johnroe

Thanks to all for your contributions. With regard to comments re limp home mode - this is not the case its simply a lag after braking before the engine regains sufficient power to get away. I guess I'll just have to accept that VAG has decided against all expert advice, that two footed driving of automatics is verboten. Do they use this rationale in the US where this is the norm? We've all seen reports of people losing control in their garages and car parks when attempting to drive autos using only the right foot. I'll check out my next car more thoroughly to ensure that it is safe and pleasurable to drive. So I'd like to close this now and thanks again to contributions.

I had the same thing with my 97R I went to the car in the morning after a night's solid rain and found all 5 windows wide open and the central locking system locking and unlocking the doors about 100 times per minute! It must have been going all night because the locks got so hot that it burnt the paint off the rear door around the lock. I assumed at the time that the control box had gone faulty and had opened the windows causing the flood. This cost me a couple of hundred pounds or so to be replaced but I only found out the cause when the foot well again flooded and the central locking went haywire again. This time though the windows stayed closed and I tracked the problem down to the under bonnet drainage tubes. Luckily I managed to dry the control box out with a fan heater and everything was OK - I expect should have done that with the original control box but that's experience talking. Now I check the drainage on a regular basis especially in spring and autumn when blossoms and leaves get everywhere. Hope this saves someone time and money.

Thanks NikpV - I'll give that a try today.

I've had my 1.9 TD (115) Auto Galaxy 2005/55 since August 2007. It has just had its 3rd service at 21K - warranty expires 1st August 2008. This my second Galaxy - previous was 97 2.8V6 Auto. I have owned several other automatic cars and I always use left foot braking. Since owning this car I have had problems where the engine dies to idle when using brake and then there is a delay of a second or so before it picks up. This is a particular issue at junctions, roundabouts, etc where you need a quick pick-up to get away safely, or you give the brakes a quick dab when approaching hazards. The Ford main dealer say they could not see any problem on the service but offered to come out on a test drive. I would like to know if this is a normal part of the engine management system or a fault before going into a lengthy process with dealer 20 miles away.