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Offline ajmoir36

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Buttons around the gear knob...
« on: 09 February 2015, 20:43 »
Does anyone know if you can get buttons for the DCC and ACC for the right hand side and whether or not the wires would re-route to the other side, it sort of annoys me I have to lean over the gearstick to press them. Also at a quick glance you cannot see the status of them. Also I suppose blanking plates for the ones you move across.
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #1 on: 10 February 2015, 09:33 »
The buttons are on that side in all markets unfortunately...

Personally I dont have a problem with it as the buttons near to me (park assist and park pilot) are more frequently used...
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #2 on: 10 February 2015, 09:43 »
I'm with ajmoir on this. I hate having to peer around the gear stick to change driving mode or knock the stop/start off. It's dangerous! When VW have gone to the expense of tooling for right hand drive it seems churlish to have ignored the cheapo buttons around the gear lever.

To the best of my knowledge they are a pig to move over if not impossible. But I might not have that right.
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #3 on: 10 February 2015, 10:13 »
I've gone to change driving mode only to turn off Start/stop, a fair few times!

I just wish you could change driving mode from the steering wheel.
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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #4 on: 10 February 2015, 12:11 »
I agree from the steering wheel for race mode would be useful. If the buttons weren't sculpted to fit in their holes you could move them around. I don't have park pilot (the button with the steering wheel) so could move the other two across. It might be best if knocking the DSG stick into S enables "Race mode" would be more appropriate too.
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #5 on: 10 February 2015, 16:02 »
This is a hang up for a car engineered for LHD, agree on the wrong side, also the DSG is configured same way as if in a LHD manual mode you move the lever closer
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #6 on: 10 February 2015, 16:42 »
Quote from: wigit on 10 February 2015, 16:02
This is a hang up for a car engineered for LHD, agree on the wrong side, also the DSG is configured same way as if in a LHD manual mode you move the lever closer

Who shifts with the lever rather than the paddles tho'?
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #7 on: 10 February 2015, 16:45 »
Bet the Germans are complaining that the button that switches off the parking sensors are on the wrong side  :whistle:

I have no issue finding the buttons 'blind', neither is the lever really in the way in manual version.
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #8 on: 10 February 2015, 16:46 »
Paddles here, hands on the wheel if I am doing that.
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #9 on: 10 February 2015, 16:51 »
Quote from: dubber36 on 10 February 2015, 16:42
Quote from: wigit on 10 February 2015, 16:02
This is a hang up for a car engineered for LHD, agree on the wrong side, also the DSG is configured same way as if in a LHD manual mode you move the lever closer

Who shifts with the lever rather than the paddles tho'?

the mere mortals who do not get flappy paddles on some dsg cars, i had a toucan without paddles as a courtesy car :)
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