Sport Mode

[benmartingolf]

Hi all,

This maybe a stupid question but thought id ask hopefully il have my car at the end of next month.

I have ordered a DSG GTI and wondered when I put the car into sport mode on the gear stick does this change the car in the same way putting the car into sport mode through in infotainment system?

Im just curious and sorry if this is a silly question i don't have one to play with yet!!!!

Thanks

Ben

[JBirchy]

Hi mate,

No doing it on the gearstick simply changes the gearbox into Sport. The other settings will stay in the mode you already have it in.

Put it in Sport mode through the infotainment system, and the gearbox also switches into Sport as part of it's settings (until you switch the car off, then it defaults into standard D mode)

Hope this helps!

Jon

[benmartingolf]

Hi mate,

No doing it on the gearstick simply changes the gearbox into Sport. The other settings will stay in the mode you already have it in.

Put it in Sport mode through the infotainment system, and the gearbox also switches into Sport as part of it's settings (until you switch the car off, then it defaults into standard D mode)

Hope this helps!

Jon

Fantastic, Thanks Jon

Cant wait to get it now. What else does Sport mode through the infotainment change?

Cheers

[Mark V GTD]

It also switches on the dreaded Soundaktor!

[Jimble]

It also weights up the steering, it'll stiffen the suspension if you have DCC fitted.

[Sootchucker]

Here you go....this is how the car is set up in Sports mode.

[JBirchy]

It also switches on the dreaded Soundaktor!

I must admit, I actually quite like the sound in Sport mode - bit more throaty than standard. 

[VWcezGTI7]

So let me get this straight, the car's soundaktor is only on during S mode and not when in normal D mode or Tiptronic? I don't have the optional DCC but this would really change a lot as I rarely drive in S and prefer the Tiptronic. Sorry for the vague information I have on my own car lol.

[remlapeel]

It's on during normal mode just a reduced amount. I think it's on 25% in normal mode and 100% in sport mode. One thing to remember about the soundaktor is it's as fake as Jordan's tits, and no one outside can hear it. You may as well play s cd of V8s than listen to it......mine has been disconnected lol

[JB GTI]

When you put the car in sport via the infotainment if the sh!t or bust nature of the sport mapping on the DSG wears a little thin, if you pull back on the gear lever it switches the DSG map back to normal but leaves the rest of the cars settings in sport.