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Directshiftgearbox
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Adirectshiftgearbox(German:DirektSchaltGetriebe[1]),
commonlyabbreviatedtoDSG,[2][3]isanelectronicallycontrolled
dualclutch[2]multipleshaftmanualgearbox,inatransaxledesign
withoutaconventionalclutchpedal,[4]andwithfullautomatic,[2]or
semimanualcontrol.Thefirstactualdualclutchtransmissions
derivedfromPorscheinhousedevelopmentfor962racingcarsin
the1980s.
Insimpleterms,aDSGistwoseparatemanualgearboxes(and
clutches),containedwithinonehousing,andworkingasoneunit.[2]
[3][5]ItwasdesignedbyBorgWarner,[4]andislicensedtothe
VolkswagenGroup,withsupportbyIAVGmbH.Byusingtwo
independentclutches,[2][5]aDSGcanachievefastershifttimes,[2][5]
andeliminatesthetorqueconverterofaconventionalepicyclic
automatictransmission.[2]

PartcutawayviewoftheVolkswagen
Group6speedDirectShiftGearbox.
Theconcentricmultiplateclutches
havebeensectioned,alongwiththe
mechatronicsmodule.Thisalso
showstheadditionalpowertakeoff
fordistributingtorquetotherearaxle
forfourwheeldriveapplications.
Viewthisimagewithannotations

Contents
1Overview
1.1TransverseDSG
1.2AudilongitudinalDSG
2ListofDSGvariants
3Operationalintroduction
3.1DSGcontrols
3.1.1"P"
3.1.2"N"
3.1.3"D"mode
3.1.4"S"mode
3.1.5"R"
3.1.6Manualmode
3.1.6.1Paddleshifters
4Advantagesanddisadvantages
5Applications
5.1Audi
5.2Bugatti
5.3SEAT
5.4koda
5.5VolkswagenPassengerCars
5.6VolkswagenCommercialVehicles
6ProblemsandrecallsofDSGequippedvehicles
6.1UnitedStatesofAmerica
6.2Australia
6.3China
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6.3China
6.4Sweden
6.5Japan
6.6Malaysia
6.7Worldwiderecall
7Seealso
8References
9Externallinks
9.1Officiallinks
9.2Independentlinks

Overview
TransverseDSG

Dualclutchgearbox:
M:Motor
A:Primarydrive
B:DoubleClutch
C:shaft
D:mainshaft,evengears
E:mainshaft,oddgears
F:Output

Atthetimeoflaunchin2003[2][6]itbecametheworld'sfirstdual
clutchtransmissioninaseriesproductioncar,[2][6]intheGerman
marketVolkswagenGolfMk4R32[2][6]andshortlyafterwards,worldwideintheoriginalAudiTT3.2[7]
andforthefirstfewyearsofproduction,thisoriginalDSGtransmissionwasonlyavailableintransversely
oriented[2]frontengine,frontwheeldriveorHaldexTractionbasedfourwheeldrivevehiclelayouts.
ThefirstDSGtransaxlethatwentintoproductionfortheVolkswagenGroupmainstreammarqueshadsix
forwardspeeds(andonereverse),[6][7]andusedwet/submergedmultiplateclutchpacks[2][4](Volkswagen
Groupinternalcode:DQ250,partscodeprefix:02E).[7][8]Ithasbeenpairedtoengineswithupto350Nm
(260lbft)oftorque,[6][7]andthetwowheeldriveversionweighs93kg(205lb).Itismanufacturedat
VolkswagenGroup'sKasselplant,[2]withadailyproductionoutputof1,500units.[6]
Atthestartof2008,anotherworldfirst,[6]anadditional70kg(150lb)sevenspeedDSGtransaxle[6]
(VolkswagenGroupinternalcode:DQ200,partscodeprefix:0AM)[8][9][10]becameavailable.Itdiffers
fromthesixspeedDSG,inthatitusestwosingleplatedryclutches(ofsimilardiameter).[10]Thisclutch
packwasdesignedbyLuKClutchSystems,LLC.[11]ThissevenspeedDSGisusedinsmallerfrontwheel
drivecarswithsmallerdisplacementengineswithlowertorqueoutputs,[6][7][10]suchasthelatest
VolkswagenGolf,[6][10]VolkswagenPoloMk5,[10]andthenewSEATIbiza.[7]Ithasbeenpairedtoengines
withupto250Nm(180lbft).[12]IthasconsiderablylessoilcapacitythanthesixspeedDQ250thisnew
DQ200usesjust1.7litres(0.37impgal0.45USgal)oftransmissionfluid.[6]
InSeptember2010,VWlaunchedanewsevenspeedDSGbuilttosupportupto650Nm(480lbft),the
DQ500.ItsfirstusewasintheAudiTTRS.[13]

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Inlate2008,anallnewsevenspeedlongitudinal[7][14]Stronic[14]versionoftheDSGtransaxlewentinto
seriesproduction(VolkswagenGroupinternalcode:DL501,partscodeprefix:0B5).[8]Initially,fromearly
2009,itisonlyusedincertainAudicars,andonlywithlongitudinallymountedengines.Liketheoriginal
sixspeedDSG,itfeaturesaconcentricdualwetmultiplateclutch.[14]However,thisparticularvariantuses
notablymoreplatesthelargerouterclutch(fortheoddnumberedgears)uses10plates,whereasthe
smallerinnerclutch(drivingevennumberedgearsandreverse)uses12plates.[14]Anothernotablechange
overtheoriginaltransverseDSGsisthelubricationsystem[15][16]Audinowutilisetwototallyseparate
oilcircuits.[14]Oneoilcircuit,consistingof7.5litres(1.65impgal1.98USgal),lubricatesthehydraulic
clutchesandmechatronicswithfullysyntheticspecialistautomatictransmissionfluid(ATF),[14]whilstthe
otheroilcircuitlubricatesthegeartrainsandfrontandcentredifferentialswith4.3litres(0.95impgal
1.14USgal)ofconventionalhypoidgearoil.[14]Thisdualcircuitlubricationisaimedatincreasingoverall
reliability,duetoeliminatingcrosscontaminationofdebrisandwearparticles.[14]Ithasatorquehandling
limitofupto600Nm(440lbft),[7]andenginepoweroutputsofupto330kW(450PS440bhp).[7]Ithas
atotalmass,includingalllubricantsandthedualmassflywheelof141.5kg(312lb).[7]
Thiswasinitiallyavailableintheirquattroallwheeldrivevariants,[8]andisverysimilartothenewZF
Friedrichshafensupplied[17]PorscheDoppelKupplung(PDK).[18][19]

ListofDSGvariants
name

speeds max.torque(Nm) type

DQ200

250

dry

DQ250

350

wet

DQ380[20] 7

380

wet

DQ500

550

wet

DQ511

10

550

wet

DL501

550

wet

Operationalintroduction
Theinternalcombustionenginedrivestwoclutchpacks.[2][4][5]Theouterclutchpackdrivesgears1,3,5[2]
[4](and7whenfitted),andreverse[2]theouterclutchpackhasalargerdiametercomparedtotheinner
clutch,andcanthereforehandlegreatertorqueloadings.Theinnerclutchpackdrivesgears2,4,and6.[2][4]
Insteadofastandardlargedrysingleplateclutch,eachclutchpackforthesixspeedDSGisacollectionof
foursmallwetinterleavedclutchplates(similartoamotorcyclewetmultiplateclutch).Duetospace
constraints,thetwoclutchassembliesareconcentric,andtheshaftswithinthegearboxarehollowandalso
concentric.[5]Becausethealternateclutchpack'sgearsetscanbepreselected[2][4][5](predictiveshifts
enabledviathe'unused'sectionofthegearbox),unpoweredtimewhileshiftingisavoided[2][5]becausethe
transmissionoftorqueissimplyswitchedfromoneclutchpacktotheother.[2]ThismeansthattheDSG

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takesonlyabout8millisecondstoupshift.[3][4]Incomparison,thesequentialmanualtransmission(SMT)in
theFerrariF430Scuderiatakes60millisecondstoshift,[21]or150millisecondsintheFerrariEnzo.[3]The
quotedtimeforupshiftsisthetimethewheelsarecompletelynonpowered.

DSGcontrols
Thedirectshiftgearboxusesafloormountedtransmissionshiftlever,verysimilartothatofaconventional
automatictransmission.[10]Theleverisoperatedinastraight'foreandaft'plane(withoutany'dogleg'
offsetmovements),andusesanadditionalbuttontohelppreventaninadvertentselectionofan
inappropriateshiftleverposition.
"P"
Ppositionofthefloormountedgearshiftlevermeansthatthetransmissionissetin"Park".Bothclutch
packsarefullydisengaged,allgearsetsaredisengaged,andasolidmechanicaltransmission'lock'is
appliedtothecrownwheeloftheDSG'sinternaldifferential.Thispositionmustonlybeusedwhenthe
motorvehicleisstationary.Furthermore,thisisthepositionwhichmustbesetontheshiftleverbeforethe
vehicleignitionkeycanberemoved.
"N"
Npositionofthefloormountedshiftlevermeansthatthetransmissionisin"neutral".SimilartoPabove,
bothclutchpacksandallgearsetsarefullydisengagedhowever,theparkinglockisalsodisengaged.
"D"mode
Whilstthemotorvehicleisstationaryandinneutral(N),thedrivercanselectDfor"drive"(afterfirst
pressingthefootbrakepedal).Thetransmission'sreversegearisselectedonthefirstshaftK1,[3]andthe
outerclutchK2engagesatthestartofthe'bitepoint'.Atthesametime,onthealternategearshaft,the
reversegearclutchK1isalsoselected[2][3](preselected),asthegearboxdoesn'tknowwhetherthedriver
wantstogoforwardorreverse.Theclutchpackforsecondgear(K2)getsreadytoengage.Whenthedriver
releasesthebrakepedal,theK2clutchpackincreasestheclampingforce,allowingthesecondgeartotake
upthedrivethroughanincreaseofthe'bitepoint',andtherebytransferringthetorquefromtheengine
throughthetransmissiontothedriveshaftsandroadwheels,causingthevehicletomoveforward.
Depressingtheacceleratorpedalengagestheclutchandcausesanincreaseofforwardvehiclespeed.
Pressingthethrottlepedaltothefloor(hardacceleration)willcausethegearboxto"kickdown"tofirstgear
toprovidetheaccelerationassociatedwithfirst,althoughtherewillbeaslighthesitationwhilethegearbox
deselectssecondgearandselectsfirstgear.Asthevehicleaccelerates,thetransmission'scomputer
determineswhenthesecondgear(whichisconnectedtothesecondclutch)shouldbefullyused.Depending
onthevehiclespeedandamountofenginepowerbeingrequestedbythedriver(determinedbytheposition
ofthethrottlepedal),[4]theDSGthenupshifts.Duringthissequence,theDSGdisengagesthefirstouter
clutchwhilstsimultaneouslyengagingthesecondinnerclutch[2][3][4](allpowerfromtheengineisnow
goingthroughthesecondshaft),thuscompletingtheshiftsequence.Thissequencehappensin
8milliseconds(aidedbypreselection),[3][4]andcanhappenevenwithfullthrottleopening,andasaresult,
thereisvirtuallynopowerloss.[2][4]
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Oncethevehiclehascompletedtheshifttosecondgear,thefirstgearisimmediatelydeselected,andthird
gear(beingonthesameshaftas1stand5th)ispreselected,[2][3][4]andispending.Oncethetimecomesto
shiftinto3rd,thesecondclutchdisengagesandthefirstclutchreengages.[2]Thismethodofoperation
continuesinthesamemannerfortheremainingforwardgears.
Downshiftingissimilartoupshiftingbutinreverseorder,andisslower,at600milliseconds,duetothe
engine'sElectronicControlUnit,orECU,needingto'blip'thethrottlesothattheenginecrankshaftspeed
canmatchtheappropriategearshaftspeed.[2][4]Thecar'scomputersensesthecarslowingdown,ormore
powerrequired(duringacceleration),andthusengagesalowergearontheshaftnotinuse,andthen
completesthedownshift.
TheactualshiftpointsaredeterminedbytheDSG'stransmissionECU,whichcommandsahydro
mechanicalunit.[2]ThetransmissionECU,combinedwiththehydromechanicalunit,arecollectively
calleda"mechatronics"[2]unitormodule.BecausetheDSG'sECUuses"fuzzylogic",theoperationofthe
DSGissaidtobe"adaptive"thatis,theDSGwill"learn"howtheuserdrivesthecar,andwill
progressivelytailortheshiftpointsaccordinglytosuitthehabitsofthedriver.
Inthevehicleinstrumentdisplay,betweenthespeedometerandtachometer,theavailableshiftlever
positionsareshown,thecurrentpositionoftheshiftleverishighlighted(emboldened),andthecurrentgear
ratioinuseisalsodisplayedasanumber.
Under"normal",progressiveandlinearaccelerationanddeceleration,theDSGshiftsina"sequential"
manner,i.e.underacceleration:1st>2nd>3rd>4th>5th>6thandthesamesequencereversedfor
deceleration.However,theDSGcanalsoskipthenormalsequentialmethod,by'missingout'adjacent
gears,andshifttwoormoregears.[3]Thisismostapparentifthecarisbeingdrivenatsedatespeedsinone
ofthehighergearswithalightthrottleopening,andtheacceleratorpedalisthenpresseddown,engaging
the"kickdown"function.Duringkickdown,theDSGwillskipgears,[10]shiftingdirectlytothemost
appropriategeardependingonspeedandthrottleopening.Thiskickdownmaybeengagedbyany
increasedacceleratorpedalopening,andiscompletelyindependentoftheadditionalresistancetobefound
whenthepedalispressedfullytothefloor,whichwillactivateasimilarkickdownfunctionwhenin
Manualoperationmode.Thesevenspeedunitinthe2007Audivariantswillnotautomaticallyshiftto6th
gearrather,itstaysat5thtokeeppoweravailableatahighRPMwhilecruising.
WhenthefloormountedgearselectorleverisinpositionD,theDSGworksinfullyautomaticmode,[3][5]
withemphasisplacedongearshiftsprogrammedtodelivermaximumfueleconomy.[3][10]Thatmeansthat
shiftswillchangeupanddownveryearlyintherevrange.Asanexample,ontheVolkswagenGolfMk5
GTI,sixthgearwillbeengagedaround52km/h(32mph),wheninitiallyusingtheDSGtransmissionwith
the'default'ECUadaptationalthoughwithan"aggressive"or"sporty"drivingstyle,theadaptiveshift
patternwillincreasethevehiclespeedatwhichsixthgearengages.
"S"mode
ThefloorselectorleveralsohasanSposition.[2]WhenSisselected,"sport"mode[2]isactivatedinthe
DSG.Sportmodestillfunctionsasafullyautomaticmode,[3]identicalinoperationto"D"mode,but
upshiftsanddownshiftsaremademuchhigheruptheenginerevrange.[2][3][10]Thisaidsamoresporty
drivingmanner,[2]byutilisingconsiderablymoreoftheavailableenginepower,andalsomaximising
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enginebraking.However,thismodedoeshaveadetrimentaleffectonthevehiclefuelconsumption,when
comparedtoDmode.Thismodemaynotbeidealtousewhenwantingtodriveina'sedate'mannernor
whenroadconditionsareveryslippery,duetoice,snowortorrentialrainbecauselossoftiretraction
maybeexperienced(wheelspinduringacceleration,andmayalsoresultinroadwheellockingduring
downshiftsathighenginerpmsunderclosedthrottle).On4motionorquattroequippedvehiclesthismaybe
partiallyoffsetbythedrivetrainmaintainingfulltimeengagementofthereardifferentialin'S'mode,so
powerdistributionunderlossoffrontwheeltractionmaybemarginallyimproved.
Sishighlightedintheinstrumentdisplay,andlikeDmode,thecurrentlyusedgearratioisalsodisplayedas
anumber.
"R"
Rpositionofthefloormountedshiftlevermeansthatthetransmissionisin"reverse".Thisfunctionsina
similarwaytoD,butthereisjustone'reversegear'.Whenselected,Rishighlightedintheinstrument
display.
Manualmode
Additionally,thefloorshiftleveralsohasanotherplaneofoperation,formanual[3][5]mode,withspring
loaded"+"and""positions.Thisplaneisselectedbymovingthestickawayfromthedriver(invehicles
withthedriver'sseatontheright,theleverispushedtotheleft,andinlefthanddrivecars,thestickis
pushedtotheright)whenin"D"modeonly.Whenthisplaneisselected,theDSGcannowbecontrolled
likeamanualgearbox,albeitonlyunderasequentialshiftpattern.
Inmost(VW)applications,thereadoutintheinstrumentdisplaychangesto654321,andjustlikethe
automaticmodes,thecurrentlyusedgearratioishighlightedoremboldened.Inotherversions(e.g.onthe
AudiTT)thedisplayshowsjustMfollowedbythegearcurrentlyselected,e.g.M1,M2etc.
Tochangeupagear,theleverispushedforward(againstaspringpressure)towardsthe"+",andtochange
down,theleverispulledrearwardtowardsthe"".TheDSGtransmissioncannowbeoperatedwiththe
gearchangesbeing(primarily)determinedbythedriver.Thismethodofoperationiscommonlycalled
"tiptronic".[2]Intheinterestsofenginepreservation,whenacceleratinginManual/tiptronicmode,theDSG
willstillautomaticallychangeupjustbeforetheredline,andwhendecelerating,itwillchangedown
automaticallyatverylowrevs,justbeforetheengineidlespeed(tickover).Furthermore,ifthedrivercalls
foragearwhenitisnotappropriate(e.g.:requestingadownshiftwhenenginespeedisneartheredline)the
DSGwillnotchangetothedriver'srequestedgear.[3]
CurrentvariantsoftheDSGwillstilldownshifttothelowestpossiblegearratiowhenthekickdownbutton
isactivatedduringfullthrottlewhilstinmanualmode.InManualmodethiskickdownisonlyactivatedby
anadditionalbuttonatthebottomoftheacceleratorpedaltravelunlessthisispressedtheDSGwillnot
downshift,andwillsimplyperformafullthrottleaccelerationinwhatevergearwaspreviouslybeing
utilised.
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Initiallyavailableoncertainhighpoweredcars,andthosewitha"sporty"trimlevelsuchasthoseusing
the2.0TFSIand3.2/3.6VR6engines[2]steeringwheelmountedpaddleshifters[3][5]wereavailable.
However,thesearenowbeingoffered(eitherasastandardinclusivefitment,orasafactoryoptionalextra)
onvirtuallyallDSGequippedcars,throughoutallmodelranges,includinglesserpoweroutput
applications,suchasthe105PSVolkswagenGolfPlus.[10]
Theseoperateinanidenticalmannerasthefloormountedshiftleverwhenitisplacedacrossthegatein
manualmode.Thepaddleshiftershavetwodistinctadvantages:thedrivercansafelykeepbothhandson
thesteeringwheelwhenusingtheManual/tiptronicmodeandthedrivercantemporarilymanuallyoverride
eitheroftheautomaticprogrammes(DorS),[10]andgaininstantmanualcontroloftheDSGtransmission
[10](withintheabovedescribedconstraints).
Ifthepaddleshiftactivatedmanualoverrideofoneoftheautomaticmodes(DorS)isusedintermittently
theDSGtransmissionwilldefaultbacktothepreviouslyselectedautomaticmodeafterapredetermined
durationofinactivityofthepaddles,orwhenthevehiclebecomesstationary.Alternatively,shouldthe
driverwishtoimmediatelyreverttofullyautomaticcontrol,thiscanbedonebyactivatingandholdingthe
"+"paddle[10]foratleasttwoseconds.

Advantagesanddisadvantages
Advantages
Betterfueleconomy[2][6](upto15%improvement)thanconventionalplanetarygearedautomatic
transmission(duetolowerparasiticlossesfromoilchurning)[5]andforsomemodelswithmanual
transmissions[2]
Nolossoftorquetransmissionfromtheenginetothedrivingwheelsduringgearshifts[2][4][5]
Shortupshifttimeof8millisecondswhenshiftingtoagearthealternategearshafthaspreselected
[3][4]

Smoothgearshiftoperations[4][5]
Consistentdownshifttimeof600milliseconds,regardlessofthrottleoroperationalmode[4]
Disadvantages
Achievingnoaccelerationorhillclimbing,whileavoidingenginespeedshigherthanacertainlimit
(e.g.3000or4000RPM),isdifficultsinceitrequiresavoidingtriggeringthekickdownswitch.
Avoidingtriggeringthekickdownswitchrequiresagoodfeelofthethrottlepedal,butuseoffull
throttlecanstillbeachievedwithalittlesensitivityasthekickdownbuttonisonlyactivatedbeyond
thenormalfullopeningoftheacceleratorpedal.
Marginallyworseoverallmechanicalefficiencycomparedtoaconventionalmanualtransmission,
especiallyonwetclutchvariants(duetoelectronicsandhydraulicsystems)[5]
Expensivespecialisttransmissionfluids/lubricantswithdedicatedadditivesarerequired,whichneed
regularchanges[15][16]
Relativelyexpensivetomanufacture,andthereforeincreasesnewvehiclepurchaseprice
Relativelylengthyshifttimewhenshiftingtoagearratiowhichthetransmissioncontrolunitdidnot
anticipate(around1100ms,dependingonthesituation)[4][22]
Torquehandlingcapabilityconstraintsperceivealimitonaftermarketenginetuningmodifications
(thoughmanytunersandusershavenowgreatlyexceededtheofficialtorquelimits.)Latervariants
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havebeenfittedtomorepowerfulcars,suchasthe300bhp/350NmVWR36andthe
272bhp/350NmAudiTTS.
HeavierthanacomparableGetragconventionalmanualtransmission(75kg(165lb)vs.47.5kg
(105lb))
Fueleconomyupto15%worsethanamanual.

Applications
VolkswagenGroupvehicleswiththeDSGgearboxinclude:[8]

Audi
Afteroriginallyusingthe'DSG'moniker,Audisubsequentlyrenamedtheirdirectshiftgearboxto"S
tronic".
AudiTT
AudiA1
AudiA3
AudiS3
AudiA4(B8)[7][14]
AudiS4(B8)[7][14]
AudiA5
AudiA7
AudiA8(D4)
AudiQ3
AudiQ5[7][14]
AudiR8facelift

Bugatti
BugattiVeyronEB16.4[6](developedbyRicardo[23]ratherthanBorgWarner)

SEAT
SEATIbiza
SEATLen
SEATAltea
SEATToledo
SEATAlhambra

koda
kodaFabia
kodaOctavia
kodaRapid(2012)
kodaRoomster
kodaSuperbII
kodaYeti
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VolkswagenPassengerCars
VolkswagenPolo
VolkswagenGolf,GTI,TDI,R32,R[2][6]
VolkswagenJettaGLI,TDI
VolkswagenEos
VolkswagenTouran[6]
VolkswagenNewBeetle
VolkswagenNewBeetleConvertible
VolkswagenPassatandR36
VolkswagenCC
VolkswagenSharan
VolkswagenScirocco
VolkswagenTiguan2011
VolkswagenLupo99051.2TDI3L

VolkswagenCommercialVehicles
VolkswagenCaddycarderivedvan
VolkswagenTransporter(T5)mediumvan[24]

ProblemsandrecallsofDSGequippedvehicles
The7speedDQ200and6speedDQ250gearboxessometimessufferfrompowerloss(geardisengaging)
duetoshortcircuitingofwirescausedbyabuildupofsulphurinthetransmissionoil.[25]

UnitedStatesofAmerica
InAugust2009,VolkswagenofAmericaissuedtworecallsofDSGequippedvehicles.Thefirstinvolved
13,500vehicles,[26]andwastoaddressunplannedshiftstotheneutralgear,[26]whilethesecondinvolved
similarproblems(bythenattributedtofaultytemperaturesensors)andappliedto53,300vehicles.[26][27][28]
TheserecallsaroseasaresultofinvestigationscarriedoutbytheUSNationalHighwayTrafficSafety
Administration(NHTSA),[29]whereownersreportedtotheNHTSAalossofpowerwhilstdriving.[26]This
investigationpreliminaryfoundonly2008and2009modelyearvehiclesasbeingaffected.[26][29]

Australia
InNovember2009,VolkswagenrecalledcertainGolf,Jetta,EOS,Passat&Caddyequippedwith6speed
DQ250DSGtransmissionbecausethegearboxmayreadtheclutchtemperatureincorrectlywhichleadto
clutchprotectionmode,causingalossofpowerofthevehicle.[30]

China
Since2009therehavebeenwidespreadconcernsfromChineseconsumersparticularlyamongtheonline
community,whoexpressedthatVolkswagenhasfailedtorespondtocomplaintsaboutdefectsinitsDSG
equippedvehicles.Typicalissuesassociatedwith6speedDSGincludeabnormalnoiseandinabilityto
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changegearwhileissuesassociatedwith7speedDSGincludeabnormalnoise,excessiveshiftshock,
abnormalincreaseinengineRPM,flashinggearindicatoronthedashboardaswellasinabilitytoshiftto
evennumberedgears.[31]InMarch2012ChinasqualitywatchdogtheGeneralAdministrationofQuality
Supervision,InspectionandQuarantine(AQSIQ)saidthatithadbeenincontactwithVolkswagen(China)
andurgedthecarmakertoprobetheissues.[32][33]InasurveyheldbyGasgoo.com(China)of2,937
industryexpertsandinsiders,83%ofrespondentsbelievedthatthecarmakershouldconsiderafullvehicle
recall.[34]InMarch2012VolkswagenGroupChinaadmittedthattherecouldbeanissueinitssevenspeed
DSGgearboxesthatmayaffectapproximately500,000vehiclesfromitsvarioussubsidiariesinChina.[35]A
softwareupgradehassincebeenofferedfortheaffectedvehiclesinanattempttorepairtheproblem.
Accordingto163.comoneofChina'smostpopularwebportalsinMarch2012aboutaquarterofthe
complaintsaboutproblemsfoundincarsinChina'sautomotivemarketweremadeagainstDSGequipped
vehiclesmanufacturedbyVolkswagen.[36]Thetopfivemodelsthatdominatethosecomplaintswere:
VolkswagenMagotan6%
VolkswagenBora5.3%
VolkswagenSagitar5.3%
VolkswagenTouareg4.7%
VolkswagenGolf4%
OnMarch15,2013,ChinaCentralTelevisionairedaprogramfortheWorldConsumerRightsDay.The
programcriticizedtheissueassociatedwithDSGequippedvehiclesmanufacturedbyVolkswagen.On
March17,2013VolkswagenGroupChinaannouncedonitsofficialWeibothatitwillvoluntarilyrecall
vehiclesequippedwithDSGboxes.[37]SomesourceshaveestimatedthefailurerateofDSGequipped
vehiclessoldinChinatobegreaterthan20,000permillionsold.

Sweden
VWSwedenstoppedsellingthePassatEcoFuelDSGasataxiaftermanycarshadproblemswiththe7
speedDSGgearbox.TheyinsteadofferedtheTouranEcoFuelDSG,whichisusinganupdatedversionof
thesameDSGgearbox.[38]

Japan
TherecallhasbeenextendedtoJapanwith91,000(VWandAudiusingthesameDSG)beingrecalled.[39]

Malaysia
13daysaftertheSingaporerecall,VolkswagenMalaysiaalsoannouncedarecallforthe7speedDSG.No
officialstatementwasreleasedbythecompany,butitwasstatedthatatotalof3,962wereinvolvedinthe
unitrecallexerciseunitsproducedbetweenJune2010andJune2011,withaffectedvehiclesbeingGolf,
Polo,Scirocco,CrossTouran,PassatandJettamodelsequippedwiththetransmission.[40]

Worldwiderecall

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November14,2013VolkswagenGroupannouncedamajorworldwiderecalloverproblemswiththe7
speedDSGgearbox(model:DQ200)whichmightleadtolossofpower,coveringsome1.6mcarsincluding
thosecarryingtheAudi,SkodaandSEATbadges.[41]

Seealso
Volkswagen01Mtransmission
ListofZFtransmissions
ListofAisintransmissions
ListofGMtransmissions
ListofFordtransmissions
Multimodemanualtransmission

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DualClutchTransmissionDCTFacts(http://www.dctfacts.com)

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PicturesanddiagramsofDQ250DSG(http://www.worldcarfans.com/204030112966/vwdsg
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Reviews,videos,andexplanationofDSGtransmission
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Europeaninterestindualclutchtechnologyshiftsupagear(http://www.just
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