'95 A6 fwd auto trans - help please

[SuffolkD at aol.com]

I quizzed the local dealer about our 99 A6 Tiptronic, doing similar things.
They claimed it was for emissions.
If someone really knows the answer please tell us.

FYI:  If I drive (in Tip) I can shift sooner by several hundred RPM vs 
leaving the lever in Drive.  Ours does this since (new to us) around 50K.
-SCott by BOSTON

> From: SHOWMX at aol.com
> Hello listers, 
> I've purchased a used '95 A6 wagon fwd w/125k miles for my wife.  When the 
> car is cold, first drive of the day or after sitting many hours, the 
> transmissiom will behave a bit differently.  When starting from a complete 
> stop the car will stay in 1st gear up to around 3500 rpm before shifting  to 
> 2nd.  This will 
> occur a couple times, and then it will behave as normal shifting out of 1st 
> earlier around 2000 rpm, and continue to act normally thereafter.  I have 
> had a 
> garage change the fluid and filter, and it still behaves the same way.  They 
> also scanned for codes and found nothing.  They claim this is normal in many 
> models of this vintage.  I have driven others and owned another from the 
> same 
> era ('93 & '94) and have never experienced this behavior.  Can anybody 
> validate 
> or confirm their claim or are they full of bs?  What's gonna happen when it 
> is in the middle of winter and 10 degrees outside?
> Thank you in advance,
> B. Parenteau
> Quincy, MA
> '87 4ks
> '90 200T
>