Well see, I do that on my 96' Honda but all that stopped since my last 2 cars since 2008. I have never had to do that on the GTI so I know something is wrong.when I go into reverse, I always come to a stop, and put it in 1st,2nd, then double clutch, reverse. That's how I've done every VW I've owned. They all suck going into reverse and first for the most part