Sport mode would be weird on column shift but the current sport mode shifting did take some time to get use to. I can't even remember how many times I yanked that at it trying to shift. I still have no clue how/why they came up with those buttons.
Are you talking about the side +/- buttons? I find they come in handy when you're in a hilly area or the mountains, you can hold the gear longer when going up/down. It comes in real handy when going down steep grades so you don't have to ride the brakes as much and the tranny isn't shifting into higher gears.
Yeah those buttons. I've never driven a vehicle with this shifting set up before threw me for a loop since I never test drove ot before I bought it lol
Just remember that if you put it in S mode and don't hit the buttons it will sift automatically. If you hit the buttons you now have to shift through every gear or it will red line. It's easy to hit the buttons.....ask me how I know. lol
I would definitely agree that all the push-button controls below the screen are just terrible. Especially at night. You just CAN'T glance down to see where the button is that you want to press. You can't even find it as the illumination is next to worthless. I don't see how this ever passed any kind of human ergonomic review, let alone any safety review. The time taken to identify and then operate any button is TOO much time taken away from keeping you eyes safely on the road ahead.
