Mt Washington climb 2015 GLK 350
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Mt Washington climb 2015 GLK 350
Hey Folks,
I am planning a drive up Mt Washington this weekend. Do you guys think GLK would hold up the climb? How bad the impact on breaks gonna be on the way down. Any tips?
I am planning a drive up Mt Washington this weekend. Do you guys think GLK would hold up the climb? How bad the impact on breaks gonna be on the way down. Any tips?
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Your drive down will be MUCH easier if you become familiar with your tranny paddles.
3-sec procedure: Pulling/hold left paddle 3-seconds ill drop you to "power" gear for that speed. 1st sec drops 1 gear, then in 2nd/3rd sec drops to "power" gear which can be used to decelerate and hold spped. 3-sec pull/hold right paddle will take you to auto. And/or at "power" gear one click right is up one gear, one clock left will take you down another gear - etc.
Practice 3-sec procedure on the way up to improve the climb - and use 3-sec procedure on the way down for adding engine braking/speed-hold on top of brake use .
You'll do fine as you become comfortable with this fresh procedure for you.
Keep the beat !
3-sec procedure: Pulling/hold left paddle 3-seconds ill drop you to "power" gear for that speed. 1st sec drops 1 gear, then in 2nd/3rd sec drops to "power" gear which can be used to decelerate and hold spped. 3-sec pull/hold right paddle will take you to auto. And/or at "power" gear one click right is up one gear, one clock left will take you down another gear - etc.
Practice 3-sec procedure on the way up to improve the climb - and use 3-sec procedure on the way down for adding engine braking/speed-hold on top of brake use .
You'll do fine as you become comfortable with this fresh procedure for you.
Keep the beat !
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Wow Fabbrisd1, does this 3 sec pull procedure work with different MB cars ? I have never heard of it and I will definitely want to try it on both our 15 GLK and 14 CLS if it works across the family of current MBs. Right now I just click left multiple times to downshift.
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