Few buyers of large vehicles want a stick-shift transmission.

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And always adjust the seat and mirrors, fasten your seat belt, tune the radio in to your favorite station and enter a navigation destination before you shift the transmission into drive.

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"Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the park position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate, " stated NHTSA documents.

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While the degree of control still isn't as precise as a manual transmission, just changing the shift points can make a vehicle feel like it's suddenly grown a much bigger engine.

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In Caymans equipped with the Sport Chrono package, new dynamic transmission mounts stiffen up to minimize shift-shock and to keep the otherwise-bucking powertrain from deranging the car's handling.

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The transmission was excellent in automatic mode, and manual shift is still accessible by pulling the center console-mounted gear selector to the left.

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No, its ride-leveling suspension and adaptive dampening won't turn it into a 540i, nor can you completely ignore the fact that it has a four-speed transmission (every other car in this class gets at least five cogs in the shift box) that sends power through the front, not back wheels.

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