[Skipper Don]

I first test drove a 2007 model and loved the Tiptronic down shifting, you could actually slow the car down. When I got my new 2008 in Nov. 2007 I noticed that the down shifting was almost non-existent. The transmission speeds up the engine so much that it runs at the same speed as before down shifting. I went to the local service manager, who did not believe me until I took him for a ride. Then he said that must be normal!

Has any one else noticed this problem? Does your transmission actually slow the car down when you down shift? I heard from a friend that there is an updated chip for the transmission, has anyone gotten this upgrade?

How my dealer is working on fixing the jerky starting problem that I've had, but he says the downshift issue is normal. The service shop foreman says the transmission compter speeds up the engine to match the new gear and it stays at that speed. Sooooo much for any stopping action from downshifting. From the top gear I can downshift three gears and the car has still not slowed-down much at all!

 

[Todd_A]

Ours shift down normally. Actually it down shifted enough to set us forward in the vehicle. Ours is a 2008.

 

[SiJ2000]

Remember. The ratios are very close, so just slipping down a gear won't make much difference... YOu need to slip down a few...

This isn't a fault, its physics!

 

[Skipper Don]

I can shift down two or three levels and still no braking effect until you go down to second gear. But the big issue is that the 2007 that I test drove did not act this way.

 

[Eos_Up]

As with other, I feel my braking effect immediately, much like a stick shift. While I don't think I've ever driven one, I suspect that an automatic that "locks' up would do the same.

As for how much slowing down shifting does, obviously it will depend on the grade (with steeper grades resulting in very little or no slowing down). I would think if your car is not slowing down on manual downshifting, your clutches must be slipping or your compression is lower than normal.

 

[tortoise]

I'd rather do the S shift than the paddle shift on the gearing, DSG responds so fast that it takes a very good driver to reap the benefits of using the 6-speed paddle shifts hahahaaa

 

[glenfoxman]

Shifting from neutral to 1st gear mine always goes CLUNK. Its normal.
The gearbox feels smoother at speed.
On the 3-4 and 4-5 upshifts, use a firm boot, or one can get false neutrals.
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[geoffa1]

I drive down, and turn right at the bottom of, a reasonably long steep hill on the way home.

The Eos will often (but not always) downshift by itself while I am braking, with the revs rising and as a result achieving engine braking.

I suspect that the reason it doesn't always do it, is that my driving style can change, depending on whether I am on the way home from work, or have puttering around locally.

 

[SiJ2000]

Modern engines are so smooth, that this will not help with the engine braking... I agree that it is quite limited on the DSG...

 

[V6 Bandit]

Guys
I might be missing a trick here but surely hitting the brakes is the most efficient way of slowing down!
As for the other posts with clunking and poor changing I suggest this is not normal. My DSG is silky smooth whether in gear, tiptronic or using paddles.
Tim

 

[geoffa1]

Guys
I might be missing a trick here but surely hitting the brakes is the most efficient way of slowing down!
As for the other posts with clunking and poor changing I suggest this is not normal. My DSG is silky smooth whether in gear, tiptronic or using paddles.
Tim

Agreed - although the Eos is not deliberately engine braking, even if that is the effect, but it is putting you into what it thinks will be the appropriate gear for when you want to accelerate.

Not much of an issue on a long downhill when I am almost home - but would be great if it did it on the Great Ocean Road - although I suddenly realise that it probably would in sports mode - note to self.

 

[stuang]

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