Originally Posted by wstar

I didn't test the auto-downshift with ETC off, but in general ETC off + 7AT isn't a usable combination, I don't think. When you try to downshift it can't match right and goes all clunky. I only tried it for about a quarter mile then pulled over and re-programmed though. Maybe if I played with it more I could figure out whether you can match revs yourself with the 7AT in that mode, but I'm not sure how tricky the timing would be, given all the various internal bits engaging and disengaging on their own time and lagged from the button input.