It was suggested in another forum that pdk owners consider putting the car in neutral when at terminally long stop lights. This is because when one has one's foot on the brake, both of the dual clutches are engaged. However, they aren't engaged when the car is in neutral. Hence, for those owners who want to keep their cars forever, perhaps doing this will help decrease clutch wear over the long term.

Does anyone here do this? It seems a bit awkward, especially when the pdk is in manual mode, requiring 2 steps to move the gear lever.

Also, of course, make sure you're on a flat road if you're gonna put the car in neutral at long stop lights!

 

I don't have a PDK, but does the transmission not automatically switch to neutral at long lights?

I'm applying manual transmission logic but I would think that Porsche designed the PDK well enough so that it only engages a gear and slips the clutch when the operator is off the brake and applying the accelerator.

It seems odd that Porsche would design the transmission to engage the clutch and unnecessarily wear the throw-out bearing/springs when fully stopped. Especially since it can switch gears in milliseconds.

 

and honestly never even thought about it.

 

There are no throw-out bearings to wear out.

The PDK design is a multiplate oil-bath design, very similar to the wet clutches used in motorcycle applications.

MB