DSG lugging?

[Capt. Common Rail]

I"m thinking about getting a new Passat TDI dsg.I currently have a 09 Jetta DSG tdi 78k and a 2010 Jetta TDI dsg 28k. Both cars tend to lug a bit at 40mph. I was wondering if this was corected on the 2012 Passat dsg.

 

[TomB]

Please do a search in this forum. I believe this has been thoroughly discussed already in one of the threads.

 

[Capt. Common Rail]

Tom B I did a search and found nothing.

 

[John]

capt. common rail: what do you mean by 'lug a bit at 40mph'? I have never seen any threads about it with the 2012 passat.

 

[MyAvocation]

My assumption... Tom is referring to threads in the A6 and A5 forums -- and there are plenty. IIRC they began with the 2009 Jetta models. 2005.5-2006.5 DSGs are much better behaved. So much for refinements over time. Crossing my fingers for the Passat DSG.

 

[abctdi]

By all accounts I've read here and other sources, this DSG application is probably the best so far when coupled to this newest 2.0 CR.

 

[tdiatlast]

Mine sure is smooth (only < 100 miles), but I've noticed it's quite happy to cruise along barely above 1100rpm, right around 40mph. I know that's deliberately programmed in, probably for fuel efficiency, but I'd like a few hundred more revs, for cooling, oil circulation, exhaust flow through the DPF.

 

[John]

tdiatlast: are you following DriveByWire's break-in recommendations?

 

[tdiatlast]

I didn't with my JSW (purchased first, with no knowledge of TDIClub) With the Jetta sedan, I did what I thought was Drivbiwire's advice...finding the few longish hills near me, and doing several descents in a row, allowing engine braking in a lower gear all the way down. Ditto for climbing the hill, holding the gear as long as possible, while under load. Seemed abusive, but...
My Jetta sedan consistently got 3-5 more MPG than the JSW. Could be the additional weight of the JSW, combined with the 235/45-17 tires on the JSW. I prefer to think it's because the rings were broken in better.

So...I have already spent a few miles in the Passat, using the hills as above. We'll see how it works. FYI, I was always certain that coolant AND oil were fully warm before any excessive load or revving.

 

[tdiatlast]

YES, the DSG in my Passat is programmed to maintain steady-state speed, in any gear, lugging around 1200-1300...does it while driving slowly through the neighborhood.

I DON'T like it, and wish there were a way to re-program the DSG.