J12 awd sports mode query

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hootintootin
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For those with a J12 awd xtronic....there are two ways to set a sport mode.

Firstly from the gear lever by tapping further on than drive...then Ds appears on the dash which is the same for all xtronic versions I believe. There is also the rotary drive mode selector for off-road, snow, eco and of course sport. Selecting sport from the dial also displays Ds on the dash. This only being on the awd versions.

Now, are they the same? From a quick trial I'd say not as the drive mode from the dial seems much sportier....but could be an illusion.

What do others think?
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gloucester
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Post by gloucester »

The manual suggests they're the same.
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Post by QashqaiKev »

They're the same. The only difference, as you've noted, is that when you manually enabled sport mode it remains in sport mode. When you enable it with the paddle shifters, it's only temporary.

Not sure what you mean about it being AWD only - the 2WD also has the sport (and eco) modes (it just uses a switch instead of a dial).
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QashqaiKev wrote: Mon Jan 03, 2022 10:48 am

Not sure what you mean about it being AWD only - the 2WD also has the sport (and eco) modes (it just uses a switch instead of a dial).
Thanks

I guess I was thinking that it is only the AWD version with the drive modes rotary switch. I forgot about the flick switch on the other models...I really should have known as our Juke has one...thankfully.
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hootintootin
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gloucester wrote: Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:24 am The manual suggests they're the same.
Well done for finding that...I couldn't! I could find each control mention but not that they did the same thing.
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