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Offline rsreid2000

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DSG Kickdown
« on: January 25, 2011, 07:06:50 pm »
When driving in D and I floor it to activate the 'kickdown' sometimes it is scary fast and other times it seems flat.
I've watched and it always drops 2 gears.
I'm I doing something wrong.
Is there a certain way to use the 'kickdown' feature.
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Re: DSG Kickdown
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2011, 07:09:40 pm »
mines the same, i just use 'M'
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Re: DSG Kickdown
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2011, 07:11:26 pm »
It all depends how hard you press, its a 2 stage kickdown

With your car turned off... press the accelerator to the floor, you should feel a switch clicking at the very bottom.

When you press it fully down till the switch clicks then it will drop to the lowest gear possible, if you only press it so the switch doesnt click... is will change down maybe 1/2 gears depending and it will do it less aggressively.
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Re: DSG Kickdown
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2011, 07:19:25 pm »
Thanks richwig83.
I will try that tomorrow.
I try to be aware that I I'm pressing all the way down.
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Re: DSG Kickdown
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2011, 08:18:11 pm »
Also that kickdown past the switch point works in Manuel unless you have a DSG map.
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Re: DSG Kickdown
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2011, 08:08:11 am »
Quote from: richwig83 on January 25, 2011, 07:11:26 pm
It all depends how hard you press, its a 2 stage kickdown

With your car turned off... press the accelerator to the floor, you should feel a switch clicking at the very bottom.

When you press it fully down till the switch clicks then it will drop to the lowest gear possible, if you only press it so the switch doesnt click... is will change down maybe 1/2 gears depending and it will do it less aggressively.
I don't seem to hear a click when I press fully down!
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Re: DSG Kickdown
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2011, 09:03:57 am »
It will just feel like a switch at the bottom.

Maybe no click.

Maybe before you clicked it and then another time you didn't?

Thats why not so aggressive?
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Re: DSG Kickdown
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2011, 10:34:05 am »
Quote from: richwig83 on January 25, 2011, 07:11:26 pm
It all depends how hard you press, its a 2 stage kickdown

With your car turned off... press the accelerator to the floor, you should feel a switch clicking at the very bottom.

When you press it fully down till the switch clicks then it will drop to the lowest gear possible, if you only press it so the switch doesnt click... is will change down maybe 1/2 gears depending and it will do it less aggressively.
I never knew that :happy2: I should learn to read manuals :laugh:
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