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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 11:45 PM
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Do you guys use the Auto Transmission mode often?
I rarely ever drive in the auto mode unless I am warming it up. Downshifts are a bit rough when the car is cold.
In auto mode, I feel like the car is lugging itself and it annoys me lol. Everytime I turn on the car, I have to switch to manual mode. I do the same in the SLS as well.

How do you guys drive your cars?
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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 11:59 PM
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I find myself in the Manual mode most of the time after warm of course, except when the wife is in the car then I tend to leave it in normal mode.
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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 11:59 PM
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80% manual 20% auto, I mostly use auto for warming up and long freeway drives.
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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 12:13 AM
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C for warm-up, daily driving, and highway trips. S+ and M for spirited drives.
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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 01:18 AM
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M Mode 24/7 - Thug Life!
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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 03:51 AM
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Haha sounds like everyone here has the same idea as me
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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 09:07 AM
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99.98% in S+ auto mode.
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M always, unless I'm going a short distance or in stop-and-go traffic.
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C for warm up M for rest of the time
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C for traffic, S most of the time, M hardly...too slow
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I'm pretty much 100% S
If I had a fl model i might mix in some s+ but I don't
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C for warm up or if I'm not feeling well.
S for general city driving and when gf is in the car.
M for any and all other opportunities.
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C for traffic, commuting, daily driving...so probably 80%.

M for spirited driving, track, etc.

I never use S mode. Too jerky around town and doesn't do what I want when driving aggressively.
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C for highway driving and S+ with some manual downshifting on two lane twisties. Rarely in M as it's up shift lag is too annoying.
These cars really need a DCT.
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I usually drive in M or S+. I find it quite slow to go down 2-3 gears in M whereas S+ will go to the right gear instantly.

I always drive in M after I wash the car though. I just downshift to brake so my wheels stay a bit cleaner longer haha
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S mode 80% of the time. M for the remainder.

However M mode is really rough on my fuel economy
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C for highway driving and S+ with some manual downshifting on two lane twisties. Rarely in M as it's up shift lag is too annoying.
These cars really need a DCT.
+1 for DCT

Great to see Mercedes has brought out another stupid automatic transmission for the W205
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Old Jun 29, 2015 | 09:50 AM
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Anybody notice that when the car isn't warmed up all the way the down shift in manual mode from 4 to 3 is a bit rough?
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Old Jun 29, 2015 | 10:11 AM
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Depends on the speed and RPM. If I'm downshifting from below 2500 it's usually a bit rough.
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I used to drive in M mode all the time but I get so frustrated by the transmission. I'd say 50 %C/50 %M now.
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Old Jun 29, 2015 | 12:12 PM
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Depends on the speed and RPM. If I'm downshifting from below 2500 it's usually a bit rough.
Yeah thats my experience too. When the car warms up about (10 miles of driving) it gets better.
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 10:53 AM
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I think it depends what you are using the car for. This is my daily driver, so 80% of the time, I am in C auto. If I feel a bit frisky...lol...I switch to S mode.

I switch to M mode when I have to put some M3 or S4 in its place.

When I am driving the GT-R, I don't think I have EVER been on anything but paddle mode.
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