I don't own a passat or Jetta but what i have been told by the salesman based on 2 test drives from different showroom both advise,

1. Whenever the car stop like waiting for traffic light to turn green put your gear "N"
2. Service interval is either 12 months or 15K mileages whichever come first but do your service early like 12~13K mileages or 12 months, don't drag or 12 months or more than 13K.
3. For Clutch Fluid, try to flash on every change and also don't delay.

Maybe some of the owner here could confirm.

Hi all,

I have just received my new VW Passat (Icelandic grey) last Saturday 

Can anyone advice me on the following:-

1. Which is the best/ recommended service center for VW?

2. What is the engine oil used for VW Passat and the recommended interval to change? I heard we need to change before the 15km/ 1 year service interval.

3. How do I join the FB group?

Sorry if my questions are boring or repetitive but I am a VW newbie here 

thats how DSG works, as you drive - it will monitor your incline or decline, the acceleration when you are driving at 1, its already got gear 2 engaged ready to move up, as the DSG always have 2 gears engaged, then when you go 3 its anticipating you to keep on accelerating and to move up to 3

its when in a start stop traffic, jam which causes the issue, the moment u brake - it will be confused as its expecting to shift up, but u brake, and it has go back downshifting

hence when you are in traffic jam, stick to S mode or manual

and when i wanna start from standstill - or when i am in parking area - i use S mode so it does up shift that much and then when i brake downshift again

when you drive normally in D, the shift from 1 to 2 is almost like non existence rite .. hahaha thats how smooth is it

and yeah the gears as per speed are

1-10km/h
2-20km/h
3-30km/h
4-40km/h
5-50km/h
6-60km/h
7-70km/h

if your minimum speed is not achiveved, it will not shift up

all 4 doors? never experienced this ... get it checked it out man

when it goes above 25 or 30km/h it will lock itself

and then when u stop and remove key - it will unlock all doors

dont have to wait 15k km bro - thats like at least 8 - 9 months away ... for me at elast

make the appointment with your SA and ask him to schedule u in ...or u can call them urself

Is it the door come out wif a sound like the lock mechanism is repeating the lock action? Seems like my friend's mk5 GTi has this problem too during stop and go traffic. I was wondering whats wrong with the car when i first heard this sound.