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?

 

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.

 

80% manual 20% auto, I mostly use auto for warming up and long freeway drives.

 

C for warm-up, daily driving, and highway trips. S+ and M for spirited drives.

 

M Mode 24/7 - Thug Life!

 

Haha sounds like everyone here has the same idea as me

 

99.98% in S+ auto mode.

 

M always, unless I'm going a short distance or in stop-and-go traffic.

 

C for warm up M for rest of the time

 

C for traffic, S most of the time, M hardly...too slow

 

I'm pretty much 100% S
If I had a fl model i might mix in some s+ but I don't

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

S mode 80% of the time. M for the remainder.

However M mode is really rough on my fuel economy

 

+1 for DCT

Great to see Mercedes has brought out another stupid automatic transmission for the W205

 

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?

 

Depends on the speed and RPM. If I'm downshifting from below 2500 it's usually a bit rough.

 

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.

 

Yeah thats my experience too. When the car warms up about (10 miles of driving) it gets better.

 

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.