winter mode
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winter mode
I have a c32 and was wodering if its bad to drive on winter mode on dry pavement? I know it doesnt roll from a stop on 1st gear it jumps to 2nd gear when on winter mode, I see different merecedes benz that has Comfort mode and sport mode are they different form winter mode and standard mode?
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AFAIK Comfort does the same as winter... it starts rolling on 2nd, and it lowers the rpm shift points. When you think about it, driving like that gives you a smoother ride (comfort), but it also helps with traction on the snow (winter).
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Originally Posted by Trekman
I have a c32 and was wodering if its bad to drive on winter mode on dry pavement?
I've heard some say that the comfort modes stress the tranny more, but I've yet to hear of a failure that was caused by this, and note that the manuals don't have any warning about extended use in dry conditions, which you can be sure they would if there was any risk whatsoever, even if just from a liability perspective.
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Originally Posted by calum
I've heard some say that the comfort modes stress the tranny more, but I've yet to hear of a failure that was caused by this, and note that the manuals don't have any warning about extended use in dry conditions, which you can be sure they would if there was any risk whatsoever, even if just from a liability perspective.
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One further note is that now they're labelled Sport/Comfort, you can't possibly be doing the wrong thing by keeping it on Comfort. Running in Winter mode in Summer could be construed as perverse, but I'm supposed to be UnComfortable in Summer?
