DSG - at lights.....

[ifti]

So what is the point in having 'P'?
In a manual car, you put the gearstick in the neutral position, and switch the car off etc.
Sorry, maybe a stupid question, but just wondering what the difference between 'P' and 'N' are! I thought 'P' also applied another brake while parked?

[TeddyKGB]

So what is the point in having 'P'?
In a manual car, you put the gearstick in the neutral position, and switch the car off etc.
Sorry, maybe a stupid question, but just wondering what the difference between 'P' and 'N' are! I thought 'P' also applied another brake while parked?

In 'P' something does 'engage' as you can feel it - also if the car moves a few inches (such as the time between applying 'P' and releasing the footbrake) the car will stop moving.

Also it can't be good keeping your foot on the break - the clutch is still engaged to a certain degree and is probably just as bad as "slipping" the clutch in a manual when stationary

[monzablue16v]

Do the DSG's not have the electric handbrake then?

[dan_apps]

[Jkctr]

Read this

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=90517.30

Put it in N for long periods of time
Do not coast
and
Dont leave your foot on the brake if they are hot

Use some of this mods


 

[JonnyG]

LOL ... wish I had a pound for every thread like this 

However I have a new question regarding this topic 

When waiting for short periods of time and using the footbrake and 'D' - does it make any difference how hard you depress the brake pedal as to how far the DSG clutch disengages ?

I say this because sometimes I brake very lightly, just hard enough to keep the car still in fact, and after a lot of stop / starting (in a queue) the DSG seems to get a little lurchy / jerky on take off, as if the clutch is getting hot or something. 

I have also tried braking harder, and on release it does seem to take longer to fully engage the clutch and move forward but it does'nt seem to get jerky / lurchy at all.     

[TeddyKGB]

When waiting for short periods of time and using the footbrake and 'D' - does it make any difference how hard you depress the brake pedal as to how far the DSG clutch disengages ?

It doesn't disengage.

[JonnyG]

When waiting for short periods of time and using the footbrake and 'D' - does it make any difference how hard you depress the brake pedal as to how far the DSG clutch disengages ?

It doesn't disengage.

I know it does'nt fully disengage but it is only partially engaged when at a standstill and brake depressed (the manual talks about partial engagement a lot )  ?  hence the question above

[Jkctr]

The car does not know if the brake is pressed so to disengage the clutch.

Put it in N. You can hear the difference. If you cant shift to D then back into N a few times until you do.

Would you hold a manual on the biting point at every stop?

N for medium stop periods, P for long periods with the brakes off if you have been driving hard (reduce brake wear/warping) leave it in D if you are only stopping for very short periods.

[arletty69]

Sorry JulesV6 but the car does know when the brake is engaged when at a stop!  Try this comparison:

Foot on brake..........clutch is reduced to bare minimum..........practically no demand from engine.
Take foot off brake...........momentary lapse of time before clutch engages more and car starts to move forward.