beaststunt

Does anyone drive there car in manual mode all the time, just curious because I love shifting ,can't seem to put it in auto to boring

kukimonsta

Always!

chrisridebike8

Almost always. Unless im on the freeway and then I use one of the auto modes that can kick down quicker and call upon the Hand of God to get me moving at warp speed

CarHopper

Manual unless I have something like a drink from a fast food place or am on the highway for distance trips using cruise control.

Also let the car warm up in C

AMG3.2

Always unless in stop and go traffic.

Phil Chow

To be honest, i'm almost always in "C" mode. I do a lot of highway cruising. I only drive in M when I want to get on it, lol.

Blake_von_Texas

Always!

ab0bab0i

Never. Paddles are boring.

Celicasaur

Same here...I am a huge manual transmission fanboy, flappy paddles, just feel like unnecessary work to me like I'm 'trying' to have fun. That said, I like it in manual mode for when i'm driving point-to-point and need to frequently shift gears for better car control.

Also...for racing or straight out acceleration, i find the S mode knows better than i do when to shift.

pbaylog

Pretty much Sport, unless in stop and go traffic, then I relax in Comfort. I like the starts in 1st in Sport rather than the 2nd in Comfort. I actually haven't used Manual that much. I should play with it more.

sriniAMG

I only use manual/S+ for the twisties or on street roads when I want to do some obnoxious downshifting
I use C to warm the car up or in parking lots.
On the freeway its pretty much S.

AA717driver

This. But I do M enough to stay current.

TC

ETA: I will use M to run the motor up to higher rpm's because I think high strung engines need that. The low revs in C just bugs the crap out of me.

TurboRush

C in city traffic, S/S+ on the highway (I like the snappier downshifts), and manual when I want to have a little fun.

alexmtl

Try downshifting to slow down instead of braking... Always puts a smile on my face

ab0bab0i

Feel the exact same way.

Not if you can't revmatch.

INS1GNIA

Manual 99% of the time. Warm up in C or if in parking lot from hell with tight turns.

tpliquid

m mode only when i drive in parking lot try to set off alarms

IBowlC63AMG

As well i

AMG3.2

Why warm up in C? As opposed to shifting manually at 2k or so?

agentMurdoc

Almost never for me. Maybe it's because I have a pre-FL and the shifting is soooo slow, so I just stick to S mode. Pretty much in S all the time. If I had the DCT, things might of been different.

beaststunt

why warmup in c

tpliquid

u guys notice when start car cold and put in s then drive. it still starts in 2nd gear until you make next stop then goes into 1st gear

INS1GNIA

I used to but shifting from 4th to 5th gear can be a bit hard/rough when still cold. Downshifting from 4th to 3rd is same way. Rather let everything get to temp first. Only takes about 5 min or so, also hearing the low/deep gurgles it makes in C mode always makes me laugh.

jd_hinks

Always in M! usually give it a 15min idle before I take it out. drive on C till warmed up.

ArmoE55

I've had the car for two weeks - so far, pretty much only S + although I'm in C initially until she's at optimal temp - takes about 8 mins. I've used M a few times - makes me fall in love with the car again and again in M mode! I can't imagine you guys that have headers/exhaust mods - I don't think I'd ever get out of M mode!


I have yet to use RS. For the 2012+ guys, do you guys ever use this mode? Is this strictly for launching hard and that's it? Any other purpose besides launch? (Which I never do).