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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: gti265 on 19 June 2010, 13:09

Title: accelerator
Post by: gti265 on 19 June 2010, 13:09

hello all,

on my 2007 golf, when i puch the accelerator down it goes nearly all the way then stops, then if i push it harder it goes all the way to the floor, whats the reason for this??

thanks :)
tom

Title: Re: accelerator
Post by: Matt23 on 19 June 2010, 13:36

If you have a dsg gearbox it's the kickdown button. on mines its green button under the pedal.  :smiley:

Title: Re: accelerator
Post by: gti265 on 19 June 2010, 20:27

yer i do have dsg, so i have 2 push the pedal all the way down which makes it drop down gears anyway, to make it change down?? whats the use for it?

tom

Title: Re: accelerator
Post by: Matt23 on 20 June 2010, 19:36

Not sure as it changes down well before then anyway. It must have something to do with the flyby wire system it uses.

Title: Re: accelerator
Post by: Enforcer on 23 June 2010, 22:10

In my e46 M3 (smg) there was similar system - going past kick-down dropped the gear to the most performance optimal. So sometimes I could be in 6th gear and on kick-down it would drop to 4th - as opposed to 5th on a gentle press.

I'd assume in principal the golf is the same - but not powerful enough to make the change so dramatic?