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Originally Posted by modru2004
it refused to downshift or turn off the AFM unless you got a bit more aggressive with the throttle.
if you have the TC issue that everyone talks about it should be happening in other gears as well even on the highway at higher speeds. if you can reliably replicate your symptoms it will make it easier to tell the dealer exactly whats wrong and how they need to replicate the issue so you can get it fixed.
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"Refusing to downshift" as you mentioned when trying to accelerate
is a defect in the transmission design. It's basically telling the consumer
you can't drive your car gently in traffic but instead you need to go heavy
on the gas to avoid having the car shake, rumble, and make bad noises.
It's ludicrous to accept this as ok when other cars aren't like this.
In city traffic you want to drive easy to avoid getting into an accident.
The problem is that the A8 is not downshifting when it should be.
I thought AFM was only about turning off 2/4 cylinders to save fuel.
If AFM is also causing the A8 to put the car in gear 6 or 7 during
low cruising rates of speed like 30 mph I could buy that. But its an
absolute defect if the A8 cannot downshift immediately when you
accelerate.
I will try the tests you wrote earlier see what I notice. Thanks..