I have been reading some existing threads on using the Autostick in sport mode and also an article on the web from www.evo.uk about the option of holding the the shift lever in downshift for a couple of seconds. The owners manual touches this option briefly with little aplication examples. Evo says is an AMG trick of preselecting the optimum overtaking gear. They also say that it works well, shifts smoothly, and makes for a much more pleasing Crossfire. EpocMan has a thread on this that he says it's like driving a completely different car. I would like to know how many forum readers use this "Sport Mode" and what your opinion of it? Can it be used on a grand Prix type track or is it only for straight lin acceleration?

Also do you have to continue holding in downshift position or does it stay in sport mode even if you let up?

 

What they are talking about is in the selection of gears. Rather than moving the gear stick once to the left (which would downshift only one gear), you move and hold the gear stick to the left for about half a second. The transmission will then downshift to the lowest gear it can for acceleration without over-revving the engine.

 

That's a bad URL. Do you have a current one?

 

Sorry try this:

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evoc...crossfire.html

 

I use the auto stick all the time. It's great fun and will not harm the car. The computer will not let it downshift to a gear that would cause the engine to over rev.

 

I also use this function, and it works both ways, up and down. If I'm running along the highway and need to pass, just hold it left for a half second, pass, and when I get around them, hold it to the right for a half second and then back into "Drive". Also if I am in town and a friend pulls beside me, I can hold it left and it will put me into 1st so that I dont have to push left 4 times, just once for a bit longer. Great great feature if you ask me. Of course it will do it in both W and S.