992 turbo s pdk idiots guide
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Hi, I'm hiring a 992 turbo s for 24 hours soon and have never driven a pdk/automatic and want to progress safely and without incident. I've searched lots of sites but can't find an idiots guide to pdk. Could someone please advise when starting do you keep your foot on the brake, to pull away forwards is it backwards or forwards on the drive selector and does the electric parking brake need manually releasing?. On a hill do you select neutral and put the parking brake on and then drive off by putting in drive with foot on brake?
Sorry for the basic questions, I currently drive a 1.0l i20 so want to know as much as possible before I get the car for a day.
Sorry for the basic questions, I currently drive a 1.0l i20 so want to know as much as possible before I get the car for a day.
The test drive before I bought the 997 was the first automatic I'd ever driven on the road, you cannot stall them but here's the mistakes I made:
1. Left foot brake (for some reason was my instinct), just make sure no-one is close behind / tell your brain to keep your left foot well away from any pedal
2. (Probably does not apply to the Turbo models) Being too gentle with acceleration out of junctions, since the car is set up for smoothness in normal mode and a surprising amount of pedal travel is required to get it going swiftly
Otherwise, not having to think of gear changes actually made the process a lot less daunting for me.
Again probably does not apply to a 992 TTS but whilst these cars can shift, you have to be very deliberate with a lot of throttle. You can otherwise drive them in a manner where you barely notice how fast they can go.
1. Left foot brake (for some reason was my instinct), just make sure no-one is close behind / tell your brain to keep your left foot well away from any pedal
2. (Probably does not apply to the Turbo models) Being too gentle with acceleration out of junctions, since the car is set up for smoothness in normal mode and a surprising amount of pedal travel is required to get it going swiftly
Otherwise, not having to think of gear changes actually made the process a lot less daunting for me.
Again probably does not apply to a 992 TTS but whilst these cars can shift, you have to be very deliberate with a lot of throttle. You can otherwise drive them in a manner where you barely notice how fast they can go.
Great thanks, I presume that on a hill when I lift of the brake the car won't roll backwards in the time it takes to transfer my foot to the accelerator, is that correct? And on a hill I will need more revs before the car releases the hold to prevent backwards movement.
My son is 18 soon so plan to pick him up from school in it as a surprise.
My son is 18 soon so plan to pick him up from school in it as a surprise.
Chubbyross said:
Steve H said:
Best method at the lights is left foot firmly on the brake pedal, apply full throttle with the right foot and release the brakes when the lights change.
Best to do this when there is nothing directly in front if you
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For at least a mile. Best to do this when there is nothing directly in front if you

Hobo said:
Chubbyross said:
Steve H said:
Best method at the lights is left foot firmly on the brake pedal, apply full throttle with the right foot and release the brakes when the lights change.
Best to do this when there is nothing directly in front if you
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For at least a mile. Best to do this when there is nothing directly in front if you


Ps - you beat me to it!
Someone mentioned the hill hold mode, but a great tip is you can press the break pedal harder once you have stopped (at traffic lights etc) and the car will hold and wait on the brakes. Sounds trivial but it makes daily driving a doddle around town.
It takes some skill to stop yourself speeding, (by accident) and not accelerating into the car on front of you. It can cover a lot of ground quicker than you think. Of course thats the fun bit….
It takes some skill to stop yourself speeding, (by accident) and not accelerating into the car on front of you. It can cover a lot of ground quicker than you think. Of course thats the fun bit….
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