Golf R loss of power

[pp87]

Hi All,
I was stopped at the lights today and went to take off when i had a complete loss of power, like a flat spot for about a second. Has anyone had anything similar happen? I haven't had my first full service yet... would it be worth taking it in for a check up?
Other than that everything has been great Car has done 3000kms (my15 Golf R dsg).
Thanks
Pete

[VW Convert]

Hi All,
I was stopped at the lights today and went to take off when i had a complete loss of power, like a flat spot for about a second. Has anyone had anything similar happen? I haven't had my first full service yet... would it be worth taking it in for a check up?
Other than that everything has been great Car has done 3000kms (my15 Golf R dsg).
Thanks
Pete

When I got my first VW (Jetta 2.0 Turbo with DSG) I discovered to my horror that if I held one foot on the brake and the other lightly on the accelerator hoping to get off to a quick start, when you release the brake, absolutely nothing happens for what seems like an eternity as throttle is disabled when brakes are applied and there is a delay when the brake is released. Is it possible that you've had both feet on the pedals at the same time? You need to ensure you slide your foot off the brake before you hit the throttle.

Cheers

George

[bobcrusader]

You can confuse the launch control by using both feet at once if in ESP sport or ESP off. If the ESP is on, you get the Jetta effect described above.