Transmission
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2005 C230 kompressor
Transmission
I just bought this lovely 2005 c230k sedan with 107k on the mileage and I dont drive but every couple of days and when i start the car and get going between 1st and 2nd gear it jerks but when i push C on the transmission thing and drive in that mode for a couple of minutes and put it back into S the problem doesn't happen until i drive it again a couple of days later is this something i should worry about?
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2001 C320 w/ Sprt Pkg
Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that switching between C and S is not a good idea while in gear. In any case, by jerks what do you mean? Does it hesitate to get into gear and then throws itself in?
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2005 C230K(sold), Mk7 Jetta
Does that just happen within 1-2 minutes after starting? Sounds normal, the car holds low gears longer to keep the revs up and warm the cats.
Switching b/w S and C while in gear is fine. The manual advises to observe caution while doing so - but that's because "the transmission's behavior and shifts might change and you might not be able to control the car" bla-bla-bla.
Switching b/w S and C while in gear is fine. The manual advises to observe caution while doing so - but that's because "the transmission's behavior and shifts might change and you might not be able to control the car" bla-bla-bla.
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2005 C230 kompressor
Does that just happen within 1-2 minutes after starting? Sounds normal, the car holds low gears longer to keep the revs up and warm the cats.
Switching b/w S and C while in gear is fine. The manual advises to observe caution while doing so - but that's because "the transmission's behavior and shifts might change and you might not be able to control the car" bla-bla-bla.
Switching b/w S and C while in gear is fine. The manual advises to observe caution while doing so - but that's because "the transmission's behavior and shifts might change and you might not be able to control the car" bla-bla-bla.
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2005 c230SS
115k ... my car does this too now. I wouldn't say "hiccup" ... but it is a bit finicky on gear selection and throttle control for the first minute or so until the system starts to "wake up". I've just been easing through it by giving it a bit more throttle to keep the revs up a bit, and pausing an extra couple of seconds at the first two stop signs I reach when leaving home.
Don't know if this is the tranny conductor plate, throttle body being a bit sticky, sticky tranny valves, or something else. One of these days I'll have to pick up a STAR system to see what it says.
Fyi I've already cleaned the throttle body and done a tranny fluid flush 15k ago.
Don't know if this is the tranny conductor plate, throttle body being a bit sticky, sticky tranny valves, or something else. One of these days I'll have to pick up a STAR system to see what it says.
Fyi I've already cleaned the throttle body and done a tranny fluid flush 15k ago.
