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cooper4us · Mar 6th, 2003, 05:12 PM

The LCD screen in the speedo only shows D (Normal Mode), SD (Sport Mode) and the 1 to 6 gear range when you are engaged in Steptronic Mode.

If you take a look at the owner's manual, there are 3 separate programming modes in the CVT transmission. Steptronic is engaged while in SD mode by either manually upshifting (+) or Downshifting (-) the gearshift selector. You don't have a "Steptronic" label anywhere aside from "-/+".

You can not go back to Sport Mode from Steptronic mode until you move the gearshift lever to "Normal" mode. Then you can flick the selector to the right to be once again in SD mode and so on and so forth.

Has anyone seen the paddle shift steering wheel mounted buttons on a newer CVT?

Mar 6th, 2003, 05:12 PM	#12
cooper4us MINI2 Master Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Local Time: 08:30 AM Posts: 1,423 Offline	The LCD screen in the speedo only shows D (Normal Mode), SD (Sport Mode) and the 1 to 6 gear range when you are engaged in Steptronic Mode. If you take a look at the owner's manual, there are 3 separate programming modes in the CVT transmission. Steptronic is engaged while in SD mode by either manually upshifting (+) or Downshifting (-) the gearshift selector. You don't have a "Steptronic" label anywhere aside from "-/+". You can not go back to Sport Mode from Steptronic mode until you move the gearshift lever to "Normal" mode. Then you can flick the selector to the right to be once again in SD mode and so on and so forth. Has anyone seen the paddle shift steering wheel mounted buttons on a newer CVT? '02 MINI Cooper CVT On Order: 2004 MCS (Est production date: 9/5/03)