Hi all,
So I have done a few launches in my 2018 RS3 ...
I have noticed that after planting the brake pedal and engaging the throttle ... the clutch bites a bit and the car lurches, then the revs drop, the clutch disengages and then it revs freely to 4k rpm or whatever it is ready for launching when the brake pedal is released.
Now, I accidentally did this without traction control off, and after experimenting it appears to exhibit the same behaviour regardless of traction control. The car launched fine with traction control on (not in sport, just on), but with an initial slight lurch before the gearbox sorts itself out.
So, is this initial clutch bite normal (it happens with TC on, in sport, or off) and is the initial bite (before the TCU realises it aint going anywhere) likely to wear the clutch?
Is TC off just a recommendation? or is that central to the launch operation? Because it seems like you can launch anyway ...
So I have done a few launches in my 2018 RS3 ...
I have noticed that after planting the brake pedal and engaging the throttle ... the clutch bites a bit and the car lurches, then the revs drop, the clutch disengages and then it revs freely to 4k rpm or whatever it is ready for launching when the brake pedal is released.
Now, I accidentally did this without traction control off, and after experimenting it appears to exhibit the same behaviour regardless of traction control. The car launched fine with traction control on (not in sport, just on), but with an initial slight lurch before the gearbox sorts itself out.
So, is this initial clutch bite normal (it happens with TC on, in sport, or off) and is the initial bite (before the TCU realises it aint going anywhere) likely to wear the clutch?
Is TC off just a recommendation? or is that central to the launch operation? Because it seems like you can launch anyway ...