Hi, I've just bought my first Skoda, a 2012 Octavia Estate 1.4TSI DSG - I'm very happy with the car but it seems very hesitant to pull away from stationary.

Once moving the it seems to drive OK but as this is the first car with a DSG gearbox I've driven, I don't know if this is normal or not and if not, what's likely to be the cause?

Thanks in advance

Hard to say with the limited description. On the 6SP Wet clutch DSG, the  DSG engages the clutch when brake is applied. So it often helps say if on a flat, to remove foot from brake a moment earlier before applying throttle.  That way the drive has started to be taken up when applying throttle.

 

Another scenario is if you enter say a round about from stationary under quick acceleration and momentarily back off the DSG will almost always immediately shift to 2 and sometimes even 3.  if that happens and you then apply more throttle it will appear to lag as the engine will be in a higher gear than what you may have expected.

 

I suggest as far as you can try to glympse at the DSG gear indicator on the dash to see what gear is it in when the issue arises. Also, try to remove the brake pressure momentarily before applying the throttle from standing,  when on flat or slightly declining road, so drive has started to be taken up.

 

I have driven several pre hill hold DSG 6Sp and for me they are a good compromise but do require some adaption of driving styles.  If yours is the 7Sp it maybe different but I suspect the clutch engagement / disengagement would be a similar characteristic.

 

Other than that, maybe check boost levels under WOT.

Edited 23 September, 20205 yr by TheClient

Worth a read. Expands on what I wrote above. Bear in mind also written from a DSG 6Sp wet clutch set up. So your experience maybe a little different of you have the 7Sp dry clutch arrangement. Enough to say the DSG set up can catch you out if you are not experienced in how it thinks...

 

vwroc.com/forums/topic/8915-an-interesting-dsg-users-guideworth-a-read/

 

 

Thank you for your detailed and helpful reply. 

I am wondering if it is my unfamiliarity with DSG or if it is a fault with the car.

I will check out your suggestions and ideally see if I can drive a similar car to compare!

Thanks again

Is it every time you set off? Or just from a cold start?

 

Does it react ok to a full throttle up to the red line?

 

If it's down to driving style then it's either that you're getting on the gas too quick and it's jolting forward (as the clutch quickly engages) or you're getting on the gas too slow where the car has already changed to 2nd (with some clutch slip to smooth out the change) and this can make it feel sluggish sometimes.

Edited 25 September, 20205 yr by Phil-E

Hi and thanks for the reply. I'm getting used to the car, have adapted my driving style to the DSG and things are much smoother now 🙂