A6 Cruise Control
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2nd Gear
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A6 Cruise Control
I have always driven std and this is my first paddle shift. I drive continuously in paddle mode. I have found, to my shock and amazement, that while in cruise control when downshifting, unlike std, the cruise control does not release but maintians speed at increased RPM. Is there a fix for this?
Racer
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From: Toms River NJ
When you downshift a manual trans car you are pushing in the clutch pedal. On manual trans cars that have cruise control there is a switch that disengages the cruise on it along with one on the brake pedal(some cars use the same switch that is for the brake lights).
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2nd Gear
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Yes I know this about standards.
Expecting paddles to operate the same way but distrubed that contacts were not supplied to cause the same effect in the paddle shifts. Discussed with dealer tech but did not received definitive response.
Is there an aftermarket fix for this?
Expecting paddles to operate the same way but distrubed that contacts were not supplied to cause the same effect in the paddle shifts. Discussed with dealer tech but did not received definitive response.
Is there an aftermarket fix for this?
Racer
Joined: May 2004
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From: Toms River NJ
Moving the paddles is no different then moving a shift lever. The A6 is nothing more then a modern computer controlled automatic. If are in any automatic, that I know of, moving the shift lever from one range to another will not cancel the cruise control. The paddles are no different. Now if you are talking about a true "manumatic" such as those on some of your foreign cars, then you are correct as they are computer shifted manuals. When you hit a paddle, or shift lever, with them the computer is momentarily disengaging the clutch. I do agree that having the computer disengage the cruise when engaging a paddle would have been a very easy programing feature. Also not a bad safety feature to have nowadays.
