using the PADDLE SHIFT?
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toyota sienna, S550, Subaru Outback
I use it more accidentally then purposely i.e. push the left one by mistake.. I don't use it because I don't really push the car or race it..although it has power..not really racing it..but that's me...
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range rover
same here, ill accidentally tough the left or right shift, the problem is, once i engage the paddle shifters, the only way i came up with resetting that and having the normal automatic shift is to park, turn off and back on the car....any easier way than that?
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99 ML430, 01 CLK55, 07 R63, 15 E63 Wagon
Hold the right paddle shift for a few seconds or keep pushing the right paddle shift until it shifts past 6th gear. (When you try and go into 7th gear it automatically deactivates).
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2011 S550
You can press the gear selector down (towards drive, even though you are already in gear) to go back to fully automatic mode.
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Removing the left PaddleShifer Wiring
I have often accidently hit the left paddleshifter and when recognized, I hit the right one to shift back up. I worry that my wife or someone else driving the car will not know to how to cancel an accidential press. So my solution was to disconnect the left paddleshifter's wire so it could not work(I never use it now). The paddleshifter button is easily extracted from the back of the steering wheel, BUT the wire is very short and I could not see how to disconnect the connector at the button(and I did not want to cut the wire-incase I want the function in the future. Does anyone out there know how to unlock the connector so it can be removed??
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99 ML430, 01 CLK55, 07 R63, 15 E63 Wagon
You take the airbag off and then remove the wire from the center area (it just clips in). Airbag removal is easy, just need to remove the two torx screws on the back.
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2018 BMW 540d
Unlike with my BMW the paddles on my Bluetec refuse to upshift the transmission when the engine's cold.I don't like the high revs you get at startup during the winter yet the paddles are of no help.At other times I'm happy to cruise with no thought of the paddles...but then I've never been much of a rebel.
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I use mine all the time but not to race. Mostly when need to get in and out of spots in traffic or faster moving lane. I downshift to get more power to the wheels faster so no one rear ends me. Otherwise by the time this crap of a slow trans downshifts for power you'll be slowing down traffic and risking someone hitting you.
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2007 S550 AMG with ABC
I agree with malahhaor
I changed my steering wheel to the AMG wheel with the aluminum paddles, a while ago. I find use the paddles a surprising amount. If I'm on the highway doing 70 and need to maneuver quickly , 2 clicks on the left paddle and some gas, and that lingering pause that would otherwise occur while the transmission has to think about it, is gone.
Similar with moving off from lights, change to 1, stomp on the gas then hold the right paddle in once you get up to cruising speed, and the transmission will skip sequential selection.
I changed my steering wheel to the AMG wheel with the aluminum paddles, a while ago. I find use the paddles a surprising amount. If I'm on the highway doing 70 and need to maneuver quickly , 2 clicks on the left paddle and some gas, and that lingering pause that would otherwise occur while the transmission has to think about it, is gone.
Similar with moving off from lights, change to 1, stomp on the gas then hold the right paddle in once you get up to cruising speed, and the transmission will skip sequential selection.
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2008 s550
I use the paddle shifters quite a lot in town. I find that I can cut the number of shifts by at least half by manually shifting, probably more. OK, I admit I baby the car more than I should, but cannot help it. Drove Lexus stuff for years but really treasure my S class.
