LaChris
02-03-2011, 09:56 PM
Hi.
At least once every time I drive my A5 2.0 TFSI I cannot get it into first gear and it doesn't matter if the engine is cold or warm (and the car is standing still when trying).
Mostly I can correct it if I choose another gear first or rev up the engine and then I'm able to use first gear. It has happened that that didn't work, so I had to start in second gear. It is very annoying and frustrating - especially when there are other cars behind me, but my dealer has had it for a check and looked at it and says that there is nothing wrong with it. In fact he said that in an A5 the sporty synchronization, or something like that, makes first and second gear a bit... eh, I don't know the English word for it, but the meaning should be the opposite of smooth.
Can anybody confirm that? Or experience the same thing?
At least once every time I drive my A5 2.0 TFSI I cannot get it into first gear and it doesn't matter if the engine is cold or warm (and the car is standing still when trying).
Mostly I can correct it if I choose another gear first or rev up the engine and then I'm able to use first gear. It has happened that that didn't work, so I had to start in second gear. It is very annoying and frustrating - especially when there are other cars behind me, but my dealer has had it for a check and looked at it and says that there is nothing wrong with it. In fact he said that in an A5 the sporty synchronization, or something like that, makes first and second gear a bit... eh, I don't know the English word for it, but the meaning should be the opposite of smooth.
Can anybody confirm that? Or experience the same thing?