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Offline keelaw

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DSG in the snow
« on: 17 December 2009, 23:57 »

Starting to snow quite heavily now... any advice on using DSG in the snow?  There's no "snow" mode, nor any ability to get the car to start in 2nd (manual refuses until it gets going in 1st).


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Re: DSG in the snow
« Reply #1 on: 18 December 2009, 07:16 »
Hello mate , remember last feb , what I did was turn the ESP button to off the car drives perfect at 20 mph just keep it steady but watch out for the other idiots comming into your lane nightmare!! I drove through blizzard conditons with no problems with the ESP off. thanks Steve30 : :wink:

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Re: DSG in the snow
« Reply #2 on: 18 December 2009, 08:58 »
     Just found out about the second gear issue this morning. What a crock of sh!t..... Why oh 'F' ing why... ????
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Re: DSG in the snow
« Reply #3 on: 18 December 2009, 09:01 »
I had to be towed up the lane to my house last nite in sheffield at midnight NIGHTMARE Golfs are terrible in snow my mk5 was the same

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Re: DSG in the snow
« Reply #4 on: 18 December 2009, 09:16 »
It's days like this i wish i still had the R32. But to be honest, i wouldn't have taken it out in this. It's lethal in Sussex!

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Re: DSG in the snow
« Reply #5 on: 18 December 2009, 09:47 »
All I can say to you guys is try turning the ESP to off !! It worked a treat for me no problem Editon30 Steve  :wink:

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Re: DSG in the snow
« Reply #6 on: 18 December 2009, 09:59 »
It's days like this i wish i still had the R32. But to be honest, i wouldn't have taken it out in this. It's lethal in Sussex!



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used to love the snow in the r32!!! 4wd drifting around round abouts ftx :evil:

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Re: DSG in the snow
« Reply #7 on: 18 December 2009, 09:59 »
I had to be towed up the lane to my house last nite in sheffield at midnight NIGHTMARE Golfs are terrible in snow my mk5 was the same

Hope you dont have DSG - A huge no to towing - bye bye clutches etc!

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Re: DSG in the snow
« Reply #8 on: 18 December 2009, 10:44 »
Why is it bad for DSG ??? when i say towed i mena My old man attached rope to his range rover to my towing eye I had the car in drive and applied light acceleration so he just helped me up really cant imagine that being bad for DSG ???

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Re: DSG in the snow
« Reply #9 on: 18 December 2009, 10:50 »
Sould have put it in neutral?? that would have been safer for the clutch purpose's steve  :wink:

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