does anyone here uses the manual shifting(Tiptronic or whatever its called) ? I find it truely useless coming from a manual transmission car. im still trying to find a benefit of using it as it seems the car changes the gears itself anyway. Am i missing something here?

 

Downshift for long hill descent...slow down for speed trap without flashing brake lights...midlife crisis...?

 

Thanks for this now i see why it doesnt make sense for me... (1) No hills in Florida (2) No Speedtraps here. OK ill leave it in D

 

yes, its pretty useless if you are looking for stick shift inspired driving... i've used it may be 2-3 times. Brakes are cheaper than new engine so i use brakes instead of engine braking if i need to slow down

 

other than passing (who passes anymore ) I sometimes use it in slow bumper to bumper traffic; i put it in 2nd and find i can control the forward movement better than relying on the auto continually going up and down

 

is it constantly hunting for gears at low end ?

 

Yes as soon as i lift my foot of the gas pedal it shifts to a lower gear.. annoying when going high speeds.

 

it is not normal. it seems that you have a problem with transmission unfortunately... id have it scanned/checked by the knowledgeable repair shop.