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Originally Posted by Bogie

Resurrecting a 2 and a half year thread to pose a question. Take a look at Nimisys' post above listing the capabilities of the 5L40. Anyone know what, if any, of these features (other than Normal Mode) are resident in the kappa?

These are all personal observations; no other documentation is offered.
We do not have the option of “normal/sport”, unless you count selecting “I”, in which case you do get better throttle response, etc.
We can DSC, but only if it wouldn’t result in catastrophic failure. You can force a downshift…if it will go. If that would cause an engine overrun, then it won’t downshift until it can be done safely. I wouldn’t trust this feature with my life. You might get lucky, make a downshift that was ill advised and it happens.
PAS has not made itself known to me. Many times, on a weekend, I would be coasting around an hi “G” corner, goose it to come out, and the car 3-2 downshifted. If PAS was operational, it would have been in 2nd, especially if that was the gear on entry.
“Winter mode”… no switch for that.
“Shift stabilization”… seems more economy- than performance-oriented.
It does “Adapt”. When I get into the car after he has been driving it, I notice higher/firmer shifts and more aggressive down shifting. This is why we get on it in the last few miles before an event, to let the car know ‘it’s coming’. -J