Hi

 

I’m about to get a new Kodiaq 1.5 TSI Petrol and MANUAL soon. 

I’m actually quite scared about kangorooing efect and I really read a lot during these days. 
Unfortunately it’s not that clear if new produced manual units corrected this effect once and for all. It looks like the major part of topics comes from the past
So I opened this topic for someone who bought his manual petrol unit during 2021 so he can let me know if I should still expect to have this problem. 
I know many of you own the DSG unit, but I’m a ‘manual’ person 🙂 so I’d appreciate if you can help me with this. 
It would be extremely helpful to have feedback from someone that got a new manual during last months. 
Thanks in advance. 

The engine management software has been changed, so the kangaroo effect of 2018 is no longer there on new cars.

 

The latest cars are specified to EU6d step 2 RDE emissions, which is different to the EU6 temporary version used 3 years ago

I had the same car for over 2 years and can confirm I had the kangaroo effect a grand total of never.

 

It's a cracking engine/gearbox combination.

 

Don't worry about it and enjoy your new car.

Unfortunately even at the height of the issue there were some cars that suffered more than others, many owners found no issues, others claimed their cars were undrivable.

 

Despite this the issue has (at least for now) gone, all current production should be 'kangaroo' free.