I asked the wrong question. How does a rider use this feature and why would it 'take some getting used to?' What would someone notice if they didn't know about it and took the bike for a ride?
And does it preclude a rider from putting the bike in neutral while moving (not that anyone should)?
What I was told at the Dealers, and have found subsequently to be true is that when the bike is stationary, coming up from first, or down from second, the bike will always find neutral. As soon as the bike is in motion, it's like neutral disappears, and you go between the two gears. When I say " as soon as the bike is in motion", I do mean literally as soon as a wheel is turning.
With my riding style, I like to slow the bike using both the brakes, and the gearbox, and when approaching a stop, put it into neutral so I'm ready if the situation changes as soon as I stop. This system makes it a lot more difficult to do this. It is a fabulous thing when completely stationary, but a pain at really slow speed.
Would love it, if it remained active up to about 5 mph, but as it is, it just makes approaching red lights/stop signs, frustrating.
Having got used to it, I find I can snick down into neutral at very low speed from second, but doesn't always work. So occasionally doing the dance between 1st and 2nd, on the approach to a light.