Keli_OR
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2003
- Location
- West Linn, Oregon
- TDI
- '15 black Sportwagen SE, '01 silver Jetta GLS, '00 green Beetle
I am a manual transmission enthusiast and now have a GSW SE with DSG.
I love actually "driving" my car. I like to drive assertively.
I am hoping to recreate a manual driving experience as best I can since I was unable to locate a 6sp. manual in my price range and geographic area.
I have a few questions about this new (to me) transmission.
1. I have heard that the DSG will adapt and "learn" your driving style and change the shifting patterns. Is this true?
2. I have tried driving in D mode and S mode and find that neither suits me completely. I tend to use a combination of both during my commute or general driving. E.g. I start out in S and then on the freeway change to D. Is this common?
3. I have had a couple of heart stopping moments when pulling into the passing lane in traffic. When under hard acceleration in D mode there is a definite "lag". I thought the car had gone into limp mode until it suddenly came to life.
Is this normal? Or a result of the stage 1 fix?
4. I haven't played around with the manual mode much. Any tips on driving with the paddle shifters versus the "stick"?
I so want to fall completely in love with this car like I did with my 01 Jetta manual 15 years ago.
I am considering a Malone chip next year sometime but until then I am wondering if there are Vagcom tweaks that can be done.
I appreciate any information I can get!
I love actually "driving" my car. I like to drive assertively.
I am hoping to recreate a manual driving experience as best I can since I was unable to locate a 6sp. manual in my price range and geographic area.
I have a few questions about this new (to me) transmission.
1. I have heard that the DSG will adapt and "learn" your driving style and change the shifting patterns. Is this true?
2. I have tried driving in D mode and S mode and find that neither suits me completely. I tend to use a combination of both during my commute or general driving. E.g. I start out in S and then on the freeway change to D. Is this common?
3. I have had a couple of heart stopping moments when pulling into the passing lane in traffic. When under hard acceleration in D mode there is a definite "lag". I thought the car had gone into limp mode until it suddenly came to life.
Is this normal? Or a result of the stage 1 fix?
4. I haven't played around with the manual mode much. Any tips on driving with the paddle shifters versus the "stick"?
I so want to fall completely in love with this car like I did with my 01 Jetta manual 15 years ago.
I am considering a Malone chip next year sometime but until then I am wondering if there are Vagcom tweaks that can be done.
I appreciate any information I can get!