Well, I finally got around to checking my tranny fluid the proper way. I had checked it before after sitting all night and she appeared to be full....but just 5 mins ago, I drove about 20 miles, came back, put er in park, left her running, and pulled the dipstick, wiped dipstick and reinserted it, waited for a few seconds and pulled it back out, OUCH...it is only on the second hole which reads "cold" (just above the hole for "add"). Anyone know how much fluid I need to put in? I think this explains why my tranny hasn't been shifting so smooth. The car was def at operating temp and had been for quite a while. How long should I have left it in park before checking? It was only in park for about 45 seconds when I pulled the dipstick while running.

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06.5 Jetta TDI PKG 2 - Silver/Anth

I've always checked them in neutral. The dipstick should be marked as to check it in park or neutral.

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2000 Dodge SLT 4x4 CTD Intense Blue, a few go fast goodys

2006 Limited CRD 4x4 Inferno Red, GDE ECO tune

Well, it says to check it in Park...which I did. Since I had been driving for a while it should have been in the Hot range, not cold. Maybe I didn't let it sit long enough after running it. A friend of mine said I should have just left it sit for 5 mins in park and then checked it. Well, I picked up two quarts of ATF+4 when I was out tonight. I will recheck tomorrow and if needed I will add.

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06.5 Jetta TDI PKG 2 - Silver/Anth