I wonder how it know's what (next) gear i'm going to choose......

SFC

"Randolph" > schreef in bericht
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> Tony wrote:
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>> Hi, I took a test drive in a Golf fitted with a DSG, very impressed. I
>> believe the gearbox uses 2 mechanical clutches instead of a torque
>> converter.I noticed that as soon as drive is engaged the car starts to
>> creep forward just like an auto with a torque converter. My question is
>> if the gearbox uses mechanical clutches then surely they will wear out
>> prematurely, especially if leaving the car in drive when sitting at
>> traffic lights.Is this the case or am I missing something?
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>> Thanks
>> Tony
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> One difference is that whereas a manual transmission uses (I am sure you
> can find exceptions) a single dry plate clutch, the DSG uses two wet,
> multi-disk clutches. See illustration at
> http://www.moller.no/photoalbum/view/?size=org&id=1591