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[Braddles]

Had my Polo a few days and just noticed the rattle from the drivers side when I'm braking. Have only heard it the once so I'll have to keep an eye on it. One other thing I noticed, and it's no big deal, but the reflection from the Silver trim around the drivers side air vent projects straight onto the window at pretty much the same spot you look into your side mirrors which can be a bit distracting sometimes. Might be more to do with the tinting than anything else.

[Naboo The Shaman]

I think this is pretty normal with the DSG (without Hill Assist), cos it's basically a manual without a clutch pedal.

My Polo does have Hill Assist though. But as far as I am aware this is only designed to work from stopping you rolling backwards while in D or S, not rolling forwards when you are in R.

The situation I was in was quite precarious as I had both a car in front and behind me and made it very tricky to apply the right amount of throttle when reversing without it:
A: taking off and hitting the car behind
B: rolling forwards and hitting the car in front

[Hail22]

Hmmmm i have a My 11, and Hill assist has worked for me in Reverse, Drive and Sport.

Interesting....

[GTi Crow]

Hmmmm i have a My 11, and Hill assist has worked for me in Reverse, Drive and Sport.

Interesting....

I agree - noticed it worked in reverse last night.

[dav]

Just picked up a new Polo GTI last week, currently experiencing a growling/whining sound when the air conditioner is on. It only occurs between 1-1500 rpm though. Anyone else experience this as well?

[Casper]

Just picked up a new Polo GTI last week, currently experiencing a growling/whining sound when the air conditioner is on. It only occurs between 1-1500 rpm though. Anyone else experience this as well?

Sure it's not the supercharger? Loved the whine of the Golf 118TSI I test drove before buying the Polo...

[ultimax5]

My Polo does have Hill Assist though. But as far as I am aware this is only designed to work from stopping you rolling backwards while in D or S, not rolling forwards when you are in R.

The situation I was in was quite precarious as I had both a car in front and behind me and made it very tricky to apply the right amount of throttle when reversing without it:
A: taking off and hitting the car behind
B: rolling forwards and hitting the car in front

If it does have Hill Assist, then maybe you ought to check with the dealer since some of the other guys replied saying Hill Assist works for them in R, D and S.

That's a pretty tricky situation, but you should be able to get out of it with a little patience. As I suggested in my previous post, apply the handbrake with the gear in R. Slowly release the brake and you should be able to feel the car creep backwards in this case (cos you're reversing), otherwise, lightly press the accelerator pedal til you feel a slight creep backwards. Then gradually release the handbrake til the car starts moving slowly. You can use the handbrake to control the movement, and adjust the pressure on the accelerator pedal accordingly.

Maybe you can practice getting used to the feel when there aren't any cars around. After awhile, you should get the hang of it. It's very much like driving a manual, it's just that the clutch plates engage when you take your foot off the brake pedal and not the clutch pedal, so it gives you slightly less control. Having said that, I just have to add that DSG is King! Hope this helps.

[Naboo The Shaman]

As a follow up to my problem...

I took it out yesterday to fully test it. First I went to the local shopping centre carpark that has moderate inclined ramps. I faced the car down the ramp, stopped it, put on the handbrake, selected reverse, took off handbrake and the car stayed in the same spot then after the 1.5 secs it automatically went backwards with no throttle applied at all. This suggested that the ramp was not that steep if the idle throttle was able to ride it backwards. Interestingly, for the first time I also noticed that when the hillstart assist kicks in you can hear a very faint high pitched beep for the duration of the hillstart effect. I did not notice this on the fateful day of my first interaction with the reversing issue.
Anyway, after realising that the ramp I tested it on was not as steep as the one I had my accident on I took it to another carpark where they had a very steep ramp. Same process, but this time after the hillstart kicked in and the 1.5 secs expired it did roll forward as the idle throttle was not strong enough for the steep decline of the ramp.

So this just leads me to believe that on that day of the accident it just failed to kick in. In hindsight I suppose I should have just turned off the ignition and started again, but I can definitely say that I did nothing different this time than when I had the accident.

very odd

[dav]

Sure it's not the supercharger? Loved the whine of the Golf 118TSI I test drove before buying the Polo...

I wish it was, but it's an annoying high pitched buzz. Only occurs when the A/C is on so I'm thinking it may be the compressor.

[Braddles]

As a follow up to my problem...

I took it out yesterday to fully test it. First I went to the local shopping centre carpark that has moderate inclined ramps. I faced the car down the ramp, stopped it, put on the handbrake, selected reverse, took off handbrake and the car stayed in the same spot then after the 1.5 secs it automatically went backwards with no throttle applied at all. This suggested that the ramp was not that steep if the idle throttle was able to ride it backwards. Interestingly, for the first time I also noticed that when the hillstart assist kicks in you can hear a very faint high pitched beep for the duration of the hillstart effect. I did not notice this on the fateful day of my first interaction with the reversing issue.
Anyway, after realising that the ramp I tested it on was not as steep as the one I had my accident on I took it to another carpark where they had a very steep ramp. Same process, but this time after the hillstart kicked in and the 1.5 secs expired it did roll forward as the idle throttle was not strong enough for the steep decline of the ramp.

So this just leads me to believe that on that day of the accident it just failed to kick in. In hindsight I suppose I should have just turned off the ignition and started again, but I can definitely say that I did nothing different this time than when I had the accident.

very odd

Yeah, definitely noticing that high pitched noise when you take your foot off the Brake.