yea ive noticed it b4, thought my tranny was a pos

 

For my 2000, it is programed for "new".. The "old" coding eliminates the kickdown function in tiptronic, and changes the downshift points in regular auto. Shifts SEEM smoother too. Let me know if you have success. This is from Ross-tech's web site:

Recoding Tiptronic:

In the newer cars, there are coding options for "Old" vs "New" "Tiptronic strategy". The "New" stategy (introduced in 2000 I think) is much more "automatic" than the old. To get the "Old Tiptronic strategy" where it won't downshift unless you come to a complete stop, I believe you have to change the coding in the following manner:

[Select]
[02 - Auto Trans]
[Recode - 07]
Enter the coding below
[Do It!]


Look at the fourth digit in the coding (Cylinders):

0 or 1 - "New-style Tiptronic"
2 - "Old-style Tiptronic"

Look at the fifth digit in the coding (Market version):

1 - "Rest of world, quattro"
2 - "USA, quattro"
3 - "Rest of world, FronTrak"
4 - "USA, FronTrak"

So, for a USA model A4 quattro, if the original coding is 00002, and you want to change to the "Old-style Tiptronic" strategy, change the coding to 00022.

PS: As always, you play with stuff like this at your own risk. The "old" strategy is documented by VW only for "testing" and they explictly say that the car should be recoded the way it was before giving it back to the customer.

 

Thanks to your question, and my reply, you have turned me into an overdrive member, so i dont hate you

 

thanks

and black99 , why is ur tranny different now ?

 

nothings different i was just saying its happend to me before, and i didnt know it was an audi feature. i just thought that my k04 was makin my tranny slip or sumthin.