I have a brand new 2010 A6 3,0 TDI with Tiptronic transmission.

Case 1. Why does this superstrong car have to keep in 5th gear and 1,800 rpm when cruising on a level road in 85 km/h? Manually upshifting with paddles or gear stick does not work.

I drive at least 60 km per day on a road restricted to 80 km/h and hate the effect this will have on the cars mileage.

Case 2. I run in 90 km/h in 6th gear and the road start going slightly downhill. If I very slowly reduces the speed it DOWNSHIFTS to 5th at around 85 km/h. Under no load at all...!

I have been told it might solve itself when the Tiptronic DSP system has adapted to my driving behaviour. But I have been really gentle on the throttle for 2,000 km now. No kick-downs or high rews what so ever. And, by the way, I don't use the transmissions S-mode at all.

My earlier Audi 2006 A6 3,0 TDI with Tiptronic had perfect shifting points. At Audi they say the 2010 transmission is very much improved over the older ones...

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

 

I don't think anybody is going to be able to help you with a brand new 2010 Audi. Most forum members have older Audi's and are on the forums because we're trying to fix problems ourselves now that our cars are out of warranty. Take it to the dealer, it's under warranty right??

 

He's in Sweden! He can take the boat to Germany and ask Audi.

 

And have a lot of cheap drinks on the boat!

 

Cheap? He owns a new audi!

 

Check the tranny fluid and check with the Audi tech guys, one from the factory usually comes around at least once a year.