Tiptronic driving tips?

[tonycarreon]

yes, and according to the parts guy at a local stealership, that's the "kickdown switch." i always assumed kickdown was the point on the throttle where there's a little more resistance. i never thought there was an actual "switch" as well. so i guess maybe when you hit resistance on the pedal OR when the DME detects the switch has been actuated, you've hit "kickdown" and it does a shift.

yes, kickdown switch (#6 on the diagram):

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[Andrew McD]

Well there you go, So what on earth does it do??? I know it changes down, but will it change to any gear to get to a particular RPM? It also seems to change how long it will hang onto a gear for.

[tonycarreon]

again from my manual (or manuell in porsche-ese):

Kickdown
The kickdown function is active in selector lever position D, even if you temporarily change to manual mode M using the toggle switches on the steering wheel.

• For optimum acceleration, e.g. when overtaking, depress the accelerator pedal beyond the full-throttle point (kickdown).

The transmission shifts down depending on the speed of travel and the engine speed.
Upward shifts occur at the highest possible engine speeds.
These gear-changing speeds remain active until the accelerator is released to approx. 80% of the wide open throttle position.

[Andrew McD]

Great, now to practice my 'blipping'...

Thank you.

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

Kickdown
The kickdown function is active in selector lever position D, even if you temporarily change to manual mode M using the toggle switches on the steering wheel.

For optimum acceleration, e.g. when overtaking, depress the accelerator pedal beyond the full-throttle point (kickdown).

The transmission shifts down depending on the speed of travel and the engine speed.
Upward shifts occur at the highest possible engine speeds.
These gear-changing speeds remain active until the accelerator is released to approx. 80% of the wide open throttle position.

This description has got to be about the only thing that makes the Tiptronic seem fun to me...kidna wanna try it.

[tonycarreon]

Originally Posted by Overdrive

This description has got to be about the only thing that makes the Tiptronic seem fun to me...kidna wanna try it.

if you ever find yourself in maryland let me know.

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

if you ever find yourself in maryland let me know.

...I could find myself an excuse to find myself there in one of the upcoming weekends... ...I'll be in touch, tony.

:dance: