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Recommended Summer tyres for
Volkswagen Golf from model year 2009
Volkswagen Golf GTD from model year 2009
Volkswagen Golf GTI from model year 2009
Volkswagen Golf R from model year 2009
Tyres are one of the most important elements in motor vehicle construction and have a major influence on road safety. Therefore, they must fulfil numerous conditions which are specified for [...]
Failures
A shock absorber fails?
If there is a short-circuit or interruption of an adjustment valve, the system immediately switches to “Fail Safe”.
The shock absorber symbol in the button flashes to indicate the fault.
The vehicle behaves like a vehicle with conventional damping.
The sensors fail?
If only one sensor fails, a substitute signal is calculated from the other working sensors. The system [...]
DCC Adaptive Chassis Control
The rule for suspension systems has always been that increasing sportiness compromises the ride. In this new system – the DCC adaptive chassis control, the suspension constantly adjusts itself to the road conditions, the driving situation and the drivers requirements.
Adjustable shock absorbers are required to make this possible. The steering assistance is also [...]
1 – Shock absorber damping adjustment button -E387-
Fitting location: in front of gear lever in centre console
The shock absorber damping adjustment button -E387- sets the system to three different modes:
Standard
Sport
Comfort
The operating sequence is -Normal- > -Sport- > -Comfort- > -Normal- > …
In the shock absorber damping adjustment button -E387-, the fields -Sport- and -Comfort- are back-lit [...]
Volkswagen introduced it’s own specifications for engine oil in the mid 1990′s and these cover Volkswagen, Skoda, Audi and Seat made cars.
There are two new VW standards for oils, 504.00 for petrol powered engines and 507.00 for diesel powered engines. Introduced in late 2005, whilst these are seperate standards every oil made to date has meet [...]
VW sells one millionth DSG, next million on the way
1 million DSG – Volkswagen celebrates the bestselling gearbox
Kassel has produced the dual-clutch gearbox for the Group since 2003
Latest 7-speed DSG now available
Wolfsburg/Kassel, 05 February 2008 – DSG – three letters that stand for supreme shift comfort, economy and sportiness. Together with staff from the Kassel factory [...]
7 Speed DSG Gearbox (High Output)
Maximum Torque: 550 Nm
Orientation: Longitudinal & Quattro
The new Audi S tronic
Seven gears for dynamics and efficiency
* News high-tech transmission with twin-clutch technology
* Shifts at lightning speed with high efficiency
* Suitable for longitudinal installation and quattro drive
Seven gears that shift at lightning speed without interrupting traction – Audi presents a new phase [...]
Open communication
The mechatronic components represent the ‘brain’ of the 7 gear dual-clutch gearbox DSG. They can implement complex shift operations in a fraction of a second. They consist of a control device and control valve assembly together with individual sensors and actuators. If a shift is to be performed, the control device communicates the gearbox data [...]
7 Speed DSG Gearbox
Maximum Torque: 250 Nm
Clutch: Dry
Transmission oil volume: 1.7 litres
Weight: 77 kg
Orientation: Transverse
More innovative, more intelligent – and more comfortable than ever
Here is Volkswagen’s new dual-clutch gearbox DSG – a real gearbox sensation. Why? Because it represents two world premieres at once: On the one hand it is the first 7 gear gearbox for front transverse mounting, and [...]
6 Speed DSG Gearbox
Maximum torque: 350 Nm
Clutch: Wet
Transmission oil volume: 6.5 litres
Weight: 93 kg
Orientation: Transverse
DSG – the dual-clutch gearbox from Volkswagen
The innovative DSG dual-clutch gearbox from Volkswagen offers previously unattained shifting comfort that lifts what were once well-defined boundaries between automatic and manual transmissions. This is a 6-speed gearbox that combines the sporty character and low [...]
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