Driving 147TSI DSG

[zei20t]

the DQ200 is the 7speed dry-clutch DSG, we have a DQ250 6speed wet-clutch.

[dArK5HaD0w]

the DQ200 is the 7speed dry-clutch DSG, we have a DQ250 6speed wet-clutch.

+1.
i was just about to say that.
in the octavia range, i believe only the rs & the scout has the dsg6.
the rest have the dsg7.

most of the issues and vw apologies/recalls r related to the dsg7, not the dsg6.
the dsg6 has its fair share of problems, but nowhere near that compared to the dsg7.

[gavs]

I drive my DSG in rush hour traffic everyday - I've never felt it slipping when pulling in second from a crawl
With the ECU in stock mode the engine will labour on a low rpm pull in 2nd
With the ECU In stage2 mode it will pull smoothly from ~1200 rpm
With both there is no feeling of a differential between road speed and engine RPM
(Firmware versions may have a lot to do with it)

I am however considering the Harding DSG firmware - but for other reasons (like the stage2 torque rating)

You won't feel it slipping because the computer controls the amount of slip, it is however still slipping, it has to otherwise the motor will stall. Remember that unlike a conventional manual, the entire way that the clutch is working is the complete opposite, there is nothing mechanical holding the clutch, it's an electro hydraulic solenoid allowing fluid into a piston, this piston when a gear is engaged is constantly being adjusted as you speed up from take off to let the clutch slip enough to let you get going without wasting the drive of the motor at the same time. Once required, full pressure pushes the clutch on as hard as possible, then it starts again. You can actually see the clutch slip figures in VCDS as you're driving.

RE DQ designation, yes I know, I forgot I was in a thread about the RS. Trust me, I've enough legal bulltish about these gearboxes over the last 9months I reckon I could pull a dq200 down just as quickly as a trained tech!

[Martin]

Thanks for the heads up Gav - very interesting
All I can say is the DSG works very well during normal usage

(We went for a "enthusiastic" drive today - even in sport mode my DSG was changing up/down frequently, this was not needed imo and it was happening at inconvientient times - for the first time ever I switched to manual!)

[Mysticality]

77TDI; 103TDI; 125TDI have DSG6
147TSI also has DSG6

90TSI; 118TSI have DSG7. Probably to do with torque figures...
Also - 77TDI has M5!!