I realise this is going off the post topic so will make this my last response on DSG.
I actually started a topic about 3 years ago on the debate of engine braking (“over run”) versus braking and got different points of view including the danger of placing too much strain on the DSG transmission.
I drive briskly but not harshly and treat the car like a baby. I feel I can achieve a balance between mechanical sympathy and using what a GTI offers.
So I use the car’s capabilities carefully but to the full when appropriate.
I get the impression from OPs that I am typical of GTI owners, certainly on this forum, who tend to look after their cars significantly better than the Average Joe.
Anyway, I will desist and return this brilliant thread rightfully to the topic “What Have You Done To Your Mk7 Today”