MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: SO8 on February 01, 2009, 04:48:10 pm
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Being a London type person I can' t really remember the last time we had snow - other than I had a Scooby at the time so couldn't have cared less ....
Now, with a DSG Edition 30 I wondered if there are any special settings for snow or slush ??
I can't see any in the owner's manual - not even the usual drive very slowly and avoid anything other than delicate touches of the brakes, etc, etc. Other autos go into, say, 3rd with a 'snow' button but if the DSG is manually set to, say, 3rd .... and the gearbox doesn't like it then it changes down ....
Any views ?
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1. Keep the Traction control on
2. Drive steadily
3. Leave it in D mode
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As Hurdy says in snow and slush :happy2:
although I sometimes use manual mode on downhill sections to engine brake
It's stopping on icy downhill slopes where DSG is a bit of a worry to me ... what do peeps do in this situation ?
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It's stopping on icy downhill slopes where DSG is a bit of a worry to me ... what do peeps do in this situation ?
Pray and squeeze butt cheeks. :driver:
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^ PMSL I always wondered why they did not fit a winter setting to the DSG box in the GTI.
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As Hurdy says in snow and slush :happy2:
although I sometimes use manual mode on downhill sections to engine brake
It's stopping on icy downhill slopes where DSG is a bit of a worry to me ... what do peeps do in this situation ?
1. Keep the Traction control on
2. Drive steadily
3. Leave it in D mode
4. Progressive on the brakes when needed
:happy2:
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^ PMSL I always wondered why they did not fit a winter setting to the DSG box in the GTI.
There is a W - winter switch on the GT 170 TDI, I think that one just adjusts the torque output. Don't know if it adjusts the DSG settings though.
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Do you petrol engined cars have the "w" button infront of the gear selector ??
(W = Winter ( according to the O/M) )
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No only the oil burners by the sounds of it.
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No only the oil burners by the sounds of it.
:P
lol, i'd have thought i'd have been a good idea to have it on any car with a decent amount of grunt.
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TBH not sure if even the oil burners in the uk have it - not like snow is a real problem
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TBH not sure if even the oil burners in the uk have it - not like snow is a real problem
I'm pretty sure my 170 has it ;)
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^^^ I have a 140 TDI DSG at the moment and this doesn't have it but other 170 TDI's I have seen do :happy2:
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It's stopping on icy downhill slopes where DSG is a bit of a worry to me ... what do peeps do in this situation ?
....Use Manual mode for engine braking or leave it in D-mode, or apply the brakes very gently indeed (and relish the fact that AP Racing brakes have a very direct pedal response feel).
Going uphill I found that the Quaife was amazing at instantly extinguishing any TC light flickers and restoring traction (was at slow 20 mph speeds on totally ungritted A-road).