Despite the benefits of adaptive control, a particular ratio can still be selected manually.
In Steptronic applications, the manual program is available by moving the selector lever to the left of the ‘D’ position.
Automatic changes continue in a Sport program until the lever is operated in a one-touch movement towards the manual mode.
Forward movement changes the transmission to a higher gear. Backward movement to a lower gear.
Overspeed protection prevents a gear engagement lower than the governed engine speed.
And when a low ratio is selected for acceleration, a shift up to the next higher gear takes place shortly before the governed speed is reached.
Kick-down initiates downshifts in all speeds to the lowest available ratio, and at low speeds, automatic downshifts as far as third gear occur to ensure adequate traction for re-acceleration.
