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My C250 BlueTEC AMG Line is very dangerous to drive during wet and damp weather. Whenever I take off, going round corners (without accelerating), manhole covers and just different surfaces that are wet and damp the cars loses traction.
Just last night I skidded and I had to counter steer just not to lose control, this has already resulted in an accident I had last December (3 weeks of owing the car ) where I had turned a corner to come off a dual carriageway onto a slip road and the back of the car came out and I ended up mounting a curb and hitting a fence.
I've never experienced anything like this with any RWD's I've owed.
I've got Continental Sport Contact 5 SSR Runflats 255/35 R19 on both sides and the still got tread in them all
Please any advise will be helpful or even your experience
You have summer tires on your car. They will be awful in cold or wet, or heaven forbid snowy weather. Yes, the tires make all the difference. Yes, I experienced the same you have experienced. I switched to all-season and everything is back to normal.
Did you find the issue?
i have a 2015 W205 C300 AMG Sport. Had it since new. This year it started going through back tyres really quick and lost traction even on just damp roads.
ive replaces the rear sway arms, suspension is all checked ok, 2 new sets of tyres, now on P-Zero (non Runflats).
still have the issue. Feels almost like aqua planning on just a damp road. Just for a twitch before it grips and I back off to like 40 Kph. I’m not driving fast and a lot worse cars are flying past much quicker.
so if you found the cause, please share
thanks
Did you find the issue?
i have a 2015 W205 C300 AMG Sport. Had it since new. This year it started going through back tyres really quick and lost traction even on just damp roads.
ive replaces the rear sway arms, suspension is all checked ok, 2 new sets of tyres, now on P-Zero (non Runflats).
still have the issue. Feels almost like aqua planning on just a damp road. Just for a twitch before it grips and I back off to like 40 Kph. I’m not driving fast and a lot worse cars are flying past much quicker.
so if you found the cause, please share
thanks
Sounds like a flaw in w205 model the rear camber cannot be adjusted and it's out of alignment. From what I've read it's a common issue.
MB suspensions are no longer adjustable for camber and, in front, caster
Originally Posted by C300Paul
@Spjetrovic - do you have any links so I can read up about the rear camber issue?
thanks in advance
Originally Posted by gfmohn
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MB suspensions are no longer adjustable for camber and, in front, caster. If your wear is on the edges, this ad may be part of the answer. If your tires are, in effect, "running on the edges," this would explain your hydroplaning problem also.
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I found this after replacing my edge-worn rear tires at 13,600 miles. I always kept them at maximum pressure too. (Normally, using high air pressure means tires wear out first down the middle.) If it happens again, I will ask my independent dealer what he thinks of this and similar products.
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Help no traction in wet weathers
) where I had turned a corner to come off a dual carriageway onto a slip road and the back of the car came out and I ended up mounting a curb and hitting a fence.
MB suspensions are no longer adjustable for camber and, in front, caster
