tyanger

I made this mistake yesterday, "just to see" what would happen. Spun out making a left turn (protected left arrow luckily), jumped the front tires onto a median (rearranging the grass a little just for good measure), and scraped the doodoo out of the underside of the passenger side bumper. Spent 15 mintues digging mud and grass out from both front brakes and suspension when I got home. Everything seems to be working OK, but I probably need to get the wheels aligned. You can't really see the scrapes unless you squat down and from a few feet away it sort of looks like mud, so I may just leave it or get a CF lip

Learned my lesson the hard way I guess.

bushburninc63

it pours in dallas? :o When I lived there for 4 months, it probably poured twice.

ouch, lesson learned i guess and where are the mandatory pics?

SebringSilver

Sorry to hear about the mishap. I'm sure others will benefit from your experience.

I've found that the ESP-Sport mode already makes for pretty slippery driving when it rains. Can't really imagine what it'd be like in ESP-Off.

Hope you get your car fixed soon.

norb

One reason I never drive the C63 in the rain. That's what an SUV is for.

dlbello

No ESP + rain is like driving on snow and ice... up here in the NE = fun.

GBlansten

This thread topic is going to attract a bunch of people from other subforums with personality disorders.

Sorry about your car though. I have tremendous respect for this car in the rain with ESP on.

rarfinancial

A picture of your face when you went sideways
glad you and the beast are ok..

tyanger

Ok, maybe not torrential, but it was raining pretty hard. The sensation during the spin was like falling only sideways - no input of any kind was helping once I lost control with too much throttle and too much wheel turn. Rotated 225 degrees from beginning of left turn until I stopped almost facing oncoming traffic with front wheels buried in a pile of freshly upturned earth. I had protected arrow luckily so I'm sure the guys at the light got a great show. Have to play it low key today so can't get pictures right now - the wife is not too thrilled about the whole thing. But hey, I'm still breathing right? (And I was NOT street racing!) Like I said, not much to see, but I'll get some pics when I can.

1st amg

Ditto. Sorry about the mishap, I hate when things like thast happen

yooker

Sideways is fun. You just have to learn to contorl it.

GBlansten

LOL, given your sig gif that's perfect.

Danny_Boy

Made that same mistake but luckily there wasn't a median, lol

QuadBenz

I've done the same, although in the S500. And I didn't hit anything luckily but the car did spin quite a bit, and that wasn't with ESP fully off.

155

Yeah been there done that. A few people told me that Mercedes doesn't disable the ESP *completely* off when deactivated. Well, I ended up on a median in the rain bending a few suspension components, scratching my bumper and breaking my wheel. About 6k CAD in damage. Seemed completely off for me!!

Luckily because I haven't had an accident in 10 years I was able to get a freebie.

qship5

Sorry to hear about the mishap. It was raining pretty good in DFW yesterday.

JM

i did the same thing the day i learned how to turn off the ESP fully

i went up a curb as well, spun out almost hit a fire hydrant

tyanger

Drove by the spot it happened, and it looks like I was on course to drift through an almost perfect circle, and if it weren't for the medians/curbs I would have wound up in the same spot I had been waiting to turn left from. lol

zivicirl

sorry to hear about that man :/

DaGS1800

+1

Sideways is Awesome!!

BUT ESP OFF IN THE RAIN = DUMBASS!

catesbym

This thread should be linked into the tire thread...perhaps our prematurely bald rear tires had something to do with spinning out in the rain!

catesbym

PS. it might be a good time to take the car to a track where you can get a good feeling for the limits and spin/slide without hitting anything....

Merc63

ESP off in the rain is a blast. You should practice more.

RNS-11Z

i find my car doesnt lsd when turning right, or hard power down in 1st.

yooker

lol, left foot braking anyone?

451/443=EW

I have been there too, but I really to recommend to all who own these cars to take them to a clear lot and test out breaking in wet conditions while steering. This way you know how it will handle in real world conditions. I always test my cars in lots, rain, snow or just a nice clear day. It is good to know your car like it is an extention of you.

Sorry about your car bro! But sounds like go got lucky.