No Sport Button??
03-30-2011, 02:24 PM
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I will preface this by saying I am a noob. I have an '08 550 w/sport package but do not have a sport button by my shifter. The trans is a 6spd steptronic automatic. I am trying to learn about these transmissions but am just confused why I do not have a sport button but the car has the sport package. Any help would be great.
03-30-2011, 02:31 PM
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Faster shift times and holding individual gears longer, the sport mode does more than just modify the transmissions behavior -- it also modifies the throttle response and the steering response.
This isn't part of the Sports Package. This is a transmission option -- Sport Auto Tranny.
This isn't part of the Sports Package. This is a transmission option -- Sport Auto Tranny.
03-30-2011, 02:53 PM
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To the OP, it was a $500 option when new. Don't sweat it unless you really want to play with the paddles. The transmission itself is the same, and the option adds no measurable performance increase to the acceleration times.
03-30-2011, 03:41 PM
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When you move the steptronic to the left it will show DS in the dash, this is for Drive Sport. The paddle shifters are part of the previously mentioned sport auto package.
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