Educate me about DSG

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I've got a Scirrocco (GT 170 2.0 TDI :()being delivered next week as my new company car, I've driven a Scirroco for several months last year and really liked them, this one has DSG though and whilst I can watch videos and reviews about DSG it doesn't give me a good idea of how things work in the real world.

This will be first time in a DSG although I've driven an auto F10 BMW for a while I imagine they are worlds apart?

Anyone with a Golf or similar that can offer some real world experience?
 
Awesome gearbox. Apparently a bit jerky in the new ones but I can't say I notice that in the ones I have owned. Drive it around in D and it is nice and relaxed, kickdown as usual (except instant) no lag to change gear like a tiptronic. Put it in S and it is the same except it holds lower gears. I never use S. Put it in manual (to the left) and use the paddles to shift up and down, or press forward or back on the gearstick. Or you can override D using the paddles and it will go back to D after 10 seconds which is usefull for overtaking.
 
86JR said:
Awesome gearbox. Apparently a bit jerky in the new ones but I can't say I notice that in the ones I have owned. Drive it around in D and it is nice and relaxed, kickdown as usual (except instant) no lag to change gear like a tiptronic. Put it in S and it is the same except it holds lower gears. I never use S. Put it in manual (to the left) and use the paddles to shift up and down, or press forward or back on the gearstick. Or you can override D using the paddles and it will go back to D after 10 seconds which is usefull for overtaking.
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Useful. Cheers.

Minstadave said:
You put it in drive, you drive around, you stop, you put it in park.
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Not so.
 
Minstadave said:
It's how you'll use it 99% of the time.
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May be so but I little bit more information wouldn't go amiss from people who have used them as this will be my first time. I never knew the paddles would override the D so that was helpful :) Put it in D and drive, is not.
 
If you don't want to wait 10 seconds to switch it back to auto then simply hold down the right paddle for a couple of seconds. Manual will disengage.

Great gearbox, very well suited to low down torque.
 
The_Abyss said:
If you don't want to wait 10 seconds to switch it back to auto then simply hold down the right paddle for a couple of seconds. Manual will disengage.

Great gearbox, very well suited to low down torque.
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Nice one, handy to know that. :)
 
Brilliant gearbox. I was always very anti automatic. Always thought to myself that I would never by an auto. Then when my car was broken Audi gave me an S-Tronic TT for a week. I fell in love with it instantly! Changes gear so quickly, the flappy paddles worked brilliantly, allowing me to change to the gear I want when needed, but also having the ease and convenience of pottering around in fully auto mode on my traffic filled commute.

I have now ordered an S-Tronic TT myself!
 
That's what I'm looking forward to the most tbh, sitting back on the M6 not having to change gear every 30 seconds :D
 
The dsg in my car is awesome. Ok its been in for a new mechatronics unit to try and solve an issue with juddering when pulling away in traffic. But when its working fine its brilliant, especially with the paddles which make you feel like Michael Schuuuuuumacher.

My one bit of advice if when coming up to roundabouts or junctions braking to a stop then suddenly accelerating it will lurch as its how the dsg handles the clutches.

I think its going to be hard for me to go back to a manual for my normal commute now.
 
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matthab said:
The dsg in my car is awesome. Ok its been in for a new mechatronics unit to try and solve an issue with juddering when pulling away in traffic. But when its working fine its brilliant, especially with the paddles which make you feel like Michael Schuuuuuumacher.

My one bit of advice if when coming up to roundabouts or junctions braking to a stop then suddenly accelerating it will lurch as its how the dsg handles the clutches.
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It will make me feel like I've got a massive headache? :p

Nice advice though, that's the kind of info I'm looking for :)
 
I rate the DSG box higher than the DCT in my M3...that is high praise indeed.

As mentioned previously, it is pretty much put it in D and let it do the rest. Kick down comes in two steps, 50-70% throttle and it shifts down one gear, 100% throttle and it will shift to the lowest gear possible at the speed your travelling at. The paddle shifts are virtually instantaneous and the 2.0TFsi engine is an absolute beauty (had a MK5 GTi for 8.5 yrs so I've covered over 100k with that engine - though it was manual!).

A little part of me still misses manual driving (probably the involvement) though...maybe one day I'll go back, but for the time being dual clutch is certainly awesome.
 
DSG is meant to be one of the best automated manuals out there. I had one on a courtesy car and at first hated it. But I think that was due to it being on a very small engine. By the end of the few days I had it I started to really like it and did miss it when it went back. Mated to the right engine I think it would be a good choice.
 
I have a DSG in my Polo GTI and love it. Day to day it's in 'D'. If I want to overtake I drop it down a gear or two using the paddles just before pulling out (it takes a second to drop a gear, near instant going up). If I'm feeling like I want to use all that power that shouldn't have been put in such a light weight car then I'll put it in 'S' and hear it purr.

It will be interesting to see life back in manual for my Fiesta ST. Never had a six gear manual before! I'll definitely miss it on hills and traffic jams :(
 
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