Good evening.

 

I have activated a couple of changes on my car, it's an Elegance so has a lot of coding already installed from factory but it does not have XDS activated yet.

 

Might give it a shot.

 

Can anybody recommend it, used it on their car?

I had it switched on soon after I got my 4x4 car so have 10 years experience.  It did seem to improve turn in and traction on high speed twisty stuff but that could well be a placebo effect.  No negatives so definitely worth coding in as it's free upgrade.  Can also recommend Hill Hold Control as transformed my DSG car which was a pain with stop start traffic on a slope.  Only certain ABS pumps/modules support it but if you ABS hardware is suitable and you have DSG car then definitely enable it.  

@DrCorbyLee

Thank you for the reply.

 

I will activate it later, most of my driving is high speed twisty's so I will hopefully get a bit more traction.

 

Will let you know.

 

I have Hill Assist on also it makes a huge difference, even getting out of my long steep driveway onto the B road, no rolling back is nifty.

 

Seat belt bongs off, whilst on private land. 

@DrCorbyLee

 

Good evening.

I activated XDS and set it to Medium. What a difference it has made.

In the rain, doing my usual 60mph on my peninsula's tightest bends, it felt like it was on rails, no steering correction needed.

 

Thanks for the advice mate.

Excellent news. Always amazes me why this was never offered as a paid for option for the Superb given the functionality is already built in.

I agree @DrCorbyLee.

 

A lot of the adaptions are very beneficial for the car and driver, especially from a safety aspect, Hill Assist being one of them.

My Elegance did come with a lot of them as standard with the trim anyway. 

Maybe they charged for the extras at the Dealers, a 2 minute job for £100 plus vat, sounds like them!.

On 19/10/2024 at 07:27, Jonnyhatesjazz70 said:

I agree @DrCorbyLee.

 

A lot of the adaptions are very beneficial for the car and driver, especially from a safety aspect, Hill Assist being one of them.

My Elegance did come with a lot of them as standard with the trim anyway. 

Maybe they charged for the extras at the Dealers, a 2 minute job for £100 plus vat, sounds like them!.

Coded away my hill assist, much better now. I hated it, but also habe dsg....

Kept xds and that is somethong thats does the work. But hill assist on a dsg? No way Jose. If module in abs is installed, one can find it in 02 ABS, long coding, bit 16 and 17 (in vcds)

@rbhelle What is the problem with Hill Hold Assist / Hill hold control being active?

It is only holding the car for 2 seconds between a foot on the brake pedal and to the accelerator.  For people using 1 foot and not the parking brake when on a slope.

2 hours ago, Ootohere said:

@rbhelle What is the problem with Hill Hold Assist / Hill hold control being active?

It is only holding the car for 2 seconds between a foot on the brake pedal and to the accelerator.  For people using 1 foot and not the parking brake when on a slope.

With dsg it is just annoying and probably wears out pads faster. Mostly annoying. I can clearly see the benefit with stickshift, but dsg? Well, someone must tell me why.

Dsg needs to hold foot on brake to engage, and voila, once engaged in D, it holds pretty well. Even in steep terrain.

@rbhelle I take it you mean you sit on a slope holding it with your foot on the accelerator & in D. 

How can it war out pads quicker?

 

When parked on a hill you are in P Front wheels locked, (Pawl holding) & with the Parking brake on, back wheel braked.

You need your foot on the brake pedal to start, move shifter to D, and foot is on brake, you might let off the Parking brake and accelerate.

The Hill hold is there just to let people move their foot from brake to accelerator,  stop car rolling back, they are not left foot on brake and right on accelerator, 

they might be letting the parking brake off.

No wear, no nothing out of sorts happening, it is all pretty seemless.     But each to their own. 

Little difference be it your Wet Clutch DSG,s or Dry Clutch DQ200,s.

 

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Things moved on to e-Brakes and in came 'Autohold' still press the brake and actuate the brakes front and rear and hold the car but take your foot off the brake pedal. Held until the accelerator or brake touched.  Maybe with stop / start active as well.  No extra wear of pads, you is holding a stationary vehicle. 

 

Edited 16 November, 20241 yr by Ootohere

Yes, have dsg dq250 wet clutch. But no epb, just regular. Its just as you said, each on their own. 🙂