rcgliderpilot

In response to your message, I have just added an update following the 3-year/23k service - thanks for your interest!

Update... I've just had the annual service performed on my vehicle (only done about 2k miles since last year for obvious reasons - now at 23k) and this included a DSG and Haldex oil change. Intriguingly, since that service, the car is now noticeably less "eager" off the line when using no throttle and just letting the vehicle move forward of its own accord. It is now what I consider to be "within bounds of acceptability" - and certainly much closer to the characteristics of my DSG-equipped Audi A3 V6. I hadn't mentioned it to the Service Dept this time, as I'd already mentioned it to the Service Dept of two different Skoda garages - both of which treated me with disdain when I mentioned the issue at both the 10k and 20k services. I'd love to know what it is that has effected this change on my Octavia Scout: it's now a much more enjoyable car to drive, particularly when manoeuvring or coming to a smooth halt, and subjectively also feels more lively than before on the open road - even my wife commented on that, as she took and collected the car to/from its service, and it's not the sort of thing she usually notices... Curiouser and curiouser...

Thanks, all, for your responses - appreciate the feedback. This is the first DSG-equipped diesel I've had - other three over 100k miles have been/are petrol. To answer the points raised: General re idle speed: OK, perhaps I'm wrong - but the high idle speed seems to be the root of the problem... This problem never occurred on the other three DSG-equipped cars I've owned - including a 60-plate Fabia vRS estate. Is it to do with what VAG Group had to do to their diesel engines once the cheat software had been removed?? EnterName: Re your point, "I had the opposite problem, I found it very difficult to stop perfectly smoothly, as I can no longer feather off the brake just as I come to a halt to avoid jerking, because the DSG re-engages the clutch." - that's EXACTLY what I experience when stopping... In ownership of 25+ cars over 900k miles, not one of them has ever stopped me from coming to a halt really smoothly. Ecomatt: "It is best to let of the brake pedal and allow the car to move forward then apply the accelerator." That's exactly what I do, and because it accelerates so smartly, it makes it hard to move away gently and smoothly, and, more to the point, manoeuvre smoothly in confined spaces. Varaderoguy: nothing to do with regens... I run the car on Shell V-Power or BP Ultimate exclusively (always done that since I had DPF issues 15 years ago with a Citroen C5 HDi), and try not to use the car for short journeys. I also give it a blast in 3rd/4th on the dual carriageway every now and then, just to make sure. By the way, it's a 6-speed DSG, not 7-speed: is that unusual for a 68-plate Scout 184bhp??? Mileage currently 23k - was 21k prior to pandemic, so I haven't done many miles in 18 months, but the problem has existed since I took over the car at 1800 miles. Thanks again, everyone. It's a long while since I've posted here, and I appreciate the input

Thanks for your interest. I wouldn't say it "lurches"... It's just that with every other DSG-equipped car I've had/driven, they move off gently with the "creep" (as I think it used to be called in the old days with torque-converter autos) - i.e. with no application of the throttle - nicely controlled. On my Scout, the "off-throttle creep" is significantly more aggressive, which makes it very hard to move off/stop smoothly - I do pride myself on being as smooth a driver as possible... I don't think I'm being too finicky: it's enough of a problem to detract from my ownership of the car.

550/600?? Don't think I've ever owned a car that idles at 750rpm - petrol or diesel - but perhaps I'm mistaken??

Just realised my profile says I have a 2012 CT Scout... My son now has that!! Whoops...

I've got a 68-reg Octavia Scout bought nearly-new, and I absolutely love it. However, ever since I've had it, its engine idle speed has seemed too high. It idles at 750rpm, which seems too fast to me... When you put the DSG box in gear, the car moves forward quite smartly, and with sharp brakes, it's hard to manouevre smoothly if you're eg manoeuvring in a tight space. When coming to a halt, it's also very difficult to feather the brakes for a smooth stop as you come to a halt. I'm extremely used to DSG boxes (have done c. 100k miles in DSG-equipped cars), and currently also own an Audi A3 3.2 with DSG box, and that behaves exactly as I would expect it to. I've queried the idle speed with two different Skoda dealers, and both have assured me nothing is amiss: one of them took my query vaguely seriously but said nothing was wrong and told me it couldn't be adjusted, while the other treated me with near-disdain even when I pointed out I had owned around 25 cars, driven around 900k miles and owned four DSG-equipped cars in my driving lifetime - so I have a reasonable idea about cars... Is 750rpm a "normal" idle speed for the 181PS Scout, and if not, what should it be? Any input much appreciated.