Hard acceleration in manual mode

[Bassik]

Has anyone experienced automatic down gearing when planting your foot down on the accelerator in manual mode? I was driving home tonight on the freeway and for whatever reason I thought lets see if this car still has some balls in 7th gear, so literally I put my foot down but noticed there's a little notch in the acceleration pedal which when pushed even harder throws the car down a few gears.

So driving at 80kms and slammin the pedal down (all the way) I found myself instantly in 3rd gear doing 105kms within 3 secs. Anyone got any idea what this feature is, or it's normal and has anyone noticed it? Quick over taking or something?

[PoloDave]

It's normal, the gearbox will also change gear in manual mode when it hits redline to protect itself and the engine.
You will never have full control of the box

[LunchboxVRS]

It will work in drive mode as well. Thought I had broke the pedel when I heard it click but it just droped to third and took off.

[Ryan_R]

Just don't push the button at the end, it's a kickdown switch designed to give you as much POWWWAAAA as possible in any situation.

[Bassik]

Just don't push the button at the end, it's a kickdown switch designed to give you as much POWWWAAAA as possible in any situation.

Yeah seems like a good feature but having said that yeah you never get full control...which is annoying. I was saying to my mate the other day there should be a 6 gear shift mimicking an actual 6 shift gearbox, just with no clutch, rather then the standard up and down shifting.

[Ryan_R]

You control how far down on the pedal you push... it's pretty easy not to push the button. Otherwise get a sprint booster and you'll never have to push that far down on the pedal again. I would be more annoyed if the car hit a rev limiter or laboured and stalled instead of doing something about it.

[pologti18t]

I wonder when people will finally realise that the DSG is an automatic... If you want full control then buy a manual car.

[LunchboxVRS]

I wonder when people will finally realise that the DSG is an automatic... If you want full control then buy a manual car.

As soon as manual drivers admit thay just get a manual so they can blame the box or clutch for there poor poformance instead of blaming there lack of skills....

[pologti18t]

As soon as manual drivers admit thay just get a manual so they can blame the box or clutch for there poor poformance instead of blaming there lack of skills....

LOL... not quite the same argument though.

I like manuals because they are usually 2000-2500 cheaper than an auto
They also demand less ongoing maintenance (usually).

[Bassik]

LOL... not quite the same argument though.

I like manuals because they are usually 2000-2500 cheaper than an auto
They also demand less ongoing maintenance (usually).

This is true and in really the gearbox is somewhat of a manual gearbox it just operates as an automatic. The DSG is very complex and once you master it it can be just as exciting as a manual car. The reality of it is when someone asks me if I drive a manual or auto I say I drive a DSG or tiptronic.