Wow-it's be almost a year since I was last on the forum. Still enjoying the Clubman but a previous problem has reared its head again and whilst I can find reference to the same fault on the Internet, nobody has posted a cause. This is the scenario:
I have a 2009 auto cooper clubman. During driving the gearbox changes from 'D' to 'DS' mode all on its own, and drops a gear. The display shows this too with 'DS' on the display. Sometimes it flicks quickly between the two. It's really, really annoying. It makes no difference if the weather is warm or cold or if I do a long or short drive. It's becoming a real pain and I really want to get this sorted out. No warning lights come up on the dash display either.
Do any of you clever people have any idea what this could be and what needs to be done to fix it?

 

You posted in the r53 section. You might have better luck in the appropriate forum

 

Oops...sorry, and thanks for pointing that out

 

Have you damaged the shifter in the car in any way? Liquid damage, knee it during the accident?

I would lean either towards a shifter issue or a transmission control module under the dash. Either of which I would find a Euro specialist to further diagnose, as having the proper electronic tools for the job makes for a smoother diagnosis.