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Performing kick-down adaption - vehicles with automatic gearbox — AUDI

Performing kick-down adaption - vehicles with automatic gearbox on Audi: 10 steps, engines AEH, AGN, AGU, AJQ.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

10 steps 22 engine codes

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A3 (8L, 1996–2003)

📋 Procedure

  1. Switch on ignition.
  2. Select Vehicle self-diagnosis from the list (item 1).
  3. From menu (1), select vehicle system "“Engine electronics”" and press → key to continue.
  4. From menu (1), select diagnosis function "“Basic setting”" and press → key to continue.
  5. Press keys 63 on keypad (1) to select "“Display group 063”" and confirm entry by pressing Q key.
AEH? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Check display in display zones (3) and (4).
  2. Fully depress accelerator pedal beyond kickdown point and keep it pressed. [Note: If the display shows "“Kickdown ERROR”": interrogate fault memory."“ERROR”" is indicated, for example, if the accelerator pedal is not pressed immediately after requested by the tester or if the accelerator pedal is released before the adaption process is finished. Exit function "“Basic setting”" by pressing ← key and restart adaption.]
  3. Press ← key to terminate function "“Basic setting”".
  4. From menu (1), select function "“End output”" and press → key to continue.
  5. Switch off ignition and unplug diagnostic connector.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.