Yeah. There isn't a problem with shifting once the car moves past 10-20 miles per hour. My guess is that the normal mode the car starts in 2nd gear. Thus more gas for some odd reason causes it to jerky starts. I think a lot of people attribute this to shifting, but you could be right about it being a throttle issue. All I know is that it sucks and is very uncomfortable.

Yeah. DS mode is when you move the shifter to the left. In your center console (The "D" changes to "DS". If you don't manually shift up or down while in the left, the "DS" automatic program shifts the car at higher revs and feels like it starts in 1st gear). In "DS" mode, I've never felt the jerky starts. But driving in "DS" mode is sometimes uncomfortable because it typically holds in a lower gear, thus you don't feel like the car cruises when you let go of the gas. You feel more engine braking.

The button "sport" mode is just for stiffer suspension vs non-sport which is more cushy.

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