I reciently bought a 4x4 Automatic Yeti (62),I have always set off driving in the D position. Yesterday SWIMBO asked,  "What is this S position (ooh err missus) on the gear box & how do you use it". I had to admit I've no idea, I've never used it. So I looked it up in the owners manual. It dosen't tell you how to use it. Do you Put it into the S position from a standing start, or do you move to it from D as you drive along?

Also , nowhere in the manual does it tell you just what 4x4 is & what it does, can anyone give me a dsscription? Thanks.

 

S = Sport. Won't change gear until it hits the red line.

 

You can switch between "D" and "S" whilst on the move.

 

Have you used +  &  -- 

 

Try it

S = Sport. Won't change gear until it hits the read line.

 

You can switch between "D" and "S" whilst on the move.

 

Have you used +  &  -- 

 

Try it

Thanks for the reply. + & - What's that? Also the read line, don't know that. I'm beginning to sound like a beginner here. I've been driving auto's for several years now & still learning things.

Just spotted the + & - thing .Tiptronic. No never used that. Will give it a go later today.

Just spotted the + & - thing .Tiptronic. No never used that. Will give it a go later today.

 

I assume you have the DSG Gear Box

 

Should have said RED  Line, typo error sorry

Yes, DSG gear box. Still don't know about a red line though.

The RED line on the rev counter. 

Aah yes, thank you, with it now! Learn something new everyday.

Don't worry about asking questions on BRISKODA, we all love it when new Yeti owners arrive and will help all we can.Trust you enjoy it as much as most of us do. Had mine since July and still chuffed to bits.

I had DSG in 2 diesel Skodas (Octy & Superb) and, with diesel anyway, I never found any benefit to the S position. As diesels produce maximum torque from fairly low revs, and the gearbox will hold on to the gears if you floor the accelerator even in D, all I found S doing was making everything considerably noisier. I imagine it's more fun with a petrol engine.

4X4 in the Yeti is part time. Most of the time the car transmits power just through the front wheels, like the 2WD models. When the front wheels start to slip there is a clutch (Haldex) that automatically engages the drive to the rear wheels as well, giving you the 4WD. You don't need to do anything - it just happens. Some 4X4 Yetis also have an "Off Road" button which, according to my dealer, turns the 4WD on full-time (as well as a host of other things that it does). The manual doesn't say anything about this though so I don't know if it's true. Perhaps someone else will be able to answer that one.

Whilst I would guess that The Boss and others might use S (or should it be Š?) on the track, many of us simply enjoy the rapid cruising that the Yeti offers.  Just lately, though I've been trying S for two rather off-beat purposes. 

 

There have been recommendations from the police and others that drivers might use (conventional) 3rd gear as an aid to staying within a 30mph limit.  Annie will often slip into 5th at below that in D so I've tried using S, then slipping into D once out of the limit.  It works, but it's a conscious effort to remember it. 

 

Around the local lanes and hills, the DSG in D is frequently in conditions where it's constantly switching between 2nd, 3rd and 4th.  Using S, it seems to settle more readily in 3rd (with a light foot) and doesn't reach for 4th for those odd few seconds between hazards.  (Tiptronic works until the next full stop, when it cancels down to 1st.) 

 

Anyone else tried this? 

Some 4X4 Yetis also have an "Off Road" button which, according to my dealer, turns the 4WD on full-time (as well as a host of other things that it does). The manual doesn't say anything about this though so I don't know if it's true. Perhaps someone else will be able to answer that one.

 

I'm afraid your dealer is mistaken.  The 4x4 system in the Yeti is always "full-time": the Haldex unit works continuously to send torque where it's needed, regardless of the setting of the off-road button.  The off-road button does what it says in the user manual: it enables start-off assist and downhill drive support (which aren't otherwise active), and activates different ABS, traction control and electronic diff lock control programs to make those functions operate in a way which is more helpful on loose surfaces.

 

(Note that hill-hold control is not a function of the off-road button.  This seems to be a fairly common misconception.)

Edited 23 November, 201312 yr by ejstubbs

I'm afraid your dealer is mistaken. The 4x4 system in the Yeti is always "full-time": the Haldex unit works continuously to send torque where it's needed, regardless of the setting of the off-road button.

This is news to me. Off to research....

 Some 4X4 Yetis also have an "Off Road" button which, according to my dealer, turns the 4WD on full-time (as well as a host of other things that it does). The manual doesn't say anything about this though so I don't know if it's true. Perhaps someone else will be able to answer that one.

 

Oh dear!!

One dealer who doesn't know his bottom from his elbow, then!!

The OR button does NOT turn the 4 wheel drive system on. It is totally automatic and needs no human intervention other than a foot on the accelerator pedal.

S position sounds like it was taken from the Kama Sutra....

Where is Bob when you need him?  

S = Sport. Won't change gear until it hits the red line.

 

You can switch between "D" and "S" whilst on the move.

 

Have you used +  &  -- 

 

Try it

 

AS Auric says, its GREAT fun having the Tiptronic gearbox 

 

Flick up to change up through the greard, and flick down to change down through the gears, makes you feel like Stirling Moss.  

AS Auric says, its GREAT fun having the Tiptronic gearbox 

 

Flick up to change up through the greard, and flick down to change down through the gears, makes you feel like Stirling Moss.  

 

I personally think that the + / - are the wrong way round. I would like to flick down to change up. 

 

I also drive around in + / -  but use the paddles to only change up, in this mode the car drops the gears for you. I use this in town driving to prevent the gear box from changing up too early

As I've never had an automatic car (but would consider one and am looking at a Yeti or Scout next), by Tiptronic I presume you are referring to using the 'gear stick' to manually move between gears in Sport mode?

It not, please explain to someone who has not git any experience with DSG.

Also, could flappy paddles be retrofitted and do these then become the Tiptronic controls?

Or have I got it wrong?

Back to OP's question: can one pull away in 'S' or does one have to be in 'D'?

As I've never had an automatic car (but would consider one and am looking at a Yeti or Scout next), by Tiptronic I presume you are referring to using the 'gear stick' to manually move between gears in Sport mode?

It not, please explain to someone who has not git any experience with DSG.

Also, could flappy paddles be retrofitted and do these then become the Tiptronic controls?

Or have I got it wrong?

Back to OP's question: can one pull away in 'S' or does one have to be in 'D'?

Yep you can use the gear lever to change gear but it's only a flick, forward or backwards

It used an electrical contact to change.  Yes you can switch between " D " and " S " whilst on the move and you can swop between that  and Triptonic also whilst on the move. You can also change gear in any mode using the paddles.

If you are in D or S and you use the paddles and then stop using them the gear box will go back into which ever mode you were in and you cant drop the gears into a lower gear if your going to fast. It stops you from destroying the box

 

You can set off in any mode you like.. The box is a dream, try one

 

As for retrofit paddles I don't  know

...As for retrofit paddles I don't  know

Check Rockhopper's Project.  Didn't he fit an Octavia wheel with paddles?

Check Rockhopper's Project. Didn't he fit an Octavia wheel with paddles?

Thanks.

Reading that thread now and you are correct. Pity some of the pictures are missing though.

Dox, Paddles? anyone care to help me out on those,also do you need to put your foot on the brake pedal as you change gear using the tiptronic? thanks.

For Dox read Box - suggest a typing error.

Depending on your car, you may find on the steering wheel that you have two 'paddles' fitted - one at the nine o'clock position which will have a minus sign for changing down and one at the three o'clock position with a plus sign to change up.

NO do not break when changing gear manually or lift off on the throttle/accelerator/gas pedal either - the electronics automatically cuts fuel flow when changing gear.

If in any doubt read the manual, if still struggling go back to your dealer and get them to explain how to use the gearbox in all modes.

The DSG is brilliant and I found when the roads are flooded dropping down to manual is great for getting you through the water without any problems. The "S" mode wonderful for acceleration  you would never imagine it is only a 1.2 engine, but continual use drops the overall MPG.

Think I will ask the wife if she wants to try the "S" position next time she is in the driving seat, I can imagine the look on her face