the ecu was out of a s4 with tip. its not set for manual.
APB has different ECU flash images between manual and tip. There is no "setting" to switch it other than reflashing it.
can you please explain or point me towards the thread explaining how to flash a 551m onto it.
Please read all of the stickies.
also how will it work with the b6 car it is going into? and last what about the abs module that is from an 02 a6.
You should have probably researched this before starting the swap. The short answer is "it depends".