rpm change when car is rolling and in neutral

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jorgan202
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rpm change when car is rolling and in neutral

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There has been mention of this once in 2007 and have added a response to it but thought it might be appropriate to add it to this topic as it is relevant to the 6R as well?

I have a 2015 R6 diesel polo as soon as the car is rolling the revs pick up to 1200. This is most annoying when driving, with car in gear and your coming up to a corner or even a stop the car does not actually slow down as you would normally expect, as it should be braking on the engine as it slows down, but no it carries on at the speed appropriate to the rpm and with the diesel torque that can be quite disconcerting. Its amazing at what it can do in 3rd with no intervention. You have to change down and have the clutch in a lot earlier than what you would normally do.

So long story short, Germany want nothing to do with it and refer it back to VW UK. VW UK will not do anything with it if the dealer ship don't report it as a fault. All the dealership did was find another car with same symptoms and said that's how it is designed so its not a fault, end of story. Tried to tell them that maybe its a "type" fault and it affects the driving style of the car. My wife can't get used to it and keeps stalling the car because she has to use the clutch much earlier that one would normally do!

Response from VW UK eventually, that it is there to prevent stalling and to protect the clutch plate from wear. That is an absolute insult to Engineering, absolute load of crap!! If there engineers can say that with a straight face.... unbelievable! Its causing the stalling and once the car has stalled, how do you prevent it from stalling??? Really. As for damage to the clutch, the clutch is not slipping, so not sure what other damaged it would cause. Riding a clutch causes wear and tear, but solid (fully engaged) clutch is going nowhere.

So if its a design feature, can this be VCDS's and changed?
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