B8 S4 Ownership
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DibblyDobbler said:
Look what you lot made me do!
Well I've got it! Picked it up yesterday from Redline - beautifully made, looks great, goes like stink... but the gearbox - hmm, going to take some getting used to. Just feels like I am sitting there getting from A to B rather than actually driving it - this is my first auto so it might take me a while. Do you guys use the paddles or just leave it in D or S ?PS - just to give you a laugh at my expense - not long after picking it up I came to a roundabout with dual carriageway after. Stuck it in S and nailed it - got to 60 odd in 2nd - brain said time for third, so go for the 'clutch' - slammed my left foot on the brake and pulled an emergency stop! Thank f
k there was nobody behind me! 
DibblyDobbler said:
DibblyDobbler said:
Look what you lot made me do!
Well I've got it! Picked it up yesterday from Redline - beautifully made, looks great, goes like stink... but the gearbox - hmm, going to take some getting used to. Just feels like I am sitting there getting from A to B rather than actually driving it - this is my first auto so it might take me a while. Do you guys use the paddles or just leave it in D or S ?PS - just to give you a laugh at my expense - not long after picking it up I came to a roundabout with dual carriageway after. Stuck it in S and nailed it - got to 60 odd in 2nd - brain said time for third, so go for the 'clutch' - slammed my left foot on the brake and pulled an emergency stop! Thank f
k there was nobody behind me! Took me at least a month to like the DSG. Play around with it, it gets much better when you feel you are calling the shots/via paddle or stick, not some bloke in Germany.
Remember, even when in auto, you can override and take control into M via paddle or stick. It's how I generally drive... leaving it in auto, but overriding as soon as I feel I need control.
...apart from when I'm on a mission, when auto doesn't get a look in.
Edited by GetCarter on Friday 18th April 17:19
DibblyDobbler said:
PS - just to give you a laugh at my expense - not long after picking it up I came to a roundabout with dual carriageway after. Stuck it in S and nailed it - got to 60 odd in 2nd - brain said time for third, so go for the 'clutch' - slammed my left foot on the brake and pulled an emergency stop! Thank fk there was nobody behind me!
k there was nobody behind me! 
I know the feeling.GetCarter said:
I think we all did that! Left foot under right for a week will sort.
Took me at least a month to like the DSG. Play around with it, it gets much better when you feel you are calling the shots/via paddle or stick, not some bloke in Germany.
Remember, even when in auto, you can override and take control into M via paddle or stick. It's how I generally drive... leaving it in auto, but overriding as soon as I feel I need control.
...apart from when I'm on a mission, when auto doesn't get a look in.
Cheers Steve - that's reassuring as I'm not convinced at the moment and Mrs DD will kill me if I announce I don't like the car after the endless buggering about before I bought it Took me at least a month to like the DSG. Play around with it, it gets much better when you feel you are calling the shots/via paddle or stick, not some bloke in Germany.
Remember, even when in auto, you can override and take control into M via paddle or stick. It's how I generally drive... leaving it in auto, but overriding as soon as I feel I need control.
...apart from when I'm on a mission, when auto doesn't get a look in.
Edited by GetCarter on Friday 18th April 17:19
DibblyDobbler said:
DibblyDobbler said:
Look what you lot made me do!
Well I've got it! Picked it up yesterday from Redline - beautifully made, looks great, goes like stink... but the gearbox - hmm, going to take some getting used to. Just feels like I am sitting there getting from A to B rather than actually driving it - this is my first auto so it might take me a while. Do you guys use the paddles or just leave it in D or S ?PS - just to give you a laugh at my expense - not long after picking it up I came to a roundabout with dual carriageway after. Stuck it in S and nailed it - got to 60 odd in 2nd - brain said time for third, so go for the 'clutch' - slammed my left foot on the brake and pulled an emergency stop! Thank f
k there was nobody behind me! 
DibblyDobbler said:
Had a go with the paddles today - starting to get into it 
Does it make a difference if you're on 'D' or 'S' before going for the paddles or is 'M' the same either way ?
TIA
It took me a week or two to get used to it fully after driving manuals all my life. Just watch the accidental change down into first instead of second on mini roundabouts & then touching the accelerator, you'll know after you've done it once, your kidneys will have gone to visit your spleen Does it make a difference if you're on 'D' or 'S' before going for the paddles or is 'M' the same either way ?
TIA
best in Dynamic or S, it changes the diff, gearbox, suspension, steering and cabin engine noise to sportier settings (if you have those options).
jimmyjimjim said:
Pretty sure it's the same either way; S and D are just the different auto modes for the transmission, controlling the shift points, so M over-rides them.
ADS dynamic/comfort modes have more effect, controlling the throttle response.
I stand ready to be corrected, though.
Ta - don't think I have 'ADS dynamic/comfort modes' though, optional extra ? ADS dynamic/comfort modes have more effect, controlling the throttle response.
I stand ready to be corrected, though.
jimmyjimjim said:
You've got the MMI; what do you get the choice of when you press the 'car' button?
I've got Vehicle Settings, Driver Assist, AC and Servicing & Checks - so no ADC for me. Probably just as well as it would be one more thing for me to get confused about 
Oh and the mpg seems about 5-10% worse than my old manual!
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