.....Should have gotten the V8.....
No Wheel Spin ??
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2007-E350
No Wheel Spin ??
i have an 06 e350 and tried to power break to smoke my tires and for some reason the car wont spin for sh*t. it hops the breaks.i tried useing drive and steptronic mode gears 1-2.
any reasons why ?
any reasons why ?
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09' E350, 01' Maxima SE, 93 Nissan Maxima SE, 1987 Nissan Maxima SE
LOL, well that's cuz Mercedes have too sophicated system with the ESP, BAS, among other systems from making your axle drive losing it's grip. I haven't had a tire chirpped, but my old 96 E320 It chripped when I was hitting the brake too hard.
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well that doesn't make any sense to me because a e55 can spin 2 blocks long with the traction off and I'm assuming its the same slip system on the 350's and 500's am i correct ?
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Whatever there's gas in...
Originally Posted by MR_560SEC
well that doesn't make any sense to me because a e55 can spin 2 blocks long with the traction off and I'm assuming its the same slip system on the 350's and 500's am i correct ?
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2004 E500 / 2001 C240
Originally Posted by Talbot
Because you should have bought a Ford Mustang?
Yes, as other have said above, you need to go into Dyno mode and turn off the ESP, not just by hitting the button on the console.
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ESP off, cut the wheel to one side (don't lock the steering pump), hit the gas and watch the tires smoke up! 
straight line...not so much. Get the car going in circles is more of a chance happening
straight line...not so much. Get the car going in circles is more of a chance happening
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2002 E55 AMG
In my '98 E320 (V6), I can get the rear tires to chirp when I mash the gas from a stop. This works on most concrete surfaces. 
Need an E430 or E500 to smoke the tires from a stop (assuming they can)...
Need an E430 or E500 to smoke the tires from a stop (assuming they can)...
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An E500 most certainly can, even with the ESP on. I know this to be true because I tried it once, just to see how impressive the display was. It was very impressive indeed; sound, smoke and two parallel tire tracks. I'm too old to do that kind of thing on a regular basis, though.
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Any rear drive with a decent motor does it. You may have been mashing the brake too much. Don't forget the MB system modulates front to rear as well, so here is how I do it when I am in the C230 loaner:
Mash the brake to the floor.
Start in on the gas. you'll feel the drivetrain tense up.
Slowly, loosen the brake, until the spinning is good.
Let go too soon and the tires grab. Let go too late and it won't happen.
Try it again. Couldn't be easier or worse for your car!!
Mash the brake to the floor.
Start in on the gas. you'll feel the drivetrain tense up.
Slowly, loosen the brake, until the spinning is good.
Let go too soon and the tires grab. Let go too late and it won't happen.
Try it again. Couldn't be easier or worse for your car!!
