Which mode do you use your FR in?

[derelyth]

You may be right with it being the kickdown switch for the DSG - they may well use the same accelerator pedal assembly to save cost/manufacturing resource.

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[DeanC]

It gives you full beans in eco mode. Foot down without clicking the kick down is a long way off full throttle. I think it is more of a dsg thing tbh.

 

[Suicida1 Zombie]

It gives you full beans in eco mode. Foot down without clicking the kick down is a long way off full throttle. I think it is more of a dsg thing tbh.

The throttle and brake are definitely more sensitive/responsive in normal and even more so in sport than eco but the main massively noticeable difference in the modes in terms of throttle/engine etc with the DSG is most definitely the shift points for the gears.

Eco - it changes so soon that you barely ever hear the engine

Normal - a good balance of smooth driving with pretty responsive throttle when needed

Sport - changes nice and late and when not mashing the noise pedal it normally keeps the car in such a gear that it hangs the revs at 2000 or more and only changes up after a good 5-10 seconds of gentle throttle use.

Also the 'click' definitely sounds like the kick down button that will only do anything on a DSG fitted Leon (unless I am mistaken as I understand some cars can have overboost activated in this manner but I am not sure if the Leon's have this).


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[DeanC]

^ on a manual the 'click' allows full throttle in eco mode.

 

[Suicida1 Zombie]

^ on a manual the 'click' allows full throttle in eco mode.

Ah right, thanks for clearing that up then.

Do any of the leon engines have an overboost feature?

 

[northernmonkey]

I use mine mainly in Sport....

I prefer the throttle response and the little extra umph!

 

[ShakaStyle]

What MPG are you getting through using sport all the time???

Very interested in hearing

 

[DeanC]

I find next to no difference in economy in any mode. I did a tank on each and they were all within 2 mpg on the same commute.

 

[Suicida1 Zombie]

LOL, if I use sport all the time instead of normal or eco my mpg falls by 10-15MPG! DSG though, hangs the revs all the time.....

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[terryt]

I was playing around with the different modes last night and I can't feel much difference between Eco and Normal, maybe just a slight lag in Eco but very little. You feel the power kick in at around 2500-3000RPM in both modes, I have the 1.4 TSI manual. There seems to be very little torque in Eco and Normal up to 2500-3000RPM, this is normal?

 

[DeanC]

Are you using partial throttle when accelerating to compare the modes? It does not affect when the power comes in at differnet revs but how hard you have to plant your foot to get the same throttle input.

It will be more obvious in everyday driving on diesels because of the low down torque and the more powerful engine you have the more noticeable it will be too.

 

[terryt]

I'm not accelerating hard, definitely not planting the gas pedal. Just normal gradual town driving, just feel a little disappointed with the power at low revs in Eco/normal, in Sport you can definitely feel the power come in straight away.

 

[DeanC]

But that is sort of the point. In sport you get the same throttle input at the half way position as you do with your foot down in eco. I guess the idea with eco is to give a longer, more gradual throttle curve so that you can be more precise - I however just find you get frustrated and end up using full throttle more often.

This is on a manual obviously.

 

[terryt]

Yeh, I just think there isn't much difference in the throttle response between Eco and Normal. Normal should be somewhere between Eco and Sport, but normal feels pretty much the same as Eco for the way I drive most of the time.

 

[DeanC]

Get what you are saying. I certainly feel it but you're right the big difference is from normal to sport.

 

[derelyth]

Definitely a bigger difference if you have DSG - lift off the throttle and the clutch kicks in, revs drop to idle. It is the response after that happens which is dangerous IMO.

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[Suicida1 Zombie]

You think so? I would say it pops back into gear almost instantly and it doesn't stop the brealks from working as quick at all.

 

[derelyth]

I found it definitely lagged from Neutral to Gear - didn't mention the brakes being affected though - they still worked as hoped

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[Ashworth]

Definitely a bigger difference if you have DSG - lift off the throttle and the clutch kicks in, revs drop to idle. It is the response after that happens which is dangerous IMO.

What are the actual differences between the modes on a manual car?
I have a 1.8 TSI and can feel a difference in the steering but sometimes other differences are not so easy to notice. Although it does seem to drive better and sound better in sports mode.

 

[DeanC]

It's been covered before but the modes in manual adjust the steering weight, engine sound on the top petrol and diesels via a sound actuator, throttle response, interior lighting colour and air con strength