I bought a new 1.8 TSI DSG Octavia 10 months ago and generally the car is fine with no problems to speak of apart from the take-up on the gearbox from rest. Unless I am particularly careful, on occassions,it will shoot forward (or backwards)at a rate of knots that can be very disconcerting. It seems that the engine is almost too poewrful for the DSG gearbox but I'm sure this is not the case. I have read that this might be a feature of the DSG and it would be good to know if this is the case. If so is it something that might be resolved in the future as I am assuming it is not a fault.

Lynnster,

Might it be the wee delay in the electronict taking up the drive (to protect the transmission?)and since you are moving the throttle in order to get movment,but not getting a response, you subconsciousley or otherwise move it more and the delay this results in you having the throttle more depressed that was actually needed.Hence "the lurch"

I find the DSG excellent on the open road, but a trifle disconcerting when manouvering. By times I hate it in this respect.

Edited 24 May, 201115 yr by dieseldogg

Any of this seem familiar?:

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/197654-jerky-dsg/

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/194572-deteriorating-drive-in-18tsi/

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/177076-mechatronic-unit/