Car question

2010-05-26 03:58:34

#1

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6158|Roma

My current car is the Golf Mk6 TSi with the automatic DSG gear.
A friend of mine has the same car except his is the 2.0TDI.
Anyways he was saying that if i change to "S" mode or to "Manual" mode from normal "D" mode while moving damages the transmission.
Is this true? Because I often use the manual mode or S mode to slow down, overtake, going down hills or in rushhour traffic.

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2010-05-26 04:01:43

#2

Kurazoo: Pheasant Plucker; +440|7089|West Yorkshire, U.K

My boss's BMW X5 auto can change from auto - tiptronic whilst moving. Dunno about a Golf but I'm guessing it'll be sequential.

2010-05-26 04:10:36

#3

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|7036|Finland

I doubt that switching between Sport (S), manual and automatic (D) on such a sophisticated system as the DSG would damage your transmission. I mean, it's not like switching between drives on an old 4x4. Then again, since it's such a new thing, there may always be unforeseen problems with it.

If VW thinks that it will damage it, there certainly must be a mention of it in the owners manual.

About the DSG on another note: Prepare to buy a new front right tire every now and then. From what I've seen on the test tires at work that have been driven with DSG Tourans, all the traction goes there.

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2010-05-26 04:36:05

#4

eskimo_sammyjoe: Did someone say tea?; +112|6639|S.A. Australia

I honestly don't see a problem in switching like that in a modern auto gearbox. Unless you go from D to R at 100km/h...

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2010-05-26 04:40:29

#5

aerodynamic: FOCKING HELL; +241|6158|Roma

DonFck wrote:
I doubt that switching between Sport (S), manual and automatic (D) on such a sophisticated system as the DSG would damage your transmission. I mean, it's not like switching between drives on an old 4x4. Then again, since it's such a new thing, there may always be unforeseen problems with it.

If VW thinks that it will damage it, there certainly must be a mention of it in the owners manual.

About the DSG on another note: Prepare to buy a new front right tire every now and then. From what I've seen on the test tires at work that have been driven with DSG Tourans, all the traction goes there.

yeah the car is very jumpy.
You have to give jsut the right amount of gas if not the car will either move very very slowly or do a wheel spin at every traffic light.

So i guess no problems then.
cheers guys.

Last edited by aerodynamic (2010-05-26 04:42:27)

2010-05-26 15:37:41

#6

TSI: Cholera in the time of love; +247|6385|Toronto

I'll confirm that--no problem whatsoever. Since you're not changing gear, it's actually only rerouting the control signals to the tranny computer. Nothing mechanical happens, ergo no damage can be done.

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2010-05-26 15:49:19

#7

VicktorVauhn: Member; +319|6796|Southern California

I would really imagine no.... But it really depends on how its all put together.

Probably OK, if not it will certainly say in your owners manual.

2010-05-26 16:31:37

#8

{M5}Sniper3: Typical white person.; +389|7164|San Antonio, Texas

eskimo_sammyjoe wrote:
I honestly don't see a problem in switching like that in a modern auto gearbox. Unless you go from D to R at 100km/h...

You can't do that anyways.

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