Originally Posted by
GraphiteGhost
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Mine also goes easily into 'D' after manually shifting (without holding it there). Also, FYI, the transmission WILL continue to upshift and downshift as you drive (while in manual mode) when it exceeds its programmed limits as a designed built-in safety. I do not remember where I read that, but it is in either the service manual or the owner's manual. This design proposes some might forget to put it back into 'D' mode, it is designed to 'protect itself'.
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The next time my financial advisor says
'I can afford' combusting a bit of premium I'll give the trans a thorough test. I knew about the
continued automatic shifting within a few hundred RPM of redline & to avoid lugging the engine, but "holding" it in "D+" was the only thing which worked 100% to force it back into normal automatic mode, for me anyway. Now that I know that works, I'm comfortable testing out "other" possibilities.