all of a sudden today when i put the car into S-mode (from a dead stop or otherwise), the car acts as if it's still in drive (it automatically transitions from 1st to 5th gear).
once i click the paddle shifter, S-mode then works. btw, in S-mode the M display does not appear until i click the paddle.

anyone else experience this?

 

That's exactly how it's supposed to work.

 

well. now i read the owner's manual.... and it describes what i described above as normal.

but in the first 6 weeks that ive had the car, when i put it in S-mode (from a stop), the car immediately goes into S-mode, without touching the paddle shifters. and the M display is lit.

wtf.

 

don't know what to tell you it is now working the way it is supposed to.

 

yeah. i'll read the owner's manual before starting another thread.

i yi yi.

the first moderator to delete this thread will get a christmas card from me.... cash enclosed.

 

I can't do it because I can't mod this forum but if you want to pm sid6.7 tool Iamray or JDMChris.com

 

Experienced something similar; may be that the car was moving when the OP selected 'S', but if you engage it when stopped, you have to enable it with a paddle push.
I'll try it next time out.
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