Fail-Safe mode on 100

[Kent McLean]

Geoff Doctor wrote:
> My audi has been 
> shifting hard, and I havent been able to engage Sport mode or use cruise 
> control since I received the car. I was looking through the manual, and 
> learned that it appears to be in fail safe mode. Anyone know what are 
> some of the causes of this? And what can be done to reset it or repair 
> it. This tranny is about a year old!

My niece had a VW that developed shifting issues.  There is
a process to reset the electronics; I believe it involved
turning the key on and off in a given sequence.  I don't know
if Audi has similar issues, but they are family.

Google turns up lots of hits.

http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/oct2003/techtips.cfm
http://www.theautomotivetechshop.com/page/qgp/Technical_Area/VW_Audi_Info.html

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Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke