2006 C55 Transmission problem?
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2006 C55 AMG
2006 C55 Transmission problem?
Greetings all, hoping someone can help me. I've had my '06 C55 for about 2 wks now and I've noticed something, but I am not sure if it's normal or not. When driving the car and apply gas everything seems fine, but when I release my foot from the gas the car feels really heavy/sluggish/slow. It's almost as though the transmission isn't allowing the car to roll naturally on its own. As a test I sometimes throw the car into neutral when going down a hill and I feel the car coasts a lot smoother and longer than when I have the car in gear and coasting. Sometimes I can even hear/feel the engine slowing the car down.
Does anyone else experience this? The car only has 37k km's on it. I picked it up from a dealership with a 4 year warranty. I didn't notice this the first few times I drove the car, but now it's all I notice.
Thanks!
Does anyone else experience this? The car only has 37k km's on it. I picked it up from a dealership with a 4 year warranty. I didn't notice this the first few times I drove the car, but now it's all I notice.
Thanks!
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Greetings all, hoping someone can help me. I've had my '06 C55 for about 2 wks now and I've noticed something, but I am not sure if it's normal or not. When driving the car and apply gas everything seems fine, but when I release my foot from the gas the car feels really heavy/sluggish/slow. It's almost as though the transmission isn't allowing the car to roll naturally on its own. As a test I sometimes throw the car into neutral when going down a hill and I feel the car coasts a lot smoother and longer than when I have the car in gear and coasting. Sometimes I can even hear/feel the engine slowing the car down.
Does anyone else experience this? The car only has 37k km's on it. I picked it up from a dealership with a 4 year warranty. I didn't notice this the first few times I drove the car, but now it's all I notice.
Thanks!
Does anyone else experience this? The car only has 37k km's on it. I picked it up from a dealership with a 4 year warranty. I didn't notice this the first few times I drove the car, but now it's all I notice.
Thanks!
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Thanks much for all the replies. BTW there's about a foot of snow outside my house. This sucks!!
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One of things I had to learn to master was the downshift while coming to a stop that causes a slight buck (making your smooth stop not be so smooth).
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Just drive in C mode and all these "inconveniences" of the AMG Speedshift transmission goes away. In C mode, it behaves more like a typeical Benz slushbox does........priority is comfort and smoothness.
I only drive in S mode when there is little traffic, on the freeway (not in rush hour), or on the track. In day to day city driving, there isn't room to really enjoy S mode to its fullest (at least not in a major urban city).
I only drive in S mode when there is little traffic, on the freeway (not in rush hour), or on the track. In day to day city driving, there isn't room to really enjoy S mode to its fullest (at least not in a major urban city).
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Just drive in C mode and all these "inconveniences" of the AMG Speedshift transmission goes away. In C mode, it behaves more like a typeical Benz slushbox does........priority is comfort and smoothness.
I only drive in S mode when there is little traffic, on the freeway (not in rush hour), or on the track. In day to day city driving, there isn't room to really enjoy S mode to its fullest (at least not in a major urban city).
I only drive in S mode when there is little traffic, on the freeway (not in rush hour), or on the track. In day to day city driving, there isn't room to really enjoy S mode to its fullest (at least not in a major urban city).
you use "s" on the track? how does it compare to manually going through the gearbox? i was thinking about it and putting into consideration turns. if i'm in "s" coming out of a corner and i floor it, i'm sideways. i have much learning to do.
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While C works perfectly fine, I keep mine in S mode all the time. There's something about that small extra lag? you feel when first starting out in second gear that I just don't like very much.
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Greetings all, hoping someone can help me. I've had my '06 C55 for about 2 wks now and I've noticed something, but I am not sure if it's normal or not. When driving the car and apply gas everything seems fine, but when I release my foot from the gas the car feels really heavy/sluggish/slow. It's almost as though the transmission isn't allowing the car to roll naturally on its own. As a test I sometimes throw the car into neutral when going down a hill and I feel the car coasts a lot smoother and longer than when I have the car in gear and coasting. Sometimes I can even hear/feel the engine slowing the car down.
Does anyone else experience this? The car only has 37k km's on it. I picked it up from a dealership with a 4 year warranty. I didn't notice this the first few times I drove the car, but now it's all I notice.
Thanks!
Does anyone else experience this? The car only has 37k km's on it. I picked it up from a dealership with a 4 year warranty. I didn't notice this the first few times I drove the car, but now it's all I notice.
Thanks!
