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Touring Car Champion
- Location
- US, Chicago
I don't know about you DSG owners, but my last drive of a DSG GTI bothered me.
Why does the DSG GTI crawl when it's supposed to be stopped?
In my manual cars when I am stopped and the clutch is disengaged the car does not move.
Now, I understand that from a safety standpoint it's better to have the gear engaged and keep your clutch "covered" so that you can move quickly if need be. However, the DSG has an automated clutch that can engage and disengage by way of throttle input.
Thus, it should sit still when stopped and my foot is not on the brake.
Instead, if you take your foot off the brake or simply lessen the pressure on the brake, the car moves forward just like an automatic slushbox would, or just like a true manual would if you were "feathering" the clutch or "riding the clutch. The bad part is that riding the clutch is a
no-no as keeps the clutch engaging slightly and thus wearing the clutch and causing excess heat build up, which is not a good thing for long clutch life.
So, that has me a bit concerned as to how long that 1,3,5 gear clutch plate will last.
And, if it does wear quickly it will wear quicker than the 2,4,6 and we'll be replacing 2 clutch discs instead of one in the process.
The biggest concern is one of wear and heat build up. In stop and go traffic it seems this clutch is continually slipping and riding the clutch. In my manual I try to avoid that as much as possible. I guess it's convenience vs. long clutch life.
The slushbox auto has the advantage here as it's "slip" doesn't hurt it.
So, I wonder if launch control, then, simply disengages the clutch while the engine revs to it's 3000 rpm limit? I hope so, cause if it isn't disengaging the cltuch it's seriously slipping that clutch and creating lots of heat.
I wonder if less "crawl" can be programmed into the DSG?
Why does the DSG GTI crawl when it's supposed to be stopped?
In my manual cars when I am stopped and the clutch is disengaged the car does not move.
Now, I understand that from a safety standpoint it's better to have the gear engaged and keep your clutch "covered" so that you can move quickly if need be. However, the DSG has an automated clutch that can engage and disengage by way of throttle input.
Thus, it should sit still when stopped and my foot is not on the brake.
Instead, if you take your foot off the brake or simply lessen the pressure on the brake, the car moves forward just like an automatic slushbox would, or just like a true manual would if you were "feathering" the clutch or "riding the clutch. The bad part is that riding the clutch is a
no-no as keeps the clutch engaging slightly and thus wearing the clutch and causing excess heat build up, which is not a good thing for long clutch life.
So, that has me a bit concerned as to how long that 1,3,5 gear clutch plate will last.
And, if it does wear quickly it will wear quicker than the 2,4,6 and we'll be replacing 2 clutch discs instead of one in the process.
The biggest concern is one of wear and heat build up. In stop and go traffic it seems this clutch is continually slipping and riding the clutch. In my manual I try to avoid that as much as possible. I guess it's convenience vs. long clutch life.
The slushbox auto has the advantage here as it's "slip" doesn't hurt it.
So, I wonder if launch control, then, simply disengages the clutch while the engine revs to it's 3000 rpm limit? I hope so, cause if it isn't disengaging the cltuch it's seriously slipping that clutch and creating lots of heat.
I wonder if less "crawl" can be programmed into the DSG?
