2013 C250 SEDAN SPORT GEAR SLIP
Thread Starter
Newbie
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
2013 C250 SEDAN SPORT
2013 C250 SEDAN SPORT GEAR SLIP
Does anyone feel like their 2013 c250 slips gear every now and then? Feels like the car has a lag time while switching gears. I remember my dad asking the dealer about it while test driving the car and he was saying the cars are supposed to be like that because the v4 turbo and rpm spikes or something. Didn't really catch what he was saying at the time.
Member
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 222
Likes: 2
From: Everett, WA
2013 C250
I do realize my 2013 C250 doesn't drive smoothly when it's cold and when it's in the low gears area. Well, at least compared to my buddy's 2009 C300 that drives super smooth as far as I can remember driving it.
Member
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 129
Likes: 1
From: So Cal
2012 C250
I have a '12 250, and i noticed that it does like to stay in a higher gear for fuel economy I suppose, and the direct injection engine is a bit chattery.
It's an inline 4 by the way, and there is a significant "turbo lag" after a while you just learn to drive with it. I have had my car for just over a year, and I barely even notice it anymore.
It's an inline 4 by the way, and there is a significant "turbo lag" after a while you just learn to drive with it. I have had my car for just over a year, and I barely even notice it anymore.
Member
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 129
Likes: 1
From: So Cal
2012 C250
There are tuners out there that claim to help this out, there is a box that changes the accelerometer curve, and that is supposed to help. Do your research here in the forums, search for "turbo lag" and you will find a whole lot of threads.
Member
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 222
Likes: 2
From: Everett, WA
2013 C250
Yes, there is nothing that can really be done to eliminate this. you can do the accelerometer reset thing, (turn the key on, hold the gas pedal down for 30 seconds or something like that, then turn the key off) you can look that procedure up here in the forum. That helps things seem more responsive. I have found that the car appears to "learn" how I drive, in other words, the more aggresively I drive it, the better it seems to be. Is this a placebo effect? who knows.
There are tuners out there that claim to help this out, there is a box that changes the accelerometer curve, and that is supposed to help. Do your research here in the forums, search for "turbo lag" and you will find a whole lot of threads.
There are tuners out there that claim to help this out, there is a box that changes the accelerometer curve, and that is supposed to help. Do your research here in the forums, search for "turbo lag" and you will find a whole lot of threads.
