Sbc Hold
Sbc Hold
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From: CA
W211
SBC Hold keeps you stopped at, say, a traffic light without you having to keep your foot on the brake.
SBC Stop automatically slows you down in stop and go traffic.
Apparently these features aren't available in U.S. W211s. I would have liked the hold feature
Maybe they'll be available in 04. I know the BMW 745s have a hold feature.
SBC Stop automatically slows you down in stop and go traffic.
Apparently these features aren't available in U.S. W211s. I would have liked the hold feature
Maybe they'll be available in 04. I know the BMW 745s have a hold feature.
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I assume to have SBC stop, you would have to have the Distronic Cruise Control as well, correct? Because without this the car would not know how close you are to the other car infront of you in stop and go traffic.
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'18 AMG GTR '16 BMW M3 - '05 Porsche Carrera S
Originally posted by Mellow
I dont know what SBC stop is but ive tried SBC hold and its AMAZING! i didnt even know we had it except by coicidence, its absolutley an essential feature
I dont know what SBC stop is but ive tried SBC hold and its AMAZING! i didnt even know we had it except by coicidence, its absolutley an essential feature
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From: Sudan
2003 Toyota Prado
Originally posted by muhri
Where are pics of your car man!
Where are pics of your car man!
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2003 Toyota Prado
I tried to activate SBC hold while parked and got this message, maybe its coz my parktronic sensors were on red or cause the wheels wernt straight, hell, maybe it was the weather! hey it works when i need it to and thats all that matters
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2003 Toyota Prado
So i took it into the drive way and activated it there, this is what it looks like, a few points about sbc-h
To activate it you have to depress the brake pedal fully, which is so much easier and more functional than the retarded button bimmer have got in their new 7, mb wins another one, but then again, what would you ecpect from the company that gave you idrive
When your slowing down at the light, you cant just continue to depress the pedal completley, i guess this is to safeguard against the car staying in its place too long after an emergency stop and getting rammed from behind or something, you have to lift slightly to signal that your happy with your current position (ie the car dosent creep just a slight lift of pressure) and then depress the brake pedal fully and viola!
To get moving you either give the brake pedal a little prod or just accelerate, which is particulary nice coz you get a rather instaneous forward motion as apposed to mb's characteristic comfort oriented throtle, the car doesnt lunge forward or anything , none of your passengers or the nearby cars will notice, but its a nice feeling, could be fun for racing, if thats your thing
To activate it you have to depress the brake pedal fully, which is so much easier and more functional than the retarded button bimmer have got in their new 7, mb wins another one, but then again, what would you ecpect from the company that gave you idrive
When your slowing down at the light, you cant just continue to depress the pedal completley, i guess this is to safeguard against the car staying in its place too long after an emergency stop and getting rammed from behind or something, you have to lift slightly to signal that your happy with your current position (ie the car dosent creep just a slight lift of pressure) and then depress the brake pedal fully and viola!
To get moving you either give the brake pedal a little prod or just accelerate, which is particulary nice coz you get a rather instaneous forward motion as apposed to mb's characteristic comfort oriented throtle, the car doesnt lunge forward or anything , none of your passengers or the nearby cars will notice, but its a nice feeling, could be fun for racing, if thats your thing
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From: Spain
'03 E320 CDI Avantgarde '00 Renault Mégane Coupé 1.6 16v (wife).
Originally posted by craigng
My car is a Jan 03 built....
My car is a Jan 03 built....
Last edited by Juanjo; May 13, 2003 at 12:03 PM.
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From: Sudan
2003 Toyota Prado
Originally posted by craigng
Hey Mellow - when was your car built?
My car is a Jan 03 built, and I tried to activate SBC Hold a few times, but without success!
Hey Mellow - when was your car built?
My car is a Jan 03 built, and I tried to activate SBC Hold a few times, but without success!
I've read for ages on this board about the touchy brakes that gives your passengers that old fuzzy 'im a teenager learning how to drive' feeling, now if only people looked forwrd to that sort of thing. The upside to SBC is every other car i drive now feels like its got mushy brakes, its like the mb's system is challenging you, i approach lights doin 60 and its as if its sayin fine dont brake yet, i dont care, always still stops me at the line without breakin a sweat, really impressive
, the dowside is, well i never thought id say this, but i dont think ill EVER learn how to brake smoothly with these things if im progressivley trying to increase braking force, coz thats the problem with the pedal, its not linear, im not being car and driver picky here, im talking nice firm braking ur putting ur foot down even further with a linear increase in braking force and suddenly whoa! your checking your rear view mirror to see if your gonna get rammed! Guess you cant have it all, so how soon is SBC stop coming out and how do you know if youve got it, i feel the car does slow down a bit more than id like when i lift my foot of f the accelerator but i dont know if thats due to engine braking or sbc stop
