i have an auto m35 and when i put it in sport mode or automaunual, do i have to be at a stop to switch from Drive, or can i already be driving?

Sorry if it doesnt make sence, but you get the jist.

 

Its fine to switch while driving I do it when I hit traffic

 

ok thanks because i was confused if i was already driving and then shifted to sport mode, wouldnt it over rev the car becuase you start in gear 1 but your already going 20+ mph

 

Mine shifts automatically to 4th when I switch over to mm I then downshift to the appropriate gear

 

When u switch over to manual mode it drops down 1 gear lower than the gear u were currently in

 

^+1, the only problem is downshifting.. If you do it too early it will be jerky so be prepared, or downshift late.

 

If ur in 5th and switch over. It will go into 4th. If you are in 1-2-3-4, it's stays in that gear.

When I want to use some power. I switch over and downshift in one shot. So from 5th to 3rd right away.

 

Some cars down shift some don't. Mine like others goes to fourth gear regardless

 

Mine is 03 and it the does the same thing. I was driving my friends 06 G Sedan and his downshifts all the way to one when you stop.

Is there a way to make it downshift on its own for the 03 G?

It's kinda weird using this 'sport mode' because you can't even go to neutral like a real MT.

 

I have an automatic G35 but only use the manumatic. If you blip the throttle on a downshift (the same way you would in a manual car), it won't be jerky. it takes a little time, but now I can brake, downshift, and "rev match" all in one motion when coming to a light.

 

Ill have to try that out!!

 

It's basically the heel-toe motion, but in an automatic car. This is what would happen on a downshift: the left side of your right foot on the very right side of the brake, roll to the right on the ball of your foot, and use the right side of your right foot to blip the throttle. It's all in one motion.

 

^ do it all the time

 

03-04 trannies handle manumatic differently than 05-06 (and 07 coupes).

 

My 04 downshifts all the way to 1st when I come to a stop in manumatic mode, I thought they all did that.....maybe I'm misunderstanding.