broham

Hey all just grabbed the E55, car is amazing. One question I had is when I first start off from a light depending on the throttle, seems to kick a little. If I really feather it nothing happens; same thing for giving it lots. Just the right amount; I'd say normal it has a slight jerk then accelerates normally. Seems as if almost something in the engine is engaging..pulley perhaps...kompressor? dunno if this is a normal thing or not. Lots more to come I'm sure, glad to be a part of the forum.

Thanks

Turbo 6

It's the supercharger engaging. Just give it more gas.

03'55AMG

You need a new s/c clutch, it engaging too roughly.

03'55AMG

And when you floor it you most likely don't notice it as anything other than pure torque

GT-ER

Mine feels like this....I really could care less though...lol..

HeissRod

My clutch was replaced in October or so and I still get that feeling sometimes. I always thought that maybe the car was starting off in second to concerve fuel and then downshifted to 1st once it realized that I was wanting more....

skratch77

clutch kicking in and gets way worse with bigger pulley.Like others said,its the clutch and not worth the 1300 to get it fixed only to have it do the same thing 3 months down the road.

broham

Doesnt comfort start off in 2nd? Vs S or M?

03'55AMG

yes, sport starts in 2nd unless it feels you need more power, while 's' starts in first, and manual starts in which ever gear you tell it too
EDIT: i meant comfort starts in second, Not sport

skratch77

The only time an e55 starts in second is when your in C

tbal

fixed

HeissRod

Then it's not what I thought it might be as I never use the Comfort trans setting.

03'55AMG

Thanks! Very slow morning today

broham

Book says S is for standard? not sport..? Anyways, I also noticed the HID's on here are not really super white/blue like the ones on my 03 Audi. Whats the OEM temp?

HeissRod

I believe I've seen 4300k listed.

broham

These easily upgradable? Just to 5000k.

Tunruh

congrats! and welcome to a whole new level of driving experiences!

03'55AMG

yes, just get new bulbs. AZN optics has some killer LED day time running lamps, and under $20. he has 5000k bulbs and 8000ks. i bought the 8000ks and ill post pic later. but what do you think so far besides the jerk?

broham

So far it's awesome. First Merc so I'm just trying to figure all the bells and whistles out. I love how effortlessly it accelerates while barely touching the throttle. Few more questions, don't have BT obviously; and
It says the phone isn't hooked up. Was this an option? And or a pita to get set up? I'm up here in Denver supposedly you can get away with mid grade or regular? Stealer lady told me this. And as for the hid bulbs, they somewhat easy to swap out?

abrim

looking forward to seeing pics. my left headlight (drivers side) went out and isn't working. the glass at the front seems pretty cloudy, and isn't working (the indicator is working fine) I want to replace both headlight and DRL with HIDs. Do you think it's just the bulb that died out or the entire headlight assembly or something?

03'55AMG

Ill post pics a lil later, and to Broham, no no no!!! only use premium!!using other grades WILL end up damaging the engine. and you can determine if BT is possible by looking for this in the passenger foot well

If you have this speaker, then your car can have the phone/BT installed, if you look at Yachtmasters diy ipod thread, there similar installs. just lots of wires to run and some STAR coding.

03'55AMG

They're very crappy, but they'll do for now

broham

Was too soon for BT..as for the phone how did it used to work? Hard wired or what? and where?

03'55AMG

its integrated into the radio. and theres a mic by the ignition and in the overhead console.

heres a pic of the end and send buttons:


heres the mic by the ignition, and the telephone button on the radio

abrim

They look so much better than stock man! Where did you buy them from? You think this would solve my headlight problem by just replacing the bulbs?