Quick question......

How does the ASR work? What`s it doing and when?

Quote from the technical glossary in the Octavia brochure:

'ASR traction control ensures the Octavia's stability when pulling away or accelerating. If the engine power or torque being transmitted to the drive wheels is too great, eg on a slippery road surface, engine torque is automatically reduced until optimum road-holding returns, thus reducing wheelspin. A light indicates whether the ASR system is on. It can be manually switched off.'

These threads are worth reading for more info:

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1572

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3823

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/showthread.php?p=3271

it can be a pain in the ***se sometimes, you find the engine bogging down at just the wrong moment. I sometimes switch it off now, it seems easier to make rapid progress.

Cheers