2007 E Class shifiting
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2007 E Class shifiting
Hello fellow 2007 E classers,
I noticed today when I was driving that if I shift my shifter to the left it drops to gear 1. Is this right? My 2004 downshift from D to 4 gear. I had a 4 matic and now my new 4 matic downshifts to 1.
Is this normal? Why would they do that? You never know when you might need that extra burst to pass someone.
Thanks
I noticed today when I was driving that if I shift my shifter to the left it drops to gear 1. Is this right? My 2004 downshift from D to 4 gear. I had a 4 matic and now my new 4 matic downshifts to 1.
Is this normal? Why would they do that? You never know when you might need that extra burst to pass someone.
Thanks
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The transmission downshifts one gear for each quick tap to the left. It will downshift to the lowest gear consistent with the car's speed if you hold it to the left for a second or two. If the car's going slowly enough, that will be first gear. That hasn't changed between model year 2003-04 and model year 2007.
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Hello fellow 2007 E classers,
I noticed today when I was driving that if I shift my shifter to the left it drops to gear 1. Is this right? My 2004 downshift from D to 4 gear. I had a 4 matic and now my new 4 matic downshifts to 1.
Is this normal? Why would they do that? You never know when you might need that extra burst to pass someone.
Thanks
I noticed today when I was driving that if I shift my shifter to the left it drops to gear 1. Is this right? My 2004 downshift from D to 4 gear. I had a 4 matic and now my new 4 matic downshifts to 1.
Is this normal? Why would they do that? You never know when you might need that extra burst to pass someone.
Thanks
Did this 2004 model have a 5 or 7 speed automatic?
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The transmission downshifts one gear for each quick tap to the left. It will downshift to the lowest gear consistent with the car's speed if you hold it to the left for a second or two. If the car's going slowly enough, that will be first gear. That hasn't changed between model year 2003-04 and model year 2007.
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The 2004 had a 5 speed automatic ONLY for the 4Matic verion. Everything else was a 7 speed
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