ParkerK

So lets say you are in any of these modes - essentially anything but manual mode and you have the accelerator floored, does it ignore your paddle inputs?


I was in 2nd in S+, accelerator to the floor and tried to shift to third (since I had no traction anyway) and it ignored the input, tried it twice and it never shifted, went right to redline, then shifted to third. I think I remember this happening as well in C a few times...?


Just curious, is that normal?


This was in a 14, 507 btw.


Thanks -

rediesel

Yes it's normal. In C, S, and S+ it will downshift when you floor it and hold it pretty much to redline as long as it's floored. Pulling the upshift paddle woln't do anything in this scenerio.

Autosport7

507 doesn't give a damn about what you want, wants to drink 93 and breath O2!
AMG = ( . Y . )

ParkerK

That is definitely a true statement...a strong pull in second to third and it feels like the car is trying to suck all of the air out of my ears...all the while the *** is shaking like Beyoncé, then you look down and realize you are doing triple digit speeds.

CMC-63

Haha, know exactly where your coming from. Love hearing the car redline, but by the time I make it to third gear I'm already going much faster than I'm comfortable with in traffic

SaphGreyC63

If you are in C, S, or S+ putting the car into any numbered gear means that is the maximum gear it will shift to. For instance, putting it in D3 in S+ and going from a standstill, the car is going to go through, 1, 2, then 3 and hold at three.

Assuming you do that from a standstill and are flooring it, if you decide to upshift in the middle of 3, to D4, the car is still going to go all the way to redline of 3 then shift to 4.

If you want it to shift when you want how you want, M mode is your friend.

507AX

haha this is fantastic.

goatfarmer1970

I personally drive around town in C and then use the left paddle to limit it to 2nd or 3rd or 4th as needed...not nearly as performance oriented as M mode, but a great real-world way to drive the car.

Stefj

I got the same problem the shift delay is also a big factor for the w204 amg. I go to euro barge and pay for the mod chip and they also improve the shift delay like a formula 1 well not the same but you shift the paddle and boom it's change faster and more accurate

estrellajon

AMG transmissions just shifts slow. Even in M mode.

rediesel

The OP question was not related to shift speed. OP was not in M mode. Pulling the upshift paddle in any mode other than M will not cause the car to upshift - unless you were holding it in a lower gear at less than full throttle. In C, S, and S+ when floored the car will rev to the limit and shift just like any automatic - even when its spinning tires.

ParkerK

Thanks for the info - is there a mod for faster shifts?

tfthach13

Not a mod per se, but have you tried shifting with the gear stick (a la tip tronic)? It shifts more faster than the paddles.