2nd Gear in an A4
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2nd Gear in an A4
I'm having a difference of opinion with another Vette owner.
It is my understanding that if you place the gear selector into 2nd on an A4 tranny C5 that the car will ONLY see second gear.
In other words if you go WOT with selector in 2nd.....car starts in second and redlines to fuel cutoff. The car never sees First or Third gears.
Is this correct??
Are there any exceptions??
DH
It is my understanding that if you place the gear selector into 2nd on an A4 tranny C5 that the car will ONLY see second gear.
In other words if you go WOT with selector in 2nd.....car starts in second and redlines to fuel cutoff. The car never sees First or Third gears.
Is this correct??
Are there any exceptions??
DH
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I thought mine kicked down to first when punching it while in second gear?
In the past, I know various automatics with different brand cars stayed in 2nd when you started off there. Better traction in the snow, mud, that kinda thing.
Sorry Howie, don't know for sure on the A4.
In the past, I know various automatics with different brand cars stayed in 2nd when you started off there. Better traction in the snow, mud, that kinda thing.
Sorry Howie, don't know for sure on the A4.
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I'm having a difference of opinion with another Vette owner.
It is my understanding that if you place the gear selector into 2nd on an A4 tranny C5 that the car will ONLY see second gear.
In other words if you go WOT with selector in 2nd.....car starts in second and redlines to fuel cutoff. The car never sees First or Third gears.
Is this correct??
Are there any exceptions??
DH
It is my understanding that if you place the gear selector into 2nd on an A4 tranny C5 that the car will ONLY see second gear.
In other words if you go WOT with selector in 2nd.....car starts in second and redlines to fuel cutoff. The car never sees First or Third gears.
Is this correct??
Are there any exceptions??
DH
Not sure if this can be programmed otherwise!
Charlie did a great job of changing my part throttle shift points up thru the gears in drive. Give him a call.
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St. Jude Donor '12
I don't think it can me programmed out. When I asked the tuner I thought they said it was a mechanical lockout, not a programmed one.
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St. Jude Donor '04
It will stay in second.
Try this, drive down the road at 65 MPH and drop the shifter from "D" to "2" and tell me what gear the transmission goes to?
It's the same thing, you select a position and the transmission will go there.
Try this, drive down the road at 65 MPH and drop the shifter from "D" to "2" and tell me what gear the transmission goes to?
It's the same thing, you select a position and the transmission will go there.
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the c5 model years are different. My '99 stays in second. There is no "absolute" rule, yes there IS exceptions, but I don't know what model years this pertains to.
I'm having a difference of opinion with another Vette owner.
It is my understanding that if you place the gear selector into 2nd on an A4 tranny C5 that the car will ONLY see second gear.
In other words if you go WOT with selector in 2nd.....car starts in second and redlines to fuel cutoff. The car never sees First or Third gears.
Is this correct??
Are there any exceptions??
DH
It is my understanding that if you place the gear selector into 2nd on an A4 tranny C5 that the car will ONLY see second gear.
In other words if you go WOT with selector in 2nd.....car starts in second and redlines to fuel cutoff. The car never sees First or Third gears.
Is this correct??
Are there any exceptions??
DH
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St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15
The programming tabes for this in EFILIVE are :
D0913--Max speed before the PCM will force a shift to 2nd when the lever is put in 1st.
D0914---Max speed before the PCM will force a shift to 2nd when the lever is put in 2nd
D0918---Max speed before the PCM will force a shift to 3rd when the lever is put in 1st
D0913--Max speed before the PCM will force a shift to 2nd when the lever is put in 1st.
D0914---Max speed before the PCM will force a shift to 2nd when the lever is put in 2nd
D0918---Max speed before the PCM will force a shift to 3rd when the lever is put in 1st
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The programming tabes for this in EFILIVE are :
D0913--Max speed before the PCM will force a shift to 2nd when the lever is put in 1st.
D0914---Max speed before the PCM will force a shift to 2nd when the lever is put in 2nd
D0918---Max speed before the PCM will force a shift to 3rd when the lever is put in 1st
D0913--Max speed before the PCM will force a shift to 2nd when the lever is put in 1st.
D0914---Max speed before the PCM will force a shift to 2nd when the lever is put in 2nd
D0918---Max speed before the PCM will force a shift to 3rd when the lever is put in 1st
I know you work with EFI but do you think HPT has these tables??? DH
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St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15
files--They were in the "shift at vehicle speed " section and are listed as "Maual hold gear " tables---upshift There is also the same group listed in Manual hold gear--DOWNSHIFT-- as well. I've nwever fooled with them before as the stk settimgs seem fine--