Should an automatic 2000 vw jetta vr6 only shift up to third gear?

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2026-03-18 21:16

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I have this identical car, and it is a 4 speed automatic. I've put a few hundred into modifications but I still remember the gearing it had. You can get it into 4th gear, but you'll need to bring it up to about 160KPH . If you have ever tried out the manual gearing (1st, 2nd, 3rd, then drive) you'll find that 2nd gear will take you to 100KPH easily. This car has automatic overdrive so it will gear according to how you drive. Ecomonic mode is in the 4000s and sport changes at 6000.

To change into sport mode easily there's an additional option after putting the accelerator all the way down there's another section to it. Wouldn't recommend doing this around town since I've spun the wheels at 40kph and the back end likes to drop a couple of inches.

That should cover just about everything, i'd recommend reading your manual and hopefully you're putting 91-94 octane in this car. If you forget even once the car will moan for a couple hundred Ks and start knocking on the dash for help.

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