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      06-08-2023, 03:14 AM   #44
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Originally Posted by JupiterOne View Post
My experience is opposite. With getting hot outside, DCT lag becomes really annoying in Personal mode. During winter time there were close to "no cases" for me when flooring the accelerator down until click and nothing happens for 2 seconds. Did an experiment yesterday: applied periodical pushes to pedal, wavelike action like push and release but quickly, push and again release quickly, no any reaction from car at all as a result, no rev increase, gear change, not even an attempt, like you doing nothing.
It's all in the throttle tuning. If it was the DCT you'd see the RPM's climbing but the car not accelerating. Mine does as you describe in personal mode, I can mash the throttle and it feels like the car is in park, no engine response. But I put it in sport mode and everything is fine.
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