is it possible to prevent the gear from shifting?

smailer · May 3, 2009

in my country the only terrain i can drive my tuareg 2(v6-FSI) off road is the desert.
when i drive in the desert i need to keep the gear on the second with high RPM but in the tuareg when it reaches the red line.the car shift the gear to third which result in huge deceleration of the car then getting stuck in the sandskaboomdespite i but it in the tiptronic shifting and disable the traction control.
any suggestion to prevent the car from shifting ???

AndrieK · May 4, 2009

Why would you run it past the red line anyway? Can't you shift to 3rd earlier while you still have momentum?

Have you tried Low Range to see if it gives you better drive in a higher gear, maybe 4th or even 5th?

smailer · May 4, 2009

i want it approximatly on the red line not higher so the maximmum power can be attained

when we go on top of a sand dune all the wheels spins so when the car shift on the 3rd gear the RPM drop and the wheels stop spinning then the car stop in the middle of the way.

the first gear until 60km/hr = too slow
the second gear until 120km/hr = the speed is ok
the third gear until ???km/hr = i will not risk it in the sands

in the low range all the momentum lost in the shifting periods and it gives a warning sounds past the 80 Km\hr

Jackal · May 10, 2009

Maximum power is not always at your start of redline, infact, your power band can be in various rpm ranges. best to experiment with it. Im willing to bet your power band is alot lower then you think.

smailer · May 10, 2009

I don't need the maximum power alone
I need horse power + tourqe + speed + few shiftings
We are going uphill on a hill made of soft sands (no grip)

nickm · May 10, 2009

No, you can't hold a gear into redline...its designed this way so you don't end up causing damage to your engine or transmission. Try low range in 5th or 6th gear.

smailer · May 11, 2009

nickm said:
Try low range in 5th or 6th gear.

low range gives a speed warning above 60~80km\h perhaps this will damage the transmission.

AndrieK · May 11, 2009

So do I understand correct when I say you're charging up a sand dune at 80km/h+...?

What do you do when you get to the top...? Fly...?

I'd love to see a video clip of this...

smailer · May 11, 2009

no not 80+
the wheel speed 80+ the car speed must be less since its a sand (soft)
i saw i video in youtube about the place i usually go to its one of the biggest dunes we have. the car can drive on it.
search in youtube about

desert turbos bdayer

only one video will show up

nickm · May 11, 2009

wheel speed wont be that much higher than actual, I doubt you are getting any wheelspin at that speed..its not like you have 1000+HP . My KTM 450 which pumps out 55-ish HP in a 200lb package is getting no wheelspin at 100km/h in sand. In fact if I've ever hit a sand dune/hill at 100 I usually just cut off the throttle and coast all the way up the hill (momentum).

I'd like to see video as well...

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