Tip will always take off from 2nd gear. How do I get it to take off from 1st?

Yes I can shift down manually before taking off, but then I need to shift up manually as well? right?

 

Never drive a tip 997tt,but in my cayenne if you want 1st gear start up in automatick model you need to press the sport button.Try sport.

 

With those 'wonderful' paddles just leave it in auto and click down to 1st; or put in in manual and it will still upshift when you get up to about 600rpm below the rev limiter.

Question to ask yourself: with a TT or even a flashed S why start in 1st?

 

press sport button, the car then starts in 1st