WEC4104
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Over on the JSW sub-forum, there have been past discussions regarding accidentally stalling TDI with the 6M. Some folks, even ones who are very experienced clutch drivers, occaisionally stall when pulling away from a stop. It apparently has to do with the electronic controls killing the engine when the rpms drop below a threshold. On most other vehicles, you can sense when the engine is about to stall on it's own, and when you sense that, you can "recover". On the JSW, it is electronically controlled, so there is less of a sense that it is about to happen, and no way to recover.
With the engine and transmission similarities of the Passat/JSW, I am wondering if the Passat exhibits a similar attribute. Anyone experience this? My wife is a pretty competent at driving a stick, but wouldn't want this to become a frustration point.
With the engine and transmission similarities of the Passat/JSW, I am wondering if the Passat exhibits a similar attribute. Anyone experience this? My wife is a pretty competent at driving a stick, but wouldn't want this to become a frustration point.