Daily Driving Modes
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Yes, 2016 is pre-FL. 2019+ is FL. Yes, for the German Autobahn, S or S+ would be best, IMO. You want ESP to be fully on in case something happens at those high speeds. Best chance to come out in one piece. When I did my European Grand Tour with my 2019 I actually used I*. Had it setup with engine in S and suspension in Comfort, along with AMG DYNAMICS in Pro and exhaust open. S+ in the 2019 was a bit jolty when upshifting under full throttle and a bit detrimental to traveling comfort at high speeds, so S was a good middle ground. Depending on how fast I was driving and the road conditions I would then ratchet the suspension setting up and down. Closer to the top speed I would put the suspension in S+, but if the road got a bit rough I would take it down to S or C. Back home in the USA, I'm still using I* for highway driving and spirited driving, but I changed the engine mapping to S+.
and which modus is the best for performance (100-200kmh) for best time?
sport+ and esp off? Manual?
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There's no difference in power between the modes, so acceleration will only be affected by other factors such as traction etc. Shift times are different in the various modes, so in Comfort it would be slightly slower than in Race, but doubt you'll notice that unless you time yourself. If traction is limited, than traction control can actually make the car faster, so turning off ESP may be counterproductive. The pre-FL has the fastest shift times in manual mode, and it actually tweaks ESP as far as I remember. The head of AMG commented about that a while back, so the manual mode was kinda special. I don't think that's the case anymore in the 2019+, because the 9 speed MCT is overall a lot faster than the old transmission and the whole ESP in conjunction with AMG DYNAMICS as very different and on top of that the 2019 C63S has the 9-stage traction control from the AMG GT R.
Last edited by superswiss; Jan 14, 2020 at 10:15 AM.
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Yes. FL has a race mode in addition to Comfort, Sport, Sport +, Individual and Slippery. And for Individual you can set the engine to be in Race.
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I have the Eco Start/Stop and Perf Exhaust mapped to the left side steering wheel buttons. These are always the first two buttons I press after starting the car. I have I* set identical to S+ except for Suspension which is set to Comfort.
When I start the car for the first time during the day or after a long cooldown (i.e. cold starts), I monitor the Engine and Tranny Temp. Until it turns white, I drive always in Comfort irrespective or city roads or highway. Once it turns white, depending on the mood I just stay in Comfort or switch to I*. I engage Manual transmission mode for more spirited Canyon carvings or if I want to hear the engine revs better during street driving.
I dont use S or S+. Tried it few times initially but I have found the need to keep suspension in Comfort to avoid rattles.
When I start the car for the first time during the day or after a long cooldown (i.e. cold starts), I monitor the Engine and Tranny Temp. Until it turns white, I drive always in Comfort irrespective or city roads or highway. Once it turns white, depending on the mood I just stay in Comfort or switch to I*. I engage Manual transmission mode for more spirited Canyon carvings or if I want to hear the engine revs better during street driving.
I dont use S or S+. Tried it few times initially but I have found the need to keep suspension in Comfort to avoid rattles.
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If you have an S the screens should look as follows when getting to the motor setting.
This is from my 2016 C63S sedan
In order from top left to right
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