C55 Won't Burnout?
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C55 Won't Burnout?
My c55 can't seem to do burnouts, it will not go past 2000 rpms for some reason. My tires screech but only for about 2 seconds then stops. I've tried everything possible...1st gear, traction on/off everything!
I know it has nothing to do with the brakes because they're not really bad.
Any special ways to burnout with the 55's? I've owned a c32 and would burnout with just simply pressing brake and gas with traction off.
I know it has nothing to do with the brakes because they're not really bad.
Any special ways to burnout with the 55's? I've owned a c32 and would burnout with just simply pressing brake and gas with traction off.
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Are you sure you doing it properly?
Try driving the car and then coming to a hault. Obviously you would turn the traction control off so that the yellow light is now illuminated on your cluster I think. It should show that traction is now off. Hold the brake pedal and then try to get the accelerator to rev up. That's how I do it but have since stopped due to my abs light coming on once and costly tire expense. Not to mention this also eats up the rear brake pads.
You should probably try changing the modes to do it. However this worked for me in S and C mode and would obviously work best in manual mode.
Try driving the car and then coming to a hault. Obviously you would turn the traction control off so that the yellow light is now illuminated on your cluster I think. It should show that traction is now off. Hold the brake pedal and then try to get the accelerator to rev up. That's how I do it but have since stopped due to my abs light coming on once and costly tire expense. Not to mention this also eats up the rear brake pads.
You should probably try changing the modes to do it. However this worked for me in S and C mode and would obviously work best in manual mode.
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03 E55
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03 E55
Are you sure you doing it properly?
Try driving the car and then coming to a hault. Obviously you would turn the traction control off so that the yellow light is now illuminated on your cluster I think. It should show that traction is now off. Hold the brake pedal and then try to get the accelerator to rev up. That's how I do it but have since stopped due to my abs light coming on once and costly tire expense. Not to mention this also eats up the rear brake pads.
You should probably try changing the modes to do it. However this worked for me in S and C mode and would obviously work best in manual mode.
Try driving the car and then coming to a hault. Obviously you would turn the traction control off so that the yellow light is now illuminated on your cluster I think. It should show that traction is now off. Hold the brake pedal and then try to get the accelerator to rev up. That's how I do it but have since stopped due to my abs light coming on once and costly tire expense. Not to mention this also eats up the rear brake pads.
You should probably try changing the modes to do it. However this worked for me in S and C mode and would obviously work best in manual mode.
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It's a forum get over yourself. Maybe do some research before you post. Your like a kid who wines about a problem but doesn't look for a solution.
Edit: I just went trough your threads trying to see how I am being a smart a$$ and could not find an example. Ill be sure to fix that.
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Depending on your tires, a 1st gear burnout might need a bit of help from the brakes. Hold the brakes just enough to "load up" the transmission, mash the gas and let go of the brake simultaneously. If that doesn't produce some wheelspin, something isn't quite right. I'm running 255/35/18 Pilot SSs and get a chirp going into 2nd on a good pull, let alone the fishtailing 1st usually provides. 
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Depending on your tires, a 1st gear burnout might need a bit of help from the brakes. Hold the brakes just enough to "load up" the transmission, mash the gas and let go of the brake simultaneously. If that doesn't produce some wheelspin, something isn't quite right. I'm running 255/35/18 Pilot SSs and get a chirp going into 2nd on a good pull, let alone the fishtailing 1st usually provides.
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No idea on the C55 but some traction control systems turn themselves back on if you use the brake regardless if you have asked them not to. As said, no expert on the Merc system but might be that.
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I heard E55 fans, uses specific TCU, that does not has brakeholding burnouts limit #: "033 545 14 32",,
maybe it will be good to go for burnouts with changing Ratio only, from E55 "2.65" to C32/C55 "3.06"..!!
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maybe it will be good to go for burnouts with changing Ratio only, from E55 "2.65" to C32/C55 "3.06"..!!
,,ZAYED,,
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Muscle car folks always talk about "4.11s" but that's awful for everyday driving. Pretty much for drag racing or bragging.
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Sure, agree with that of course,
higher Ratio is better for playing or killing some arrogant's around the city
,
*burnout is one of the main point that most guys love to play with, Especially wife's haters..
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higher Ratio is better for playing or killing some arrogant's around the city
,*burnout is one of the main point that most guys love to play with, Especially wife's haters..
,,ZAYED,,
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this is the way to go..
if not in dynomode and pressing brake at same time as accelerator it will bog down with no power.
try this with just traction control off and in manual mode, floor it with no brakes applied.
And then test with brake applied....
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It's a forum get over yourself. Maybe do some research before you post. Your like a kid who wines about a problem but doesn't look for a solution.
Edit: I just went trough your threads trying to see how I am being a smart a$$ and could not find an example. Ill be sure to fix that.
Edit: I just went trough your threads trying to see how I am being a smart a$$ and could not find an example. Ill be sure to fix that.
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But you do have almost 1.5 years on me here, so obviously we should defer to you.
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Can we not turn this into a pissing contest? When I was a newb, we had curmudgeonly"elders" who dismissed everything and anything a newb posted because it was all old news to them. It'd be nice, especially since "they" have moved on, that those of us now no longer newbs wouldn't repeat the asinine process.
But you do have almost 1.5 years on me here, so obviously we should defer to you.
But you do have almost 1.5 years on me here, so obviously we should defer to you.
I was thinking about it today and I think my attitude comes from people jumping on here doing no homework/searching on their own and expecting folks here to magically have an answer to the problem that they didn't give give us any info on. What have you tried? Have you noticed anything odd that might be related? Was there any service done on the car. You know, just stuff that might help since we cant see or hear the car. Read the guide sticky do you due diligence and then ask if you still cant find the answer. If you post a crap question expect to get a crap answer.
Sorry for the thread jack and the rant.
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2005 C55 black on black aka DVS C55, 2007 C230 sport silver on black for the boss
My c55 can't seem to do burnouts, it will not go past 2000 rpms for some reason. My tires screech but only for about 2 seconds then stops. I've tried everything possible...1st gear, traction on/off everything!
I know it has nothing to do with the brakes because they're not really bad.
Any special ways to burnout with the 55's? I've owned a c32 and would burnout with just simply pressing brake and gas with traction off.
I know it has nothing to do with the brakes because they're not really bad.
Any special ways to burnout with the 55's? I've owned a c32 and would burnout with just simply pressing brake and gas with traction off.
It will do a punch-it rolling burn-out from a stop with traction off, but even then sometimes TC kicks in.
To do a standing burnout you have to go into Dyno mode (using the Key, Odometer screen and the Light adjust/program button on the left side of the dash.)
But you can only mess around for a short bit in Dyno mode before the ECU goes into a protect mode and the car starts acting weird. You have to stop the car. Take it out of dyno mode. Start it back up. Drive just a little bit and then you can use again.
Video of Burnout in Dyno Mode.
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