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Originally Posted by dishy
Another discovery regarding the gear changes on my M135, if I am in manual mode (gear lever to the left) the car will change up gear by itself when I am driving gently. I forgot I was in manual mode and pulled off from the lights gently. I noticed the car was waiting a while to change gear, I thought I was in sports mode somehow. When I looked at the dash the gear showed D and the car changed up gear but the selector was in manual. Just FYI.
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No, when the lever is pushed to the left, the gearbox is in Sports mode, not Manual mode, and will still change gears automatically albeit at different (usually higher) rev points. It will be in Manual mode if you use the paddle shift or push the lever backwards/forwards when the lever is pushed to the left, and will hold the gears until you change...either using the shifter or paddles.