Shift Programs S1 To S5

The selector lever or the shift paddles on the motorsport multifunction steering wheel can be used to change gear in sequential mode (S mode). In principle all shift operations are executed.

There is no forced upshift when the maximum engine speed is reached. The driver is reminded visually by LEDs (shift lights) in the instrument cluster to make the necessary gearchange at full load before the engine's limit speed is reached.

It is possible to shift through several gears by multiple-touch operation. Gearshifting in the gearbox does not always have to take place sequentially. The driver can skip a gear by shifting very quickly.

If the driver changes down twice in rapid succession before the gearchange for the first shift command has time to complete, the gearchange is prevented in the gearbox and the gear selected by the second shift command is selected.

Downshifts which would cause the maximum engine speed to be exceeded are refused. If the driver forgets to change down as the car's speed decreases, a downshift is executed automatically when the road speed falls below a gear-dependent threshold stored in the control unit. This ensures perfect vehicle acceleration when the accelerator pedal is depressed.