Not to the extent where you can change shift points. You can change the program to a slightly more dynamic one where it's more eager to change down but that's it. BR already has that enabled. It helped a little, but not enough for my liking.
Both the 2.8 and 3.7 gearboxes are programmed for economy and so they seek <2000 rpm where possible. That's probably fine in town, or maybe in the Netherlands, but I live in the lumpy Devon countryside so when it changes in to 5th at 30mph going up a hill, then bogs and changes down to 3rd again, thats a little frustrating. Hence why I drive it in S all the time as then the shift points are more like the S8, although it does still need overriding with the Tip buttons every now and then. My driving style has changed such that 'D' is simply a waypoint between R and S
D is useful for cruising on motorways though, since S won't use 5th.