SNOW

[Arron84]

how did you all get on in the snow? this is the first time using the car in the snow and ive gota say DSG and the "W" button worked an apsolute treat whilst everyone was strugling- i just went round like it was no effort

great button that 

[gazon69]

Got stuck for 4 hours in my 26ton truck. Not good. Gti handled it superb though

[Golfgirl]

Mine's rubbish in the snow!

[182_blue]

how did you all get on in the snow? this is the first time using the car in the snow and ive gota say DSG and the "W" button worked an apsolute treat whilst everyone was strugling- i just went round like it was no effort

great button that 

Where abouts is the W button ?

[Aweful_Truth]

didn't get any snow in cornwall 

[Steve Baker]

how did you all get on in the snow? this is the first time using the car in the snow and ive gota say DSG and the "W" button worked an apsolute treat whilst everyone was strugling- i just went round like it was no effort

great button that 

Where abouts is the W button ?

GT 170 I think!

[Matto]

I have a GT 170 and have a W button.

[marka87uk]

I managed to get my Ed30 DSG stuck! It was okay when moving though... Probably doesn't help that I kept putting off getting winter tyres, but hopefully the snow won't last too long!

[Tamiyoman]

I was just sat there thinking W button wheres that?, then read down aha, I dont have one in my Ed30.

Well in norfolk we got around 3-4 inches on saturday night which for norfolk is a lot and it was nice to get out and have a drive on empty roads (The norfolkites dont come out in snow, it scares them "Oooarr stroinge whiooite stuff from tho skayyy"), it did take me 3 attempts to get off the drive tho as there was a big drift right behind me car!, fortunately cleared out the log fire the night before so plenty of ash to drop behind the wheels which soon got me on my way  

Got a few funny looks as im driving along sliding about sideways (it helps with the handbrake off  )

[jhtrophy]

Mine ain't right cracking, funny thing is lad on my street has a 130i so I thought they can't be that bad in snow, if he can get up hill onto street,  Saturday morning wakes up to snow twat drives past in a new defender

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Mine's rubbish in the snow!

What tyres have you got?

[Arron84]

think the W button is only on the DSG models? mine a GT170 DSG concidering its mapped the "W"inter button works a treat. im just runng some sh*tty tyres think there called pace lol, they were on there car when i bought it not long ago, usually have Toyo T1R's on my focus rs and there great i may stick to these haha 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

think the W button is only on the DSG models?

Nah - its also on manuals too! 

[Arron84]

now theres something i didnt know lol i cant get my head round how good it is. does it just cut the torque out of the low range preventing wheel spin?

[Teutonic_Tamer]

now theres something i didnt know lol i cant get my head round how good it is. does it just cut the torque out of the low range preventing wheel spin?

It basically dramatically alters the way the electronic throttle works.  You just get considerably less 'actual' throttle opening compared to how far you press the go pedal.  So fundamentally, it reduces torque, and more importantly, makes that torque FAR more manageable.