DRIVING AND OPERATING 205hold lower gears when not usingpaddles. The shifts are also firmer toincrease the quickness of shifting.Steering (Assist Effort)Adjusts from a lighter steering feel inTour Mode to reduced assist in Sportand Track Mode for moresteering feel.Magnetic Ride Control (If equipped)Adjusts the shock dampeningfirmness from a comfort tune in TourMode to an optimized responsivenesstune in Sport and Track.Launch Control (V-Series Only)Available only in Track Mode formaximum “off-the-line” accelerationwhen in Competitive or PTM Modes.Stability Control. Competitive mode allows lesscomputer control to permit someslide and drift and is selected withthe button – only available inTrack Mode.. StabiliTrak/Electronic StabilityControl (ESC) can be turned off bypressing and holding the buttonfor five seconds.PTM (Performance TractionManagement) (if equipped)(V-Series Only). Available in Track Mode.. There are five selectable settings.Driver Mode CustomizationThe Engine Sound Management,steering, and suspension drive modescan be set to the driver’s preference.See “Driving Mode” in VehiclePersonalization 0 142.When in the Track main vehicle mode,you cannot overwrite the Steering orSuspension settings. These settingsare designed to interact with theadvanced functions in the Track Modeand cannot be overwritten.The selections made in the DrivingMode menu overwrite the mainvehicle mode selection via the buttonsor switch on the center console. Inorder to customize and overwrite, thedriver select one of the three settingsby touching the infotainment display.When in the customization screen foreach system, select one of theavailable options:. Auto (follows the mode switch). Tour. Sport. TrackThe default will be to follow thevehicle mode switch settings, but themain vehicle mode selection for thecurrently selected system can beoverwritten using this menu. Thesettings selected in this menu will setthe vehicle behavior in all selectedvehicle modes, and will be retainedover each ignition cycle. They do nothave to be reset each time the vehicleis started.Competitive Driving ModeTo select this optional handling mode,press Y quickly two times and theDIC will display the appropriate
