dirtbagit

is the dyno mode in a 2012 cls550 as crazy as the one in an e55? the e55 is almost scary when in dyno mode.

dirtbagit

has anyone tried dyno mode in a cls550?

DigitalDisaster

Sorry, I have not.

dirtbagit

in an e55 the car is almost uncontrollably.. fun, mostly due to rwd so might not be as dramatic in a 4matic. Will give it a shot over the weekend.

kemofei

Tried it once because I was told it would make the transmission hold gears in manual mode instead of shifting up automatically at redline. It still shifted up. Otherwise, it broke loose exactly the same as it did with just turning ESP off in the cluster menu. The steering felt a little heavier though, and apparently it disables ABS too.

dirtbagit

yea interesting the e55 amg would totally go bonkers in dynomode, all tc was off and the wheels would spin all the time. I guess they may not totally turn off tc on the m278 or it's just the 4matic makes it seem that way.

kemofei

Turning ESP off in the menu fully turns it off in my experience. I have ripped fat skids and have had no problems doing donuts or drifts. The main issue as I said is the transmission wont hold gears. As soon as you get within 300 rpm of redline it will shift up into the next gear bogging you down. Also 4matic will obviously make it more tame.. it's AWD.