is to ease off the footbrake on a level gradient and wait for the gearbox engage before applying accelerator. It shouldnt be a long wait from standstill using this method. I think hitting the accelerator straight away before friction point is engaged does force the mechatronics to do more calculations in that shirt space of time e.g. Does the driver want a fast take off and do I mash the clutches together quickly or is it a slow takeoff and gentle meshing of the clutches?

I do feel that hitting the acclerator too quickly causes this problem.

On an incline it is better to use the handbrake than rely on hill hold so you can apply accelerator before releasing the handbrake.

Quote Originally Posted by karmic_flop View Post
Otherwise, it can start ok and do it's rediculously early shift into second at 4km/h and then you can wait a few seconds before the acceleration continues
For crawling starts the car stays in D2 in my car. Take up of the clutches can be slow on occasion. Esp since i had my clutch pack replaced i find it happens more frequently but more like 1 second than 2-3 seconds. So i either switch to manual tiptronic to force kick down to 1st gear or i drive like i did when driving a manual and come to a complete stop i.e. dont crawl forward slowly on friction point. I find the clutch take up in 1st gear is quick when switching to tiptronic.

That is my feedback. Hope it helps