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slope
27-04-2012, 05:13 PM
I have had my 2010 A4 2.0Tdi S-line exec for one week and love it.

The only question I have is I travel mainly country roads with lots of up and down hills.
I have noticed that if the road drops moderately steeply my car seems to slow, almost like it is gently braking by itself. It stops doing this as the road levels out.

Seems a bit strange to me but may be normal.

It does have the stop/Start and brake regeneration and I wonder if this has something to do with it.

Any advice welcome.

Thanks
slope
27-04-2012, 05:21 PM
Great start to this site. Can a mode move it to the A4 B8 forum plz :-((
Guest 2
27-04-2012, 05:22 PM
I moved it into the A6 section for you, correct me if im wrong

I have had my 2010 A6 2.0Tdi S-line exec for one week and love it.
slope
27-04-2012, 05:35 PM
Sorry Mate, Friday afternoon feeling. It is an A4, I just edited the model in my post if you could move it to the A4 B8 section.

Cheers
Guest 2
27-04-2012, 05:36 PM
Will do ;)
pitch3110
27-04-2012, 06:30 PM
In cruise???

Pitch
slope
27-04-2012, 06:44 PM
No cruise is turned off, just normal driving.
gregpot2000
27-04-2012, 11:44 PM
HI There

See this thread: http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?126119-A4-Avant-s-line-2008-weird-handling

I have exactly the same sensation with my 2008 model, whether it's a feature or a flaw I don't know, but the general consensus in that thread seemed to be they were all like that.
slope
28-04-2012, 11:20 AM
Gregpot2000, Mine handles fine its just the braking effect that i notice more. As i have only had the car a week i will see how it feels over the next month or so.
derekm
30-04-2012, 01:15 PM
Perfectly normal. Mine does it everyday at the exact same spots (usually at the crest of a hill) on a fastish road with some nice crests that I communte on.
Interestingly if you open the throttle fully it doesnt do it.... I have experimented.
derekm
30-04-2012, 01:17 PM
Just noticed your in NI. The road I notice it most on is the Dundrod road (im sure you will know it).
slope
01-05-2012, 07:16 PM
Yes, know it well mate. I live in Ards and travel to Lisburn every day cross country and it seems to happen on the hills between Carryduff and Lisburn mostly.

I did happen to put the foot down a bit on the way home at the same point and as you say it takes the braking sensation out of it.

Cheers for the reply