Yesterday, with a relatively cold engine/gear, I had to stop at a steep driveway (about 25-30° incl.?). After a short stop I got up the remaining 10 meters quite well, the transducer sounded a bit tormented, but hardly anything to feel about starting weakness! Even the loose stones did not cause any problems thanks to AWD. At the top of the car, a stabbing smell that could not be immediately removed even by the immediate opening of all windows. M.M. after that, it could only have been the Geartronic or the transducer bridge coupling!? My question: Can such an action leave lasting damage?