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For some reason, I thought that the Edition1's had them as standard.... Unfortunately, the car that I test drove had it and I immediately thought that the Edition1 had it also... I was wrong. So I get a phenomenal deal on a brand new (not the one with 140 miles when the original owner had a change of heart) one only to realize that it did NOT have Distronic Plus. Thus, I was leaning towards ordering a 2016. But then I stopped by the BMW dealership and decided to test drive an M3... I was ready to be disappointed since they pipe fake engine sound through the speakers. However, I was shocked as this M3 happened to have the M sport exhaust option that I didn't know about and it sounded GREAT. You can also shut it down to make the car quiet again. Also, when I drove it, the DCT was just phenomenal and seemed like it was *MUCH* faster than the C63 shifter or the dual clutch in the GTI. At the fastest setting, it would seemingly complete the shift even before the paddle shifter is on the return to forward position. However, you can clearly feel the 78 hp and 110 ft-lbs torque difference. Exhaust-wise, *maybe* the C63 was a smidge better when the M3 has the M sport exhaust. I will be driving the C63 with the Distronic Plus again tomorrow... Hopefully will pull the trigger over the next week.
I test drove a M4 with the upgraded exhaust. I honestly didn't like it one tiny bit. Sure it was loud, but not in a good way. Sounded like a ricer kind of since it didn't have any rumble or aggressive sound in my opinion. Otherwise the car was amazing, and if it wasn't for the sound I'd probably be driving one right now thanks to the delays I experienced with my C63S lol.
Nice. Whichever car you choose to purchase in the end will be amazing, and will for sure put a smile on your face.
Kuba... we are officially Edition1 brothers!!! I simply got a deal that I really could not refuse... I pick up the car early next week! Thanks for all your input and help!
Edition1 brother.... I just picked up my car... Did you get an ipod cable with yours? I think mine is missing if that's the case...
Also, was there a tool kit at all? At first, I thought the tow hook was missing but it was under the parcel shelf on the left side. Other than that, I only have the following in the trunk:
Front license plate holder
Tire inflator
Tire sealant
2 safety jackets
First aid kit
Tow hook
Luggage net*
Regarding the luggage net, I only have two loops to hook into! In the space where the other two are supposed to be, it looks like there's a plug in place. Isn't the luggage net kinda useless if you can only hook it up in two spots?
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Edition1 brother.... I just picked up my car... Did you get an ipod cable with yours? I think mine is missing if that's the case...
Also, was there a tool kit at all? At first, I thought the tow hook was missing but it was under the parcel shelf on the left side. Other than that, I only have the following in the trunk:
Tire inflator
Tire sealant
2 safety jackets
First aid kit
Tow hook
Luggage net*
Regarding the luggage net, I only have two loops to hook into! In the space where the other two are supposed to be, it looks like there's a plug in place. Isn't the luggage net kinda useless if you can only hook it up in two spots?
Congrats!
Nope. I don't think so. I just use my iPhone recharger cable to play music through the car.
I think I have the same stuff except for the safety jackets, but never really paid attention to that. I also never used the luggage net in any of my past vehicles and probably won't in the C63S so I have no idea. Sorry that I couldn't help out a bit more lol.
I can change the BIG SCREEN to any setting and it will change, but the small screen always stays in sport suspension.
Try this when the car not in park mode. In park modes it sets all to comfort on all screens, but once I go to reverse or drive the small screen always goes to sport.
Bespoke, was this fixed for you? What did they do? I think I'm having the same issues.
Nope. I don't think so. I just use my iPhone recharger cable to play music through the car.
I think I have the same stuff except for the safety jackets, but never really paid attention to that. I also never used the luggage net in any of my past vehicles and probably won't in the C63S so I have no idea. Sorry that I couldn't help out a bit more lol.
Why even use the cable at all unless you need to charge on a long trip.
I always stream with BT
Kuba, our build sheet includes "235: PARKTRONIC with Active Parking Assist".
Have you gotten this to work yet?
Also, what manuals were included in your car? I got the Owners Manual, the Maintenance Booklet and a Voice Control System instructions. I just signed into MercedesMe and it appears that there should also be a COMAND manual? Did you get one?
Last edited by theclutch; Nov 6, 2015 at 08:13 PM.
Kuba, our build sheet includes "235: PARKTRONIC with Active Parking Assist".
Have you gotten this to work yet?
Also, what manuals were included in your car? I got the Owners Manual, the Maintenance Booklet and a Voice Control System instructions. I just signed into MercedesMe and it appears that there should also be a COMAND manual? Did you get one?
Yup I did a couple of times now. Still scares me since I'm so protective of the car though haha.
I got the same manuals, and I didn't get a Command manual.
So tons of snow fell here in Edmonton last night/this morning, and the roads are horrible so I thought I'd give my winter driving impressions in the C63S so far. (Have Haka 8 studded tires on it).
C63S driving modes in the snow
Individual- Your choice between fun, craziness, death, and comfort. It ended up being fun since I always have it set in manual mode, with race mode transmission lol.
Comfort-Quiet boring luxurious ride. Barely any sliding.
Sport- A bit more fun than comfort mode. Slightly more sliding.
Sport +- A lot more sliding. Car likes to rev a lot so tons of beautiful angry sounds coming from the exhaust. Tons of fun.
Race mode- Sliding Bonanza. Traction control is in sport mode (not completely off) meaning tons and tons more sliding! In other words most likely time to crash mode if you're an inexperienced driver.
Favorite settings so far in the snow- Individual so you can control the car the best thanks to the settings I currently have on it, and comfort if you want to get somewhere safely and without issue
So basically all in all the cars drivable during the winter time if you're not too aggressive with the throttle. Added on it's rather easy to get out of slides and it's rather easy to control the car thanks to all the electronics that are at work, and the winter tires. Is it as good as the CLA 45? No, but I'd say I feel more comfortable with it than I did with the GTI on all season tires, and with that car I never got into a bad situation, and always felt safe with it.
So keeping this car clean during the winter months is almost impossible. Definitely was easier to keep the CLA 45 clean... Also if anyone wants to see pictures and some videos +future mods of the car from time to time then follow me on Instagram or snapchat (Barely use Instagram. Use Snapchat far more often) Instagram- JakeTompalski95 Snapchat- Superjak95
Also yes I'll probably mod the car even more than I already have.
Before car wash:
After car wash (Love how the top half is clean, and the bottom half is horrible):
Luckily it's supposed to be nice next week so I'll probably give Heinrich (The Car) a nice proper hand wash.
Parts of it, but only if the moded parts cause issues. Although luckily my dealerships good with AMG owners that mod their cars so if I ever have any issues they'll work with me.
Today was the first warm day of the year so I decided to drive the car with the moonroof and windows open so I got to finally fully hear the exhaust when driving after the secondary cat delete. Gotta say after this drive the secondary cat delete was definitely worth it! It rumbles so much now almost at every area of rpm range, and in every gear. Especially when you're in 3-4th doing 110km/h and accelerating. As for the downshifts. Boy were they loud before but they're so much louder now! The backfire sound is definitely more intense and it even made me jump a couple of times haha. The crackles when slowing down and when the rpm is going down occurs more often and is more noticeable as well. Last but not least the pure noise just increased by I'd say 25 or so %. It definitely sounded amazing when I accelerated Heinrich down a road. I'm definitely excited to possibly take Heinrich to the race track, or drag strip this summer, and just drive it around with the moonroof open on a daily basis! After all this I'm extremely pleased with the results of the secondary cat delete, and it definitely was 300 Canadian dollars well spent! Can't wait to hear what the car will sound with some new less restrictive downpipes!
P.S whenever I have a friend as a passenger and it'll be warm again then I'll try getting some proper videos.
Did some thinking, and I've decided to get some downpipes, and a tune for the C63S when I'll be able to work again which really depends on the time it takes my knee to heal. Hopefully I'll have some news on the mods sometime soon!
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