tiptronic "bump shift" quit working

[gambalie]

Hi,

I have a 98 Passat and the tiptronic just stopped working. Also sometimes it doesn't want to switch to a higher gear....seems to get stuck....afraid that it may ruin my transmission.

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

[veedubmechanic]

Might be your triptronic switch in the gear selector box. Does your car shift ok and into all gears in normal "drive" position?

[gambalie]

It does shift into all gears, but sometimes it waits a long time to shift when I first start out.

[veedubmechanic]

Thats normal, like when you shift from park to drive in the morning. Its the programming in the computer to help the transmission warm up.

[gambalie]

Thanks for your help.....much appreciated