What does ds mean on nissan altima 2015?

The DS for a 2015 Nissan Altima is a transmission setting that stands for drive sport. Typically, sport mode adjusts the car's throttle response, steering response, and shift points. If the car is an automatic, then putting it in sport mode will make the transmission shift later in the RPM range in order to make use of all of the car's power. The sudden change in Your vehicles acceleration, response time, torque, and horsepower doesn't just happen without consequence.The biggest drawback of activating Sport Mode (or constantly leaving Your vehicle in this mode) is that Your miles per gallon rating will suffer. By selecting Sport, You will need less throttle for acceleration because the car is already in a lower gear than it would have been at the same speed in Normal mode. This style of driving can result in better fuel consumption figures.