DSG....problems??

[chris s]

Has anyone else has these symptons with their DSG....  the drive I use over night is on an angle and if I have to reverse off i.e. up the angle, I have to give give a few revs [or let the clutch pull the car on it's own] in order to get it moving.... equally in the morning the DSG seems a bit sluggish to move from 1st to 2nd, and when in D the shifts from 2nd to 3rd aren't exactly the smoothest.... however when warmed up all seems well.

I was thinking of getting it reset after reading a few posts  on here, but having spoken to my local Tuner (Triple H Motorsport), he suggested having it serviced and an oil change first.... the car's an MY08 Ed30 with Revo stg 1 and 26k on the clock....

Any thoughts would be great

[PDT]

Had a similar thing with my ED30, did a dsg oil change and DSG rest and all was fine. Think the Reset would be the first thing to try and its free if you have Vagcom or 1 hour labour for a garage to carry out.

[chris s]

Cheers pal... I was thinking along the same lines.... although the service is due in a few months so depending on the cost it might just be spreding it out before the service

[chris s]

Have now got my car booked in for a DSG service, oil change and reset this weekend.... hopefully it'll get the DSG back on track?!?

I was playing around on the way home tonight and noticed that driving in D and 6th gear doing about 40mph, when I put my foot down the revs jump 1500rpm before it drops a gear or 2, meaning there is a fair jolt when when the lower gear engages... is this normal or is it another sympton of a poorly DSG???

[LouCyffer]

There's a two stage switch beneath the accelerator pedal. If you press the pedal down far enough to engage the switch, the 'box drops a gear. If you press it to the floor , the second stage switch is engaged & down 2 gears it goes.

So you'll get a certain amount of rev gain by getting the pedal that far down. It sounds normal to me

[markymark]

Has anyone else has these symptons with their DSG....  the drive I use over night is on an angle and if I have to reverse off i.e. up the angle, I have to give give a few revs [or let the clutch pull the car on it's own] in order to get it moving.... equally in the morning the DSG seems a bit sluggish to move from 1st to 2nd, and when in D the shifts from 2nd to 3rd aren't exactly the smoothest.... however when warmed up all seems well.

I was thinking of getting it reset after reading a few posts  on here, but having spoken to my local Tuner (Triple H Motorsport), he suggested having it serviced and an oil change first.... the car's an MY08 Ed30 with Revo stg 1 and 26k on the clock....

Any thoughts would be great

I also have a sloped drive and mine also takes a bit of extra revving it's because it's using the hill start function so just needs a little extra oomph!

[chris s]

Cheers fella... now you mention that 2 stage switch it rings a bell.  Plus with the REVO stage 1 I guess the 'Jolt' I mentioned is just exaggerated.... fingers crossed the service and reset smooths over the rough edges I mentioned

[LouCyffer]

Any of us with VCDS can do a reset for you. Look in the member log for your nearest VCDS owner & ask them. Saves time at the stealer. The only time I asked them to reset mine (under warranty) they didn't bother. I told them I'd start going to another dealer for my servicing needs & did the reset myself. 5 minute job then a 10 minute drive. It sure as hell isn't worth an hour of dealer 'labour'.

Register of VCDS owners: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,120.0.html

How to reset DSG: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,24158.0.html

Simples

[graeme4130]

I've been suffering very similar symptoms in my 55 plate gti dsg
It's on 41k now, so today it's been in Vw Swindon for a dsg oil and filter change
I've not noticed a massive improvement, so does anyone know if they reset the dsg in these £170 fixed price services as a reset, if it does as described above, might be the key to getting it to run smoothly again ?
Cheers
Graeme

[Moschops]

Has anyone else has these symptons with their DSG....  the drive I use over night is on an angle and if I have to reverse off i.e. up the angle, I have to give give a few revs [or let the clutch pull the car on it's own] in order to get it moving.... equally in the morning the DSG seems a bit sluggish to move from 1st to 2nd, and when in D the shifts from 2nd to 3rd aren't exactly the smoothest.... however when warmed up all seems well.

I was thinking of getting it reset after reading a few posts  on here, but having spoken to my local Tuner (Triple H Motorsport), he suggested having it serviced and an oil change first.... the car's an MY08 Ed30 with Revo stg 1 and 26k on the clock....

Any thoughts would be great

Mechatronics unit possibly on it's way out...is the car still under warranty?

[graeme4130]

Has anyone else has these symptons with their DSG....  the drive I use over night is on an angle and if I have to reverse off i.e. up the angle, I have to give give a few revs [or let the clutch pull the car on it's own] in order to get it moving.... equally in the morning the DSG seems a bit sluggish to move from 1st to 2nd, and when in D the shifts from 2nd to 3rd aren't exactly the smoothest.... however when warmed up all seems well.

I was thinking of getting it reset after reading a few posts  on here, but having spoken to my local Tuner (Triple H Motorsport), he suggested having it serviced and an oil change first.... the car's an MY08 Ed30 with Revo stg 1 and 26k on the clock....

Any thoughts would be great

Mechatronics unit possibly on it's way out...is the car still under warranty?

Sorry to Hijack this thread a little, but do you know roughly what that would cost to rectify ?

[chris s]

I was told that unless the dealer thought there was an issue with the gear box they will not do the reset. I have specifically asked for the reset and have heard good things about this dealer so I'll keep you all posted . From memory the mechatronic unit is about 1200 all in

[LouCyffer]

Chris, if your car is second hand, the reset is a must. The box 'learns' your driving style and so when you buy a used DSG the style of the previous driver remains. This is often why it can feel a bit wooly. My friend's R32 would occasionally select first in slow right handers, and I found mine hesitant on some down changes. Two resets later, two transformed cars. I heartily recommend it if you've bought used.

[Moschops]

I was told that unless the dealer thought there was an issue with the gear box they will not do the reset. I have specifically asked for the reset and have heard good things about this dealer so I'll keep you all posted . From memory the mechatronic unit is about 1200 all in

Chris, make that over £2K for the Mechatronics unit to be replaced, that what I and others have been quoted. Mine was replaced under warranty

And as Loucyffer states, try and get it reset.

[chris s]

I an hoping the re set and service will make all well again