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01-02-2008, 10:34 PM

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ESP off, Paddle shift

I turned my ESP off and used the paddle shifters yesterday and WOW, this C55 is a whole different beast

. The RMS really zaps the power!

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01-03-2008, 01:10 AM

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'05 C55 AMG

Do you have your stock buttons or after market paddles? Cant wait till it gets warm again my tires are like hockey pucks right now.(below 10 degrees today)

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01-03-2008, 02:47 AM

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I turned my ESP off and used the paddle shifters yesterday and WOW, this C55 is a whole different beast

. The RMS really zaps the power!

Oh yeah, if mastered correctly, manual mode makes the AMG cars a whole different animal

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01-03-2008, 09:33 AM

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Yes

Really? I always felt like the quickest way to get it going was in sport, just mashing the gas.

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01-03-2008, 10:11 PM

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Do you have your stock buttons or after market paddles? Cant wait till it gets warm again my tires are like hockey pucks right now.(below 10 degrees today)

Stock I think, bought it used. Buttons are on the backside of steering wheel.

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01-03-2008, 10:17 PM

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C32

What does RMS stand for ?

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01-03-2008, 10:21 PM

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Really? I always felt like the quickest way to get it going was in sport, just mashing the gas.

I would agree, if starting from a dead stop. But ~20mph or above, paddles and ESP disabled seems to make big difference. I'm still a "newbee" and am still learning limits, how best to drive car. Traded a 6 speed manual 2000 Corvette in on it, which launched from a dead stop like being shot out of a catapult. I'm having trouble not spinning tires AND accelerating quickly. 0-20mph is what I need to work on (also maybe getting stickier tires, maybe Goodyear GS-D3's).

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