boater07

Just wondering how many use the paddle shifters to reduce brake wear.
Seems to be recommended in the manual but I don't find it very useful.
Down shifting takes 2-3 clicks to have much effect in slowing from driving speed. Then you're in the wrong gear to get back to normal.
I feel my conservative driving style anticipates slow-downs and I just let
the tranny do it's job.

BenzV12

Same here , despite appeality of R172 AMG wheel on my car, I have not used the paddle shifters .
I know you could use tempomat stalk to slow down your car w/o using the brake pedal as well . I don't use it all either lol

7 GTronic performs a good job

Live Oak

Don't use them to reduce brake wear, but on rare occasions, with a long mountain downhill grade, if I'm unhappy with the car's automatic process to slow down to meet the CC speed, I'll pop the tranny down a couple gears to keep from heating up the brakes. (RARE occasions)

thekurgan

+1, I rarely use those things, the diesel always seems to be in the "right" gear for the job.

adrien

Yup. There's a quick off ramp here and I tend to drop it a couple of gears, and there's a long downhill sweeper on the way to a park where we hike where I like it to hold 3rd so I don't need to ride the brakes. Other than that, it seems to downshift well as it slows down by itself...not like the older autos that held the highest gear possible and made you ride the brakes.

El Cid

Played with paddles when first got the car. Haven't used them in over two years now.
Same experience with cars that had "dual" floor shifters.

telemakhos

Never. I just use the brakes. I do use the paddle shifters every now and then when I want to go faster and the car is in too high a gear.