Hi Folks,

 

I am thinking about placing an order for a new 245 DSG and was wondering if the DCC is any good. My main concern is how the comfort setting affects the car.

 

Sadly, I haven't managed to get a test drive in a DCC equipped VRS but my nearest dealer had a Superb with DCC that I could test drive.

 

I didn't test the sport settings, but when testing the comfort settings on a bumpy road the car became a bit like a big barge and felt like the shockers were on their way out .

 

Is it the same for DCC on a VRS?

 

Thanks

 

Yes go for it. Mine would be in comfort mode all the time if I had it... 

DCC is well worth the money, the best add on to the car. 

16 minutes ago, TheWanderer said:

DCC is well worth the money, the best add on to the car. 

Thanks for this. 

 

How does the car behave in comfort mode?

 

Behaves quite well, still stable and drivable. I can't prove, but there seems to be some amount of anti-roll present.

 

It is never spongy, enough stiffness for good feedback is always present, just in comfort it is not intrusive as majority of the sport cars are. Don't expect riding the cloud, but feels like you can take it on very long journey, especially on leather or alcantara seats.

 

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When you compare it to Normal its quite soft and doughy, but still very usable and very good for absorbing the jolts and bumps on the crappy pothole and trench-ridden Surrey roads. 

 

Sport mode is quite harsh and tight but precise. 

Mine stays on Sport most of the time and only changes if I have a Parent in the car.

2 hours ago, Gti Jazz Blue said:

Mine stays on Sport most of the time and only changes if I have a Parent in the car.

 

Is that to avoid puke flying around the car? 

2 minutes ago, TheWanderer said:

 

Is that to avoid puke flying around the car? 

Well funny that I don't use comfort mode with any of my 3 Grandsons (5,3,20 months) in the car for that reason - I dial it down to Normal for them, comfort for my ageing parents (70s)

 

For me and the Mrs it usually stays in Sport - unless it is a very bad road and I'll use Normal.

 

The great thing is having the choice with DCC - one day I might even look at the KW DCC Coil-overs mind they come in at 2K a set.

Rest of World they are a 'RS',

in the UK they are a vRS, the 'voltarol RS'.

39 minutes ago, Skoffski said:

Rest of World they are a 'RS',

in the UK they are a vRS, the 'voltarol RS'.

 

Is that because it leaves you stiff?

That is the viagra RS.

All,

Thanks for all the replies - very useful. 

 

You've helped me to spend an extra £870 !!!

 

I know in principle what DCC does, but the configurator tells you absolutely nothing about it, even if you press the "i" button to get more info 

 

So in a VRS, how does it work? Assume you get various settings to play with? 

 

Do people who have spec'd it just end up leaving it in 1 setting all the time, or keep adjusting according to conditions / your mood? Sometimes (in other cars) I've found some settings too hard, others too soft (sounds like Goldilocks!) and struggling to get it right. 

 

Conversely, if you DON'T spec DCC, what is the standard VRS like without it? (Seemed ok to me on a brief drive without it, but i've never driven with it, so i don't know what i'm missing). 

@Brackett I have DCC on my MY19 VRS, before that I had a MY16 VRS without it.

 

Theres a lot of subjective issues around DCC. Like many things its not so much 'needed' but it is very nice to have.

 

To answer your question, it mixes in with the drive modes to enhance the existing profiles and adds in a 'comfort' mode. The two main differences are between the sports mode and the comfort mode. The two are very different. Im going out in the car soon, what I would normally do is drive off the estates in comfort mode, the roads are terrible with worn surfaces etc. This takes out the crashiness and jiggly ride. I would drive until the normal NSL bit either in comfort or normal and then switch to my individual profile. Sports setting is very harsh but a good driving experience, not so good on the backroads on the commute.

 

My VRS without it was crashy and jiggly but thats my view. It added to the road noise and detracted from comfortable driving.

 

Me personally I wouldnt be without it now if I was to buy a sporty kind of car.

 

Thanks ExSeat, useful.

 

Knowing what I am like, I will play with it to start with, and then I'll just default to a "compromise" setting and leave it there. (that's what I did on my old S4). Not sure I need it at £870, but worth considering still. Decisions, decisions...

Be aware that whatever mode you set it to (Eco, Comfort, Normal, Sport or Individual), when you switch off the ignition is may reset back to normal mode for the next time you switch on.  This happens with mine and I find it very annoying (although whatever settings you choose for individual mode will be remembered even though the car itself resets back to normal mode with ignition cycle).  For some reason it doesn't happen with every recently built Octavia vRS and Skoda UK and my dealer were unable/unwilling to tell me why this inconsistency exists and why my car has this annoying feature while others do not.