My C300 "farts" in Sport+ mode. Why?
05-06-2016, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by xMB007x
Yes I know that but I'm not a fan of the way it changes gears as it feels like it chokes when it shifts. I feel sport mode shifts faster & smother than sport+. To me the only benefit for sport+ mode is the pop sound.
05-06-2016, 03:06 PM
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That noise is not un-burnt fuel in the exhaust. Its the blow off valve from the turbo venting into the airbox. If you vented it to atmosphere, it would make a "PSSSHHHHH" noise, that I assume Mercedes didnt want in a non-sports car, so they vented it back to the airbox to quiet the sound.
05-07-2016, 12:02 AM
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05-07-2016, 10:49 AM
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Honestly nobody on the road can tell the difference between a C450, a C300, or a C400. They're all just small Mercedes sedans to the driving public. You could probably toss the CLA in there too. If being seen in a "hot" car is a priority find a nice CPO CL or SL with an AMG package. Way sexier.
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05-07-2016, 11:18 AM
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Honestly nobody on the road can tell the difference between a C450, a C300, or a C400. They're all just small Mercedes sedans to the driving public. You could probably toss the CLA in there too. If being seen in a "hot" car is a priority find a nice CPO CL or SL with an AMG package. Way sexier.
09-01-2016, 08:49 AM
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Performance theater
Performance theater - the car doesn't go any faster. The fart sounds are just a memory of the defects of obsolete carburation technology. The irony is that that the car enthusiasts who would otherwise be most likely to be impressed are too young to remember when this is what hot cars did. "Why is that car doing that?" "Is there something wrong with it?" Mike5215 has it right. If you want people to see you as the driver of a hot car, buy a hot car. 
09-01-2016, 06:12 PM
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lol
09-01-2016, 08:10 PM
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C300 4Matic 2016
Replacing B70 Crankshaft Hall Sensor fixed this issue
Ignore post, because my response was meant for another thread discussing an acceleration issue.
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12-09-2021, 03:03 PM
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Performance theater - the car doesn't go any faster. The fart sounds are just a memory of the defects of obsolete carburation technology. The irony is that that the car enthusiasts who would otherwise be most likely to be impressed are too young to remember when this is what hot cars did. "Why is that car doing that?" "Is there something wrong with it?" Mike5215 has it right. If you want people to see you as the driver of a hot car, buy a hot car.
