auto golf stuck in 3rd

[incoming]

hey guys
whilst driving today i entered onto a highway going up hill and the car got stuck in 3rd gear doing 100-110km/h
i had the gear in D(4th) and put it back in 3rd gear and back to D and didnt make a difference.
decided to pull over turn engine off and back on.. when i accelerated this time it went into 4th no issues...
1st time its happened.. not sure if its a common problem but is there anything i can do myself to try and prevent this from happening again?

[balkanac]

could be some kind of limp mode that was reset when you restarted the car. Best to get it scanned IMO

[Jmac]

Yeah i would scan both engine and gearbox, throttle body can upset the gearchange, may need to be cleaned and reset.
Cheers
Jmac

[incoming]

what do u guys mean by being scanned?

as in get a diagnostic check run?

[JustCruisn]

Scan means to use Vag-Com or similar computer based diagnostics to read the faults that have been recorded by the car.

[Gravey]

you've probably done it but it may pay to check trans fluid level as well - have experienced the same thing in other autos and fluid needed replacing