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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: MartC on 11 February 2023, 18:56

Title: 7.5 GTi DSG holding onto 2nd gear after cold start
Post by: MartC on 11 February 2023, 18:56

Guys, wonder if people could offer up their experiences of their DSG cars after a cold start.
Bought the car in summer so first winter with it. It’s a 2019 GTi PP DSG.

Noticed it more recently with the dip in temperature. Start the car from cold, pull off the drive and the car holds onto 2nd gear for a little while with the revs around 2500 rpm. Probably about 20 mph.

When I idle the car for a while, de-icing it, then pull off the drive, it’ll change into 3rd normally. Obviously a bit more temp in the engine, etc. Wondering if it’s normal behaviour, or odd.

Title: Re: 7.5 GTi DSG holding onto 2nd gear after cold start
Post by: mcmaddy on 11 February 2023, 19:18

My TCR dsg does the same. Probably some sort of gearbox protection.

Title: Re: 7.5 GTi DSG holding onto 2nd gear after cold start
Post by: P6GTD on 11 February 2023, 23:15

Normal. The car thinks for itself. Just let it.

Title: Re: 7.5 GTi DSG holding onto 2nd gear after cold start
Post by: Watts on 12 February 2023, 06:03

Mine always holds on to second when leaving our local Tesco's car park. Odd but it probably knows what it's doing..

Title: Re: 7.5 GTi DSG holding onto 2nd gear after cold start
Post by: MartC on 12 February 2023, 07:47

Excellent, thanks for the replies chaps. Much appreciated  :smiley:

One less thing to worry about.

Title: Re: 7.5 GTi DSG holding onto 2nd gear after cold start
Post by: CarbonGTD on 12 February 2023, 21:35

Yep, totally normal - mine does exactly the same - otherwise performs faultlessly.

Title: Re: 7.5 GTi DSG holding onto 2nd gear after cold start
Post by: Carbon VW on 13 February 2023, 11:42

Quote from: MartC on 12 February 2023, 07:47

Excellent, thanks for the replies chaps. Much appreciated  :smiley:

One less thing to worry about.

Just out of interest, what mileage is on the car? As holding onto 2nd once warm is usually fixed by a tramsmission fluid flush/filter change which is due at 40k miles (was on the mk7 anyway)

Title: Re: 7.5 GTi DSG holding onto 2nd gear after cold start
Post by: MartC on 14 February 2023, 11:23

Quote from: Carbon VW on 13 February 2023, 11:42

Just out of interest, what mileage is on the car? As holding onto 2nd once warm is usually fixed by a transmission fluid flush/filter change which is due at 40k miles (was on the mk7 anyway)

The issue which thankfully seems to be a non issue was straight after a cold start, more so in this cold weather.
After after around 200 metres, it selects 3rd fine.
Car has only done ~15,000 miles.

Title: Re: 7.5 GTi DSG holding onto 2nd gear after cold start
Post by: Carbon VW on 14 February 2023, 14:06

Quote from: MartC on 14 February 2023, 11:23

Quote from: Carbon VW on 13 February 2023, 11:42

Just out of interest, what mileage is on the car? As holding onto 2nd once warm is usually fixed by a transmission fluid flush/filter change which is due at 40k miles (was on the mk7 anyway)

The issue which thankfully seems to be a non issue was straight after a cold start, more so in this cold weather.
After after around 200 metres, it selects 3rd fine.
Car has only done ~15,000 miles.

 :cool: