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Old May 29, 2016 | 06:36 AM
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Double-clutch function?

I came across this in the owners manual of my C200. Does anyone know exactly what it is?
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Old May 29, 2016 | 08:18 AM
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Never heard of double clutch in any context other than dual clutch transmissions (DCT) of which the 7gtronic is not. I find the normal auto in the c200 very old fashioned and unpleasant, worst feature of the car bar the rattly 4 cyl engine. Car is lovely otherwise.

I find entries like this in the user manual completely pointless as they say nothing of any use.

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Old May 29, 2016 | 06:31 PM
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Never heard of double clutch in any context other than dual clutch transmissions (DCT) of which the 7gtronic is not. I find the normal auto in the c200 very old fashioned and unpleasant, worst feature of the car bar the rattly 4 cyl engine. Car is lovely otherwise.

I find entries like this in the user manual completely pointless as they say nothing of any use.
Yeh it's quite strange, especially since it's not a DCT
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Old May 29, 2016 | 07:24 PM
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I think "double clutch" is used as a verb there, not as a noun as in a "dual clutch". It's an action the tranny takes to rapidly engage/disengage/engage during gear changes like you can in a manual with a clutch. Just my guess. MB is famous for taking ordinary things and giving them magical sounding names in their literature.
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I think "double clutch" is used as a verb there, not as a noun as in a "dual clutch". It's an action the tranny takes to rapidly engage/disengage/engage during gear changes like you can in a manual with a clutch. Just my guess. MB is famous for taking ordinary things and giving them magical sounding names in their literature.
I was thinking the same. Do you think the "sound generated by the double clutch" refers to the clunking you get sometimes when the tranny shifts? lol
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Old May 29, 2016 | 09:42 PM
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That's not clunking. That's the "emotional percussive emission of the variation in gear ratio".
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Old May 29, 2016 | 11:26 PM
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That's not clunking. That's the "emotional percussive emission of the variation in gear ratio".
Lol that's what I meant
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Old May 30, 2016 | 12:40 PM
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Just a guess, but do you think they are referring to rev matching during downshifts?
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