GDawgC220

I know there are a few of you guys with tranny's that shift HARD from 1-2 when it's a cold start. I figured out that if you let the car warm up for 2 minutes after starting it then go, it'll shift much more smoother.

Compared to my usual 30 second warm up (let it stop fast idling), I take it slow but still jerks a little bit from 1-2. With the A/C on, it's even a harder jerk, but both are solved when I do let it sit for 2 minutes after starting

vas2vas

if your read your owner's manual it will tell you that you should not bring the engine to operating temperature while adling, but start the car, and drive it gently till it warms up... hard 1-2 shifts are normal from a cold start, especially for a car with this mileage... if you think it's too rough I suggest a fluid and filter change for the AT...

GDawgC220

I've had the tranny fluid and filter changed last service.

I know some members here with much less mileage having the same problem.

If I let it sit for 2 min, it hardly brings it to operating temp. It nudges the temp needle just a tad up for me.

cil254

This "problem" is by design, to allow the CAT to warm up.
It's the best the MB engineers could come up with to satisfy the emissions requirements here.

ricerokets4life

yup, hard shifting occurs for me (70,000 miles)

fast mayte

yup same prob on my 95 c220. had it since i bought the car at 69k miles 1 year ago. now i got 85k,

it's gotten better after the tranny fluid change tho. but guess it's kinda normal. even older (96 and below) honda auto tranny's jerk. must be the emissions thing at that time....