DSG in the snow

[Kev]

Tootling in to work this morning in 4 inches of snow I was just wondering how you DSG drivers get on in those conditions.

In a manual you tend to pick a higher gear and keep the revs low. Do the fancy electronics of the DSG mean it will happily do the same or does it try and second guess what you're doing and keep you in a lower gear when you really want a higher one?

[rehmondo]

Tootling in to work this morning in 4 inches of snow I was just wondering how you DSG drivers get on in those conditions.

In a manual you tend to pick a higher gear and keep the revs low. Do the fancy electronics of the DSG mean it will happily do the same or does it try and second guess what you're doing and keep you in a lower gear when you really want a higher one?

Hmm I haven't felt the need as where I stay the snow hasn't settled, however through experience I know the DSG won't allow me to put it directly into forth etc it has restrictions on it and I don't think I can put it in 5th without being above 30mph, but it will allow you to start from 2nd if thats what you need to do.

[wigit]

good to see you braved it kev, took an hour to dig ours out this morning then missus says she's not going to work

[jonallen628]

I have been driving in the snow for four days now, i have to say that i have been impressed with both the DSG and the Sciroccos general behaviour in the snow. The behaviour of the DSG is very throttle dependant, if you pull away in 'D' with a small amount of throttle the car quickly slots into second and then third at very low speeds. Because the application of the power through the DSG is so smooth it rarely breaks traction. You will find you can pull away smoothly with very little drama.

The best way to pull off from a standing start in this weather in a manual car is to without using the throttle but obviously in a manual car you run the risk of stalling especially if you are on a gradient. When you take your foot off the break pedal on the DSG this is effectively what the car does for you, pulls away without the use of the throttle.

Of course if you pop the ACC into sport and the gearbox into 'S' you will have problems, but this would just be dumb in these conditions; unless you have a nice open space of course!!

[wigit]

john looking forward to sampling the snow for in staffs for the next few days but not in the roc

[Kev]

good to see you braved it kev, took an hour to dig ours out this morning then missus says she's not going to work

Yeah took me 45 minutes to get the 5 miles to work but the main roads are ok. Bit of a hill out of my estate but 2nd gear and just about on tickover and I made it ok.

[DavidH]

I would think it would be fine, it can crawl very gently. I've driven a DSG in the snow but it was a quattro, having said that the scirocco's traction seems very good in these conditions, even on summer tyres, the EDL works brilliantly. Just be gentle so you don't overheat it, the game is to keep it just under the threshold of the traction control as much as possible (same goes for any conditions really).