Learning to drive a car is not always unproblematic, and occasionally it may seem like a good solution to select an automatic Audi E-Tron, if it’s for simple comfort or ease of use, this type of transmission is becoming more and more wide-spread. Nevertheless, although they may seem like an ideal solution, there may as well be complications with the automatic gearboxes of your Audi E-Tron . This is precisely the theme of our article. First, we’ll quickly show you the different types of automatic gearboxes, then, in a second step, which complications you may come across with the gearbox of your Audi E-Tron , and, finally, how to resolve them.

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The different kind of automatic gearbox of a Audi E-Tron

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Gearboxes have the advantage of being known to be trustworthy, as you don’t need to use your clutch pedal and every thing is electronically and mechanically managed there will be no early wear of your clutch or other parts that could be put to the test by misuse on your component.
Nevertheless, based on the type of automatic transmission your Audi E-Tron is equipped with you will have more or less reliability, we will expose them to you now:

  • Classic automatic gearbox: It will use a torque converter, which will control the gear changes, it’s the oldest technology, it has evolved quite a lot in the last decades (more gears and a better management of the gear changes).
  • Robotized automatic gearbox: This is a manual gearbox with a robotized mechanism that will replace the driver’s action. This type of gearbox is less and less basic because they are considered very slow. We as well quite often feel a coupling during deceleration.
  • Dual-clutch automatic transmission: This is the greatest automatic transmission, it works on the same concept as the robotic transmission, but thanks to its dual clutch, you won’t have any more complications with slow speeds or increased fuel consumption. They are often equipped on luxury models.
  • Continuously variable automatic box: It is the same concept as on a scooter, a variator will come to control the differences between acceleration and motor speed, they are really slow and tend to be unresponsive during the acceleration phases of your Audi E-Tron.

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I’m having complications with the automatic transmission on my Audi E-Tron

We now start the component that definitely attracts you the most in this post, what are the complications you may encounter with the automatic transmission of your Audi E-Tron? As mentioned above, in general they are more reliable than manual transmissions, nevertheless, here are the main complications you may come across:

  • As described earlier, no matter what type of automatic gearbox, they are quite often known to be slow and have inertia when accelerating. Nevertheless, this phenomenon is designed to occur only when the car is started, not when it is launched. If it feels like it comes about constantly, the clutch or converter is almost certainly dead.
  • I have the impression that a gear in the automatic transmission of my Audi E-Tron no longer shifts or jumps: If you have the impression that your gears no longer shift or tend to jump on your Audi E-Tron, there is a component that is most certainly to blame for this failure. In truth, the solenoid that works as a “switch” to engage the gears must not be working effectively, second option, a speed or engine unit speed sensor may be defective and send the wrong information to your gearbox.
  • If you feel drops originating from the automatic gearbox of your Audi E-Tron: If you feel a clutch when you go up or when you slow down, it is either your oil which is too old and which does not lubricate any more adequately all the mechanisms of your gearbox, or else a sensor which gives bad info

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  • My Audi E-Tron’s automatic transmission is leaking: At last, if your Audi E-Tron’s automatic transmission is leaking, it’s most likely one of your spy seals is too worn.

How do I fix automatic transmission complications on a Audi E-Tron?

And finally, we’re going to try to give you the solutions to resolve the automatic transmission complications on your Audi E-Tron . Find them below:

  • Oil leak on the automatic gearbox of a Audi E-Tron: Locate the source of the leak, and replace the concerned gasket, get it achieved by a professional, opening a gearbox is not easy. It will cost you a few hundred euros, specifically for the labour. Do not hesitate to read our article on gearbox oil leaks on Audi E-Tron.
  • Sensor problem: No matter which sensor is involved, a replacement is the only solution, sensors do not repair themselves, you should count from 100 to a few hundred euros according to the difficulty of access to the one that worries you.
  • Couplings: If you have complications with the couplings on your Audi E-Tron, you will only need to do a whole gearbox replace to gain comfort and preserve your gears.
  • The automatic gearbox of my Audi E-Tron slips: In this instance, you most certainly have a dead clutch disc, you will have to replace the clutch, and on some models you won’t be able to replace it without doing a standard exchange of the gearbox, be prepared to spend more than a thousand euros.

There are other automatic transmission complications on Audi E-Tron, such as electronic problems or pressure complications, but this list lists the main ones, in any case, for such complex mechanisms. As soon as you feel a problem on this level, we recommend you to go quickly to your mechanic.

If perhaps you have any further questions about the Audi E-Tron, do not hesitate to consult our Audi E-Tron category.