DSG gearbox free-wheeling

[Drew75]

Hi looking for advice
my Dsg gearbox was not very smooth at slow speeds so I’ve done a VCDS reset in basic settings
I’m not sure if it done this before but now when Im driving along if I take my foot off the throttle the van free wheels and on the dash it shows D and not D6 or whatever gear I was in but if I touch the brake or throttle again it will go back into a gear that matches the speed
it’s made it very jumpy at slow speeds like D1 as it goes in and out of gear D1 - D
but it doesn’t do any of this in Sport mode

 

[Salty Spuds]

Hi looking for advice
my Dsg gearbox was not very smooth at slow speeds so I’ve done a VCDS reset in basic settings
I’m not sure if it done this before but now when Im driving along if I take my foot off the throttle the van free wheels and on the dash it shows D and not D6 or whatever gear I was in but if I touch the brake or throttle again it will go back into a gear that matches the speed
it’s made it very jumpy at slow speeds like D1 as it goes in and out of gear D1 - D
but it doesn’t do any of this in Sport mode

That’s the coasting function, depending on which MFD version you have, it can be switched on/off in there. I have mine enabled & don’t mind it at all.

 

[Drew75]

My I need to get used it
It just feels like im breaking a lot as it’s running away with it self

I don’t think it did it before so guessing I can turn it off do you know how I can turn it off
7speed DSG box 2017

 

[Salty Spuds]

My I need to get used it
It just feels like im breaking a lot as it’s running away with it self

If you tap the brakes it should cancel the coasting & drop it into gear, the harder you brake the lower the gear it will select. Tapping the accelerator will put it back into coasting mode. It’s easy to control once you get the hang of it.

 

[Drew75]

Thanks for the reply
Ill drive it about for a week and see how I get on with
If not I’ll look into getting it removed back to how it was

 

[Salty Spuds]

see post #2 above

 

[Higgidav]

I have coasting set to on for both the van and car. You can disable coasting in the MFD if you don’t like it.

 

[Drew75]

Found it on the MFD
Thanks for your help guys

 

[Phil_j89]

We used the coasting function on a van we used to go round Scotland at the start of the year (normal van is manual) and I couldn't get on with it at all, so ended up turning it off.

Wouldn't blame you for doing the same..

 

[Linoleum Bonypart]

Does the coasting improve mpg

 

[MrSkip]

Does the coasting improve mpg

Improved my long term average a bit, 36mpg without coasting, 39mpg with coasting, often see 48mpg on a longer run. Engine is a 150 euro 6 with Revo stage 1 + TVS drivability DSG re-map

 

[Drew75]

I’ve turned it off already
My be I’ll use it next time I drive to the south of France on all them big hill down south to improve the MPG

 

[DXX]

I’ve turned it off already
My be I’ll use it next time I drive to the south of France on all them big hill down south to improve the MPG

That’ll be offset by going around in circles for 2 hours looking for somewhere to park.