first to second extra kick ?
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first to second extra kick ?
i was wondering if every one's E350'S do this......off the line in drive or tip mode when flooring the acc and shifting from 1st to 2nd does the car jump forward or just shift smothly? mine shifts hard and jumps forward.
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I believe this is a "feature" of the 7G tranny. Most people just learn to live with it.
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Sometimes I feel my torque converter lockup in 2nd or 3rd gear. I wonder if that's normal.
Sorry to hijack your thread....OOPS
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It isn't normal. Depending on what you feel, make sure the valve body was swapped out as well. if not, it can cause some funny feels.
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Both of our E350s are fully up to date, and neither do this. The 7g E350 acceleration is one of the smoothest under WOT I have ever experienced. I cant even feel the shifting at all. But off the line sometimes I will get wheel spin and ESP will kick on.. Could that be causing this sensation for you? It is just about impossible to got WOT off the line without wheel spin on the E350.
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Both of our E350s are fully up to date, and neither do this. The 7g E350 acceleration is one of the smoothest under WOT I have ever experienced. I cant even feel the shifting at all. But off the line sometimes I will get wheel spin and ESP will kick on.. Could that be causing this sensation for you? It is just about impossible to got WOT off the line without wheel spin on the E350.
To see if it does it, slow down to about 25 and then let it coast to a stop. It is the point of downshift between 2nd and 1st that the jerk occurs.
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Hard 2 to 1 Downshift
Hey Guys,
I had the 7G in my 05 E500 and never felt the hard down shift and even upshift until driving the wifes 07 E550. I remember having the tranny software reflashed on the 05but it mainly due to the fact MB had updated it.
I have about 5000 miles on the E550 and am curious what I should do about these hard 1 to 2 and 2 to 1 shifts that occur usualy at light throttle loads. Just wanted to throw in my .02.
Let's here more on any software updates or MB notices, maybe the jerkiness and clunkiness is a new feature....
-Steve
07 E550 Sport
I had the 7G in my 05 E500 and never felt the hard down shift and even upshift until driving the wifes 07 E550. I remember having the tranny software reflashed on the 05but it mainly due to the fact MB had updated it.
I have about 5000 miles on the E550 and am curious what I should do about these hard 1 to 2 and 2 to 1 shifts that occur usualy at light throttle loads. Just wanted to throw in my .02.
Let's here more on any software updates or MB notices, maybe the jerkiness and clunkiness is a new feature....
-Steve
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Originally Posted by Steve Bland
. . . I have about 5000 miles on the E550 and am curious what I should do about these hard 1 to 2 and 2 to 1 shifts that occur usualy at light throttle loads. . . maybe the jerkiness and clunkiness is a new feature. . .
