Hi folks,

 

well after four years away from Skoda, I'm going back to the brand I loved.

 

Used to have an 2010 petrol Octavia vRS which was my all time favourite car and one I kept the longest! (4 yrs)

 

This weekend I'm trading my current car, a SEAT Leon Cupra 280 for a six month old Superb 280 4x4 DSG.

 

Its time to put the firm handling and track pedigree to one side and focus on the comfort and space.

 

Got a few quick questions.

 

1. Never had a DSG box before. When stationary does having the gearbox in D/S with the electronic handbrake on cause strain on the box?

2. Whats the REST feature for on the heating controls? The same button in the Cupra is to turn OFF.

3. Does servicing costs increase significantly with DSG boxes?

4. Is the launch control feature easy to set?

5. Should I be checking for anything in particular when I collect the car? ie known faults or failures

 

Apologies as I know some answers are going to probably be in the manual but I'm getting excited and was just curious.

 

Thanks in advance

 

 

Edd

Welcome back stranger. 

11 minutes ago, john999boy said:

Welcome back stranger. 

Thanks. Hope you’re well 

1. I'll leave to a DSG expert.

2. REST allows occupants to harvest some of the residual heat when sitting the car with the engine off

3. Don't think so but again will leave to the DSG experts

4. Reasonably - gearbox in sport or manual, traction control to sport (hold the button down until it shows the icon), left foot on brake, right foot to floor on accelerator.  Release brake to go

5. There have been a couple of people mentioning haldex issues.  If you have a way to test that the back wheels help out when slippy it might be a good idea.  Basically, in normal conditions it should be very hard to get much wheel spin from the fronts.

Welcome, Sportline or the one with the buttons? 

47 minutes ago, dg360 said:

1. I'll leave to a DSG expert.

2. REST allows occupants to harvest some of the residual heat when sitting the car with the engine off

3. Don't think so but again will leave to the DSG experts

4. Reasonably - gearbox in sport or manual, traction control to sport (hold the button down until it shows the icon), left foot on brake, right foot to floor on accelerator.  Release brake to go

5. There have been a couple of people mentioning haldex issues.  If you have a way to test that the back wheels help out when slippy it might be a good idea.  Basically, in normal conditions it should be very hard to get much wheel spin from the fronts.

Brill. Great info. Thank you. 

15 minutes ago, DBT85 said:

Welcome, Sportline or the one with the buttons? 

Sport line 

Regarding the DSG when stationary with the parking brake on, no it doesn’t try to fight it. The revs drop back to idle. This is unlike a Fabia DSG I drove recently  with manual handbrake. The DSG wasn’t aware that the handbrake was on and was fighting it hard.

 

There has been some debate on here about how long one should leave the car stationary in D, but I think the answer is “quite a long time”. I have checked with VCDS and I see that the clutch is very slightly engaged or at least “primed” when stationary in D compared to being in N, but there is no feeling that any significant torque is going through the clutch.

Presuming you have auto-hold, of course you don’t need to put the parking brake on. Having braked to a halt, the ABS system keeps the brakes applied and the car stationary until you touch the throttle. Only downside is that this leaves the brake lights blazing in the face of the driver behind you.

 

I suspect you may be disappointed with the throttle response, which I found difficult  - you press a bit, it trundles off, you press some more, it trundles a bit faster, you press some more and suddenly it’s off like a rocket! A pedal box such as the Racechip one is a must-have IMO. 

Oh and as for servicing, an oil and filter change for the gearbox every 40,000 miles is the only maintenance, not expensive. Only if it went wrong would it be expensive!

Cheers Nick. Much appreciated 

Took delivery of the Superb today. Said goodbye to the Cupra after 10000 trouble free miles. 

 

Not really done any proper driving in the  Superb yet but the drive home was a very relaxing experience. Smooth power delivery combined with masses of comfort and space. 

 

Love the DSG box. It’s a real peach. Had a little play with the D/S modes. 

 

I did notice pulling out of junctions has to be done with care as there seems to be a short delay between the power being delivered, which I believe someone has already mentioned. 

 

Looking forward to putting some miles on and playing about with the features. 

 

Thanks again for the replies. 

1 hour ago, EddGee said:

I did notice pulling out of junctions has to be done with care as there seems to be a short delay between the power being delivered, which I believe someone has already mentioned. 

A DSG takes a little time to get used to, not long though. It won't be long before being caught out by the small delay won't happen any more.

 

All worth it when you do a launch and just see it shifting seamlessly and speed climbing like the clappers. Honestly, cars this big and comfortable shouldn't move that fast lol.

 

Had mine just over a week now and it certainly wafts along nicely and when you want poke it comes along and delivers it on a little silver platter.