Can someone tell me the difference between comfort and sport ride R350? 2008
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Can someone tell me the difference between comfort and sport ride R350? 2008
What is the difference between comfort and sport ride on an R350? Also, what are the advantages of one over the other. Thanks for the info.
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If your car has full airmatic then you also have a button that controls the suspension.
All these are in the owners manual. If you don't have one, go to the Mercedes Benz site and register your car (always a good idea) and download a pdf copy of the manual.
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thank you for the help. My salesman said to use S=standard to save gas. That sounds backwards to me. I thought the higher the RPM the more fuel used. Which is correct?
Thanks, I really like it and so far it is getting better mileage than I expected, so that settles some concerns I had over cost. My Lincoln got 16 in town, my Mazda 23 and so far R350 is running between 18-20 so I think that is pretty good.
My 8yr old was so glad when she saw i had bought it. She is really enjoying the room in the back seat. After a Lincoln, the Mazda 6 was pretty cramped.
Thanks, I really like it and so far it is getting better mileage than I expected, so that settles some concerns I had over cost. My Lincoln got 16 in town, my Mazda 23 and so far R350 is running between 18-20 so I think that is pretty good.
My 8yr old was so glad when she saw i had bought it. She is really enjoying the room in the back seat. After a Lincoln, the Mazda 6 was pretty cramped.
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thank you for the help. My salesman said to use S=standard to save gas. That sounds backwards to me. I thought the higher the RPM the more fuel used. Which is correct?
Thanks, I really like it and so far it is getting better mileage than I expected, so that settles some concerns I had over cost. My Lincoln got 16 in town, my Mazda 23 and so far R350 is running between 18-20 so I think that is pretty good.
My 8yr old was so glad when she saw i had bought it. She is really enjoying the room in the back seat. After a Lincoln, the Mazda 6 was pretty cramped.
Thanks, I really like it and so far it is getting better mileage than I expected, so that settles some concerns I had over cost. My Lincoln got 16 in town, my Mazda 23 and so far R350 is running between 18-20 so I think that is pretty good.
My 8yr old was so glad when she saw i had bought it. She is really enjoying the room in the back seat. After a Lincoln, the Mazda 6 was pretty cramped.
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IMO I think the car uses more fuel in C mode. We have the R350, and you wouldn't want to be hauling more than two adults in select C the car really struggles to move the weight of the car and any passengers when this mode is selected thus burning a lot of fuel and putting stress on the torque converter. I would guess this isn't an issue in the R500, but on the 350 I don't buy that C mode saves fuel.
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Just picked up an 06 R500 for my wife earlier this month. I was under the impression that the S/C options designated Sport vs. Comfort options for suspension rebound/damping rather than for transmission shift timing...no?!
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Much talk about the gas mileage when either in the C or S mode for the R350, what about the R500? Which mode is ultimately better? Keep in mind, it is just my wife and I, driving mostly highway.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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I don't think there is much difference in either of the two models. Especially if you primarily doing highway driving you are using the same gear at the same constant speed the majority of the time.
