Tiptronic driving tips?

[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:

[DenverSteve]

This sounds like a lot of fuss to "blip" your automatics. I just press quickly on the gas pedal and it drops down immediately. As stated above, it's a passing gear or downshift. That's what an automatic does. The other answer, for me, is simply to double-tap the paddle shifters to drop two gears for an immediate "boost". There is no delay or lag-time between stepping on the gas or paddle shifting.