Auto Kick down

[savvasa]

Afternoon all, I'm not sure if this is normal or not so I thought I'd ask.

As I'm motoring along at normal speed the car is perfect in every way. HOWEVER, when I put my foot down to over take someone, the car takes about a second or two to kick down a gear, its really noticeable and very annoying. Is this normal?

Ive got the DSG auto with flappy paddles.

Thanks in advance.

[Phil1980]

Upgrade to a manual.

[savvasa]

Thanks Phil... reallllly helpful   

[weston]

Just put it into manual then it won't drop down for overtaking like that. You could leave it in D or S then once your up to speed in 6th knock the gearstick across or just drive in manual anyway as that's the best way 

[Hurdy]

Just put it into manual then it won't drop down for overtaking like that. You could leave it in D or S then once your up to speed in 6th knock the gearstick across or just drive in manual anyway as that's the best way 

You are incorrect Weston, even if you put it in manual mode the DSG gearbox will still kickdown unless you have the DSG remapped to stop it.

Kickdown was one of the most annoying traits of the DSG. The reason it tends to take time to kickdown is that it is liable to be dropping two gears, in which case the gear the DSG is asking for is on the same gearset as the one it is coming from   ... i.e. 5th to 3rd, 6th to 4th, or more commonly at lower speeds 4th to 2nd.
   A single gear drop is usually a quicker change as the box already has the alternative gearset ready to swap to.

REVO and GIAC do DSG remaps which give changes that are up to 60% faster and isolate manual to be a manual ...i.e. no change up at the redline and no kickdown. When in manual the DSG remap still allows the gears to drop to the next one down when the minimum threshold for the revs is reached.

[savvasa]

Thanks Hurdy, so basically what your saying is that the delay I'm experiencing is normal, and that only a remap would change that?

Thanks again.

[weston]

You are incorrect Weston

Hmm maybe mine has the dsg remap? Is there another way of telling? I haven't had it done myself.

[Ed30DSG]

You are incorrect Weston

Hmm maybe mine has the dsg remap? Is there another way of telling? I haven't had it done myself.

Does it kick-down in auto or sport? Are you pressing hard enough to engage it?

[savvasa]

Ive only tested this out in normal auto mode (the wife is not a fan of sport mode). I'm definatly pressing hard enough, it is most noticeable when the peddle is pressed all the way down.

[2007GTI]

if you put your foot right to the floor, you engage kickdown mode, where it drops a gear and revs high.  check the manual, its a "feature".

Afternoon all, I'm not sure if this is normal or not so I thought I'd ask.

As I'm motoring along at normal speed the car is perfect in every way. HOWEVER, when I put my foot down to over take someone, the car takes about a second or two to kick down a gear, its really noticeable and very annoying. Is this normal?

Ive got the DSG auto with flappy paddles.

Thanks in advance.