Volvo s40n tiptronic automatic transmission

A Tiptronic gearbox is almost an in-between of a manual and automatic car. It is basically an automatic gearbox that gives you the ability to change your gears manually. This allows you to have greater control than with an automatic and can be especially useful for going uphill. This is actually a fairly common feature in European cars and even some Japanese ones too. The difference between a Tiptronic gearbox and an automatic one is that Tiptronic ones have an option to switch out of its automatic mode so it will work like a manual car when you choose. Some newer models have safety features in places so it limits the speed of the car when it is in certain gears so it doesn't damage the car which is something to consider.

You could be more specific with the issue:

• Transmission type (Manual/Automatic)?
• How did this issue appear?
• Does the car change gears normally?

Your car seems to be an automatic transmission model?
So the fault code is "Gear 3 Incorrect Ratio"

This means that you may have:

• Low transmission fluid level or dirty transmission fluid
• Faulty or dirty shift solenoids
• Transmission mechanical problems
• Transmission hydraulic control circuit issue

This link might be of interest (Volvo forums S80 tranny...):
Transmission Problems Volvo Forum Volvo Forums

read the owners manual on the operation of a tiptronic box. It will probably state that the manual selection of the box is for keeping the gear box in set gears to prevent unnecessary gear changing. So when going down hill select a gear manually and that will use the engine braking capability instead of up shifting as the rpms increase
It is fun to use the tiptronic as a manual box but that is not the real purpose of the transmission design.. IT is to lock the transmission into certain gears to prevent unnecessary up and down shifting of the transmission

hey man did you fix it the problem with the tiptronic, i have the same issue

The automatic transmission in a 1999, Series 5 BMW, which is classified as Tiptronic (access to individual Drive positions 1 to 5 is offset toward the Operator, from the P,R,N,D positions), and the transmission is lubricated for its' life; therefore, a dip stick is not available. BMW does NOT recommend shifting the transmission fluid. However, it can be shifted by first draining the old fluid, and then refilling with the recommended fluid level to the fill hole, directly at the transmission itself.

First, and easiest, is to check your transmission fluid level and make sure there is the right level of fluid as seen on the dipstick.

Low levels of automatic transmission fluid will cause erratic shifting.

im having this problem with my '03 jetta. No response when i shift right. and i get this buzzing noise when i shift into reverse.

try updating the trans. software i had a similar problem and i fixed it

The transmission shifts up only to the 4th gear, tiptronic is not working and the dispay with

The transmission fluid needs to be replaced as well as the filter in the transmission. Solved my problem.