Start gear
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Instructor
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From: Ridgetop Tennessee
Start gear
I have a 08 A6 and my question is what gear the transmission starts in if I am not in “S” mode.
If I pull up to a stop,move the selector to “S” and bump the downshift paddle, I distinctly feel the tranny downshift which leads me to believe that at an “easy” start, the transmission is in 2nd.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '08
Do a search on this one. Its been 
out pretty good.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ight=A6+paddle
out pretty good.http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ight=A6+paddle
Melting Slicks
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From: ---Phoenix, AZ --- Boiler Up, Hammer Down!
Car starts and stops in 1st gear in both auto S and D modes!!!
The only time the car starts in 2nd gear is when you have activated the paddles (in S mode) while driving and then come to a complete stop!
The only time the car starts in 2nd gear is when you have activated the paddles (in S mode) while driving and then come to a complete stop!
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
If still in doubt, watch the tach as you slowly accelerate from a dead stop to 60 mph. Count how many times the rpms fall off on the tach.
Watch closely because the first one will be at approximately 8 mph.
Watch closely because the first one will be at approximately 8 mph.
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When you come to a "rolling" stop, above 6mph, the A6 doesn't always down shift to 1st. In these situations, moving the selector to S and hitting the paddle will downshift to 1st.
My senses were telling me I was stopped at the intersection but in reality, I was still rolling.
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St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
Ok. I found my issue. If you start from a dead stop in either D or S (no paddle) the A6 shifts through all 6 gears.
When you come to a "rolling" stop, above 6mph, the A6 doesn't always down shift to 1st. In these situations, moving the selector to S and hitting the paddle will downshift to 1st.
My senses were telling me I was stopped at the intersection but in reality, I was still rolling.
When you come to a "rolling" stop, above 6mph, the A6 doesn't always down shift to 1st. In these situations, moving the selector to S and hitting the paddle will downshift to 1st.
My senses were telling me I was stopped at the intersection but in reality, I was still rolling.
