passerby Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 Hi, just wondering if I can turn on/off the S mode while driving, would that cause damage? Or it must be turned on/off when it's in a complete stop? Not sure if it's like shifting transmission, I just know one should never change gear selection when moving. Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perblue Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 It's perfectly fine to turn it off and on while driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 The transmission is 100% computer controlled. It won’t do anything that could cause damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sage Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 I turn it off/on all the time while driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passerby Posted September 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 Thanks all for your answers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtra Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) I have a 2016 Sport and I would not recommend doing this but I have had my transmission accidentally kicked into reverse and park when driving at 60 to 70 mph on the highway....This has happened several times by children playing in the car by accident. Guess what happened? Nothing the car went into neutral as a failsafe and I had to step on the brake to shift it back into gear while still at speed. Thank Ford for that safety feature or I may have needed a new transmission, crashed, or worse. The kiddos won't do that anymore.... I had a nice talk with them Lol. Shifting from Drive to Sport and back while driving is fin, no problem. Edited September 6, 2020 by Xtra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingernip Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 On 9/5/2020 at 4:53 PM, Xtra said: I have a 2016 Sport and I would not recommend doing this but I have had my transmission accidentally kicked into reverse and park when driving at 60 to 70 mph on the highway....This has happened several times by children playing in the car by accident. Guess what happened? Nothing the car went into neutral as a failsafe and I had to step on the brake to shift it back into gear while still at speed. Thank Ford for that safety feature or I may have needed a new transmission, crashed, or worse. The kiddos won't do that anymore.... I had a nice talk with them Lol. Shifting from Drive to Sport and back while driving is fin, no problem. Yup modern cars have no mechanical interface between driver and power-train. The shift selector is all electronic and operator input is run through the PCM before any drive-line output is performed. Sport mode is unrelated since it is not a gear selection. The button just happens to be in the center of the shift wheel but could just as well have been placed on the steering wheel or the dash. Think opposite of eco-mode in other models. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passerby Posted September 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 9/5/2020 at 4:53 PM, Xtra said: I have a 2016 Sport and I would not recommend doing this but I have had my transmission accidentally kicked into reverse and park when driving at 60 to 70 mph on the highway....This has happened several times by children playing in the car by accident. Guess what happened? Nothing the car went into neutral as a failsafe and I had to step on the brake to shift it back into gear while still at speed. Thank Ford for that safety feature or I may have needed a new transmission, crashed, or worse. The kiddos won't do that anymore.... I had a nice talk with them Lol. Shifting from Drive to Sport and back while driving is fin, no problem. Yea, saw that on Youtube, people did tests shifting to P or R while driving, and nothing happened, but even so I dare not try it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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