Tiguan Quirks

[tiguanfan]

This is true. I stalled our new tig with the autohold on, and had to turn the key on and off again (TDI). The car automatically turned on the handbrake! I drive frequently with autohold on, and every time I arrive in the garage and switch the car off, the handbrake comes on automatically.

don't remember reading about this in the manual and never had it happen before, but might not have had the same sequence of events...

tonight on the way home I had the auto hold on which I do most times because of a hill start that I get caught on 7 out of 10 times. Anyway, when I got home and switched off the car in the garage, the park brake activated by itself. As I say, it's never done it before. Can only guess that because autohold was activated and I didn't turn on the handbrake myself before switching off, the car did it for me?

[brenno]

Auto Transmission
If you touch the brake (so the lights come on) the A/T will select progressivly lower gears and engine breake

Listed as a feature, but in reality is exceedingly annoying.

Dawdling down a gentle hill, you apply brakes to prevent speed rising. Gearbox changes down a gear and provides more than intended deceleration. To compensate, you lift the brakes. Gearbox then changes up a gear in retaliation, speed rises.

[maca]

Tailgate lights will switch off when it's opened.

[blutopless2]

something i have noticed with the manual 125 ... pretty much no engine braking... take your foot off the accelerator and the car will slow down quite slowly as compared to our previous polo gti, its almost like its in neutral.
for my liking 1st gear is too short.

[team_v]

something i have noticed with the manual 125 ... pretty much no engine braking... take your foot off the accelerator and the car will slow down quite slowly as compared to our previous polo gti, its almost like its in neutral.
for my liking 1st gear is too short.

Agree completely.
1st gear is very short, especially with the APR enhancements.


Engine breakign is almost non existant and i have been caught out a few times over the limit by about 5km/h becasue i was expecting it to slow down more.


Cruise control can be adjusted by 1km/h increments using the lever on the end of the indicator stalk when it is engaged.

[NZTiguan]

First gear is NOT too short if you ever use your Tig for its "purpose" off-road !!! It's the only way you can achieve any reasonable off-road performance without a dual ratio box.

Cheers

[Transporter]

It is OK on diesel auto, I even like "S" mode especially handy during running in period, warm up a bit in "D" first, then onto sports mode. I love it!

[blutopless2]

First gear is NOT too short if you ever use your Tig for its "purpose" off-road !!!

that's why i said.....

for my liking 1st gear is too short.

[Pullstarter]

I reckon that most people wouldn't take their Tig offroad, I know I don't, too scared of scratching it LOL.

[Tigger]

I agree...it isnt really an offroad vehicle as such....
So First gear is definatley too short. It should be able to wind out a lot more than it does.

My previous Daihatsu GTVi wound out to 7000rpm in first with no flat spot which gave it a HUGE jump against anything at the lights. Then picking second was a breeze from there.
The first time I drove my manual 125 Tig, I thought I had slipped on the clutch or something when I hit that flat spot in first. I now realise I have to pick second earlier than I was used to. Had to change my driving style quite a bit.