Yet another my first auto thread
Discussion
As the title says, first ever auto, 2020 Volvo xv40, nice car to drive and all that but an absolute pein when it comes to parking or any slow speed manoeuvres.
Put the car into either reverse or drive, I’m hardly touching the accelerator and it’s off like a scalded cat before I slam the breaks on.
I must be doing something wrong if I can’t get the car to crawl forwards/reverse at a snails pace.
Any advice other than get rid and go back to a manual gearbox.
Put the car into either reverse or drive, I’m hardly touching the accelerator and it’s off like a scalded cat before I slam the breaks on.
I must be doing something wrong if I can’t get the car to crawl forwards/reverse at a snails pace.
Any advice other than get rid and go back to a manual gearbox.
I must say I had a similar issue with my 2017 Golf DSG a few years ago... just had to learn to be gentler with the throttle!
You could try a throttle pedal re-learn? Over time cars adjust to driving habits. Different in every car but in most cars it involves turning the car on and off with the accelerator pedal fully depressed
Ironically I have the exact opposite issue with my BMW 530i E39 - constantly starting off in 2nd gear and I really have to kick it down to get it to accelerate!
You could try a throttle pedal re-learn? Over time cars adjust to driving habits. Different in every car but in most cars it involves turning the car on and off with the accelerator pedal fully depressed
Ironically I have the exact opposite issue with my BMW 530i E39 - constantly starting off in 2nd gear and I really have to kick it down to get it to accelerate!
OddCat said:
I'm an auto fan. But I drove a friend's BMW M4 (F82) and it didn't creep once off the brake. I took my foot off the brake to park it and it just sat there. It was then Russian Roulette on the accelerator to get it to move.
Never drove an auto like it before or since.
Autohold? Pretty standard on most modern autos where it applies the handbrake automatically when stationary until you tap the throttle to release it and move off. Never drove an auto like it before or since.
lancslad58 said:
Riley Blue said:
lancslad58 said:
Thanks all sorted now.
Is that it? No explanation? At least you could tell us what you did to solve the problem, it might help others.lancslad58 said:
As the title says, first ever auto, 2020 Volvo xv40, nice car to drive and all that but an absolute pein when it comes to parking or any slow speed manoeuvres.
Put the car into either reverse or drive, I’m hardly touching the accelerator and it’s off like a scalded cat before I slam the breaks on.
I must be doing something wrong if I can’t get the car to crawl forwards/reverse at a snails pace.
Any advice other than get rid and go back to a manual gearbox.
The solution to this is to get a car with a CVT box which all phers seem to hate but does what you want to do above…Put the car into either reverse or drive, I’m hardly touching the accelerator and it’s off like a scalded cat before I slam the breaks on.
I must be doing something wrong if I can’t get the car to crawl forwards/reverse at a snails pace.
Any advice other than get rid and go back to a manual gearbox.
SmithCorona said:
The M DCT on the F82 doesn't creep without a quick stab of the throttle to get it doing.
Earlier M transmissions were a pain to park.
Don't even know if my DSG Yeti creeps or not - I just don't think about it - will check in a mo! The R8 R-Tornic doesn't, thats for sure, was very tense parking in the garage 1st few times. You have to "gently" stab to get it going slowly!Earlier M transmissions were a pain to park.
parabolica said:
OddCat said:
I'm an auto fan. But I drove a friend's BMW M4 (F82) and it didn't creep once off the brake. I took my foot off the brake to park it and it just sat there. It was then Russian Roulette on the accelerator to get it to move.
Never drove an auto like it before or since.
Autohold? Pretty standard on most modern autos where it applies the handbrake automatically when stationary until you tap the throttle to release it and move off. Never drove an auto like it before or since.
And the throttle response is a little more squidgy, a problem that’s made worse by a seven-speed flappy-paddle gearbox that offers no creep. Unlike a standard automatic, the car won’t move until you put your foot on the accelerator. Which makes parking a jerky bloody nightmare
You'd think someone from BMW would have told him it was just the Autohold
Edited to add link:
https://www.driving.co.uk/car-reviews/the-clarkson...
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