C vs S, whats best?
12-12-2008, 03:27 PM
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2007 C230SS; 2014 ML350 BT
I have an extensive spreadsheet of gas mileage figures of my car since I bought it, almost 40K miles, and I have seen very little, to NO difference in mileage between C and S mode. This is for 80-90% highway miles though. I would imagine there may be a difference between the 2 modes in city driving, but I can't quantify that. Take note, that this is in my 07 which has the 7G transmission, so maybe that is the difference.
12-12-2008, 07:23 PM
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1) you start in Forward AND Reverse in 2nd gear. Yes, we have 2 R gears.
2) The shift points change (well, that's what the sales guy told me)
3) If stopped uphill, in C it actually holds the car for you if you release the brake! The car will roll backwards if you do the same thing in S.
Personally I use C/W all the time. S is quite useless other than for wasting gas.
2) The shift points change (well, that's what the sales guy told me)
3) If stopped uphill, in C it actually holds the car for you if you release the brake! The car will roll backwards if you do the same thing in S.
Personally I use C/W all the time. S is quite useless other than for wasting gas.
12-12-2008, 08:12 PM
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Well I can say I love the experiences and advice on this board.
I drive in traffic everyday home and read that C makes it more bearable and putting it in C does make it more "comfort".
Car doesnt jump forward releasing the brake and going a block before hitting traffic doesnt make the car shift up about 3 gears then down making a strange ride. C just kind of coasts while in traffic.
I drive in traffic everyday home and read that C makes it more bearable and putting it in C does make it more "comfort".
Car doesnt jump forward releasing the brake and going a block before hitting traffic doesnt make the car shift up about 3 gears then down making a strange ride. C just kind of coasts while in traffic.
12-12-2008, 09:29 PM
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i prefer c for smoother driving esp. during rush hour traffic here in LA, but love s for more aggressive handling.
12-13-2008, 05:29 PM
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