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Tiptronic buttons won't change gears

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YOUR RESEARCHTiptronic buttons won't change gears

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Check fuses

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I've checked my fuses, but haven't really gotten under it.

Tiptronic buttons won't change gears
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Check fuses all seems good there

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We checked the fuses all seems good there.

Tiptronic buttons won't change gears

Check fuses, relays, wiring

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Have you checked Fuses, relays, wiring to buttons, all connections?

Tiptronic buttons won't change gears

Replace gears

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The only thing we can think of which could just be a coincidence, is we replaced the ac/ heat control unit, just plugged in the new one and now the buttons don�t change gears.

Tiptronic buttons won't change gears

Replace gears manually

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Suggestion · Original poster

I have a 2001 TIP C4 Cab and it drives great in D, shifts through all the gears properly without issue but if I attempt to change gears manually from the tiptronic buttons on the steering wheel they don't work.

Tiptronic buttons won't change gears
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I've checked my fuses, but haven't really gotten under it.

Tiptronic buttons won't change gears

Check fuses all seems good there

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We checked the fuses all seems good there.

Tiptronic buttons won't change gears

Check fuses, relays, wiring

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Have you checked Fuses, relays, wiring to buttons, all connections?

Tiptronic buttons won't change gears

Replace gears

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Suggestion · Original poster

The only thing we can think of which could just be a coincidence, is we replaced the ac/ heat control unit, just plugged in the new one and now the buttons don�t change gears.

Tiptronic buttons won't change gears

Replace gears manually

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Suggestion · Original poster

I have a 2001 TIP C4 Cab and it drives great in D, shifts through all the gears properly without issue but if I attempt to change gears manually from the tiptronic buttons on the steering wheel they don't work.

Tiptronic buttons won't change gears
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I have a 2001 TIP C4 Cab and it drives great in D, shifts through all the gears properly without issue but if I attempt to change gears manually from the tiptronic buttons on the steering wheel they don't work. If I drive with the car in M it will stay in first gear and I can't change gears manually. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you! Besides the buttons not working everything else in the car is fine, No CEL or flashing lights.

POST 2Original post

Have you checked Fuses, relays, wiring to buttons, all connections? Has to be an electrical problem between the buttons and Transmission (as trans seems to work fine). Has any other work been done that could have affected any of these connections? Since it seems related to the buttons, it shouldn't be difficult to troubleshoot. Good luck

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

We checked the fuses all seems good there. The only thing we can think of which could just be a coincidence, is we replaced the ac/ heat control unit, just plugged in the new one and now the buttons don�t change gears.

POST 4Original post

If you haven't already, check the wiring around where you did the heat control unit - you may have bumped/dislodged something. Give each wire a little pull at the connector - it's possible that it looks like a good connection but it isn't. Good luck

POST 5Original post

Hey ilovelamp, Did you ever find out how this was repaired? I have the same problem in a 2002 996. I've checked my fuses, but haven't really gotten under it. curiously, I can downshift with the buttons, but not upshift. I believe the next step for me is to trace the wires from the steering wheel to the trans or where ever it goes. Dan

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