Does anyone have very strange downshifts mid-drive?
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'11 E350
Does anyone have very strange downshifts mid-drive?
This has never happened to me on my W211 but I drive the car in E mode and sometimes, when the road is straight/no hills/etc., I'll give the car a little bit of gas and all of the sudden it will have a really obvious downshift. I can't figure out why this happens.
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I found my car would do a hard downshift sometimes on the small hill approaching my driveway. That lasted about a month and now it shifts as smooth as butter. I think it's all part of the break in period.
I don't know if it's all in my head but these cars seem to take three to six months before they really perform well.
I don't know if it's all in my head but these cars seem to take three to six months before they really perform well.
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2007 E350
I've experienced similar issues on the '07E 4MATIC (5-speed) I bought with 50K miles on it. It tends to happen when I give it a lot of throttle, then either brake or ease up on the gas. There's tons of info online about this issue. Had it in to be looked at twice -- eventually was told it's normal. Best of luck.
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2011 E350 Sport 4Matic - P2 & Drivers Assist / 2010 C300 Sport 4Matic - P2 / 2013 Porsche Cayenne S
This has never happened to me on my W211 but I drive the car in E mode and sometimes, when the road is straight/no hills/etc., I'll give the car a little bit of gas and all of the sudden it will have a really obvious downshift. I can't figure out why this happens.
