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10-05-2018, 07:57 PM
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My original thread ("The long wait is over") is getting so long that people may get lost in it. Therefore, I decided to ask Mr. Streamliner a couple of nagging questions concerning my 2019 S450. Please inform me again about the enhanced restart feature. When a car in front of me is stopped at a red light but then it starts to move, my car will not follow the great majority of the time even if the wait is less than 30 seconds. The only time it works is if the little car symbol on the left bottom of the driver instrument cluster flashes green. I imagine yours works perfectly like it's suppose to. My dealer is looking into it but I have not heard back from the foreman in the service department. So I'm asking you to see if you have any suggestions.
The other small issue I have is that the seat side bolsters do not give me a little hug when I'm turning the steering wheel. The S550 definitely did. Not sure if that's just the way the refreshed model is or what.
The other small issue I have is that the seat side bolsters do not give me a little hug when I'm turning the steering wheel. The S550 definitely did. Not sure if that's just the way the refreshed model is or what.
10-05-2018, 11:40 PM
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2020 S560 Sedan, 2019 SL450, 2019 E450 Luxury Trim Wagon, '24 BMW I7 on order...
Well, addressed to me, how can I resist?
My 2018 S560 now has about 8,000 miles on it, much of it clocked with Distronic Plus activated. With all that experience, it appears to me that the time the system will stay active after a complete stop, seems to be something that varies, possibly depending on the distance control setting and some algorithms that I am not aware of. Sometimes the system seems to stay engaged for well over a minute, while at other times, it seems to shut off after less than 30 seconds. It’s never been a big enough of a deal for me to ask the dealer about it. Just yesterday, I drove through rush hour traffic on several freeways, for most of the day and the system worked like a charm. Honestly, Distronic Plus takes at least 50% of the stress out of bumper to bumper driving for me, maybe more.
Regarding the seat bolsters, I believe you are referring to the Drive Dynamic Seats, if that’s what they are still called. Anyway, I don’t use the feature, but you can turn them on or off, through a menu in the Command system. Just push the silver button on the center console that looks like a seat and you should find it.
Hope this helps. Have fun!
My 2018 S560 now has about 8,000 miles on it, much of it clocked with Distronic Plus activated. With all that experience, it appears to me that the time the system will stay active after a complete stop, seems to be something that varies, possibly depending on the distance control setting and some algorithms that I am not aware of. Sometimes the system seems to stay engaged for well over a minute, while at other times, it seems to shut off after less than 30 seconds. It’s never been a big enough of a deal for me to ask the dealer about it. Just yesterday, I drove through rush hour traffic on several freeways, for most of the day and the system worked like a charm. Honestly, Distronic Plus takes at least 50% of the stress out of bumper to bumper driving for me, maybe more.
Regarding the seat bolsters, I believe you are referring to the Drive Dynamic Seats, if that’s what they are still called. Anyway, I don’t use the feature, but you can turn them on or off, through a menu in the Command system. Just push the silver button on the center console that looks like a seat and you should find it.
Hope this helps. Have fun!
10-05-2018, 11:49 PM
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Well, addressed to me, how can I resist?
My 2018 S560 now has about 8,000 miles on it, much of it clocked with Distronic Plus activated. With all that experience, it appears to me that the time the system will stay active after a complete stop, seems to be something that varies, possibly depending on the distance control setting and some algorithms that I am not aware of. Sometimes the system seems to stay engaged for well over a minute, while at other times, it seems to shut off after less than 30 seconds. It’s never been a big enough of a deal for me to ask the dealer about it. Just yesterday, I drove through rush hour traffic on several freeways, for most of the day and the system worked like a charm. Honestly, Distronic Plus takes at least 50% of the stress out of bumper to bumper driving for me, maybe more.
Regarding the seat bolsters, I believe you are referring to the Drive Dynamic Seats, if that’s what they are still called. Anyway, I don’t use the feature, but you can turn them on or off, through a menu in the Command system. Just push the silver button on the center console that looks like a seat and you should find it.
Hope this helps. Have fun!
My 2018 S560 now has about 8,000 miles on it, much of it clocked with Distronic Plus activated. With all that experience, it appears to me that the time the system will stay active after a complete stop, seems to be something that varies, possibly depending on the distance control setting and some algorithms that I am not aware of. Sometimes the system seems to stay engaged for well over a minute, while at other times, it seems to shut off after less than 30 seconds. It’s never been a big enough of a deal for me to ask the dealer about it. Just yesterday, I drove through rush hour traffic on several freeways, for most of the day and the system worked like a charm. Honestly, Distronic Plus takes at least 50% of the stress out of bumper to bumper driving for me, maybe more.
Regarding the seat bolsters, I believe you are referring to the Drive Dynamic Seats, if that’s what they are still called. Anyway, I don’t use the feature, but you can turn them on or off, through a menu in the Command system. Just push the silver button on the center console that looks like a seat and you should find it.
Hope this helps. Have fun!
10-06-2018, 09:28 PM
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Thanks for the feedback. As far as the dynamic seating is concerned, I have it set on the sensitive setting, but I don't feel anything from the side bolsters when turning. My enhanced starting feature might work about 5-10% of the stops. I feel like it's not working properly.
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10-07-2018, 12:45 PM
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Yes, I set it at 2 which is the highest number thinking that would be the most sensitive. I’ll set it to 1 and try it in a while. I’m not sure there’s a zero setting.
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10-07-2018, 06:18 PM
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10-07-2018, 09:58 PM
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Now back to my number 1 issue which has to do with the enhanced starting feature of the refreshed S-Class. So yesterday I drove on a rather busy street which was divided with 2 lanes on each side. It was strange that when I had to stop at a red light with a car in front of me, the restart feature worked every single time when the car in from started to move. This seems like it only works on certain roads. Is that the way it's suppose to work? If so, that's a bit disappointing to me.
10-09-2018, 01:02 PM
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Now back to my number 1 issue which has to do with the enhanced starting feature of the refreshed S-Class. So yesterday I drove on a rather busy street which was divided with 2 lanes on each side. It was strange that when I had to stop at a red light with a car in front of me, the restart feature worked every single time when the car in from started to move. This seems like it only works on certain roads. Is that the way it's suppose to work? If so, that's a bit disappointing to me.
I have come to the conclusion that the enhanced "go" feature only works on certain roads. I think the road needs to have two lanes on each side of the isle and the feature works all the time when stopped with a car in front. Last evening, when I was driving to the tennis courts where I play Monday evenings, it was working perfectly after stopping at red lights and the car in front started to move. You folks living in very populated areas like CA, etc., most of the roads meet the requirements in stop and go traffic and the feature always works. In these cases, the little car symbol flashes green as soon as you stop as it counts toward 30 seconds.
