Re: Audi Quattro V8 Tranny

[Roland Broberg <broberg@execpc.com>]

Marvin,
I'd bet that all of us V8ers have had this happen at least once.  Scares
the h out of you the first time.  This is the "limp home" mode that is
not well covered int he owners' manual.  Mine has done it 4x in 60K
miles.  Usually when very cold.  The fix has always been to shut down
and restart.  I have also found that the likelihood is reduced if, when
starting the car, you turn on ignition & wait 2-3 seconds before
cranking.  That seems to give the computers time to reach steady state
before asking them to do anyting.  When you see the limp home display
your trannie will not shift and the car wil not run as normal.  It is an
uncomfortable situation, but has never persisted.
Roland

SwiftMotor@aol.com wrote:
> 
> To all V8 owners, sorry to everyone else.
> 
> Slid my car  into gear last night and crept away from a stand still. Noticed
> that all lights on the dash for the transmission were lit up!! Stopped the
> car, turned it off, started it back up, put it in gear and pulled away with
> no problems. This can not be a good sign. Any suggestions?
> 
> Marvin

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