# Nissan Altima cvt and Ds mode

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-altima-cvt-and-ds-mode/58283>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, altima, ds\
**Created:** [December 4, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-altima-cvt-and-ds-mode/58283 "2010-12-04T17:19:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pmess2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@pmess2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pmess2)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-altima-cvt-and-ds-mode/58283/1 "2010-12-04T17:19:39Z")

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I have a 2010 Altima sedan- with the CVT. The book says you can put it into the Ds mode and it displays on the dashboard. I only see D or M . How do I get it into the Ds mode?

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**Author:** ![Bladecutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@Bladecutter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bladecutter)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-altima-cvt-and-ds-mode/58283/2 "2010-12-06T17:40:33Z")

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Right from your owners manual:

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Ds (Drive Sport) mode - Move the shift selector over from D (Drive) to the left into the  
manual shift gate. The position indicator in the meter shows a ?Ds?. In Ds (Drive Sport)  
mode, transmission operation changes to Sporty? driving shift operation, creating a  
more aggressive acceleration feeling than the D (Drive) mode and a gear change sensation  
when the driver accelerates quickly. When the driver selects M (Manual) mode  
ratio with shift selector during Ds (Drive Sport) mode operation, the driver must move  
the shift selector from Ds mode to D mode and back again to re-select Ds (Drive Sport) mode.

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So, long story short, simply push the shifter to the left when in Drive, to get it into Ds mode.

BC.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-altima-cvt-and-ds-mode/58283/3 "2010-12-06T17:59:14Z")

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As they say, “RTFM.”

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**Author:** ![pmess2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@pmess2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pmess2)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/nissan-altima-cvt-and-ds-mode/58283/4 "2011-01-02T01:31:08Z")

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I did read the manual. Turns out the Ds mode only applies to the 2 door and not the 4 door. That I found out from Nissan