Opinions regarding Sport Mode?
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Opinions regarding Sport Mode?
This last month I have been using Sport Mode exclusively. I live in Las Vegas near 3 freeways and my daily travel mostly involves freeway driving. Also I always use Strong Recuperation. This combination gives me the ride that I really enjoyed from my (now traded in) Tesla Model S, that I drove since 2017. Since I only drive locally (25 to 75 miles a day) the hit to the battery range (about 15%) is not an issue.
Anyone else use this driving configuration?
Anyone else use this driving configuration?
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Here is my honest opinion on Sport mode.
I use sport mode all the time. How is it different than comfort mode?
1) Throttle response is quicker. I do feel increased acceleration in Sport than Comfort
2) The suspension gets tighter (relatively). I despise the bouncy ride of Comfort mode. Very annoying. This is the main reason I use Sport. Even in Sport, EQS doesn't turn into a sport car but the suspension gets tighter makes the ride to my taste.
3) Steering - not so different. The steering and handling are not sportive in EQS so it doesn't vary much between Sport vs. Comfort
So in short, you will see huge difference in acceleration and suspension. My individual (I) mode has everything Sport except acceleration. I like this better than Comfort (just because of the bouncy ride).
P.S: My other 2 cars are hardcore sports cars so my taste may be bit different.
I use sport mode all the time. How is it different than comfort mode?
1) Throttle response is quicker. I do feel increased acceleration in Sport than Comfort
2) The suspension gets tighter (relatively). I despise the bouncy ride of Comfort mode. Very annoying. This is the main reason I use Sport. Even in Sport, EQS doesn't turn into a sport car but the suspension gets tighter makes the ride to my taste.
3) Steering - not so different. The steering and handling are not sportive in EQS so it doesn't vary much between Sport vs. Comfort
So in short, you will see huge difference in acceleration and suspension. My individual (I) mode has everything Sport except acceleration. I like this better than Comfort (just because of the bouncy ride).
P.S: My other 2 cars are hardcore sports cars so my taste may be bit different.
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I took delivery of my EQE SUV about 10 days ago. I have Airmatic suspension and in Comfort mode, the ride seems boaty/floaty and like it's on a stiff "Jello" foundation, for lack of a better description. I don't find this totally objectionable, but I discovered a couple of days ago that Sport Mode makes the ride much tighter and more responsive (not surprising, I guess), while still feeling a bit plush. I will do as bpans did and configure my Individual mode to be everything Sport, except acceleration, as I really have no desire to drive "sporty" at all.
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In Individual Mode with everything set to Sport except suspension, does anyone know if chassis lowering above 75 mph will change to the Sport height or the Comfort height?
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I like Sport mode with Strong Regen when I'm feeling sporty. It is the mode that most similarly resembles the Tesla driving experience.
I switch between Comfort mode Normal Regen and Sport with Strong Regen depending on my mood.
I've noticed if you drive in Sport mode but in a docile manner, it's still pretty soft and relaxing. But if you start driving it pretty hard and aggressively, everything really wakes up. Brake pedal even gets firmer and more responsive. Suspension gets very stiff. Steering gets very sharp. I was really surprised. I didn't expect this vehicle to behave this way and behave so well when driven as such.
I don't often drive it like this, I usually just drive it in Comfort mode. So pushing it as such, my impression is that it drives far better than I expected it would. It's way more capable than something this large and heavy has any right to be.
I'm happy it seems to detect driver intentions and rewards them appropriately.
I switch between Comfort mode Normal Regen and Sport with Strong Regen depending on my mood.
I've noticed if you drive in Sport mode but in a docile manner, it's still pretty soft and relaxing. But if you start driving it pretty hard and aggressively, everything really wakes up. Brake pedal even gets firmer and more responsive. Suspension gets very stiff. Steering gets very sharp. I was really surprised. I didn't expect this vehicle to behave this way and behave so well when driven as such.
I don't often drive it like this, I usually just drive it in Comfort mode. So pushing it as such, my impression is that it drives far better than I expected it would. It's way more capable than something this large and heavy has any right to be.
I'm happy it seems to detect driver intentions and rewards them appropriately.
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Once you hit 75, in Comfort mode, it will lower 10mm. If in Sport mode, it lowers 15mm instead. With your suspension set to comfort, it should remain at the 10mm height drop when you hit 75+
, but i hate it default back to comfort 
After about two month I said screw it, comfort is fine 
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I read a plausible explanation somewhere -- quite possibly on this forum.
It's defaulted always to Comfort in order to produce the best possible "mileage" results for the rating agencies. EPA, WLTP and the like.
I have no idea whether this is true or not, but it makes sense to me. Still disappointing, however!
It's defaulted always to Comfort in order to produce the best possible "mileage" results for the rating agencies. EPA, WLTP and the like.
I have no idea whether this is true or not, but it makes sense to me. Still disappointing, however!
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I read a plausible explanation somewhere -- quite possibly on this forum.
It's defaulted always to Comfort in order to produce the best possible "mileage" results for the rating agencies. EPA, WLTP and the like.
I have no idea whether this is true or not, but it makes sense to me. Still disappointing, however!
It's defaulted always to Comfort in order to produce the best possible "mileage" results for the rating agencies. EPA, WLTP and the like.
I have no idea whether this is true or not, but it makes sense to me. Still disappointing, however!
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I read a plausible explanation somewhere -- quite possibly on this forum.
It's defaulted always to Comfort in order to produce the best possible "mileage" results for the rating agencies. EPA, WLTP and the like.
I have no idea whether this is true or not, but it makes sense to me. Still disappointing, however!
It's defaulted always to Comfort in order to produce the best possible "mileage" results for the rating agencies. EPA, WLTP and the like.
I have no idea whether this is true or not, but it makes sense to me. Still disappointing, however!
Comfort doesn’t produce the best mileage results, Eco mode does.
There is a video of a MB engineer explaining that Eco mode and No regen produces the best results but Comfort and low regen was used to establish their EPA/WLTP rating.
The interviewer then asked why then couldn’t the Car start back in Eco mode if that’s the mode the driver was in at shut off seeing as it will produce better results than Comfort… the engineer had no answer and definitely had a stupid look on his face.
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Not quite correct.
Comfort doesn’t produce the best mileage results, Eco mode does.
There is a video of a MB engineer explaining that Eco mode and No regen produces the best results but Comfort and low regen was used to establish their EPA/WLTP rating.
The interviewer then asked why then couldn’t the Car start back in Eco mode if that’s the mode the driver was in at shut off seeing as it will produce better results than Comfort… the engineer had no answer and definitely had a stupid look on his face.
Comfort doesn’t produce the best mileage results, Eco mode does.
There is a video of a MB engineer explaining that Eco mode and No regen produces the best results but Comfort and low regen was used to establish their EPA/WLTP rating.
The interviewer then asked why then couldn’t the Car start back in Eco mode if that’s the mode the driver was in at shut off seeing as it will produce better results than Comfort… the engineer had no answer and definitely had a stupid look on his face.
This leaves me wondering just what is the point of having Regen, in all its various forms, if it doesn't add more to range than, say, driving in ECO with no regen.
I am a newbie at electric vehicles and am still in a steep learning curve
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I drive in comfort mode all the time and I've seen the battery actually go up 1% when using the paddles to switch from normal to maximum regen (or whatever stoopid sheet they call it in MB land). It stops me much faster than braking hard too, a lot like downshifting in a manual trans car.
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One possible reason for the "Normal" setting could be to mimic ICE vehicles to ease the transition for new EV owners. Defaulting to Comfort Mode and Normal Recuperation is the setting that is closest to ICE cars. Eco mode behavior of the accelerator and Coasting instead of Normal Recuperation require an acquired taste that a new EV owner may not welcome. My wife recently changed the mode to Eco from Comfort when I was not paying attention. When I stepped on the accelerator to pass a truck I initially thought something was wrong with the car until I glanced down and saw the green "E" on the dash.
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I drive in comfort mode all the time and I've seen the battery actually go up 1% when using the paddles to switch from normal to maximum regen (or whatever stoopid sheet they call it in MB land). It stops me much faster than braking hard too, a lot like downshifting in a manual trans car.
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In the videos mentioned above they explain it saying that letting the car cruise is usually more efficient unless you know the car needs to slow down eventually where a sharp stop will be less inefficient as it will trigger physical brakes. That's what intelligent mode tries to do, it tries to let the car use its momentum but also use regen brakes in situations like a car ahead of you, passing speed limit etc.
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Sorry, wrong thread.
In case no one's mentioned it and you haven't tried it, can hold down the left paddle to put the car in lowest available gear.. gas pedal should put you in the back of your seat w/o lag from there. Takes a little getting used to but becomes like second nature.
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