4 hours ago, nta16 said:

To just clarify I don't mean hold the car back with the handbrake when it's in gear, I mean not holding the car on the foot brake when the handbrake should be used.

I had the (non-VW) manual gearbox, with start-stop, e-brake have the engine cut out when going off from a roundabout on a busy dual-carriageway as I prepared to stop when I thought a car was going to cross in front of me but he then took the exit without indicating and changing road position so I thought I could just drive on as I normally would in a slow down for possible give-way that wasn't required. You just have to adjust to the car.

These systems are like having an inexperienced over-nervous driver in the front passenger seat that can also take over the controls of the car from you, front "assist" can be very nervous, and inaccurate, so can lane "assist". No doubt they could be very god safety devices but at this point in their development they're far too intermittent in their actions or lack of action. Then there's that road sign recognition . . .

Isn’t it interesting that so many new automatic gearboxes are designed to adapt to the owner’s driving style but Skoda have chosen to go the other way and expect drivers to adapt to their car’s quirky behaviour.

We also have a Fabia Mk2 automatic which is an absolute pleasure to drive in comparison, very smooth and predictable, so much for progress!

So, if anyone knows a way to stop the gears disengaging at stand still while the car is being held on the footbrake, please let me know.

Many thanks

montecarlo

33 minutes ago

"Isn’t it interesting that so many new automatic gearboxes are designed to adapt to the owner’s driving style but Skoda have chosen to go the other way and expect drivers to adapt to their car’s quirky behaviour.

We also have a Fabia Mk2 automatic which is an absolute pleasure to drive in comparison, very smooth and predictable, so much for progress!

So, if anyone knows a way to stop the gears disengaging at stand still while the car is being held on the footbrake, please let me know.

Many thanks"

The Hand Brake thing i was pointing out really is for Traffic Light Grand Prix / Hill Climbs / Drag sprints.

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As to Rear Brake light,

it is amazing how many with e-brakes & AUTOHOLD do not know or care that the Brake Lights are on when AUTOHOLD functioning.

It was not always the case until recent models.

Our Fabia 1.2 TSI 110 bhp is a bit binary when pulling away. It’s my partners car she doesn’t think there’s a problem. I’ve driven wet clutch DSG cars for the last 12 years and I really notice the difference. My technique, which isn’t 100% foolproof, is to try and preempt it. The brake pedal has sensors that detect the pedal pressure level. A slight reduction in pedal pressure will restart the engine if stop/start is active, a further reduction will engage the gears, fully releasing the brake pedal should cause the car to start moving, at this point the accelerator can be pressed. This works well in traffic queues but it’s harder to do pulling out of a junction when it’s busy. The DQ200 being a dry clutch can overheat the clutches so it likes to fully engage quickly, whereas the wet clutch being in an oil bath is cooled so operates slightly differently.

I have found the in reverse the clutch seems to behave smoothly and it creeps just like my wet clutch Karoq. A DSG gearbox specialist I have spoken to suggests that as reverse and first gear use different clutches, the clutches may need the bite points reset. I haven’t had time to take to have this done yet.