Audi - How do I revert my Tiptronic to auto mode?

[TurboHatchback]

I've recently acquired an Audi with a Tiptronic gearbox which is great but there is something I still haven't worked out yet. When I want to overtake someone I shift down a few gears using the paddles so I'm in the right gear before I mash the go pedal, after the overtake how do I tell the transmission to revert to auto (D) mode? Currently it will hold the selected gear unless I manually shift up and then it reverts after a while with no manual shift requests but I would like to be able to tell it to go back to auto straight away. Does anybody know if this is possible and if so how to do it? I read the manual but couldn't find any info on the subject.

[southendpier]

Just accelerate in gear. It'll change when it senses you haven't and then stay in D.

[Blaster72]

Similar gearbox in my VW,you press and hold the up shift paddle and it goes back into D again after a couple of seconds

[cuprabob]

Blaster72 said:

Similar gearbox in my VW,you press and hold the up shift paddle and it goes back into D again after a couple of seconds

Or wait 30secs and it reverts back automatically

[nail_it]

Flick the stick to the left and back into drive again.
Job done

[jgy6000]

Blaster72 said:

Similar gearbox in my VW,you press and hold the up shift paddle and it goes back into D again after a couple of seconds

You learn something new every day, works on my Leon with DSG

[cuprabob]

jgy6000 said:

You learn something new every day, works on my Leon with DSG

Works on all VAG DSG / S-Tronic boxes. If you look closely at the right paddle, it tells you☺

[Adrian E]

cuprabob said:

Works on all VAG DSG / S-Tronic boxes. If you look closely at the right paddle, it tells you?

Really? Am sure mine just has a + symbol on it....

I generally go for the flick it across to manual and back to D to make it revert but will try the holding right paddle option next time I feel the urge

[GrahamC230K]

cuprabob said:

Works on all VAG DSG / S-Tronic boxes. If you look closely at the right paddle, it tells you?

Not true, although it would be better if it were.

It is perhaps true of all transverse engine DSG/s-tronic cars.

[TurboHatchback]

I tried moving the stick to the left, shifting down then moving the stick back to the right and that seemed to work fine. I'll try holding the up paddle next time I'm out and see if that works. Thanks for the tips.

[Adrian E]

you don't need to actually change gear manually once you've moved the lever over - if all you're trying to do is get it back into D then simply knocking it over to the manual gate and back to D is all it needs

[Dr G]

GrahamC230K said:

cuprabob said:

Works on all VAG DSG / S-Tronic boxes. If you look closely at the right paddle, it tells you?

Not true, although it would be better if it were.

It is perhaps true of all transverse engine DSG/s-tronic cars.

Certainly doesn't work on 'all' of them but I've never been able to figure out when it was introduced or if it applies to certain boxes/cars.

[nail_it]

Adrian E said:

you don't need to actually change gear manually once you've moved the lever over - if all you're trying to do is get it back into D then simply knocking it over to the manual gate and back to D is all it needs

Keep it simple. No need to complicate!

[Adrian E]

Dr G said:

GrahamC230K said:

cuprabob said:

Works on all VAG DSG / S-Tronic boxes. If you look closely at the right paddle, it tells you?

Not true, although it would be better if it were.

It is perhaps true of all transverse engine DSG/s-tronic cars.

Certainly doesn't work on 'all' of them but I've never been able to figure out when it was introduced or if it applies to certain boxes/cars.

I know it's off topic as this relates to s-tronic and OP was asking about tiptronic - tried it yesterday in our S5 and it didn't work. Just changed up 1 gear and stayed there....my right paddle is only marked +

[blueg33]

On the 3.0tdi A6 tip it was quicker in sport mode than using the paddles. I never had an issue where the car was in the wrong gear. It changed down faster in sport than it would with the paddles.

[Brucie177]

If I pulll the gear selector back (as if switching between sport and normal modes) it reverts back to auto mode. Not sure if this would also work wth the tiptronic gearbox? Saves moving the gear selector across to manual and back across to "d".

This is in a DSG equipped car, so it may not apply here.

[Adrian E]

Brucie177 said:

If I pulll the gear selector back (as if switching between sport and normal modes) it reverts back to auto mode. Not sure if this would also work wth the tiptronic gearbox? Saves moving the gear selector across to manual and back across to "d".

This is in a DSG equipped car, so it may not apply here.

Ours has Drive Select, so we don't get S mode on the gear selector - have to move ADS to dynamic to get sport mode on the gearbox, or individual depending on how it's been set up. Really wish ADS had a steering wheel control like the BMW M button.....

[jimmyjimjim]

Really? Thought it was just pull down when in D to toggle between D and S. Certainly is in mine.

ADS S4, btw.

[Adrian E]

jimmyjimjim said:

Really? Thought it was just pull down when in D to toggle between D and S. Certainly is in mine.

ADS S4, btw.

Mines 2011 so might be different on a facelift? Have tried mine before and there's no detent below D to pull down to change to S