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Offline dubber36

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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #10 on: 10 February 2015, 17:25 »
I doubt someone with a Polo SE DSG, or a Touran full of kids, footballs and wet dogs would ever change gear manually.
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #11 on: 10 February 2015, 19:17 »
Quote from: dubber36 on 10 February 2015, 17:25
I doubt someone with a Polo SE DSG, or a Touran full of kids, footballs and wet dogs would ever change gear manually.

My comment was based on an woeful experience of a tdi toucan which constantly was changing gear in auto mode in its quest for economy
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Offline Mark V GTD

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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #12 on: 11 February 2015, 10:55 »
VW's DSG selected gear display in the MFD is a double edged sword - most manufacturer's auto boxes do not display the self selected gear when in full Auto mode. VW's do - which I like - but some folk do end up continuously monitoring it and comparing the cars selection to what they would have chosen if it were manual....
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #13 on: 11 February 2015, 12:14 »
I have to admit the DSG upshifts in D mode very quickly. 25mph in 5th gear anyone?
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #14 on: 11 February 2015, 12:50 »
Quote from: ajmoir36 on 11 February 2015, 12:14
I have to admit the DSG upshifts in D mode very quickly. 25mph in 5th gear anyone?

Yup... I get it too. I've got used to it in full auto mode.

It's all about lowering CO2 and economy targets across the VAG brand. They're all at it. It's the same reason we no longer have the R32 V6 (too naughty). It would skew the economy figures unfavourably... and we wouldn't want that.
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #15 on: 11 February 2015, 13:30 »
Which is all about EU CO2 targets for manufacturers which is averaged across their full vehicle production...

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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #16 on: 11 February 2015, 16:39 »
What about down shifts from 3 to 2 being a bit heavy handed so to speak?
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #17 on: 11 February 2015, 20:07 »
Quote from: ajmoir36 on 11 February 2015, 12:14
I have to admit the DSG upshifts in D mode very quickly. 25mph in 5th gear anyone?
My point is - if it were any other manufacturers box you would not know!
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #18 on: 11 February 2015, 20:17 »
Other than counting them and revs/speed.
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Re: Buttons around the gear knob...
« Reply #19 on: 11 February 2015, 23:34 »
Quote from: ajmoir36 on 11 February 2015, 20:17
Other than counting them and revs/speed.

Would involve a lot of speedo watching rather than road watching
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