Tiptronic Question

[Gary Mayne <Gary.Mayne@mci.com>]

After 30 years of cars with manual shifts, I am trying cope with the
Tiptronic auto trans in my 98 A6. I found that in D, the car shifts
into 5th at speeds as low as 25 mph and suddenly you are trolling
along at 1,500 rpm feeling pretty anemic. I have discovered that if
you drive the car selecting "4" rather than "D", the trans will only
use four speeds rather than 5 and it performs much better around town. 

Does anyone know if limiting the transmission from using 5th except
on the highway will cause any long term problems?

Thanks,

Gary

98' A6q