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Many new cars now have this feature, but why?
We know it allows the manufacturers to claim better mpg figures, but is it something we want?
There is a switch I can press to disable this function, but I have to remember to press it every time I start the engine.
Twice now, when I have forgotten to do this, while waiting at a busy road junction, when the time comes to accelerate out into the moving traffic, it has let me down - stalled the engine and left me a sitting target in the middle of a junction. My wife and I are lucky to still be alive.
Some people seem to like this function - well that is great.
As with other functions, you should be able to set this to default to being on or off in the menu.
But though I have raised this with VW, that they could make a simple change to their firmware, they refuse to do anything about it.
As with so many things in life, it is not until someone loses their life that anything gets done.
Am I the only one that hates this function.
The T-Roc generally I just love.
We know it allows the manufacturers to claim better mpg figures, but is it something we want?
There is a switch I can press to disable this function, but I have to remember to press it every time I start the engine.
Twice now, when I have forgotten to do this, while waiting at a busy road junction, when the time comes to accelerate out into the moving traffic, it has let me down - stalled the engine and left me a sitting target in the middle of a junction. My wife and I are lucky to still be alive.
Some people seem to like this function - well that is great.
As with other functions, you should be able to set this to default to being on or off in the menu.
But though I have raised this with VW, that they could make a simple change to their firmware, they refuse to do anything about it.
As with so many things in life, it is not until someone loses their life that anything gets done.
Am I the only one that hates this function.
The T-Roc generally I just love.