2008 c300 Transmission Hesitation
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2008 C350 Sport 4Matic Swap
2008 c300 Transmission Hesitation
Do 4matic w204s hesitated on take off ? I was told by dealers it is normal and by a mercedes specialist that its the pressure building up.. Ever since I have my 2008 c300 4matic, it had a hesitation on take off, usually shifting from 2nd to 3rd, the rpms would drop and the car hesitated for half a second and then goes, sometimes dropping 200rpms.
Sometimes it wont do it, their's a way to press the throttle on take offf and also if im talking off gently it wont do it, only on heavier throttle it will hesitate/buck.
Last year I replaced the transfer case bearings and I had the transmission out so I took the chance and also replaced the torque converter, it looked pretty rusty and had over 180k on it, it definitely felt a difference and made transmission smoother but the hesitation remained. Never any codes.. Does your 4matic c300 do this ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkUbkGYpsBI&feature=youtu.be
@ 0:17 I take of and you can see it hesitates, almost everytime i take off hard, the revs start going up then drops around 200 and then decides to go, you can see it in the video.
Sometimes it wont do it, their's a way to press the throttle on take offf and also if im talking off gently it wont do it, only on heavier throttle it will hesitate/buck.
Last year I replaced the transfer case bearings and I had the transmission out so I took the chance and also replaced the torque converter, it looked pretty rusty and had over 180k on it, it definitely felt a difference and made transmission smoother but the hesitation remained. Never any codes.. Does your 4matic c300 do this ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkUbkGYpsBI&feature=youtu.be
@ 0:17 I take of and you can see it hesitates, almost everytime i take off hard, the revs start going up then drops around 200 and then decides to go, you can see it in the video.
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2011 C350
I've got a 2011 C350, and coming from an Audi, this has been a big sore point for me. Even in S mode, you get a slight hesitation starting off. Reverse is worse - easy to step on the gas, hesitate, then lurch backward.
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2008 C350 Sport 4Matic Swap
Yeh that's what I thought, I came from a 600whp stang with cable throttle and instant torque lol, I forgot to mention I also installed a sprint booster on my c300 which fixes 95% of the lag issue but that 5% is why I'm posting this thread..
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C300 sport
Please carefully read this thread regarding the topic: https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...tle-delay.html
Good luck!
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2008 C350 Sport 4Matic Swap
There is a way to use software to eliminate most, if not all, of the hesitation and transmission lag, but it is quite the arduous endeavor.
Please carefully read this thread regarding the topic: https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...tle-delay.html
Good luck!
Please carefully read this thread regarding the topic: https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...tle-delay.html
Good luck!
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