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Old 02-05-2013, 10:04 AM
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How often do you guys drive on M mode

I use it as soon as I start the engine every time, specially love listening to the downshifts.

Will the transmission be ok for a long run?
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In stop go traffic (rarely) I leave it in C.

M is when I really like to take over (the blipping business)
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I generally leave it in C until it's warmed up and then it goes to M or S+
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Lately everyday since my drive to work consists of backroads and light to no traffic.
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I'm like a jet pilot. back out of garage, unfold mirrors, put it in m, sport mode traction control...

always the same button order.


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Originally Posted by Swoody
I generally leave it in C until it's warmed up and then it goes to M or S+
Same here. I leave it in C till it hits 176 and then I switch over to S+ or M. Though if I am on the freeway with moderate to heavy traffic I switch back to C to save gas since I won't be able to play around anyway.
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M around town, S+ on the highway. C shifts wayyyyyy too early for my taste.
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M mode every day all day. C only in snow storms and even then sometimes M for better control. I absolutely HATE the kick down in auto mode because you have no real control. Auto sucks and is no fun... manual mode is the sweet spot
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All the time except for heavy traffic (C) and the highway (S+ which goes into M if I feel the need... the need for... ).
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I drive in M when I want the aural entertainment of the throttle blips. At the track, I leave the transmission in S. The manual paddle shifting is just not responsive enough and has the additional downside of driving up temps at the track.
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I push the start button. I twist to M. Then I click my seatbelt. Right now, I can't even put it in sport mode the car is calibrated to be unhinged.
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On the way back from dinner tonight, i had a lexus IS-F next to me at the traffic light. When it turned green, both of us gunned at the same time and i was surprised to see how quick the ISF is! I pulled couple of car lengths on him upto 60 and thats when he started to inch ahead and i slowed down since its a public street even though it was empty. My point is that i was in M mode all the way and even shifted earlier once. i get a feeling, i could have done better in S mode. I dont feel good abt the fact that the lexus got so close and almost beat me.
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I drive in C most of the time, dunno why but it sounds nicer to me lol. My C mode sounds heavy and deep. While S/M modes has crazy rasp. But the rasp is awesome whenever I feel like showing off the AMG sound
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I also love M mode, just need to get the upshift timing better...not a huge fan of the paddle shifters as it is a bit awkward around turns esp on the curvy mountainous roads in the reservation I love driving on...I guess I am still too used to MT at this point....
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Originally Posted by Sidv22
On the way back from dinner tonight, i had a lexus IS-F next to me at the traffic light. When it turned green, both of us gunned at the same time and i was surprised to see how quick the ISF is! I pulled couple of car lengths on him upto 60 and thats when he started to inch ahead and i slowed down since its a public street even though it was empty. My point is that i was in M mode all the way and even shifted earlier once. i get a feeling, i could have done better in S mode. I dont feel good abt the fact that the lexus got so close and almost beat me.
The 8 speed transmission in the IS-F is waaaay better than any of the C63 transmissions.

Now introduce the fact that you'e shifting manually, and that introduces a li'l gap. The IS-F is fast. Not Faster though.

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