7-speed Automatic
09-23-2009, 07:47 PM
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1999 210 4matic / 2011 W204 C300 sport
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'08 C300 Lux Barolo Red Beige Leather P2 MM 18" wheels '84 944
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The gear number as displayed on the instrument panel is the highest gear the trans will upshift to. When D is displayed, it will upshift to 7th because you have not controlled it to do otherwise.
09-23-2009, 11:22 PM
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my car is a c230, it came sport from europe, in the transmission it have 3 letters ... the C,S,M.
in the C and S it only have 6 speed
but in the M mode it has 7
i dont know if the american version come like that but i think your car have to be paddle shift to have the 7 speed transmision
in the C and S it only have 6 speed
but in the M mode it has 7
i dont know if the american version come like that but i think your car have to be paddle shift to have the 7 speed transmision
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'08 C300 Lux Barolo Red Beige Leather P2 MM 18" wheels '84 944
7-speeders may or may not have paddle shifters depending on where sold. There is no technical requirement one way or the other.
09-26-2009, 05:39 AM
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tiptronic works differently with mercedes.... the number it says is really the number of gears you are allowing the car to shift up to. for example if you stop and leave the car in D3 and begin moving, you are allowing the car to shift automatically from 1st or 2nd gear to 3rd gear, then the car will not shift unless you shift upward. it says this until D6 which means you are limiting the car to the first 6 gears. then D itself means you are allowing the car to shift through all 7 gears. A C63 displays all 7 gears because it actually has an M(Manual) mode, where regular C300/350s only have S mode or C mode.
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05-06-2010, 04:20 PM
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This makes obvious that the most economical way to use the car is in "C" mode, and the "S" mode is the way to reach maximum speed faster though maximum torque is not reached till passing 2500 rpm.
Since we are talking about a Mercedes, I'd say the way to drive it is the way you enjoy it the most.
Cheers, JV.
05-06-2010, 04:31 PM
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Besides the fact that it is a seven speeds with two overdrives, and two reverse speeds, it naturally engages six. In "C" mode starts in second and gets to seventh; in "S" mode starts in first and gets to sixth. When you lower or raise gears by hand, it goes to the gear selected as described in the owner's manual. The same, when you floor the gas pedal it goes to the best passing gear according to speed.
This makes obvious that the most economical way to use the car is in "C" mode, and the "S" mode is the way to reach maximum speed faster though maximum torque is not reached till passing 2500 rpm.
Since we are talking about a Mercedes, I'd say the way to drive it is the way you enjoy it the most.
Cheers, JV.
This makes obvious that the most economical way to use the car is in "C" mode, and the "S" mode is the way to reach maximum speed faster though maximum torque is not reached till passing 2500 rpm.
Since we are talking about a Mercedes, I'd say the way to drive it is the way you enjoy it the most.
Cheers, JV.
05-06-2010, 05:56 PM
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a quarter mile at a time
Besides the fact that it is a seven speeds with two overdrives, and two reverse speeds, it naturally engages six. In "C" mode starts in second and gets to seventh; in "S" mode starts in first and gets to sixth. When you lower or raise gears by hand, it goes to the gear selected as described in the owner's manual. The same, when you floor the gas pedal it goes to the best passing gear according to speed.
This makes obvious that the most economical way to use the car is in "C" mode, and the "S" mode is the way to reach maximum speed faster though maximum torque is not reached till passing 2500 rpm.
Since we are talking about a Mercedes, I'd say the way to drive it is the way you enjoy it the most.
Cheers, JV.
This makes obvious that the most economical way to use the car is in "C" mode, and the "S" mode is the way to reach maximum speed faster though maximum torque is not reached till passing 2500 rpm.
Since we are talking about a Mercedes, I'd say the way to drive it is the way you enjoy it the most.
Cheers, JV.
05-06-2010, 06:51 PM
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Besides the fact that it is a seven speeds with two overdrives, and two reverse speeds, it naturally engages six. In "C" mode starts in second and gets to seventh; in "S" mode starts in first and gets to sixth. When you lower or raise gears by hand, it goes to the gear selected as described in the owner's manual. The same, when you floor the gas pedal it goes to the best passing gear according to speed.
This makes obvious that the most economical way to use the car is in "C" mode, and the "S" mode is the way to reach maximum speed faster though maximum torque is not reached till passing 2500 rpm.
Since we are talking about a Mercedes, I'd say the way to drive it is the way you enjoy it the most.
Cheers, JV.
This makes obvious that the most economical way to use the car is in "C" mode, and the "S" mode is the way to reach maximum speed faster though maximum torque is not reached till passing 2500 rpm.
Since we are talking about a Mercedes, I'd say the way to drive it is the way you enjoy it the most.
Cheers, JV.
05-07-2010, 12:59 AM
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All of you with misinformation need to look at the freakin manual. It's all explained there. C starts in 2 unless you mash the medal then it kicks to 1....as stated in the manual.
05-07-2010, 08:12 AM
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'08 C300 4Matic Sport, '02 530i
Doesn't the paddle shift work differently than regular auto trans?
I thought paddle shift allows to select a specific gear while the regular auto trans (tapping the shifter lever) only limits the transmission so that it does not go above certain gear.
I thought paddle shift allows to select a specific gear while the regular auto trans (tapping the shifter lever) only limits the transmission so that it does not go above certain gear.
