Yesterday afternoon I was driving normally without any problems until ....

at one point I made a full kick-down but the car felt more like 160 HP than 260 HP :S And at 6000 RPM it wouldn't rev higher. As the DSG shifts up at 6500 RPM at full kick-down the car just kept the speed without further acceleration I lifted my foot slightly so the DSG would shift up at lower rev and it did. I tried a couple of time more with the same result - 160 HP'ish and no more than 6000 RPM.

I didn't notice any anormalities driving "normally" - without full kick-down.

I tried again in the evening and today without problems - I've got my 260 HP and 6500 RPM back.

I experienced the same two times last summer but didn't complain about it as I never saw the problem again - until yesterday.

Yesterday the weather was rather warm - 32 degrees Celcius - and VERY humid. Is that the explanation?

Will the engine select an "emergency" program when the weather is too humid?

I've not had anything like that happen to mine but I'd be interested if you get a reason for your problem!

The temperatures we've had here are not enough to affect performance to that extent, unless you are driving at about 11,000ft.

Sounds like a possibly air mass meter fault or something? Although I'm not a mechanic....

The temperatures we've had here are not enough to affect performance to that extent, unless you are driving at about 11,000ft.

Sounds like a possibly air mass meter fault or something? Although I'm not a mechanic....

Probably not a height issue as the highest mountains in Denmark are less then 600ft

Had a check at the garage today: no error codes or other explanation. I got a s/w update so let's see if the probem reappears next year.

Edited 16 July, 201015 yr by myrgjorf

A little late: never had the problem again after to s/w update.

Heh..only 7 years! Do you still have the Superb 3.6?