Transmission adaptation reset using VCDS 18.2

I am considering to reset the Transmission Adaptation values on my A4 2016 8 speed Tiptronic, to try and enhance the shifting characteristics of the transmission.
However I can't find any reference that describe each option in the drop-down list found in the transmission basic settings (02 - Auto Trans -> Basic Settings 04) in VCDS 18.2

There are actually 3 selections that seems to apply, but I don't know which one(s) to choose, or maybe I need to do all 3 of them?

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

Personally, I would not be the first to try that.

What's wrong with it, and/or what are you trying to "enhance"?

How many miles on the car?

-Uwe-

Hi Uwe and thanks for your reply!

My A4 has 63000 km (approx 39000 mi.) and the transmission shifting characteristics aren’t optimal: for example accelerating from standstill, there’ a ´bump’ when it shifts from 1st to 2nd gear.
Also very often after turning around a corner, the transmission doesn’t respond well when accelerating (the engine revs high and tranny not upshifting quickly)

Are the basic settings options in the drop-down list documented somewhere?...
I prefer to know what each selection does (short description) rather than just assuming based on its name...


Thanks

I'm afraid I don't have anything documenting what those things really do, which I why I recommend against being the first to try then willy-nilly.

If it was my car, I might be willing to try those -- in my dealer's parking lot. But they know what we do for a living, and I'd still expect to be charged if they need to fix something as a result of such experiments.

Now I don' claim to know everything, so if someone else knows something I don't, please chime in.

-Uwe-

PS: Since there's no indication here that VCDS isn't working the way it should, I'm moving this to Car Repair Support.

Since Ross-Tech builds the VCDS software, I thought someone would know what these options actually do...or maybe I just don’t understand how these options end up in the drop-down list..!

Cheers


Thanks Uwe!...

From what I understand in this case these options are presented by the control unit. VCDS merely offers more details about those options; if available.

MasterTommy said:

From what I understand in this case these options are presented by the control unit. VCDS merely offers more details about those options; if available.

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That would make sense...I’ll do more research to see if I can find someone that has used some of these options.
Thanks!

MasterTommy said:

From what I understand in this case these options are presented by the control unit. VCDS merely offers more details about those options; if available.

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Right. We know these options exist in the control module, and we make it possible to use/exercise them. That does not necessarily mean we have detailed information about about their exact function.

-Uwe-

Understood...it makes sense!

Curious MDude8829, did you try any of the Basic Settings?

Caven said:

Curious MDude8829, did you try any of the Basic Settings?

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Actually no, I haven't.
I tried finding some information about these options but wasn't successful doing so.... and I didn't want to risk causing more issues than what I have at the moment (which are relatively minor issues).

If you do try any of these basic options, please let me know of the outcome.

Thanks