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Old 01-29-2017, 01:21 AM
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I know when using the paddles you cannot downshift at certain rpm's where the car won't let you. But what if I stay in first in M and don't shift up using the paddles and floor it will it shift on its own?
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Old 01-29-2017, 01:45 AM
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Can't speak for the A8, but the A6 goes to the rev limiter and holds it there in 1st.

It was a little unnerving the first time I pulled the lever all the way down to M without realizing it and did it unintentionally.
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Old 01-29-2017, 02:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Gunrun
I know when using the paddles you cannot downshift at certain rpm's where the car won't let you. But what if I stay in first in M and don't shift up using the paddles and floor it will it shift on its own?
No.

It'll stay in 1st until you either put it back in Drive or you shift to 2nd.
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Originally Posted by TyBoo
Can't speak for the A8, but the A6 goes to the rev limiter and holds it there in 1st.

It was a little unnerving the first time I pulled the lever all the way down to M without realizing it and did it unintentionally.

Yes! I forgot I was in M once after a red light had turned green. It went up to about 5200 rpm before I shifted. The officer in the next lane, luckily, just laughed.
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Old 01-29-2017, 09:34 AM
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It will bump the rev limiter and stay in the gear that you are in...Ask me how I know
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Old 01-29-2017, 10:14 AM
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It will bump the rev limiter and stay in the gear that you are in...Ask me how I know
. . . quite a light-show on the dash too . . .
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. . . quite a light-show on the dash too . . .
I gotta see the pretty lights.
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