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Tranny question

plastermaster

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
Gualala
I am hoping someone can help me understand something I notice with my MK7. When I am going down a long steep hill from my house, I often switch from automatic to manual mode and use 2nd gear to control my speed down the hill. There are times while I do this that the transmission seems to downshift on its own, to something between 1st and 2nd. The indicator continues to show I am still in 2nd gear, but the revs suddenly increase quite noticeably, without a noticeable change in speed (MPH). This can be triggered by the hill becoming slightly steeper, (more load) or if I touch the brakes a little.

I have found nothing in the specs that show anything other than 6 gears, nor indicate any kind of split differential.

Any ideas?
thanks
 
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