jsheiry

My wifes car is a tiptronic. Mostly feels good but does the following:

When you put it in drive you see the light go from 1 to 2 before you even start moving.

From 2nd gear on things seem normal and responsive upshift/down shift.

When you come to a stop it never goes to first. Stops at 2nd. If you ever watched one of these you will know that it lights up the gear your in all the time.

The gate to the right for shifting yourself does not seem to work either. Perhaps I did not engage correctly but never seemed to be able to get into slapstick mode?

Thanks for any help.

maniaquede968

This is all normal as the first gear is only there to improve strong acceleration, mostly from a stand still or at low speed. In tiptronic mode you should always start in 2nd unless you want to take off faster.

In automatic mode, the car will take off in second gear unless you press the trottle swiftly. If you do so you will then launch in 1st.

Now if in Tiptronic mode you cannot shift by yourself, this is not normal. Same thing happened to me. Had to change a module under the shifter lever if I recall. In the meantime the automatic side of the gate should still work fine.

H.F.B.

yes, in selector lever pos. D the car starts in second gear, that's right.




When I bought my car from the previous PO, he told me, that the Tiptronic wouldn't work. But he didn't know, that it was only the unhinged micro switch, which prevented the switchover from Automatic to Tiptronic. Easy to fix.

jsheiry

[QUOTE=maniaquede968;14474655]This is all normal as the first gear is only there to improve strong acceleration, mostly from a stand still or at low speed. In tiptronic mode you should always start in 2nd unless you want to take off faster.

In automatic mode, the car will take off in second gear unless you press the trottle swiftly. If you do so you will then launch in 1st.

Thank You for quick response


[QUOTE=H.F.B.;14474786]yes, in selector lever pos. D the car starts in second gear, that's right.

Thank You for quick response

AND....YES that info is in the owners manual

shelby987

"This position is provided for slow driving or hauling a trailer on extremely steep uphill or downhill gradients"

WTF? Do tell Porsche, what is the tongue weight capacity of a tiptronic equipped 968? Can you use a 968 to tow your track 951?

eriklhayes

@HFB, I believe that I am having the same problem. Can you point me to the switch location? and part info for a replacement?
Thanks,
Erik
913-909-8029

dlearl476

From @jsheiry excellent steering wheel upgrade thread.

dlearl476

From @jsheiry excellent steering wheel upgrade thread.

eriklhayes

You are AWESOME! Any videos that you would recommend in order to get to it?
Thanks Again,
Erik

eriklhayes

OK, I got my center console off only to find that I might have a different model. It is an automatic Tiptronic but seems to have many fewer switches. It is a 1998 Boxster. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Erik

H.F.B.

I suggest seeking for help in the Boxster forum.
https://rennlist.com/forums/boxster-...-986-forum-67/
PORSCHE 968 was made 1992-1995.
Porsche 986 was made 1996 and later.

Yogii

Yes Erik,

The 968 Tiptronic is TOTAL different than the Boxter Tiptronic.

-Yogii
AKA 968 Novice