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      03-12-2011, 03:34 PM   #106
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Originally Posted by MVF4Rrider View Post
I assume there is (like my SMG). From any gear I can move the console joystick to neutral. However the system will select the appropriate gear when you move the joystick back (makes sense to keep the user from potentially overreving the motor). Same for M-DCT?
Yep, same for M-DCT.

I think they want some way to guarantee the transmission will go back to the same gear it was in before you went to N. It would be possible for someone to design one that worked that way (as long as speed is still close to where it was when in gear), but probably doesn't offer much value. I remember before I had a DCT thinking like those guys - that I'd want more control over when the car was in and out of gear. But once you try it you realize it's not as important as you thought it would be.
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