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Avoiding automatic upshifting: Once a particular engine speed is attained, M/S manual mode is automatically upshifted as needed. MINI John Cooper Works: once particular engine speeds are attained, upshifting is not automatically performed in M/S manual mode. For vehicles with Steptronic Sport transmission, automatic shift operations are not performed if one of the following conditions is met: – DSC is deactivated.
TRACTION is activated. In addition, there is no downshifting for kickdown. With the appropriate transmission version, the lowest possible gear can be selected by simultaneously activating kickdown and operating the left shift paddles.
This is not possible by switching briefly via the shift paddles from selector lever position D to manual mode M/S.