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Old 11-22-2014, 09:04 PM   #1
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Blinking light on gear dash

I have a blinking light in the gear dash, from P to 4 or Drive to 4. Could somebody explain me what is that and how to fix it?
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Old 11-22-2014, 09:08 PM   #2
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Tiptronic fault. It is in emergency mode so you can limp home
It will only give you 4th gear in forward
You need to have a mechanic look at it ASAP
I would recommend to not drive it
Have you had a look in the owners manual?

If you dont have one, PM me and Ill send you a link for a pdf version
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Old 11-22-2014, 09:33 PM   #3
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Tiptronic fault. It is in emergency mode so you can limp home
It will only give you 4th gear in forward
You need to have a mechanic look at it ASAP
I would recommend to not drive it
Have you had a look in the owners manual?

If you dont have one, PM me and Ill send you a link for a pdf version
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Thanks for your replay. Could you send me the owners manual, please? I took the tranny`s oil out yesterday and I had a little more power, but still slow. I put 5 qts, but still it looks like it needs more, so I bought another 5 qts to complete it. I read on the forum that it only suppose to take 3.5 qts and 9.5 for a complete oil replacement, but I replace the filter, could be that the reason that is going to take more than the 5 qts ? Could be the reason that is blinking or limp home mode?
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