Porsche PDK Transmission Explained w/ Driving Examples 

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No. You do not need to use the safety button to switch gears. To enter manual mode you simply push the stick shifter to the left (you dont need to press the safety button to get it into manual mode). Once in manual mode you can either change pulling the shifter up or down or you can use the paddle shifters on the steering wheel,

I think manual shifting is faster than regular driving mode but in Sport Plus it takes it all the way to the redline if you are at full throttle. I use manual mostly for downshifts since PDK can't really predict that.

Porsche change the direction for up and down shifts

I have never heard that happening. Did you change the battery? Did it fix the message.

Temp manual helps when you want to rev the engine by downshifting before passing. In automatic, the car only downshifts when you press down the accelerator which you may not want to do given traffic conditions. With temp manual, you can maintain speed, downshift, then accelerate for passing, then the car will switch back to automatic for regular driving. Manual just gives you more control over gear selection than automatic. No other benefit that I’m aware of.

Exactly. The really only reason you would want to use temp manual mode is to downshift to pass or revs.

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To get the car in manual mode you simply move the shift lever to the left… You’ll notice in the video that a shift left when going into manual mode. I apologize if the video was confusing, I made the video assuming that most that watched it had a basic knowledge of the Porsche PDK transmission. I’m more than happy to answer any other questions you might have.