one can not assume the transmission method by just seeing the gear lever...however this seems to be very similar to one of steermatic in which u can use auto and manual shifting.only difference is the usage of S mode
when you drive at D it utilizes all the available gears and for manual you have to move the lever to S , once in S mode you just have to give it a flick forwards to shift to higher gear and pull a bit back to lower the gear