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10-11-2015 08:08 PM |
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Originally Posted by xrivera91
(Post 8679375)
Okay I was extremely confused for a second day because I've never seen an S on my shifter. However, let me get this straight putting the car in "M" and I can shift using paddles. If I long press the up shift it'll still be in "M" but the car will do the shifting for me? I've been afraid to use the "M" mode as I do think want to screw up anything that I'm sure has to be stupid proof to some degree.
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You'll see an S in your Heads Up Display (and the Driver's Information Center). Once you start shifting the S will go away and you'll see what gear you're in on the Heads Up Display (and DIC). If you hold the right tap shifter for a few seconds it will cancel the Tap Shift and return it to Sport Mode, which is basically the same as having it in Drive. You have you Heads Up Display turned on, right?
In Sport mode, or M if you're looking at your shifter, it's pretty much the same as D even though the owner's manual says it holds the gears longer and has a firmer shift. Maybe it does on the track but I haven't seen it on the road yet. The added benefit of using your tap shift to drive is it temporarily shuts off AFM (in other words it stays in 8 cylinder mode). Any DOWNSHIFT shuts off AFM until you restart the car, shift back to Drive, or hold the right tap shift for two seconds. However, you won't find that in the owner's manual. They're not about to publicly tell you how to defeat something that was put in to avoid a gas guzzler tax.
To make it even more confusing even though the manual says, "To use Tap Shift, the
shift lever must be in M (Manual Mode)", that's not entirely true. You can also Tap Shift in Drive but it will cancel itself automatically when the car needs to upshift. No need to hold down the right Tap Shift button for two seconds. It's good for things like downshifting into a turn, using the transmission to slow down rather than your brakes, scaring people on the sidewalk, and setting off car alarms.
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