First time using DSG (kinda)

[cupracon]

Hi guys, the next week I will receive my Leon Cupra (2019, 290hp DSG7). So happy. I had spent the last week trying to learn how to use it (please don't laugh, I would like to give my future car a good life). My concern is relate to the DGS. I had always had manual gearbox and so I had read the whole Leon manual and viewed a lot of videos of tutorial, tips and do/don't with dsg. And now I'm a little confuse because there are some inconsistencies between some affirmation that I heard or readed.

I had driven only one camper with DSG, old one, and was easy because it has only Park, Drive and Rear. Now I have also the Neutral position and this cause a lot of question. For what I had understood, at the stoplight I should press the breake till the stop of the car, leave D and never release the breake till I want to start the car. From what I had understood I can change in Neutral when I will have the engine turned on but I'm forced to wait for a "bit longer". Is it correct?

Questions:
1) let's say that I need to raise the foot from the break for a moment, 2-3 seconds (don't know why, let your immagination runs) and I need/want to have the engine turned on. Is it correct that I put the car in Neutral, then turn on the electronic-handbrake and then release the breake pedal?

2) Same as above but I need to leave the car (to inspect if the lights are working or to check the tires). Is the procedure ok or I need to stop the engine?

3) This one happen to my frequently. During a parking sometimes I need to go backward (so in Rear) but then I need to fix the position to the car and I need to go a little forward. This mean the I need to switch to Rear, make the maneuver, press the breake, switch to Drive, release the breake and press gently the trottle peddal. Is it correct?

Thank you

 

[RichieXR2]

My 2017 car has the auto handbrake so I just leave it in D and take my foot off the brake. The (P) for parking/handbrake illuminates and the car won’t move till you press the throttle. If I’m going to be sitting a while I will put it into P and the (P) illuminates on the dash again but it may be red I can’t remember. If you have auto handbrake you will have a button under the handbrake with an (A) symbol.

parking, as long as I’m reading point 3 of your post correctly, yes I just go from R to D and press gently. My girlfriend took a little bit of time to get used to this and seemed to want to press the throttle a little too hard making the car lurch forward slightly as it won’t naturally roll like a manual

 

[serdar_18fr]

Hi guys, the next week I will receive my Leon Cupra (2019, 290hp DSG7). So happy. I had spent the last week trying to learn how to use it (please don't laugh, I would like to give my future car a good life). My concern is relate to the DGS. I had always had manual gearbox and so I had read the whole Leon manual and viewed a lot of videos of tutorial, tips and do/don't with dsg. And now I'm a little confuse because there are some inconsistencies between some affirmation that I hear or readed.

I had driven only one camper with DSG, old one, and was easy because it has only Park, Drive and Rear. Now I have also the Neutral position and this cause a lot of question. For what I had understood, at the stoplight I should press the breake till the stop of the car, leave D and never release the breake till I want to start the car. From what I had understood I can change in Neutral when I will have the engine tuned on but I am force to wait for "a bit longer". Is it correct?

Questions:
1) let's say that I need to raise the foot on the break for a moment, 2-3 secconds (don't know why, let your immagination runs) and I need/want to have the engine turned on. Is it correct that I put the car in Neutral, then turn on the electronic-handbrake and then release the breake pedal?

2) Same as above but I need to leave the car (to inspect if the lights are working or to check the tires). Is the procedure ok or I need to stop the engine?

3) This one happen to my frequently. During a parking sometimes I need to go back (so in Rear) but then I need to fix the position to the car and I need to go a little forward. This mean the I need do switch to Rear, make the maneuver, press the breake, switch to D, release the breake and press gently the trottle peddal. Is it correct?

Thank you

Hi,

You have a question before point 1, so here its answer first:

Yes, you can stay in D and hold on to the brake yourself but your car most probably has the auto-hold feature, so if that feature is enabled, it will hold on to brakes automatically when the car comes to a full stop (green brake light will be illuminated on the instrument cluster) and then you don't need to keep your foot on the brake pedal. Just push the throttle when the lights turn green and it will release the brake automatically.

1. The procedure you mentioned is valid but as in the previous answer, auto-hold will do the trick again for you.

2. You don't need to stop the engine. Just put the transmission to P before you leave the car.

3. Yes, correct.

Hope this helps,
Serdar


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[Glosphil]

Ignore the above post.

The P red brake symbol on the dash display is the Electronic Handbrake (EHB) & the green brake symbol is Autohold (AH), if the car has AH. EHB operates only on rear brakes & AH operates (via ABS pump) on all 4 brakes.

There is no need to put DSG in P or N when stopped as gearbox will disengage clutch when car is at rest with engine running (AH will apply brakes).

AH operates every time car stops & EHB works when ignition switched off. You could drive the car for years & never touch either switch or use N.

Switches behind gear lever are red symbol for EHB & green for AH.

I suggest you read driver's manual for the car. Available on Internet before car received.

 

[Glosphil]

I didn't mean ignore post above mine as that was posted when I was typing my post.

 

[WozzaB]

I believe that when you come to a stop with the car in D and you're only feathering the brake pedal, it doesn't disengage the gear, you have to press a bit harder for it to disengage.

This is just what I've noticed driving mine, if I'm only lightly touching the brakes the rpm doesn't drop to tick over, but it does if I press the pedal a touch harder.

 

[Mo_86]

I know this was not one of your questions but what I've found with my dsg (dq381) and my previous 535d, when parking either uphill or downhill, when you park up, hold the brake and then put it straight in P, tgen apply the handbrake, the car will move a tiny bit.
Then when restarting the car to move off, theres a clunk between P and either R or D.
However i have found when parking hold the brake put it in N, then apply handbrake, release brake pedal slightly and then P.
Sounds like a lot but you get used to it, then when moving off the box is silky smooth between P and R or D.
Don't know if this has any impact on gears at all but i know for sure i dont have the horrible clunk moving it into gear.

 

[cuthound]

One thing I learned when I got mine, was that in order to reverse smoothly at low speed into my garage, I needed to switch off the AH function, otherwise you need to many revs to overcome it and risk reversing into the garage wall.

 

[Glosphil]

I agree. Many blame the DSG but I'm sure it's the Autohold. My solution is to pull the Electronic Handbrake switch which activates the EHB & also deactivates the AH. Because the EHB only holds on 2 wheels, instead of the 4 with AH, the release of the brakes is smoother & needs less revs.

 

[queen]

To add to all of the above if for whatever reason you are in D with AH (so foot off the brake) and you open the driver's door, the car is smart enough to engage the EHB for you.