S6: Automatic upshifts in manual mode ???

[VVG]

Is this normal? It seems that even in manual mode, when I am at partial throttle, the car will upshift on its own at around 5500-5800rpm. It does hold to redline if I am deep into the throttle, however. Kinda defeats the purpose of manual mode

[gregory.fazekas]

I think that can be changed with proper coding, I know we had an all-road that we did some vag-com coding with to stop it from automatically up and down shifting. Then again, I am no expert on your platform, so if not correct..free bump

[DeerHunter]

I've also found that, in manual mode, it will even downshift with heavy throttle at low (say, 2,000 rpm) revs. That one frustrates me because sometimes I just want to ride the wave of torque.

[mel5151]

Were you in Dynamic mode? Does it happen in any mode?


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[gatorguy]

Were you in Dynamic mode? Does it happen in any mode?


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He was in manual mode.

[VVG]

Were you in Dynamic mode? Does it happen in any mode?


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Happens in any mode, even dynamic, when in manual. I just thought this wouldn't happen in manual, because it is supposed to be manual.

[airborne7]

Gave my S7 a run last night to see if mine does this too. I was able to cruise at 5500-6000 RPM with no problem. I then thought maybe the setting, so I went from Comfort all the way to Ind with no change.

[SeatonS4]

This has happened to me as well. I would be accelerating and it will shift automatically when I am in 1st and 2nd gear well before red line. It sucks because it tends to shift right before I would and causes me to double shift sometimes. It is not always, I think it is like you said on anything less than full throttle applications. I have even left it in Manual and just accelerated and it does shift on its own well before red line. I figured it was the car protecting itself.....

[VVG]

This has happened to me as well. I would be accelerating and it will shift automatically when I am in 1st and 2nd gear well before red line. It sucks because it tends to shift right before I would and causes me to double shift sometimes. It is not always, I think it is like you said on anything less than full throttle applications. I have even left it in Manual and just accelerated and it does shift on its own well before red line. I figured it was the car protecting itself.....

I get that the car needs to protect itself, but isn't that what fuel cut-off at redline is for? Or shouldn't it auto-shift at redline and not before? I did a search on this and apparently the S4 DSG does the same thing. Apparently, then, it is in the DSG programming, but I am really not happy about it. Manual mode should be manual mode, with protections set at the outermost limits. Some tuner should be able to get aound this, no?

[Pilfer]

i can confirm it does it on the S4, my biggest irritation with the otherwise awesome transmission. If i am stupid enough to redline the engine and damage it it's my problem. The RS5 and R8 don't shift at redline as far as i know though.