Vehicle rolling forward in reverse

**tonymy01** · 09-11-2013, 12:22 PM

I would say they were nervous and managed to, while the engine wasn't running, modulate the foot brake pedal evacuating all the stored booster vacuum. So switch off ebrake, and not realise pedal needs more pressure with no vacuum assist= car starts rolling.

**wai** · 09-11-2013, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by Tobes_WIR35

The DSG doesn't behave like a traditional automatic gearbox. It is mechanically fundamentally different. It's actually far more like a manual gearbox, except instead of you having to depress the clutch and change gears, there's a computer and some clever robotics that do it for you. But these robotics don't have human intuition, so you need to get used to how they behave and adjust your driving to suit.

There was an episode on the Lamborghini with the twin clutch gearbox, and this is exactly what they said on that program. It is time that VW started telling buyers this. It does not make it worse, just lets people know. There are many advantages that come with a DSG, just that you do need to be mechanically sensitive when driving.

There are some people who are simply not suited to it. It does not make them any less competent as drivers, just that if you do not have a mechanical understanding, then you are more likely than not to have issues with it.

**Tobes_WIR35** · 09-11-2013, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by grtuned

when will VW axe these rubbish units and bring back a regular auto so people can just drive???

Probably when Apple and Samsung stop making smartphones and go back to something akin to the Nokia 3310.

**Hillbilly** · 09-11-2013, 03:45 PM

If the salesman told new owners about it there would be a lot less trouble.

On both my cars I was never told anything about the tranny.

I learned it all from here and working out what caused the clutch problems.

Luckily I haven't had any but then we drive our cars like we own them, Not like we stole them LOL

**Tobes_WIR35** · 09-11-2013, 05:55 PM

The funny thing about the DSG is that it performs best when you're driving it like you stole it...apparently I mean....lol

**Transporter** · 09-11-2013, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by Tobes_WIR35

The funny thing about the DSG is that it performs best when you're driving it like you stole it...apparently I mean....lol

Everyone can have an opinion, however I disagree with that.

**Hillbilly** · 09-11-2013, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by Tobes_WIR35

The funny thing about the DSG is that it performs best when you're driving it like you stole it...apparently I mean....lol

Maybe but will it last Thrash anything hard enough and it will die.

Your car your money but we prefer to treat it gently.

Was brought up with the theory if you don't break it you don't have to fix it.

Has worked for 55 years of driving and over 40 cars in that time.

However my first one, an Austin A70 Hereford broke an axle and stripped 2nd gear Both of which they were nearly as famous for as DSG problems

RofL