RichieRedHotSS
16-04-2008, 01:40 AM
Hi guys / girls,
I've had my Calais V 6.0 for about 10 weeks now (6000 kms) and am quite happy with it except for a couple of minor issues. One of the minor things that annoys me is the apparent reluctance of the auto box to use 2nd gear when going around relatively low speed corners or when you slow down but accelerate again before actually stopping. When driving around "normally", whether in "D" or "SS" mode, the gearbox seems to either drop down to 3rd gear only or all the way down to 1st. If it drops to 3rd it's OK, maybe a little sluggish when you take off again, but will kick down to 2nd if you put your foot down a bit. But when it drops to 1st it always feels very jerky and to me totally unneccesary. I don't reckon the gearbox should ever drop down to 1st gear unless the car comes to a complete stop (or you totally mash the go pedal to the floor). Does anyone else experience this with their A6 boxes, and is there a fix for it, or is this a problem related to my car only?
Cheers.
I've had my Calais V 6.0 for about 10 weeks now (6000 kms) and am quite happy with it except for a couple of minor issues. One of the minor things that annoys me is the apparent reluctance of the auto box to use 2nd gear when going around relatively low speed corners or when you slow down but accelerate again before actually stopping. When driving around "normally", whether in "D" or "SS" mode, the gearbox seems to either drop down to 3rd gear only or all the way down to 1st. If it drops to 3rd it's OK, maybe a little sluggish when you take off again, but will kick down to 2nd if you put your foot down a bit. But when it drops to 1st it always feels very jerky and to me totally unneccesary. I don't reckon the gearbox should ever drop down to 1st gear unless the car comes to a complete stop (or you totally mash the go pedal to the floor). Does anyone else experience this with their A6 boxes, and is there a fix for it, or is this a problem related to my car only?
Cheers.