As others have said the summer tyres are garbage in the lower temperatures. I had a lot of wheel spin when I first got the car but I felt the throttle was not responsive enough. So I plugged in my Carista into the car and there is a throttle response behaviour, mines was set to 'gradual by time' but I changed it to 'direct to throttle response' and its fixed my issues. Car pulls away as I would expect with my input and this has helped me stop the wheel spinning as much as possible.
Lighter engine and less weight over the front wheels will also add to your woes.
Yeah that's the same tyres that came on my MK3 and now my Ateca, they are truly awful unless its a bright summer's day. I changed to Michelin Pilot sport 4's on my MK3 and the difference was night and day.Lighter engine and less weight over the front wheels will also add to your woes.
are the tyres Bridgestone Potenza’a by any chance, they come on the leon mk3 from new and they are completely awful tyres especially at this time of year
Will be doing this as soon as I get my Ateca 1.5 DSG. Does the £25 Carista plug in do the job do you know?As others have said the summer tyres are garbage in the lower temperatures. I had a lot of wheel spin when I first got the car but I felt the throttle was not responsive enough. So I plugged in my Carista into the car and there is a throttle response behaviour, mines was set to 'gradual by time' but I changed it to 'direct to throttle response' and its fixed my issues. Car pulls away as I would expect with my input and this has helped me stop the wheel spinning as much as possible.
Yes I done this myself. It is better however I find it harder to drive smoothly nowWill be doing this as soon as I get my Ateca 1.5 DSG. Does the £25 Carista plug in do the job do you know?
Hahaha. It's counter-intuitive re. the wheelspin actually isn't it? You'd have thought 'gradual over time' would make the wheelspin better not worse. Do you think it feels quicker btw, overall with the 'direct response'?Yes I done this myself. It is better however I find it harder to drive smoothly now
Made a huge difference to myself. As soon as I step on the pedal I want the car to move and it just didnt on gradual by time, it took what seemed an age to start moving. With direct it definitely takes a few days to get used to if you have driven with the gradual by time for a while like I did before changing but it is 100% worth it. You have so much more control to pull away smoothly or as quick as possible On a warm day the car feels just as quick as my old MK3 leon that had the 1.4 150bhp engine.Hahaha. It's counter-intuitive re. the wheelspin actually isn't it? You'd have thought 'gradual over time' would make the wheelspin better not worse. Do you think it feels quicker btw, overall with the 'direct response'?