Auto Gearbox. Whats The Difference Between M And S?

[Focu5]

Hi,

I noticed in a another 1.6 automatic Focus like mine (same age, same trim level - Zetec). That as well as the usual P,R,N,D They had a selection next to the gear shift that said M - I'm guessing for Manual. Mine says S - I'm guessing for Sport? What's the difference? Surely both shift up when you nudge it to + and down when you nudge it to -.

[volts]

No difference i guess Sport sounds bettter than Manual.

on my 56 Focus it was M the 59 plate S so i wager they changed it late 2009 (got my 59 in December)

[Focu5]

Cool thanks for that. I didn't think there was any difference in real terms but thought I'd check. Do you have a button in the top right of the gear stick base? I've got one of those blanking things there and wondered what it was.

[volts]

To do with getting the lever out of Park in an emergency (I'll have to RFTM to recall how(

[jeebowhite]

there is a small square of plastic above the selector you need to pull that off and pull the emergency lever...

as for the S, I believe that is for select - where you can then select the gears manually...