So the chugging/vibration at low speed, such as driving around a carpark, moving the car into the garage is also not normal? I certainly have this.

The lag when taking off from a standing start or very low speed is normal though, yes?

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People behind tend to be a bit impatient I find but I'm not prepared to give it anything until I sense 'take-up' of the clutch

I'm not going to prejudice the life of the clutch material to satisfy the 'urgers'.

So the chugging/vibration at low speed, such as driving around a carpark, moving the car into the garage is also not normal? I certainly have this.

The lag when taking off from a standing start or very low speed is normal though

No!

None of this is normal !

So the chugging/vibration at low speed, such as driving around a carpark, moving the car into the garage is also not normal? I certainly have this.

The lag when taking off from a standing start or very low speed is normal though, yes?

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Shirley it would change into a gear appropriate for the speed intended. If you have chugging/vibration then you have a problem.

Shirley it would change into a gear appropriate for the speed intended. If you have chugging/vibration then you have a problem.

When did Shirley come into the discussion?

 

Fred

The gearchange on my Jan 2015 Yeti 1.2TSI DSG is very smooth - and almost undetectable at times on a light throttle. Also I have none of the vibration problems since expanded on the following post.

Edited 13 February, 201610 yr by DGW

Thanks again. Everyone's been very helpful. Just one thing though, I've noticed a couple of people have mentioned that it's really smooth to change gears and I would generally agree with this. I'm not actually talking about the gear changes here. What I'm taking about is just maintaining speed. Not enough to change gears. For example, I'll be in a 60kmh zone and I just want to maintain the speed limit speed, I give the accelerater a light touch, keep my speed at around the 60 mark then the vibration comes in and as long as I hold that speed, the vibration will stay there, unless I manually changed back to 6th.

 

As soon as the car hits 60kmh it goes into 7th and the vibration begins. Also happens going into 6th at 50kmh.

And you've ruled out any possible steering/tyre issue at that speed? Is it replicated in manual 7th at the same speed?

Best not put off having it checked by a Qualified Mechanic, or it looks like you will have to settle for a Skoda Australia Dealership Technician.

 

Not sure if they say, 'they all do that' in Australia', 

but if they do, ask them to lend you one the same as yours until you see for yourself that they do not.

Edited 12 February, 201610 yr by GoneOffskiroottoot

They've already told me they all do that.

 

Michael G: Yes, it is the same in manual.

What you're saying is, that it 'labours' in too higher gear.

Surely that's programmable?.

Mine does it

60 km/h or just over will go into 7th if there is any load yes the engine does "labour" if you are on the gas a little

If it's happening I just ease off a bit to about 59km/h and it will change back to 6th

if it's flat road it goes fine though or at about 65km/h

Hi, did the dealers workshop persons take your car for a drive?

Just to add my bit, it ain't right.

Just for the record - does not happen in my 1.2 DSG, which is smooth enough. Around town and setting off I often use the DSG in S mode, but that has nothing to do with vibration. 

Mind you I did find a different problem yesterday... light engine and Pirelli tyres meant zero traction up a muddy (ex grass) slope at a country show car park yesterday. Many thanks to the car park assistant who gave me a shove up the slope... 

Can I ask why you select 'S' for setting off?

Can I ask why you select 'S' for setting off?

Gearbox seems more responsive - in theory S holds lower gears so pulling away into traffic at junctions you normally want minimum hesitation which means a lower gear than the box would normally select for economy. On the other hand if there is no traffic I use D...

'Seems' might be the important word.  The engine needs to respond, the gearbox only delivers the drive.

Lots of RPM holding the gear longer, maybe more acceleration except where you might spin a wheel.

The good thing is a DSG allows the driver choices.

7 speed DSG mechatronic failures

http://humblemechanic.com/2015/09/15/how-vw-parts-fail-7-speed-dsg-mechatronic-unit/

7 speed DSG mechatronic failures

http://humblemechanic.com/2015/09/15/how-vw-parts-fail-7-speed-dsg-mechatronic-unit/

I thought the 7 speed DSG in the Yeti was a wet clutch version ?

The 7 speed (dry) relates to lower power units (under 1400cc if I recall). 6 speed (wet) in higher power units. 

http://skoda.co.nz/news/dsg-service-campaign

This New Zealand Service Campaign shows the cars with the DQ200 DSG that was those in the World Wide Recall.

apart from places not in the World like NZ & the EU/UK.

The Service campaign in the UK started in May 2014, and DSG's from 2009-2014 can be part of it.

Synthetic Oil changed to mineral and a software update to the DSG ECU.

 

http://master.skoda-auto.com/mini-apps/recall-actions

Not all require the service campaign, some in 2010 might have Mineral Oil, and yet in 2012/13 have Synthetic.

*Not only 1.4TSI / TFSI 77-136 kW in Skoda, VW, Audi,Seat but some 1.8TSI have the DQ200 7 Speed Twin Dry Clutch.*

Edited 29 March, 201610 yr by GoneOffSKi

I'm still none the wiser !

Surely, if they contain oil (mineral or synthetic) they must be 'wet' ?

Gears get lubricated.  The Twin Dry Clutches are Dry.  

 

 With a 6 Speed Wet Clutch box the clutches are wet with Oil/

In the 7-speed DSGs there is no oil in the clutch compartment... they are dry clutches and each clutch has a single friction plate not dissimilar to a conventional clutch.  The 6-speed DSGs however have multi-plate clutches running in oil,  not dissimilar to motorcycle clutches.  They are therefore "wet".  You were misinformed graham47 by whoever told you the 7-speed clutches were wet.

You were misinformed graham47 by whoever told you the 7-speed clutches were wet.

No, it's my fault, I (wrongly) assumed that since the 'fix' involved a change of oil type they must be wet..... The detail didn't referr to changing (gear) oil from synthetic to mineral.

The oil in question is in the mechatronic unit, i.e. the electro-mechanical box of tricks that manages and actuates the clutches and the gearchanges. In the 6-speed box this oil resembles power-steering fluid.  I think the gearbox itself is lubricated with a different oil,  presumably a heavy hypoid lubricant.  I don't know if the 6-speed wet clutches share oil with the mechatronic unit,  or the gearbox, or neither...possibly there are three different lubricants in the three different compartments.  The issue regarding the oil change was that the synthetic oil originally used in the 7-speed mechatronic unit proved unsuitable,  and was changed for a mineral-based formulation ,  which is now the standard fitment for currently manufactured transmission units.