Hi all,

Found this forum through the Dutch Skoda forum (http://www.skodaforum.nl). Read through many af the posts and it's quite interesting to learn new things about the car.

I've got a question about the Octavia DSG that I'm about to order. Asked the question on the Dutch forum as well, but did not get a good answer there. Maybe you can help?

What I'd like to know is whether it is possible to drive away with more revs than when running idle. Reason I ask is that I own a boat, and it's on a trailer. Trailer + boat weighs about 1300 kg, and when I'm on a steep slope to tow the boat out of the water, I need quite a bit of power. Starting with 900 RPM is not going to do it for me... With my current car (Alfa 147) I turn of ASR, bring the engine to about 2500 RPM, and with some controlled wheelspin I pull the trailer out of the water. This way I can use the full 275 nm torque, which would not be available with lower revs.

Is something like this also possible with DSG? Will the automated clutch slip until the car is strong enough (1750 RPM) and then pick up? Otherwise I'm afraid the engine will just stall, leaving my trailer in the water...

Reactions greatly appreciated!

Gys

Is something like this also possible with DSG? Will the automated clutch slip until the car is strong enough (1750 RPM) and then pick up? Otherwise I'm afraid the engine will just stall' date=' leaving my trailer in the water...

Reactions greatly appreciated!

Gys[/quote']

as the DSG box is not a conventional auto and has 2 clutches you should be able to built revs while holding the car on the brakes with the left foot. This hold the clutch in as well. You can then release and wheel spin to you hearts content!

I thought with the 'drive by wire' throttle/brake, when you put your foot on the brake, it cuts engine rev's regardless of throttle position.

Or is this different on DSG cars?

On mine, it won't rev with the footbrake depressed. VAG group cars come in for some stick because you can't left foot brake when trying to control understeer. However, you can hold the car on the handbrake and give it some welly and you can spin the wheels.

Thanks for the input, not sure whether I like that last suggestion though... Any other DSG-drivers out there that can shine a light on this?

Hi all' date='

Found this forum through the Dutch Skoda forum (http://www.skodaforum.nl). Read through many af the posts and it's quite interesting to learn new things about the car.

I've got a question about the Octavia DSG that I'm about to order. Asked the question on the Dutch forum as well, but did not get a good answer there. Maybe you can help?

What I'd like to know is whether it is possible to drive away with more revs than when running idle. Reason I ask is that I own a boat, and it's on a trailer. Trailer + boat weighs about 1300 kg, and when I'm on a steep slope to tow the boat out of the water, I need quite a bit of power. Starting with 900 RPM is not going to do it for me... With my current car (Alfa 147) I turn of ASR, bring the engine to about 2500 RPM, and with some controlled wheelspin I pull the trailer out of the water. This way I can use the full 275 nm torque, which would not be available with lower revs.

Is something like this also possible with DSG? Will the automated clutch slip until the car is strong enough (1750 RPM) and then pick up? Otherwise I'm afraid the engine will just stall, leaving my trailer in the water...

Reactions greatly appreciated!

Gys

Forget any type of Auto including DSG for what you need to do mate. A guy I know needed to pull his 45ft yacht on a trailer out of the boat yard onto the slipway. It's a heavy boat and using his BMW 740 with Auto box he just couldnt get traction. Same applied when some plonker tried in his Golf Mk V DSG only he couldn't get the revs up no matter how he tried. Eventually the DSG box just overheated and the display started flashing. A car with a standard manual box was required for the job and a few jaws dropped when an elderly boat owner hooked it up to his 1600 Lada and pulled the boat up onto the slipway first time.

I thought with the 'drive by wire' throttle/brake' date=' when you put your foot on the brake, it cuts engine rev's regardless of throttle position.

Or is this different on DSG cars?[/quote']

No, it's the same wit DSG cars

I thought the DSG had a launch set up where you hold down the brake, depress the go pedal and when you let go of the break away you go, have not tried it yet because i am running it in, but thats what the stealer said.

I thought the DSG had a launch set up where you hold down the brake, depress the go pedal and when you let go of the break away you go, have not tried it yet because i am running it in, but thats what the stealer said.

I think thats only a feature in Audi's and sportier VW's.

Hi Johnny,

Will let you know when I have run it in, I was not going to boy race an estate car off the lights against the yellow Leons that are around here (Madrid) but I wanted to try it once, There are sooooooooooo many wide boys here who think tuning an engine involves fake plastic bits on the bonnet and a sticker that says ****y tuning, sorry rant over.