Unable to shift into automatic 4th gear
12-29-2002, 06:49 PM
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Unable to shift into automatic 4th gear
Hello All,
Just bought the car (1998 A8 Quattro)about a month ago and noticed tonight that I couldn't shift it into the 2nd,3rd or 4th gear location. Triptronic works great! Drive (D) works great, just can't shift down to 4th - any ideas on this!
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Noel Sawyer
Just bought the car (1998 A8 Quattro)about a month ago and noticed tonight that I couldn't shift it into the 2nd,3rd or 4th gear location. Triptronic works great! Drive (D) works great, just can't shift down to 4th - any ideas on this!
Thanks,
Noel Sawyer
12-30-2002, 05:54 AM
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If you can't shift down into 4'th ...
... you must be going pretty fast. I know I can't shift from 3'rd to second when going 80 or more; haven't encountered condition to prevent shifting down into 3'rd but I think it's around 120. I can't imagine how fast you're going to not be allowed to shift from 5'th to 4'th. 
Then again -- '98 == how many gears?
Then again -- '98 == how many gears?
12-30-2002, 10:09 AM
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Re: What RPM range is this, sometimes you cant shift b/c the the rpms are too low, post the rpm rang
Well - I'm not moving at all - I'm just sitting in the driveway trying to place it into 4th - it won't go into 4th - I don't want to force it while I'm driving incase it hurts something and I'm stuck on the road waiting for a tow truck. I looked at the manual - it mentions nothing about RPM being to low.
Thanks for the Advice - it's not a big deal - I never use it - I always use triptronic on the pass - I live in the mountains in Colorado.
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Noel Sawyer
Thanks for the Advice - it's not a big deal - I never use it - I always use triptronic on the pass - I live in the mountains in Colorado.
Thanks,
Noel Sawyer
12-30-2002, 11:14 AM
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That isn't right. It should move freely into all selectable positions while holding in the button.
Have the dealer fix it ASAP since it is very likely a broken piece lodged in the selection mechanism. You could also take it apart yourself to have a look it isn't very difficult.
12-30-2002, 11:52 AM
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I had this happen to my...
'92 100S a while back. turned out that a quarter (coin) fell into the selection mechanism as the old 100s did not have a cover like the A8s.... if the "gear selector" has the cover missing, it may be the case -- but I doubt that in this case.
12-30-2002, 02:48 PM
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Is it that the tip **** wont shift down period? I.E. you can only push the **** up and sits at...
neutral and cant be pushed back? I've noticed though that on mine when I am sitting there it is at 5th gear when engine is off and its at tip mode i cant shift it down, but I highly doubt what it is, if its when your driving take it to your dealer to take a look at it b/c one of my A8L's transmission broke due to a screw that got in there before it was shipped off and it wingled down to the most crucial part.
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