Tiptronic steering wheel buttons

**emenny81** · 06-01-2009 08:56 PM

My steering wheel buttons only works for down shifting for upshifting doesn't work on both sides, is there anything that I can do using vag com to fix it ???

**complacentsee** · 06-02-2009 05:36 AM

Do they light up as they used to?

**emenny81** · 06-02-2009 11:03 AM

well they dont light up, I dont really car if they light up, I just want them to work, its pretty weird that the upshift wont work on both buttons but the down shift does.

hopefully if the buttons dont work I dont have to replace the whole steering wheel.

**S4_NE** · 06-02-2009 12:05 PM

dose the unshift work fine with the shifter? You way want to tak ethe steering whell one sout and clean then ect, but kinda odd that both don't work, any codes in the TCU?

**emenny81** · 06-02-2009 01:01 PM

Yeah the upshift works fine on the shifter, and I have no codes on vag-com, I ran it this weekend, I have an EGT that looks like its bad, but that has nothing to do with it.

on the shifter when I move it over to tiptronic mode It kind of gets stuck, I should probably take that apart and see if any cable is cut or loose.

Im gonna look for a write up on how to remove those panels.

**complacentsee** · 06-02-2009 01:03 PM

I don't know if the TCU switches the buttons on directly or via a relay. If it is with a relay I would start there...

Try reading this and see if it helps.

http://forums.quattroworld.com/a6/msgs/3985.phtml

**emenny81** · 06-02-2009 01:09 PM

wow this document has a lot of information, thanks.
I'll check this in couple days on my day off.

**DanS4** · 06-02-2009 01:19 PM

I thought automatic cars shift for you

**emenny81** · 06-02-2009 09:01 PM

I noticed that the buttons dont light up.

**emenny81** · 09-23-2009 08:17 AM

I still haven't been able to figure this out, looks like im gonna have to go to the dealer.

I also noticed my driver side mirror doesn't auto dim like the other one does??

**jamestown478** · 09-23-2009 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by DanS4

I thought automatic cars shift for you

lol

**///BlueS4** · 02-08-2012 12:34 PM

I know this is an old post but i thought id ask, did you ever find out what the problem was with your steering wheel buttons not work?

**///BlueS4** · 09-19-2012 07:59 PM

Bump.....

**2.7taudi** · 09-19-2012 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by ///BlueS4

I know this is an old post but i thought id ask, did you ever find out what the problem was with your steering wheel buttons not work?

Mine stopped working completely. I disconnected the battery and it started working again. But after a few months it acted up again. I'd try disconnected it first.

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**///BlueS4** · 09-19-2012 08:18 PM

do you know if the tiptronic buttons on the steering wheel are connected to the relay for the horn? my horn doesn't work either and I don't hear it click from the relay when I push on it so I think it's bad.