Hi all - I've just joined - happy owner of a 2013 Roomster, since a few days ago. Am still learning my way around it, of course.
Sometimes I've pulled up, for example at a roundabout - then I press the accelerator to continue and it takes a moment to respond, or seems to respond weakly and then more strongly. Is this normal? Or is there something that needs adjusting?
My previous car (RIP) was a Fiat Punto and it was very quick to respond to the accelerator.
I'm also puzzled that there seems to be no light in the boot, and no interior lights come on automatically when I turn off the ignition, unlike most cars I have known. Are there settings I need to adjust?

Welcome. So a 105 ps 1.2 TSI DSG. Maybe try the shifter back to S as you come up to roundabouts and see if it revving higher before changing up as you move off helps things. Is the servicing up to date, when were the spark plugs changed and the airfilter looked at or changed?

Ah - thanks - I have meant to look up the mysterious 'S' on the gearstick :D (There was an 'L' on the Fiat gearstick, for 'low', which I used on very steep hills)
Good question about the spark plugs, I wondered if they might be involved. Will have a look at service history.
Both the Fiat and the Roomster are automatics, by the way - not sure if my Roomster comes in a manual variant also?

10 hours ago, Tabareena said:

Ah - thanks - I have meant to look up the mysterious 'S' on the gearstick :D (There was an 'L' on the Fiat gearstick, for 'low', which I used on very steep hills)
Good question about the spark plugs, I wondered if they might be involved. Will have a look at service history.
Both the Fiat and the Roomster are automatics, by the way - not sure if my Roomster comes in a manual variant also?

Yes the 1.2 TSI 86 bhp or the 105 bhp (same engine just different tune) come also with manual (on the fabia is a very funny engine even more if you tune it to 130bhp). Look also for fuel service history and very importantly, the dsg gearbox needs to be serviced every 40k miles. If you need anything, feel free to ask, i know this engine very well.

13 minutes ago, Jack25 said:

Yes the 1.2 TSI 86 bhp or the 105 bhp (same engine just different tune) come also with manual (on the fabia is a very funny engine even more if you tune it to 130bhp). Look also for fuel service history and very importantly, the dsg gearbox needs to be serviced every 40k miles. If you need anything, feel free to ask, i know this engine very well.

P.S. if you check the spark plugs, keep in mind that they're long-life plugs good for about 35k miles, also is not expensive look to replace the coil pack; go for quality parts like NGK is a 5 minute job. Mine, after 11 years of life was misfiring randomly under load (acceleration) (with new spark plugs) without popping lights on the dash.

1 hour ago, Jack25 said:

… and very importantly, the dsg gearbox needs to be serviced every 40k miles.

The OP’s car is in the UK, and so far as I’m aware will have the DQ200 fitted.

2 minutes ago, Gaz said:

The OP’s car is in the UK, and so far as I’m aware will have the DQ200 fitted.

You're right is a dq200 i've mistaken the service intervals with the dq250, still once in a life oil change is not bad is 1,9L of oil nothing too expensive

Edited 3 December, 20253 Dec by Jack25

If changing oil in a DQ200 DSG then 'Simply clever' to change both oils. Maybe around £200 done at an Automatic Specialist, or nearer £300 at a main dealership. But first best to have the engine running efficiently. The spark plug schedule is 40,000 miles / 4 years.

Thanks so much everyone, for advice so far. I should have mentioned in the first place, the model is: Skoda Roomster 2013, 1.2 TSI (105bhp) SE 5d DSG

Unfortunately I do not have a service record for it. Am going to call the dealer that I bought it from, tomorrow, and ask if they know anything about what has or has not been replaced so far. It has 87k on the clock.

1 hour ago, Tabareena said:

Thanks so much everyone, for advice so far. I should have mentioned in the first place, the model is: Skoda Roomster 2013, 1.2 TSI (105bhp) SE 5d DSG

Unfortunately I do not have a service record for it. Am going to call the dealer that I bought it from, tomorrow, and ask if they know anything about what has or has not been replaced so far. It has 87k on the clock.

Look also for the spark plugs leads because there was 2 versions of leads one without heating insulation like a black plastic pipe, and with the heat generated by the engine they were failing early that they should, vw upgraded the leads with the insulation and they last way longer

I am now thinking that the slow pull-away is in fact the standard 'Skoda lag', as discussed here:
https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/517427-dsg-slight-delay/
I've been told that what is required is a gentler foot on the accelerator. My right foot is still learning the Skoda - I was previously driving a Fiat Punto automatic and the feel is quite a lot different - the Punto had a very quick response when starting from stationary.
So, I'm trying to learn the new right foot feel, and it does seem to be improving. But I'm still finding it a bit odd how slow it can be to respond, comparatively.

There is no power under 1500 rpm when the turbo kicks in. For example, I fettle the throttle while in second gear on an approach to a roundabout see a gap, put throttle down and nothing until the revs reach 1500 rpm then it yanks you forward. Nothing is wrong with the engine just a characteristic of power delivery. I change down to first gear for instant acceleration. Adapted to this since I picked the car from new. I know yours is auto but engine must behave the same. I had a Fiat Multipla 1600 petrol and yes that was more responsive on the throttle as Fiats are.

Edited 11 January11 Jan by edbostan

Chain stretch will tend to reduce torque at lower revs and increase it higher up the band, as far as I could work out from a little research yesterday.

I have a chain elongation fault code that keeps popping up (without any dash lights) which is, I think, saying there's nearly 6 degrees of mis-timing on the camshaft. This seems a lot, and google seems to suggest the above consequences for cam retardation, which I think will be the effect of such stretch.

Also, any play in the turbo actuator system can be expected to mess up the precision of turbo control, surely not in a way that increases responsiveness, I'd guess.

Edited 11 January11 Jan by Breezy_Pete