Tiptronic Question

[PeterC4]

I haven't tried this but it may be the easiest way to find out the answer to this question. Anyway, in manual mode, will the transmission shift to second if you come near the rev limiter in first and so on? Is this true if you turn PSM off? I believe that in the 997 if you turn PSM off, you will be able to hold the car near the rev limiter for spirited driving, without having it shift to the next gear.

[CosmosC4S]

hmmm...good question, I haven't tried that before,

but I have found myself having to upshift on several occasions, when I forgot I was in manual mode.

Those were times when I would be stepping on it, thinking it was in auto, and upon hearing the engine speed,

realized I was in manual and had to upshift. And in the haste, I have never thought of checking the rpm though.

I do know that if you are in manual mode, and you are slowing down, and forgot to downshift, it will downshift automatically.

I would assume, YES, that if you hit the rev limit in manual mode, it will automatically upshift.

Does it mention anything about that in the manual?

[PeterC4]

hmmm...good question, I haven't tried that before,

but I have found myself having to upshift on several occasions, when I forgot I was in manual mode.

Those were times when I would be stepping on it, thinking it was in auto, and upon hearing the engine speed,

realized I was in manual and had to upshift. And in the haste, I have never thought of checking the rpm though.

I do know that if you are in manual mode, and you are slowing down, and forgot to downshift, it will downshift automatically.

I would assume, YES, that if you hit the rev limit in manual mode, it will automatically upshift.

Does it mention anything about that in the manual?

Yes, I found it. In manual selection mode, "if an engine-speed limit is reached, an auto matic upward shift is performed, or just before idling speed is reached, a downward shift is performed". However the slip monitoring function of the tiptronic is deactivated when the PSM is turned off, but it makes no mention of limiting the auto matic upward shift when PSM is turned off.