AudiNV

hey guys ...
I'm having some issues with my shifter...
well my daughter broke it, she just decided to knock all the plastics out from the TIP :@
i was like WTF did you do... really pissed...
no when i push it aside to engage tip shifting nothing happens!

anyone knows if there are any parts available without buying the whole shifter assembly ???
I tried to install ETKA but no luck

Boston Driver

...here are some pics to help you see if this is what happened:

First, pull up on the shift surround trim, from the rearward edge:
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/hliu55/steering%20wheel/tiptronicshifterremoval1.jpg">

Then, you'll need to remove the shift ****. I don't have pics of this (I'll have to remember the next time I pull the shift **** for something). First you must seperate the metal sleeve on the lower shaft from the lower edge of the leather ****. Best way is to pry gently with a plastic putty knife. Once that sleeve is released, turn your key to the accessory position, set your parking brake, and shift into either 4th (for 2001 and earlier) or Sport (for 2002 and later). Pull the tiptronic button out about 1/4", and at the same time, pull up on the **** REALLY hard. It will release, and be careful not to knock yourself out. Use soemthing like a paper clip or blade fuse to wedge in the groove on the bottom of the ****'s button so it does not retract into the ****. If you don't do that, it is a PITA to get back out!

Once the **** is off, locate the tabs that hold the bezel in place. There should be two on each side of the metal shift bezel (hard to see in this picture), and you release them by gently prying back the plastic tabs. Be very careful, these are easily broken:
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/hliu55/steering%20wheel/wiring8.jpg">

Look at the rubber gasket that is under the shifter circuit board, and look for the little rectangular magnet:
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/hliu55/steering%20wheel/tiptronicmagnet.jpg">

If that is missing, try looking around that compartment, it should be somewhere there. As far as the other plastic dust covers, you'll just have to play around with them to get them to line up. It is not that hard, but I didthe same thing when I took apart my shifter for the tiptronic paddle-shift steering wheel in my 2001 2.7T. Took a while to figure out how to line up those plastic "louvres", but eventualy got it to work just fine.

Mine was out of alignment as seen in the picture below. If I recall, I had to line up the plastic louvres and seat them properly in the rubber gasket. In this picture, they were out of the channel where they were supposed to be seated, so the shifter did not operate properly in tip mode.
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/hliu55/steering%20wheel/Tiptronicfix.jpg">

Hope this helps!!!

LeftLaneA6

Glad you have the energy for this kinda stuff....gonna look at mine too. Thanks for the post!

jbchinoca

You can get the shifter alum. cover, circuit board and magnets all as one piece. About $50.

quicksilver 2.7

This is a late post relating to the tiptronic not working. I followed the above steps in this very good article and found that if you place tne circuit board onto the pins of the shift cover and lock it in by slightly melting the plastic seating posts, the circuit board will be secure and not move around. This solved my problem-hope it works for you.