steptronic question. If you are in the manual mode does it downshift???

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

I've never experienced upshifting before, but fairly certain it has down shifted before into 2nd coming to a stop. So it will let you stall the truck if you have Dinan software? Interesting.

What I mean by upshifting is going through the gears when accelerating. With Dinan software, in full manual mode, if you are in 5th. gear when you stop it will shortly after change to 3rd. gear. No, the engine won't stall because the torque convertor 'unlocks' just as it does when you stop in full automatic mode. Yes, in manual mode, not full manual mode, the transmission even with Dinan software will downshift at set rpms in each gear and is in 2nd. when you stop.

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

What I mean by upshifting is going through the gears when accelerating. With Dinan software, in full manual mode, if you are in 5th. gear when you stop it will shortly after change to 3rd. gear. No, the engine won't stall because the torque convertor 'unlocks' just as it does when you stop in full automatic mode. Yes, in manual mode, not full manual mode, the transmission even with Dinan software will downshift at set rpms in each gear and is in 2nd. when you stop.

LOL, I've apparently had too much beer tonight. I tried to follow that, I promise.

[jdstrickland]

Originally Posted by blaubenz

On the stereophonic transmission on the e53. I know if you are in the manual mode say M3. You are in the 3rd gear and will not upshift (to M4) until it redlines, right???? Please confirm.

My question is if you are in M4 and you start to slow down does it down shift????

If it does not and if you stop or slow down to a dead stop then you are starting the car or going very slow at 4th gear??? Is this right???

I just did that the other day, in fact. I got to a speed that was too slow for 4, so the trans went to 3. I think, but am not sure, that the car will start in 2 if you have not selected 1, and were in 4 before you stopped. I do not think that the car will up shift, but I also an reluctant to approach redline to see what happens.

[04e53x5]

Originally Posted by jdstrickland

I just did that the other day, in fact. I got to a speed that was too slow for 4, so the trans went to 3. I think, but am not sure, that the car will start in 2 if you have not selected 1, and were in 4 before you stopped. I do not think that the car will up shift, but I also an reluctant to approach redline to see what happens.

The highest gear you can start off in from a dig is 2nd you can start in first but would need to downshift... it will upshift for you if you do not when you reach redline....