Or, you can just pay the dealer $400 to do it for you . . . I do like the DSG tranny in our Diesel - seems just right, I don't know how they tuned it so 'right'.
On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Automatic? That would be a DSG (dual sport gearbox) which is really a > manual that you don't do the shifting on. I personally don't like them but > I've only driven them in gassers. > Anyway there is a service interval (40,000 miles) on them and like most VW > autos they're very sensitive to it. They're also sensitive to having the > "proper" DSG fluid. Also getting just the right amount of fluid in is quite > important. VW have clearly made this difficult for the DIYer but folks have > figured ways around it. > > http://www.myturbodiesel.com/wiki/dsg-fluid-drain-and-replacement-service-vw-and-audi-stronic-oil-flush/ > -Curt > > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
