sometimes the ole beast just doesn't 'kick down'... WTF?
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sometimes the ole beast just doesn't 'kick down'... WTF?
I let my buddy drive the 55 today at lunch and he tromped it around 20mph and it just laid down and pulled, but didn't shift into 1st and scream...
granted it pulled to 90 like a freight train, but was hoping for the drop-down, neck-snap first...
anyone else experience this?
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anyone else experience this?
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Maybe he thought that he put the pedal down, when he really didn't-- because somewhere, deep down, the Beast just terrifies him ![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Hey, everyone swears they're flat out at Eau Rouge, but the telemetry proves otherwise...
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I can duplicate this issue anytime the transmission is still "cold". She won't shift 3-1 or 2-1. It's been happening since I got the car some 30K miles ago so I think it's normal at least for my ride. Sneaky "ecu reset" does not help. I usually just don't push the car hard until after 5-6 minutes of driving.
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I let my buddy drive the 55 today at lunch and he tromped it around 20mph and it just laid down and pulled, but didn't shift into 1st and scream...
granted it pulled to 90 like a freight train, but was hoping for the drop-down, neck-snap first...
anyone else experience this?
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anyone else experience this?
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I seem to have the exact opposite problem, When i floor it, it kicks down into first then when i let off at about 3-4500rpms, it hangs in second gear for like literally 15 seconds, or until i do the right bump on the gear selector.
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Agree, he did not push the pedal down far enough. Had the same issue when I bought my e55 years ago. At low speeds it would get hung between gears when not pushed to the floor. There is a kickdown mode, just need to go pedal to the floor to trigger it. Kickdown will equate to a different experience.
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Agree, he did not push the pedal down far enough. Had the same issue when I bought my e55 years ago. At low speeds it would get hung between gears when not pushed to the floor. There is a kickdown mode, just need to go pedal to the floor to trigger it. Kickdown will equate to a different experience.
I have aftermarket pedal covers - maybe the screws holding them in place are not allowing the pedal down far enough?
I've STOOD on the pedal and it hasn't kicked down at times...
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toad might be time for you to digg out that s/c pulley clean the dust and spider webs... been sitting for a while lol....
this might wake her up
this might wake her up
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Lmao !!! ... Ya toad mine doesn't kickdown sometimes and I know I pushed it all the way down. Like stated above just manually downshift, or u can just practice slow rolls and find what exact mph to floor it at. I know what u mean sometimes when u hit it u just dont feel all the torque there and other times it's a pure monster ![thumbs](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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of course, I drove home from lunch using the shift buttons and he grew to appreciate the beast a LOT more... but dammit, you shouldn't NEED to coax your car into a downshift!
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yup, just dissapointing when the guy driving the car says 'gee, my brothers Cobra pulled harder than this when you floored it'
of course, I drove home from lunch using the shift buttons and he grew to appreciate the beast a LOT more... but dammit, you shouldn't NEED to coax your car into a downshift!
of course, I drove home from lunch using the shift buttons and he grew to appreciate the beast a LOT more... but dammit, you shouldn't NEED to coax your car into a downshift!
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