Driving in the snow // DSG

[Ranbeer Singh]

Hello,

I will taking my GTI to a couple of Scandanavian countries next month and only purchased my car in May so have not driven in any snow yet. I have a DSG box so am looking for any advice/tips for driving in the snow with this gearbox. I previously had a SLK on 19s, rear wheel drive and a supercharged 2L engine made in nearly impossible to drive in the Snow!

Any advice would be most welcome.

Rick
2007-DSG

[R32UK]

winter tyres will help massively 

[trs888]

winter tyres will help massively 

yep, thats the first big thing id say too. make sure you get some decent ones. i have yokohama W Drives (£135 each at the mo) and are very good. i hear continental winters and pirellis are good too.

just keep low revs if your trying to move off. traction control will kick in anyway, but i havent had a problem yet.

i was on my way back from BCS (in St Helens) in February last year with these on and was doing 60+ on the motorway in snowy conditions and snowing too without issue. if anything i think winter tyres kinda make you over confident!

i only usually play with the dsg paddles or put it in manual in the summer or on dry roads, so i would just let the DSG Box do all the thinking for you in that regard

have fun bud.  im still planning a trip to the nurburg ring and driving holiday for next year from england to germany to south of portugal.......

[mo]

When moving off from a standstill in snow i always release my foot slowly off the brake pedal and let the car do the pulling off before i apply any gas.

[bacillus]

Anyone know if snow chains cumpulsory in Scandanavia?

[Ranbeer Singh]

Thanks lads.. Will look into getting some winter tyres... Just out of curiosity.. Has anyone tried launch control in the snow?!

Rick

[homesqueeze]

What countries are you going to specifically? I only ask because I know that in certain countries round there it will be a legal requirement to be running on studded tyres during the winter months.