Hello all,

I am thinking about buying new Octavia with 1.8TSI and DSG but I have some concerns about the DSG. I have very narrow garage, I cannot even drive in with both mirrors unfolded and I have been hearing some bad experiences with DSG and very slow maneuvering into tight spaces. Is it possible with the current DSG to creep super slowly using break like with traditional AT or with manual using clutch? Sometimes when entering my garage i just need to move only few centimeters in very slow speed and I have heard this could actually be a problem with DSG becouse it just disengages clutches completely when you step on a brake during creeping. Could any1 share his experience about this. Thanks.

Edited 7 August, 201213 yr by Mikek

Yes it is. I have to do a tight reverse park most mornings at the train station and even on a slight hill, I have had no problems.

I have a 2006 DSG and some of what you say is sort of true.

I say sort of, because when you get used to maneuvering it at slow speeds, it is fine. But you can't (at least on a 2006) creep super slow like a torque converter auto. I believe the DSG software has been updated in later years so maybe this aspect has been improved.

But don't let it put you off....it's not impossible to park in tight spaces very slowly....just different and easy to get used to.

I have a very steep short drive and a skip to the side as well and I have no problems reverse parking it

Tight garage here and no problems.

Absolutely no problem at all

Just let it creep with foot off the throttle

Tight driveway with cars park opposite and slight incline its actually easier to park than the fabia.

Mine creeps just fine. My only minor gripe would be that it is so much slower than parking a manual but even there it becomes a lot faster with practice.

Hello all, thanks for sharing your experiences. Just one last question, if I understand how it works. Can you actually regulate speed of creeping with brake like with torque converter auto or is the creep so slow that you can simply make any inch-tight maneuvers just by creeping without braking?

Likewise, no problem at all. Does take a little getting used to but once mastered its OK. The entry to my garage is a tight fit and as I don't have power mirrors and with only about 1" either side clearance of the mirrors the car creeps forward and in reverse just fine.

Didnt see your last post - but answer is YES.

Edited 8 August, 201213 yr by kalpat

Hello all, thanks for sharing your experiences. Just one last question, if I understand how it works. Can you actually regulate speed of creeping with brake like with torque converter auto or is the creep so slow that you can simply make any inch-tight maneuvers just by creeping without braking?

Mine is not slow enough to creep into very tight spaces without braking, but mines a 2006 TDI.....newer DSG's have updated software and some models use a dry clutch DSG which I have no experience of.

I suggest you test drive a DSG and see what you think. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Edited 8 August, 201213 yr by booke23

Slow speed creep on the flat is eeezy peeeezy just take your foot off the brake, stay off the throttle and it crawls very slowly.

On a slope needs a smidgin of throttle.

Has a habit when moving slowly up a slope, if you haven't got quite enough throttle on, to just disengage the clutch and strart rolling down the hill. Your reaction can be to squeeze the throttle whereon it re-engages clutch and leaps up the hill. Can be a little disconcerting! It is the only "fault" I have found in 2 years. Happens to me when reversing slowly out of my quite steep drive.

Mine is the latest version and at crawling speeds it acts exactly as a 'conventional' auto would. You would not know the difference if you didn't know it was fitted with DSG.

I regularly reverse a Yeti and a Fabia off my drive. In both cases I select R and then drive them out on the brake pedal. i.e., the car starts moving backwards and I use the brake to slow it as necessary. It's much easier than juggling the accelerator, brake and clutch on a manual. But - as has been suggested elsewhere - take a test drive and see for your self. I think you will find it OK.

I have a very steep short drive and a skip to the side as well and I have no problems reverse parking it

Does the wife know that you refer to her car as a 'skip'?

There are also some "Special" aids which can be activated by the dealer to help you see better when it's dark whilst reversing

Strangely I just can't think of them at the moment