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Living near NYC, my daily commute has a few slow areas...along with some wide open stretches. I generally drive in "automatic", but use the paddle shifters to downshift rather than brake. I have noticed if I use the paddle shifter and then later in my trip let her out, she will not shift up, the beeping starts, and eventually the rev limiter actually kicks in. Sometimes 4th or 5th gear. This has happened in sport or regular mode. If I put it into manual then back to auto, it seems to reset. The point is, if I use the paddle shifters even once, this phenomenon seems to happen. Is this supposed to happen, defect in my car, or what?

 

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BigMike, to clarify a bit...it certainly is a longer than 10-15 second interval, sometimes as much as 10-15 minutes! As long as I use the paddles to downshift in auto at anytime during my trip, it seems to happen if I floor it (which is often, now well past 1500 miles), without "reseting" by switching quickly to manuel then back to auto. Hope that helps. jctheplaya888...live in Rockland, commute to the Bronx (gated parking lot!). By the way, I don't know how you all got your cars on the bottom, but I have a 2008 black/black

 

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Thanks for all who have answered this. Since I originally posted this, I have learned that if I upshift, it goes back to "D" (drive) mode quickly. I think someone correctly had posted that fact. If I don't upshift, or downshift more...it will hold in for a longer period of time....try for yourselves and let me know. On a positive note, I raced a Carrera 4S last week and edged out his ass....he was pissed. Also ran into a BMW Z4 M version...destroyed him so I couldn't gauge his reaction....too much fun