Q: My car doesn’t accelerate past 60mph in 5th gear while in tiptronic mode

asked by on January 31, 2018

I drive an automatic using the added Sportmatic mode. I have no problems shifting through 1-4th gears when it’s appropriate to do so, but I found that once I reach 5th gear I can no longer accelerate past 60mph.

My car has 510 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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