The "DS" in Your Nissan Altima refers to "Drive Sport" and activates a sportier and more athletic shifting experience when climbing hills or traversing winding roads. In DS mode, navigating a curving roadway will feELRacier and more stimulating. When accelerating or deaccelerating on an incline, You'll enjoy a smoother ascent and descent while moving automatically into a lower gear. Sport or "DS" mode restyles the driver's shift and control experience by adjusting the car's throttle response, steering response, and shift points. Sport mode opens the throttle so depressing the gas pedal feels more energized and tightens up the vehicle's rear suspension for making tighter turns. To activate move the shift lever to "DS". To return to a normal drive mode, shift the Nissan's lever to "D".
Lawrence J.
April 9, 2020
Ds in the nissan altima stands for drive sport which is a mode that will make your automatic transmission feel more like a manual.
Lou
October 26, 2022
My Nissan Altima 2014 has suddenly started going into sports mode when in normal drive- the lever is the the D position but the sports light comes on and the throttle feelsdifferent. Anyway I can disable the sports mode?
If you use ds a lot make sure to get your trans flushed every 3 years or 60,000mi thay say to even do it just driving it in d because the cvt transmission thay ig get a lot of c**p in them see I thought ny transmission was bad because it was not shifting into gears at all but when In sport it shifts fine and I talked a Nissan tec and he said drive the car and keep it in d and get it up to 40 and stay in to the gas just keep at 40 and see if your rpm’s stay between 1 and 2rpm’sif dose it needs a transmission flush but if it doesn’t and it gose up you need a trans but hopefully this Will help anyone have this same issues
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