[s-cars] "The Aluminum Crowd" / Current UrS prices

[Gísli Óttarsson]

Unfortunately I can't easily go this route, because I do not have the code
for the radio.  The dealer said they could find them for me, in a pinch, but
I'd prefer to delay crossing that bridge.

Any idea how long the transmission will take to learn new habits, just from
driving it?  I've taken to using the tiptronic-mode quite a bit.  I wonder
if that delays the learning process for full automatic.

Gisli



On 4/18/07, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Disconnect the battery, let it sit for a good long time, then reconnect
> and allow the tiptronic
> ECU to learn your driving habits. You should already have the "euro"
> coding for the trans, and
> if that's not enough, you can get AWE to send you a tiptronic ECU chip to
> make the trans shift
> more aggressively.
>
> If the prior owner pussyfooted the car all the time, you'll need to reset
> the ECU to make it learn
> new habits.
>
> Taka
>
>
> On 4/17/07, Gísli Óttarsson <gislio at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > As one who recently made the leap from an UrS4 (admittedly sans
> > hairdryer,
> > so the 4.2L was no issue) I have to say that the automatic is still my
> > #1
> > issue, 3 weeks later.  I can't take my mind of the way it is hunting
> > around
> > for gears when I would like it to just stay in one gear.  Driving around
> > Reykjavik I would frequently leave the UrS4 in 3rd or 4th. Shifting was
> > totally optional.  With 80 more horsepower and a torque converter, why
> > can't
> > the S8 do the same.  Maybe I just have to figure out the tiptronic.  The
> > other thing is the timidness of the shifts.  I really think that if I
> > have
> > the pedal to the metal that should be a hint that I don't want any
> > pussyfooting and am not looking for ultrasmooth shifts.
> >
> > But I love the S8 and these minor regrets are evaporating quickly.
> >
> >   Gisli
> >
>
>