Brianc26
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- T5 SE 140
hi is it just me or is it a nightmare to turn the drivers seat around without it taking 10 attempts and what a bad design having to put the handbrake off
You'll get more accurate and quicker.hi is it just me or is it a nightmare to turn the drivers seat around without it taking 10 attempts and what a bad design having to put the handbrake off
I've never had any movement when taking the handbrake off with the DSG box in Park. Even on a slope. But then I do stop with footbrake. Put DSG into Park. Switch OFF and then apply Handbrake.Cpjb, was he sitting on the seat??
My handbook forbids the practice. I am not sure why though.
I like to do mine from outside as it means you don't need to bend(poor old back)
But you do need to be on level ground or the poor ratchet in the DSG box gets a wack
+ The engine Compression. I'm perfectly happy. It is no different than leaving a Manual gearbox in 1st. A Handbrake is even more problematic. There have been instances of a Handbrake being put on securely on a Hot Brake Disc. As the Disc cools then the Handbrake becomes ineffective. I cannot find any references to the DSG Parking lock failing - Handbrakes a different matter all together.View attachment 11683 This is the little devil.
Not sure I would like to trust 2670kg on it on a slope
I can vouch for that about the handbrake. This car rolled about 50 meters down the hill into my wife's car while we were washing it at our old house. Scary thing I was just bent down washing that wheel about 10 mins before this car hit at about 15 mph. It had been parked their about 20 mins before it came down and it was completely silent (until the crunch).+ The engine Compression. I'm perfectly happy. It is no different than leaving a Manual gearbox in 1st. A Handbrake is even more problematic. There have been instances of a Handbrake being put on securely on a Hot Brake Disc. As the Disc cools then the Handbrake becomes ineffective. I cannot find any references to the DSG Parking lock failing - Handbrakes a different matter all together.
If both clutches are disengaged, is there any engine compassion??+ The engine Compression. I'm perfectly happy. It is no different than leaving a Manual gearbox in 1st. A Handbrake is even more problematic. There have been instances of a Handbrake being put on securely on a Hot Brake Disc. As the Disc cools then the Handbrake becomes ineffective. I cannot find any references to the DSG Parking lock failing - Handbrakes a different matter all together.
Yeah got that wrong. Thinking of my Defender.If both clutches are disengaged, is there any engine compassion??
I guess I am only quoting after I researched before getting my DSG, so not evidence based , and mostly American sites.
Not just you - swivelling the seat drove me nuts at first! But, as Skylark says, it gets easier, particularly if you put a discreet marker at the spot where you need the seat to be in order to swivel it.
Noeleen, . . . . then put your tape on
It is the position where nothing hits
On the rails that the seat slides up and down. It juYes . . . but. . . where should I put the tape? on the rotating wheel? on the side of seat? on both?
Sorry, it is too wet and too dark to go outside to check the van right now!
grey duct tape blends in but is enough to spot.View attachment 11856
There is my tape, not very subtle, and as you can see the seat is to far forwards to rotate . But when lined up, it is ideal.
.....note to self to buy some black tape
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