DSG Freewheel

ian210 · Mar 15, 2015

My Cali manual states that there is a freewheel mode in the settings menu. It doesn't show up on my MFD.
Can anybody shed any light on this function?

WelshGas · Mar 15, 2015

Some info here. It is called Coasting, available on the DSG. I do not know if it is engine specific.

http://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/to-coast-or-not-to-coast-what-is-this-for.9237/#post-84702

Andy · Mar 17, 2015

Could this be part of the BlueMotion package ??

ian210 · Mar 17, 2015

I guess it could be Andy, although none of the dealers I spoke to prior to buying mentioned it. It would save some fuel and emissions. Mine isn't BMT.

Larkrise · Mar 17, 2015

We certainly have it on our 2014 DSG with bmt.

motacyclist · Mar 17, 2015

We have it it our 180 DSG BMT, but my sons 180 DSG Sportline does not; I guess, for some inexplicable reason, because it's not BMT.

Bjohnson · Mar 31, 2015

Our 2012 DSG manual refers to it, but it's not a feature we can change via any menus. Not sure if it needs to be enabled by the dealer, but we definitely don't have the option to change its settings.