Dead Throttle
11-18-2018, 05:53 AM
#1
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Dead Throttle
Good day all,
My 2018 A5 Coupe has a weird no throttle condition. If you slow down to turn on to a street or road, when you get off the brakes and try to accelerate, sometimes there is no response for a couple seconds.
It's like the transmission can't decide what to do.
This is my third A5 and this drives me nuts.
Anyone else ever experience this?
My 2018 A5 Coupe has a weird no throttle condition. If you slow down to turn on to a street or road, when you get off the brakes and try to accelerate, sometimes there is no response for a couple seconds.
It's like the transmission can't decide what to do.
This is my third A5 and this drives me nuts.
Anyone else ever experience this?
11-18-2018, 06:25 AM
#2
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This is normal for this car. I'm assuming you were driving in D. Unfortunately, Audi has programmed the transmission for maximum fuel economy in D, and it just doesn't shift down quickly enough when needed. This combined with the decreased throttle sensitivity in D creates this situation. I usually use the paddle shifters to shift down a couple of gears when this is about to happen.
Other people have reported a throttle lag off the line, which I have not experienced. Response is always good from a complete stop. Only happens when you are cruising or slowing down and then try to accelerate.
Other people have reported a throttle lag off the line, which I have not experienced. Response is always good from a complete stop. Only happens when you are cruising or slowing down and then try to accelerate.
Last edited by RedKloud; 11-18-2018 at 06:33 AM.
11-18-2018, 08:09 AM
#4
This is normal for this car. I'm assuming you were driving in D. Unfortunately, Audi has programmed the transmission for maximum fuel economy in D, and it just doesn't shift down quickly enough when needed. This combined with the decreased throttle sensitivity in D creates this situation. I usually use the paddle shifters to shift down a couple of gears when this is about to happen.
Other people have reported a throttle lag off the line, which I have not experienced. Response is always good from a complete stop. Only happens when you are cruising or slowing down and then try to accelerate.
Other people have reported a throttle lag off the line, which I have not experienced. Response is always good from a complete stop. Only happens when you are cruising or slowing down and then try to accelerate.
When I want to accelerate out of a corner quickly, I use the paddles to downshift prior to engaging the corner. It is natural for me as this is the first automatic I have ever owned and I'm used to doing it anyway. I enjoy doing it as I feel more involved in the driving of the car.
11-18-2018, 08:40 AM
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For your reading pleasure: https://www.audiworld.com/forums/aud...nough-2948530/
I’ve asked the dealer if there’s a re-flash and they claim there’s nothing.
11-18-2018, 04:22 PM
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11-18-2018, 04:29 PM
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It's not really an issue because Audi is doing this on purpose. Audi's lineup is all tuned like this. Reviews of the new A6 and A7 all say the same thing.