Risks of switching drive mode right after starting up the car?
#26
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When coming to stop, I encounter less lurching if I ease off the brake just as it shifts into 2nd and then reapply light brake pressure right after it reaches 1st. If manually shifting, I lay off the brake while in 2nd until iI shift into 1st gear per above. (I could not do this w/o HUD, else I’d likely crash into car in front of me!)
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When coming to stop, I encounter less lurching if I ease off the brake just as it shifts into 2nd and then reapply light brake pressure right after it reaches 1st. If manually shifting, I lay off the brake while in 2nd until iI shift into 1st gear per above. (I could not do this w/o HUD, else I’d likely crash into car in front of me!)
#29
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Learned something new
Today I learned that when coming to a stop when I’m in S+ AND Manual shift mode, my GLC43 will remain in 2nd until I come to a complete stop and only then drops by itself into1st. As long as I’m NOT stationary, I can roll along in 2nd at very low mph, as long as I’m remain in manual shift mode.
Last edited by jonpom; 06-25-2021 at 04:36 PM.
#30
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Today I learned that when coming to a stop when I’m in S+ AND Manual shift mode, my GLC43 will remain in 2nd until I come to a complete stop and only then drop into 1st. As long as I’m NOT stationary, I can roll along in 2nd at very low mph, as long as I’m remain in manual shift mode.
#31
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Do you manually shift into 1st or wait for car to do it? Since I’ve been employing manual shifting, I rarely get an unwelcome lurch.
Last edited by jonpom; 06-25-2021 at 04:52 PM.
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#33
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Do you get lurch when deliberately in manual mode, i.e., selecting “M” button, not by way of steering wheel paddles? For me, no lurch, no whiplash 😊 when in manual mode.
#34
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No lurch for me in manual mode. Sometimes in 1st gear from a complete stop, I do experience the buckling/jerking though.
#35
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Manual mode seems to be the way to go, ALTHOUGH 1st gear in manual is so quick I hesitate to use manual from launch. When I want to stomp it, I defer to auto and pay attention instead to the sweet exhaust barks between shifts…every bit worth the MSRP! Sweet!!