Here's the links I was on about above
Link 1, 2, 3, 4.
The text of my e-mail correspondence
> Hi,
>
>
>
> My name is Mike from the UK I am on Audiworld, Tyresmoke and the
> forum.a8parts.co.uk as Figure 11. I emailed Paul Waterloo the other day
> about recoding the TCO on my 98 S8 and he suggests I e-mail you. I want
> to be able to drive in tip and have no kickdown Currently I redline in all
> gears and change up (don't mind that) but want to get rid of kickdown so
> it wont change gear when I dont want it to.
>
> Current code is 101. 111 works but just moves the change up 600 rpm
> earlier.
>
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> Any ideas what code might work?
>
> Regards,
> Mike
> Hi Mike,
>
>
> I haven't been looking for exactly that configuration, and a kind of doubt
> it exists. I believe it's either the "old style" Tiptronic mode behavior
> (all manual) or the "new style" (semi auto).
>
> I find it a bit strange that you have the "new style" behavior on your
> '98, I thought it came with the facelift. My former '97 had the old style
> tiptronic.
>
>
> Anyway, I recoded from default 000101 to 000131 on my '02 S8, and that
> works like a charm. It will not upshift at all, just hit rev limiter instead.
> And no downshifts unless rpm gets really low.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> KjellA
>
A link to the VagCom Wiki on TCU recodeing
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1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing!
1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard
2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion.
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Previously
2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex
1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure.
1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex.
2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on.
1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8.
And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light. 
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