Dual clutch 'DSG-style' autoboxes - D or N when stopped?

[Howard-]

Hi all,

I've recently acquired a car with a DCT gearbox (Ford Powershift) and as I'm the most anally mechanically-sympathetic person ever, I'm wondering about best practice when you're stopped, i.e. at some traffic lights.

In a car with a manual 'box, I'll always pop it in neutral (and put the handbrake on when necessary) if I'm sitting there for more than about 5 seconds.

Should I be doing the same with the autobox, to avoid wearing out its clutches, or is it not going to make any difference?


Thanks!

[Howard-]

xRIEx said:

Do the clutch(es) slip if the car's stationary? Are they not disengaged at a standstill?

This is essentially what I'm wondering!



It will creep if I let my foot off the brake in D, but it's hard to tell if there's much delay.