Questions for the OP if you don't mind
1. Is there really no other way to turn off start/stop without digging into the menu options each time you start the car? There is no physical button to press as far as I could see on my demo drive. Can you disable start/stop in the individual driving mode?
2. You cant flick the DSG stick/ stump to the left to enter manual mode and use the paddles anymore, apparently the only way to activate the paddles is to press them. Is there a way to activate the paddles, but not change gear at the same time? In my test drive I found I would be in 3rd for example, I'd want to activate the paddles, but to do so I'd have to drop down to 2nd or up to 4th? If you don't use the paddles after some time, the car reverts back to DSG automatic mode apparently, have you found away around this?
3. I had a quick look at the menu options - is there a way to disable the 'light bar' that runs the entire way across the front of the car when the lights are on? It seemed like there was an option for it, but I ran out of time to dig really deep into the different settings.