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Daniel, I'm curious: are you climbing steep driveways at low very low speed, cruising around town, or taking on long, steady grades on the highway at high speed? The first thing to remember is to let the engine get to high revs so that its full power is available. Naturally, this means shifting -- whether downshifting by hand, or via the kickdown switch. The AT will eventually downshift to get the revs up, but you will often know better that you need power; just give it the signal via the kickdown or a manual shift of the lever. Are you going to at least 35mph in 1st and at least, oh, I dunno, 60mph or so in 2nd? (Sorry, I assume you'll need to convert to kph.) I find that on the highway, my car will *hold* a high speed on a steep grade, but, if I lift up on the gas and slow down a bit, it typically cannot recover the high speed I was holding. I also sometimes get the impression that I can do some grades at, say, 70-75mph, but *not* 65. 65 is revving too high for my liking at 65 in 2nd, and is too luggish in 3rd. I haven't tested this enough to say for sure, though. If you're starting up a very steep hill from a stop, you can't easily cheat and "ride the clutch" like in a MT car. I find that if my timing/dwell are off, the car is sluggish on takeoff from idling @ a stop in general; this is more noticeable when starting off uphill. -Greg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org