Hello everyone,

I recently started to notice that when I'm parking my car in reverse on a small hill, I feel some kind of a kick in the engine/transmission.
It's hard to explain, but when the car is moving and I have my gas pedal pressed, it seems fine.
But when I release the pedal, and the revs go back to idle, there is a noticeable kick that can be felt, and also a metallic noise coming from the beneath of the car (at least that's how it sounds to me)
Did someone else experience same or similar issue?

Thanks in advance.

15 minutes ago, Nevals said:

when I'm parking my car in reverse on a small hill, I feel some kind of a kick in the engine/transmission

Which transmission?

Sorry for not mentioning that, It's a 6 speed DSG,

14 minutes ago, Nevals said:

Sorry for not mentioning that, It's a 6 speed DSG,

You did mate, on the left hand side.

Trouble is, people who are using their phone wont always be able to see that.

@Nevals If it turns out in need of anything done to it, i do have a guy in Zagreb, DM me if you need any additional info!

2 hours ago, mandp said:

You did mate, on the left hand side.

Trouble is, people who are using their phone wont always be able to see that.

I've added that additionally, after I realized it was missing

1 minute ago, bubib5 said:

@Nevals If it turns out in need of anything done to it, i do have a guy in Zagreb, DM me if you need any additional info!

Thanks, I will first try to figure out what is wrong.
I'm hoping it's just a engine mount or something similar.

2 hours ago, Nevals said:

Sorry for not mentioning that, It's a 6 speed DSG,

Something not right then. If it had been on selection I'd have said it was normal.

I'm not technical, but could it just be the auto-hold brake coming on?

42 minutes ago, ArisaigDavid said:

I'm not technical, but could it just be the auto-hold brake coming on?

No, I've disabled that.
And it happens only in the reverse gear, when there is higher load I guess (moving backwards on a hill)
Besides that, the car behaves perfectly.

Sticky or worn brake pad.

 

Difficult to explain, but what sometimes seems to happen is the brake pad can move slightly in the calliper, they are not fixed solid so as to allow movement as pad wears, but are held in place by tabs and pins.  When you start to reverse you rotate the wheel marginally wedging the pad against the frame in other direction, and because that direction is not used as much tends to get more gunk and rust.  It then releases more abruptly causing the jerk at start of reversing.

 

You might be able to clear it by finding some open ground and doing a couple of emergency stops in reverse.  Otherwise it is a case of getting brakes checked for free movement.

Thank you for that @SurreyJohn, that's good to know.

But honestly I'm not sure if that is the issue here, since I got the brakes checked and they seem fine.
Since this is not happening at start of reversing, but during reversing in which the brake is not applied at all.

But again, I'm not an expert, so I guess everything is possible.
 

So it happens like this:
The car is slightly moving in reverse on a small hill.
Brake pedal is released, the car start moving a little bit.
Since it cannot handle the hill on idle RPM's, I need to press the gas pedal.
I press the pedal and the car starts to move, and in case i release the gas pedal, the revs start to drop, and this is when I feel this kick.

Maybe this explanation makes more sense.

And thanks everyone for your replies.

My guess then is that its a feature of the dsg and is the clutch pack engaging and adjusting to suit there different revs and speed as you release the throttle.  I and my wife noticed similar jerkiness on dsg cars we tried before buying a manual again...   it was one of the things that put us off dsg given we live in a city of hills.

57 minutes ago, skomaz said:

its a feature of the dsg and is the clutch pack engaging and adjusting to suit there different revs and speed as you release the throttle.

Agreed; this sort of thing is actually fairly characteristic of conventional autos, paddle shift and DSG.

So then there is nothing to worry about, I guess :D