I am sure most of you aware about a quick press of the accelerator (and release) and the PDK downshifts to the lowest possible gear and holds the RPMs at high throttle, and when you press the accelerator again it engages the clutch in the lower gear and takes off. I just really appreciated how useful this feature can be.

 

I don't think I know what this is.

 

When exactly would you use this? I don't understand either. Is this not the same result as shifting down with the paddle shifter?

 

The difference would be if you are in 6 or 7, a quick flick of the throttle and you are now in 2 and it is holding revs until you are ready to accelerate. If you are in a lower gear it will hold in 1.

 

Mine shifts down one gear with each stab of the throttle in "normal or "sport". Are you doing it in Sport +?

 

I think what is happening is that the PDK is sensing your aggressive throttle input and therefore is dropping into a lower gear anticipating that you are going to accelerate hard.

But I drive a manual so I may be incorrect.

 

I don't have sport+, it works in normal or sport. You need to press full throttle and quickly, you will not accelerate from your current speed until you press the accelerator again.

 

I agree, and it drops into the lowest possible gear and holds. The clutch only engages when you press the accelerator again.

 

Found another thread discussing same thing.

https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...-pdk-blip.html

 

So it is in coast mode?

 

Works in any mode.

 

I use it often, when out for a spirited drive, much like downshifting my MT. Great coming into an 'S' turn and taping it down one or two gears.

 

I played around with this. It certainly works, but is not the smoothest shifting transition. And it's not real predictable which, or how many gears it will shift down to. I can't see the advantage. For me, I'll stick to using the paddles for consistent, predictable shifting.

 

That's my same opinion.. I notice when in Sport, and the engine is loading up a slight press on the throttle will cause it to knock down and hold there.. at other times if the engine is lightly loaded it doesn't even do anything. For the most part it doesn't seem all that different from vacuum based downshifts on older automatics other than it seems to hold longer before up shifting again.

If I want to gear down when in auto, I just squeeze on the left paddle.. which gives me much better and responsive control, especially coming into a corner fast. Gearing down is fairly responsive in auto regardless of mode, up shifting via paddles in auto normal is a bit too slow though but I rarely do that unless I'm in manual... But to be honest, I'm finding I rarely use manual mode, as using the paddles when I need to override works quite well.. I've developed my own kind of hybrid auto/manual driving style. Unfortunately I forget that when driving the wifes SUV and I'm reaching for the left paddle that doesn't exist.. duh..

 

it's a neck jerker alright, hold on to the steering wheel with the death grip

one time it set off the laser shifter on my escort