Not sure if I really said the title right, but what I want to know is when to shift (tiptronic mode) when im taking off at a stop light and trying to get to 60 as fast as possible. I read that its like 5k for some audi's, but should I shift sooner in lower gears or later?

2007 A4 2.0T Quattro (not chipped, modded)

 

As far as a tip dont know. I just do what everone else dose let the car tell you when. Dose she get slugish in a certin spot then prehaps that might be a good spot. Every car is a little differnt so just drive her to find out man beside dosent the 07 have power all the way up to 5400rpm or something like that.

 

Don't bother, buy a stick shift

 

Well the problem with letting the car decide is that it takes about a second or 2 for it to actually start once I "pedal to the metal" and that is what im trying to avoid by using tiptronic mode.

As for getting a stick shift, im actually very happy with automatic and im just using tiptronic for those times when i need to get from 1-60 fast.

 

get a performance torque converter, a tipchip and an ecu. u'll go rly fast. no idea if they have anything good for the 07 though

 

im trying to avoid chipping and modding at this point because of my warranty, all i wanted to know was when i should shift to get the maximume torque and get me going fastest, and when i should shift in the higher gears.

 

Here are my average shift-points when running in tip:

1st - 3,000 - 3,200
2nd - 3,500-4,000
3rd - 4,000-4,500 (you should be at around 50-55 mph by the time you hit 3rd)
4th - 3,500-4,000

Again, these are my average shift points, and will always very depending upon mystyle of driving. When i'm really gunning around town, i'll often take a couple gears into the 5k range. Play around with yours and get to where you feel comfortable.

I have a '99 with a tip-chip, and i can tell you, a tip-chip DOES make a difference. The shift delay is virtually eliminated, and the shift-points whilerunning in automatic are moved up. The car feels a lot stronger and it doesn't gear-hunt like it did with the oem TCU chip.

 

put it in neutral, rev to 2.5k and keep it there. put shifter into D. then push the shifter into tip mode

 

^^ i wouldn't recommend power-dropping, never good

 

change gear when you think its relevant