steptronic question. If you are in the manual mode does it downshift???

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Originally Posted by upallnight

Even though you are in Manual mode, the EGS is still controlling the transmission. The EGS will know if downshifting from a higher gear to a lower gear will cause the engine to over rev itself and will prevent the shift from occurring.

Unfortunately that's an issue I've come across myself hence why I made the statement. A couple times the EGS didn't work properly which leads me to believe I really do have a trans or firmware issue. Not that I don't know what I'm doing because I do know how to drive manual. Couple times the revs stayed up wayyy past the point it shouldn't