S55 paddle shift
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From: Dubai, U.A.E
'01 Mercedes CL500
S55 paddle shift
I'm intrigued by the whole paddle shift concept on a mercedes... i wanted to know what the genuine advantages of having such a system are?
i used to drive an Audi a8 with tiptronic transmission adn there was no clear benefit of the tip. as the transmsision was laready set to sport mode and the gears would change at higher revs than normal...
i used to drive an Audi a8 with tiptronic transmission adn there was no clear benefit of the tip. as the transmsision was laready set to sport mode and the gears would change at higher revs than normal...
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From: San Jose area
'19 E63S sedan
I'm intrigued by the whole paddle shift concept on a mercedes... i wanted to know what the genuine advantages of having such a system are?
i used to drive an Audi a8 with tiptronic transmission adn there was no clear benefit of the tip. as the transmsision was laready set to sport mode and the gears would change at higher revs than normal...
i used to drive an Audi a8 with tiptronic transmission adn there was no clear benefit of the tip. as the transmsision was laready set to sport mode and the gears would change at higher revs than normal...
Note that they're buttons, not paddles, in the W220. But they give you a lot of control conveniently in the late model variants.
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'03 S55 (79K miles)
I never use it.
The automatic shift program in "S" Sport mode is good enuf for 99% of the time. IMHO, the buttons on the back of the steering wheel are a geewhiz feature, and waste of plastic and wire.
It's more fun to nudge the shift lever to the left or right to manually downshift or upshift.
The automatic shift program in "S" Sport mode is good enuf for 99% of the time. IMHO, the buttons on the back of the steering wheel are a geewhiz feature, and waste of plastic and wire.
It's more fun to nudge the shift lever to the left or right to manually downshift or upshift.
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From: Lake Norman
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I never use it.
The automatic shift program in "S" Sport mode is good enuf for 99% of the time. IMHO, the buttons on the back of the steering wheel are a geewhiz feature, and waste of plastic and wire.
It's more fun to nudge the shift lever to the left or right to manually downshift or upshift.
The automatic shift program in "S" Sport mode is good enuf for 99% of the time. IMHO, the buttons on the back of the steering wheel are a geewhiz feature, and waste of plastic and wire.
It's more fun to nudge the shift lever to the left or right to manually downshift or upshift.
All the best,
Warren.
