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CL55 AMG (m113 N/A) poor low rev torque/acceleration

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Old 04-04-2017, 04:41 PM
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Unhappy CL55 AMG (m113 N/A) poor low rev torque/acceleration

Gentlemen, did somebody experience the same issue?
When I floor the accelerator from 0 mph there's totally no wheelspin and the acceleration is rather poor. Car starts running like it should from ~2000-2500 rpm. Then it accelerates absolutely well. I can even have a wheelspin (stabilization blinks) when flooring the accelerator on 2nd gear at 40 mph.

May be my 5gtronic is going to die soon? Will try to change the oil this weekend and make some performance tests.

Also I did try to reset the accelerator/gearbox adaptations. Runs better but still no wheelspin.

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Did you turn off traction control ?
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Did you turn off traction control ?
Sure
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In S mode right? That sounds like when you are in C mode and it rolls out in 2nd gear.
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Originally Posted by ItalianJoe1
In S mode right? That sounds like when you are in C mode and it rolls out in 2nd gear.
Manual mode, first gear. Winter mode is OFF for sure.
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There have been many reports of w215 cl class and s class chassis w220 that don't seem to accelerate with full Power until 3000rpm or so , then the power fully kicks in and they take off

I don't think the solution has ever been posted
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Originally Posted by tusabes
There have been many reports of w215 cl class and s class chassis w220 that don't seem to accelerate with full Power until 3000rpm or so , then the power fully kicks in and they take off

I don't think the solution has ever been posted
That's quite strange. I've driven one stock 215 (5.0 m113) that accelerated like devil. So I'm wondering what can be wrong with my AMG.
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Tried 1 experiment today:
- disabled all the safety systems ABS, ESP, BAS (as I have a coilover suspension and can play with fuses)
- reset the accelerator/gearbox adaptations to factory default values
- put gearbox on D and floored the pedal
- ... TONS OF WHEELSPIN! My rear tires were totally burned
That was 1st run after adaptations reset. Then I've driven a little bit and have poor acceleration again.

Conclusions: this is not gearbox or throttle, most likely accelerator pedal.

Bought one used from w220 5.0 2001 and installed it. Unfortunately it appeared dead. Now I'm in search of another pedal - will replace it and try to burn the tires
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Most used pedals for sale are defective

get a new one
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Originally Posted by tusabes
Most used pedals for sale are defective

get a new one
I'm not 100% sure that acceleration is poor because of pedal...
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I bought a used pedal too on ebay and it didn't solve it
maybe you should buy a new one, try it shortly and if it doesn't work, bring it back and get refund with some excuse
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Originally Posted by pmercury
I bought a used pedal too on ebay and it didn't solve it
maybe you should buy a new one, try it shortly and if it doesn't work, bring it back and get refund with some excuse
I've found 3 more pedals. Will test soon and report the result.
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Originally Posted by kislov
I've found 3 more pedals. Will test soon and report the result.
great, waiting impatiently !
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Originally Posted by kislov
I've found 3 more pedals. Will test soon and report the result.
hi Kislov, did you ever find a solution? I have a cls500 and it lacks low doen torque and acceleration below 2500 compared to my dads identical cls500. No error codes runs smooth other wise.
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