Transmission Models & Technologies

CVT, DCT, Tiptronic, Powershift and Other Transmission Technologies

Technical information on automatic transmission models, gearbox families, design features, control systems, hydraulic layouts, electronic technologies, and transmission-specific engineering solutions. This section helps rebuilders, transmission specialists, repair shops, and parts professionals understand how different transmission units are designed, identified, serviced, and supported with the right components.

Tiptronic is a trade name of the manual gear shifting function (mode), which is implemented in the automatic transmissions. In the world of the automobile industry the name Tiptronic is used to define automatic transmissions of a specific design and control method regardless of the actual developer and producer of the transmission.