Richard46
Registered User
I am new to the Audi A3 but previously I had a Skoda with DSG for six years. With that car I always moved into neutral when stopped for more than a few seconds and put on the manual handbrake. I could always feel the vibration of the engine fighting the brake when in Drive so it seemed like a no brainer to use neutral.
I have been told that with the A3 S-tronic /clutch/Auto hill start system going into neutral when stopped for lights etc is not needed and with the A3 stopped in Drive I admit I don’t feel that ‘vibration’ but I cannot help but feel that I should be using Neutral at least when I know the stop is going to be more than a brief one.
What do folks think?
NB I am not a fan of the stop start feature so I turn it off as soon as I start a journey.
I have been told that with the A3 S-tronic /clutch/Auto hill start system going into neutral when stopped for lights etc is not needed and with the A3 stopped in Drive I admit I don’t feel that ‘vibration’ but I cannot help but feel that I should be using Neutral at least when I know the stop is going to be more than a brief one.
What do folks think?
NB I am not a fan of the stop start feature so I turn it off as soon as I start a journey.