Hi
I have a strange feeling my VAQ diff isn’t working, or my memory of it in my old Mk7 I have back in 2014-2016 isn’t correct (when I used to do track days in it).
Scenario 1
If I set individual mode to sport and everything else in normal (on a dry road). I can exit a roundabout with reasonable speed in 3rd gear and get the stability/traction light to flash. My understanding is the stability is intervening and managing the car with traction control etc. so can’t really see if the diff or the systems are controlling the car.
Scenario 2
If I set individual mode to sport and everything else in normal (on a dry road). Then a long press on the traction button to disable most of the stability system.
I can be in 2nd possibly
3rd gear on a dual carriageway on ramp (90deg soft radius curve) and it understeers to the outside of the corner hard accelerating and I have to lift otherwise I will hit the curb on the outside of the corner. I don’t remember it being like this in my old car which had much more bite and you really noticed it, but on this car its as if its off or disabled.
I have tried someone with VAG.com to see if there are any faults, and we found nothing in the main screen. With this in mind I’m concerned that if I take it to a dealer while its under warranty they will only plug it in as well.
Any other way to check it, or look at it on vag.com?
BTW it had a diff service on 3 year service which it called it ‘haldex service’ on the paperwork, but I’m assuming the correct oil was put in and not haldex and that's simply the terminology in the service system??
Thanks in advance