Using paddles in Sports+

[Nardly]

I went for a drive to get a feel for my new Continental DWS06+ tires today and I love them. They ride a little better and quieter but really noticed the lack of tramlining. But anyway, I'm just getting into using the paddle shifters and noticed if in Sport+ and around 2500 rpm and want to upshift it won't let me. It just flashes the gear I'm in. I was in 5th wanting 6th to drop the rpm's down. When I accelerated then I could upshift normally. Is there a built in Nanny keeping me in the power band?

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[Brokestang]

I believe it keeps you from bogging the engine too much.

 

[Charlemagne]

Makes sense you don't run the engine at 1500 rpm in Sport+ aka the rocket mode.

 

[2021 Mach 1]

I went for a drive to get a feel for my new Continental DWS06+ tires today and I love them. They ride a little better and quieter but really noticed the lack of tramlining. But anyway, I'm just getting into using the paddle shifters and noticed if in Sport+ and around 2500 rpm and want to upshift it won't let me. It just flashes the gear I'm in. I was in 5th wanting 6th to drop the rpm's down. When I accelerated then I could upshift normally. Is there a built in Nanny keeping me in the power band?

Will it let you in Normal mode?

 

[Nardly]

Will it let you in Normal mode?

Good idea, I’m gonna find out. I’ve never used paddle shifters much.

 

[Maldelver]

What are these paddle shifters you speak of?

 

[SemperFi]

I was a lookin' fer them paddles, but I kent find none!!!

 

[Ctodd1]

The best of both worlds with the A10

 

[Nardly]

Will it let you in Normal mode?

No, it wouldn’t. To low an rpm I guess.

 

[2021 Mach 1]

No, it wouldn’t. To low an rpm I guess.

Interesting. I guess that makes sense. Now we know.

 

[js19]

This thread caught my attention so when I was driving today I tested it. I was driving in 5th gear at 2100 rpm and it allowed me to upshift to 6th at 1750 rpm. I was in Sport+ as well.

 

[Bikeman315]

What are these paddle shifters you speak of?

It’s the thing that makes our A10 cars faster than yours and gives us a connection to be one with our cars.

 

[Ctodd1]

Did you have the shifter in S gear? With that, you have full control over the paddles.

 

[Maldelver]

It’s the thing that makes our A10 cars drive like you are playing Need for Speed on Xbox.

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[Idaho2018GTPremium]

You should be able to go into 6th from 5th at 2500 rpm. My A10 only had trouble going into 2nd from 1st below 2,500 rpm, which was annoying, but all the other gears it was fine.

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