My autobox is mental...

[awoolhouse@zetex.com]

     The recent trouble I've been having with the dealer/rev counter 
     problem on my A6 has got me wondering....
     
     The auto box (4 spd) has this 'intelligent' adaptive change control 
     algorithm which reads my thought patterns. It seems able to determine 
     if it really should hang onto that gear a bit longer in order to be 
     ready for that spontaneous release of youthful enthusiasm and a shot 
     at half decent acceleration. Except that it invariably gets it wrong.
     
     Yes of course I know that the change 'decision' is made according to 
     an analysis of the recent driving style but I'm not sure which inputs 
     are taken into account - speed, throttle position, load, length of 
     sustained acceleration or a complex calculation based on a combination 
     of all of the above, day of the week, colour of the sky etc. etc.
     
     My question is this...is there some action I can take whilst driving 
     to cause the system to forget that I had recently been driving in the 
     spirit of competition so that the box returns more quickly to a more 
     sensible gear ratio. I've tried stuff like dropping into 3rd/neutral 
     and back to drive but no effect - the box will still continue in too 
     low a gear for around a minute - seems more like five. Is this all 
     controlled by the ECU or is there a separate control system built into 
     the gearbox? Any suggestions?
     
     Thanks
     Al
     '85 urq
     '95 A6 2.6