Weather effecting shifting...???
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From: Harm City, MD
E350 Coupe (2010)
Weather effecting shifting...???
Does anyone else notice that during colder / damp weather the gearbox is a little "rusty" Its just not smooth at all in certain weather conditions... not that it is regularly but its definitely worse today on the way to work ... (it rained today in DC)
Any comments? Should I get this looked at? How should I approach explaining the problem? What can I expect the dealer to do?
Any comments? Should I get this looked at? How should I approach explaining the problem? What can I expect the dealer to do?
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From: Nashua, NH
2008 VW GTI
Yes. Probably has to do with the oil not flowing as freely when cold. As winter aproaches, we'll be hearing more about this. There was a TSB that removes some oil from the tranny. Not sure if that applies to the cold weather problem.
I had friends that would go fourwheeling in very cold climates. Sometimes they had to start a small camp fires under the rearends in order to heat up the oil and free-up the gears.
I had friends that would go fourwheeling in very cold climates. Sometimes they had to start a small camp fires under the rearends in order to heat up the oil and free-up the gears.
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From: So. California
2002 C230K, Auto, etc.
Cold shifting
Here in So. California where cold begins at 50 degrees my benz does shift a little harder when starting out. Nothing to really complain about. As you know the computer holds it in gear a little longer to assist in the warmup.
Dosen't take to long and it's shifting with that MB smoothness we all enjoy. Since the trans is adaptive it will shift a little firmer if your the type of driver whose always on the gas...
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From: VIRGINIA
1993 MERCEDES BENZ 300TE
THERE IS AN UPSHIFT DELAY VALVE,AN EMISSIONS ITEM TO HELP THE CONVERTERS HEAT UP IN COOLER WEATHER.
THIS WILL KEEP THE TRANS IN GEARS LONGER AND THE VEHICLE WILL TEND TO SHIFT A LITTLE SLUGGISH WHEN COLD,,SHOULD GO AWAY WHEN ENGINE REACHES NORMAL OPERATING TEMP.
IF PERSIST ,I WOULD BE HAPPY TO CK OUT,JUST DROP IN
MERCEDES OF ALEX AND ASK FOR DAVE
THIS WILL KEEP THE TRANS IN GEARS LONGER AND THE VEHICLE WILL TEND TO SHIFT A LITTLE SLUGGISH WHEN COLD,,SHOULD GO AWAY WHEN ENGINE REACHES NORMAL OPERATING TEMP.
IF PERSIST ,I WOULD BE HAPPY TO CK OUT,JUST DROP IN
MERCEDES OF ALEX AND ASK FOR DAVE
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From: The Red Planet
09' BMW M3 E90
When it get's Cold here in Calgary like now at -2C the Tranny is a little hard to move through the gears but as the car get's warm the problem goes away. This happens to i think lot of people with stick shifts..
