The G Man

Starting in second isn't nearly as bad for an automatic transmission as it would be for a stick, automatics uses a torque converter to transmit power to the transmission rather than a clutch plate. Many new automatics often start out in second gear as a default unless you put them in a sport mode or mash the throttle from a stop. This is done for smoother acceleration and better fuel economy.

John Harry

My understanding is that the Audi dual-clutch transmission does not use a torque converter.

ArvX147

Only the A5 has a dual clutch or DSG transmission. The S5 has a ZF8 speed transmission which uses a torque converter.

John Harry

I have an A5, but now I do vaguely remember that the others do not..

GraySpur837

When in D my car does not show what gear its in. it just says "D"

Is there any way to change that?

heymoe

You can code it using an OBD11 device. I believe there is a one-click "app" to enable this feature via the OBD11 app for a few credits or if you get the Pro license you can manually code this feature along with a lot of other things by referencing the below thread without needing credits.

https://www.audiworld.com/forums/aud...018-a-2954987/

Slides

I thought this was already a well known Audi fuel saving trick.

ArvX147

On most S5's, the trans shifts to 1st 100% of the time when fully stopped. That's why OP posted the thread

The G Man

Does your S5 shift to 1st gear at a stop in regular drive mode?

ArvX147

Yes, all the time. I spent a pretty significant amount of time watching it and taking note when we were all discussing transmission "lag" which I found to be mostly aggressively high gear selection in D