DSG Kick-down override?

[Hurdy]

how many miles on the clock when you decided to get it remapped???

Around 2,500 miles (4,000km).

Mine was too

[Hurdy]

Hi all,

Do any of you boffins know if it possible to override the kick-down when driving in manual mode? For example, I'm in manual mode and in 5th gear and I press the accelerator to the floor - the car will drop to 4th or maybe 3rd. Is there any way to avoid this?

The reason I ask is that I had my car Revo'd last week and the Revo agent was a bit unsure about dyno'ing a DSG as he's never dyno'd one before and said that the results would not be accurate as you need to be able to do a 100% throttle run in the gear closest to a 1:1 ratio (which he said would usually be 5th gear). He said the DSG kick-down at full throttle would mess up the results. How did you DSG owners who've been dyno'd get over this issue?

Last time I had mine rolling roaded they used 4th gear?!?

[speedynz]

Max Q,

If you quickly remove your DSG box and slot in a 'proper' 6spd manual then you should find that it will remain in the desired gear regardless of throttle position.

[Max Q]

Max Q,

If you quickly remove your DSG box and slot in a 'proper' 6spd manual then you should find that it will remain in the desired gear regardless of throttle position.

Thanks, but I was hoping for an easier solution!

I read on a different forum that if you press and hold the '+' paddle and then give it full throttle it will prevent the box from downshifting. Must give this a try tomorrow and see if it works.

[RedRobin]

I read on a different forum that if you press and hold the '+' paddle and then give it full throttle it will prevent the box from downshifting. Must give this a try tomorrow and see if it works.

....Well that's totally logical if you think about it! By doing so you are continually sending the instruction.

[duffy78]

dont you just put your foot down but not activate the kickdown switch at the full travel of the peddle?

if im in manual i can put my foot down in 5th at 40mph and it doesnt 'kick down' into a lower gear unless i put my foot to the floor and feel the switch being pressed.

[Max Q]

I read on a different forum that if you press and hold the '+' paddle and then give it full throttle it will prevent the box from downshifting. Must give this a try tomorrow and see if it works.

So I tried this today and it does work. If you press and hold the '+' paddle it will initially shift up a gear but if you keep the paddle pressed you can give it full throttle up to and including the kick-down and it will not downshift. Give it a go.

Do I get a prize for answering my own question?