Inactivating Paddles on Strange C6 Automatic
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Inactivating Paddles on Strange C6 Automatic
Today I am going to ask my Chevy Service contact to either remove the right paddle or inactivate it
If you have an automatic C6, at least of the 2006 variety, you know that if you pull up on the right paddle, the transmission DOWNSHIFTS. I purchased my car only about 3 weeks ago and almost immediately experienced pulling the right paddle up to shift from second to third. Instead there was a big jerk, and the car down-shifted into a screaming, high revving first gear. I understand that a lockout will prevent a downshift that would cause excessive rpm, but I can assure you that the downshift I describe can occur to very high rpm if not red-line. I also know that if you don't put in S mode, the paddles are locked out, but I don't want to leave the possibility.
At 101,000 miles I am of necessity installing a factory remanufactured engine, for about $8,500. The reason for this is covered in the general C6 thread. I want this new engine to have a long life, and not risk any driver, for example in the dealer service department, do what I did. I will of course be sure this inactivation is reversible, but the car drives fine in Drive, fully automatic, including hard driving on our great East San Diego twisty hilly two lane roads. And the driver will still be able to use the left paddle - down for upshift, and up for downshift.
If you have an automatic C6, at least of the 2006 variety, you know that if you pull up on the right paddle, the transmission DOWNSHIFTS. I purchased my car only about 3 weeks ago and almost immediately experienced pulling the right paddle up to shift from second to third. Instead there was a big jerk, and the car down-shifted into a screaming, high revving first gear. I understand that a lockout will prevent a downshift that would cause excessive rpm, but I can assure you that the downshift I describe can occur to very high rpm if not red-line. I also know that if you don't put in S mode, the paddles are locked out, but I don't want to leave the possibility.
At 101,000 miles I am of necessity installing a factory remanufactured engine, for about $8,500. The reason for this is covered in the general C6 thread. I want this new engine to have a long life, and not risk any driver, for example in the dealer service department, do what I did. I will of course be sure this inactivation is reversible, but the car drives fine in Drive, fully automatic, including hard driving on our great East San Diego twisty hilly two lane roads. And the driver will still be able to use the left paddle - down for upshift, and up for downshift.
Last edited by Andy San Diego; Nov 11, 2019 at 12:17 PM.
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Been there, done the exact same thing when I first got my 2006 A6.
Luckily, there was a forum member Dan Bratten that figured a way to reconfigure the right paddle so it would upshift using the rear of the paddle.
It is a matter of reversing 2 wires on the right paddle assembly, and works like a charm.
I now love my paddles because I can use the right paddle for upshifting, and the left paddle for downshifting.
I'm in the process of getting new F1 paddles to attach in the place of those small OEM ones.
You can either do this conversion, or you can simply never put your car in S mode.
In Drive, the paddles will not engage on a 2006.
Luckily, there was a forum member Dan Bratten that figured a way to reconfigure the right paddle so it would upshift using the rear of the paddle.
It is a matter of reversing 2 wires on the right paddle assembly, and works like a charm.
I now love my paddles because I can use the right paddle for upshifting, and the left paddle for downshifting.
I'm in the process of getting new F1 paddles to attach in the place of those small OEM ones.
You can either do this conversion, or you can simply never put your car in S mode.
In Drive, the paddles will not engage on a 2006.
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