I just applied it last night and have to say, WOW!
She shifts like a German car now, this old Buick shift pattern is totally gone.
I wonder why VW would treat US customers with such poor default shifting pattern, aren't we the most loved nation in the world?

Only by your neighbours to the north

BTW, does it shift more like the sport setting? I am curious, as this is something I would love to try out.

 

Only by your neighbours to the north

BTW, does it shift more like the sport setting? I am curious, as this is something I would love to try out.

No, it just shifts smoother over all. Plus it gives you hill hold in Hi range as well.

 

what does ROW stand for?

 

Rest Of World

 

I will look into this, sounds great.

 

Mish_Mish,

Overall, how's your treg shifting these days after the repair work? Specifically, how's the 3-4-5 and 5-6 shifts?

 

Well, now that I got rid of that NA sabotage setting in my transmission, she shifts a lot different. Third to fourth is perfect, see no difference from any other gear. Fifth to sixth is a bit more definitive, but only under low throttle, yet it is fine under some acceleration. If I was to drive my car for the first time now, I would not notice any 5th-6th issue.
I did not do any WOT driving lately, but when I hummer it to 3/4 throttle, or more, 3dr to 4th seem to shift perfectly. I am keeping my fingers crossed though.

Do you have the VAG thing, if not come over we will play with your digitals

 

Shifts are more positive with the ROW setting. Almost feels like shifting manually or with the paddle shifters. The NA setting softens the shifts, thereby producing lag in the shifts. The ROW setting also seems to help in downshifting when you let off the throttle.

 

Above are my results when I switched to 4200 (ROW) in Mar 2009. I switched back and forth between this and 4136 (NA). 4136 is smoother but also seems to have more lag. 4200, on the other hand is more positive. Don't get me wrong, it is still pretty smooth and you will not notice shifts unless you are paying attention. Downshifting is where it really helped out plus you get hill holder feature (will keep you from rolling backwards or forward when stopped on a hill. Really usefull, specially when towing.

 

You use Vagcom to set this?

 

Yes

 

Would you able to let us know which module in the VAG and what value one makes the change to for ROW? I tried searching for this here but cant find it.

 

Would you able to let us know which module in the VAG and what value one makes the change to for ROW? I tried searching for this here but cant find it.

Transmission module. Most of us are using 4200 ROW code rather then the 4153 that it came with. There is a 4216 ROW code as well, but not sure what that exactly does. I am running the 4200 and it smoothed out the shifts for me, but I also have a valve body issue the dealer fails to acknowlege. I am just waiting for it to go out completely for them to fix it or hoping I can trade it before it goes out. I as well as Vegas Matt noticed it seemed to hold gears while going down steep passed better then it did with the US coding. I am not referring to offroad stuff, but steep mountain roads. We noticed if you did not touch the throttle it would hold speed in a lower gear rather then having to use brakes as often.

 

I too would be interested in doing this to my 2007 V1O. Any DIY, or mods instructions out there?

 

I too would be interested in doing this to my 2007 V1O. Any DIY, or mods instructions out there?

You are not doing anything to it w/o a VAG Com cable and software.

 

I just turned off seat belt chime, only for that it is worth buying VAGer.

 

Thought I would give this a try, too and see how I like it.
For those who asked about the VAG-COM details:

Before:

Address 02: Auto Trans Labels: 09D-927-750.lbl
Part No: 09D 927 750 EA
Component: AL 750 6A 0899
Coding: 0004216
Shop #: WSC 25642 444 68437

After:

Address 02: Auto Trans
Protocol: KWP2000
Part No: 09D 927 750 EA
Component: AL 750 6A 0899
Coding: 0004200
Shop #: WSC 25642

Randy
Black 2006 Touareg V8, 42K Miles
Overland Park, Kansas

 

Hello everyone I've just been reading up on all the advice and comments on this issue and I'm wondering if changing the codes to a ROW setting could be the answer. I've been experiencing some serious back jerking when I accelerate on the highway and I wonder if this would help. I've already changed the tranny fluid and it's still there. What do you guys think?

 

Sounds more like the valve body in the transmission needs to be replaced.

 

Do you think it could be something to do with the wiring harness? That's gotta be pretty expensive for the valve body. Are there any other options?

 

I changed my tranny oil out with amsoil and set the settings in ROW.
I love it but still need a new valvebody one of these days.
Hill hold is a great feature.

When putting the treg on the market VWofA must have asked buick owners only for their opinion on shifting.

 

Surprisingly... I'm told the valve body (as repairs go on a Touareg) isn't the worse bill in the world... about 400-bucks.

 

explain please
1st VWparts sells them for abour $1235 + 3 hours labor and 5 quarts of fluid or so

Can you repair the valve body?

 

And that is why we should meet up and do all the testing, because I did not understand about 70% of the above, while considering myself to be knowledgeable in cars

 

Any of this apply to (V6) T2s?

siberian

 

Any of this apply to (V6) T2s?

siberian

Code changing, no, valve body issue, probably. You still have the same tranny as far as I know.

 

Damn... you Ohio guys are going to have too much fun. Maybe instead there needs to be a mid-west meet up.

I could dig-out my Cherokee Trails ProRally navigator's route book and we could all meet in TN up in the hills for some spirited driving on what were used as stage-roads. That looks sort-of mid-point-ish between OH and TX and could include a lot of the middle stater's.

 

Yeti:

Code changing, no, valve body issue, probably. You still have the same tranny as far as I know.

How come (obviating the short vs long coding differences)? Has it already been included... ?

siberian

 

Yeti:


How come (obviating the short vs long coding differences)? Has it already been included... ?

siberian

You probably already have the latest one available for your year Treg. You can look at it and see, but you should have the same tranny as the rest of us. So I can't imagine it is that much different code wise. Check the tranny code and see what it is.

 

Thanx

siberian

 

I noticed that my T-reg never used to go into 6th gear when driving in town on 45 MPH streets when it was on the USA tranny coding, now it goes into 6th in town on 45 MPH streets on the ROW coding. Can not tell yet but may mean slightly better gas mileage in town.

 

wow

just did this on my v6 and it drives like a completely different car, wow. it's way more fun to drive now. definitely much more natural shifting pattern.

the smoothness part, i find myself not realizing what gear i'm in, or simply missing the shifts completely (i guess if im not paying enough attention ). also, it feels like the power is available right then when you need it without jerky downshifts.

curious to see the effect on the gas mileage. too early to say in my case.

 

Just did the 4200 code on my 09 T2. I do notice a difference (good difference). I am curious as to what the latest ROW coding is from factory. Perhaps one of our European members can chime in?

 

Just did the 4200 code on my 09 T2. I do notice a difference (good difference). I am curious as to what the latest ROW coding is from factory. Perhaps one of our European members can chime in?

Thing is your 09 should have came with completely different coding from the earlier Tregs. So you should not have had to change it at all. What was your code previous to the ROW code?

 

Oh really? The Original coding was 0004984. Would an updated ROW code be better?

The the difference was not as dramatic as I was expecting but the car does shift more positively now and the downshifts with tip seem to rev match better.