Golf 77TSI Problem?

[kobe]

Hi everyone,

I recently bought a brand new Golf 77tsi as a first car. (Just got my license)

It's been perfect until tonight.

While reversing into the garage I realized I would scrape the side window so I changed gears to move forward. "D" drive selected. Once I released the brake pedal the car still rolled back.

Is this normal? I know on a hill its perfectly normal but what about on a flat surface?

Cliffs:

Reversing into garage.
Come to a complete stop.
Select D drive while foot on brake.
Release brake and the car rolls back almost causing an accident.

Tried my mums car and it does not roll back when the brake pedal is released.

Regards

[AdamD]

Welcome to the forums kobe.

Your Golf has a DSG gearbox fitted; although it appears similar to an auto, it's actually two manual gearboxes with two clutches within a single housing. A traditional auto gearbox would prevent you from rolling backwards courtesy of a torque converter providing constant torque to the driveline when you're in D; in the Golf, the DSG needs to release the appropriate clutch before you'll get forward motion in D, and this can sometimes take a second or so. Once you shift into D, keep your foot on the brake for a second, and release the brake slowly. You should feel the clutch take up the slack and creep the car forward.

[karjadi15]

haha I got surprised to at first. But it may feel sometimes at redlights, that it goesback a lot, it actually doesnt roll back that much. so you got nothing to worry about besides having fun in that car!

[Ryan_R]

On some hills when stopped I'll slightly release brake pressure then push down on it again. You hear a short 'hiss' sound and know the auto-hold feature is engaged. When it's go time you can release the brake pedal and it will hold the car still for up to 2.5 seconds, which is plenty of time for you to accelerate away. Only thing to look out for is cars in front starting to go and then stopping again (slow coach in front), which can confuse the DSG a bit (are you going or stopping?).

However when it comes to steep driveways I do a handbrake start. Glad I don't have one of those fancy DSG Passat's where the handbrake is just a button on the dash. While the DSG has made some L-plate jerks from time to time it's never stalled, and once you're moving it's a fantastic bit of tech.