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Originally Posted by euromodder
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Thanks. Glad you noticed it. Will have to check our your Up! thread if there is one.
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Originally Posted by euromodder
Don't fight the DSG....
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Still experimenting with it for this tank to get some kind of idea of what works and what doesn't . It does seem pretty good and bad for MPG when left alone but we all like as much control as possible.
Good
On the good side it matches up-shifts to throttle quite well - go with a light throttle and it will upshift at under 2k.
It also holds a gear well - e.g. accelerate gently at 50 in 6th and it will hold 6th and use the engine torque instead of kicking down. The family Prius wants to kick down all the time the engine screaming quite a lot of the time.
6th is also very long - 2K rpm is about 74 on the speedo. On slowdown it does hold the engine in DFCO quite well too - shifting down from 6th down to 3rd until you go under 20 then it disengages.
Bad
On the bad side leaving it in D consumes twice as much as N at lights or in long lines. The only advantage of P is that the brake is also engaged so I stick with N.
It doesn't roll in N very well - gumball sized tyres ?
That last point could be a problem - there is a noise like a wheel bearing or similar at speed - no loose bearings as far as I can tell so it could be a binding brake or similar.
It goes to the specialists I trust (looked after Helga) on Tuesday but before that we are taking Hermann on his first long trip down south to sort out more Family issues over this weekend. That will probably empty the tank or reduce it enough for a refill and we can calculate the financial
damage.