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Paddle Shifter failure?

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So my 2016 RS230 with DSG & paddle shifters - the last week or so, I've noticed that on occasions, when upshifting in manual-mode using the paddles - it sometimes skips a gear and goes 2 gears up.

ONLY happens in manual-mode and ONLY with the paddles, not the gear shifter.

ONLY happens shifting from even to odd gears: 2nd (skips 3rd, straight into 4th) or from 4th (straight up to 6th).

I've never noticed it happening from odd-to-even gears.

The maxidot gear indicator changes instantly to the 2-gears-up, but the gearbox itself shifts into next gear, then next gear again, as if I've hit the paddle twice.

Can't identify a particular driving habit or condition that may cause this, and don't think it's a problem with the DSG or mechatronics unit - but seems to only occur when I'm GENTLY pressing the right gear-up paddle.
If I'm banging through the gears in fury, it doesn't happen.

I'm thinking it's a sticky/dodgy contact on the paddle switch.

Anybody else suffered from this?  I'll be getting it looked at, at the next service, unless it becomes more of an issue or annoyance in the meantime (as it's only just had it's first service).

I've already had the steering-wheel scroll wheel buttons replaced.... will start getting a bit ****ed if ALL the electronic switch contacts in these cars are all badly designed or manufactured and fail to switch correctly.....

I'd be asking now for it to be looked at.  Not sure why you'd want to wait almost a year to get it looked at.

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It's the convenience thing more than anything... I wouldn't want to wait a year to get it fixed.... but I rarely use the manual mode, hence only just noticing it after 7 months of ownership.

It's only recently been for it's first service, which took 3 days to get it back, because they had to wait for the scroll-wheel parts to arrive.... so I'm a little reluctant to do it all over again, unless it's a known issue that is going to be readily identified and fixed without having to spend days waiting for the dealer to argue with Skoda Australia about accepting it as a warranty claim. (ie: mechanic is going to have to be able to replicate and verify the "fault" before requesting authority to replace under warranty, and you can bet your left testicle that it won't "fail" while it's at the dealership getting looked at)

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