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2021 CLA 35 Fluctuating lb ft at stop

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Old 10-26-2023, 06:28 PM
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2021 Mercedes-Benz CLA 35 AMG
2021 CLA 35 Fluctuating lb ft at stop

Hi,

I have a 2021 CLA 35 and when I am at a complete stop (like at a stop light) the lb ft. fluctuates between 4-16 and horsepower reads 1. If I am in park these both read 0.

Is this normal? Drove my sisters g63 and when she’s at a stop these both also read 0 even when she is in drive.

Has anyone experienced this and/or does anyone know what the issue could be?

PS I took it to the dealer a while ago for this and they said there’s no issue… but I’m pretty sure this shouldn’t be happening.

Thanks in advance.

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My car, with no dash display, will read varying ftlbs all the time. Things like the alternator, AC, Catalyst heating mode and who knows what else will trigger more/less power needed from the engine to maintain idle rpm. P/N on mine seems pretty stable, for the most part, but in D I've seen it move around, even go negative. It is weird because I'd assume for those with dash displays that they would force to to read 0 simply to avoid customer questions.
So I'd consider it no surprise, and would've assumed it's normal. Hopefully others with a dash readout will chime in.
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unstable intake pressure

there's no issue until strict warranty invoicing expires... the factory training did not cover troubleshooting your display issues.

I am going to assume your engine idle is nearly smooth so the display is in fact not reflecting engine reality or does it?

Lets test boost sensing:
Create leak to play around with intake vaccum level to see if that impact reading or reading plagued by poor electricals.

Use a scanner to see what's going on... is vacuum tracking display or CANBus yo display is impacted by other modules disrupting the bus.

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