how you drive around? C or S ????
05-11-2010, 09:47 AM
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From the owner's manual :
Never change the program mode when the
gear selector lever is out of park position P. This
could result in a change of driving characteristics
for which you may not be prepared
Select C for comfort driving:
- The vehicle starts out in second
gear (both forward and reverse) for
gentler starts. This does not apply if
full throttle is applied or gear
range 1 is selected.
- Traction and driving stability are
improved on icy roads.
- Upshifts occur earlier even when
you give more gas. The engine then
operates at lower rpms and the
wheels are less likely to spin.
Select S for standard driving:
- The vehicle starts out in first gear.
- Upshifts occur later
( notice - no mention of the car not shifting into 7th in the C setting ! )
Nick
Never change the program mode when the
gear selector lever is out of park position P. This
could result in a change of driving characteristics
for which you may not be prepared
Select C for comfort driving:
- The vehicle starts out in second
gear (both forward and reverse) for
gentler starts. This does not apply if
full throttle is applied or gear
range 1 is selected.
- Traction and driving stability are
improved on icy roads.
- Upshifts occur earlier even when
you give more gas. The engine then
operates at lower rpms and the
wheels are less likely to spin.
Select S for standard driving:
- The vehicle starts out in first gear.
- Upshifts occur later
( notice - no mention of the car not shifting into 7th in the C setting ! )
Nick
05-11-2010, 10:52 AM
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Its hard to explain, but this is not the first time I've heard that these trannys had 2 reverse gears (heard about it way back when I had my w209.
05-11-2010, 11:41 AM
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The default to "C" allows MB to conduct fuel economy testing in Comfort mode (which will be renamed to "E" for Economy), thus achieving better ratings.
05-11-2010, 04:28 PM
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NOW THAT MENTION IT IS TRUE... when the car is in "R" reverse is aggresive, like as if the car had the E-brake on....
05-11-2010, 10:43 PM
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Oooo, what was that?
"May not be prepared."
05-12-2010, 02:44 AM
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I drive with it on C, mainly because I am a mpg freak. Sometimes, on the highway I will switch it to S as I feel like I am lugging the car when passing in C. Passing in comfort mode reminds me of passing in my old e320 sedan.
05-12-2010, 09:27 AM
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Don`t take this wrong, I don`t know by your post whether you think I`m right or wrong but Page 110 of the owners manual [ 2009 ] says: You should only change the program mode [ ie c & s ] when the automatic transmission is in Park P
05-12-2010, 11:11 AM
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05-13-2010, 01:23 AM
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What COULD happen is that there may be such sudden changes in the driving characteristics of the car that it would alarm the person and cause a human error resulting in damage.
05-13-2010, 04:10 PM
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in 2010 there clearly was a reason MB decided to make the car default to C each time the car was started..
It is likely that there was a correlation between percentage of S mode driving and percentage of transmission defects.
More warranty claims = less money for Dieter
It is likely that there was a correlation between percentage of S mode driving and percentage of transmission defects.
More warranty claims = less money for Dieter
05-13-2010, 04:13 PM
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05-14-2010, 01:09 AM
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Just yesterday while puttering along about 25mph, I repeatedly switched S to C and back multiple times. No effect.
