Carterhkrs

Hey everyone,

Im new to this forum and new to MB, had couple of BMW's before but this time i picked up 05 E55, love this car very much but have a question:

- when car downshifts (when i take my foot from accel pedal) it kicks, and it kicks hard enough to let me think its not working right, usually it happens when in traffic on small speeds, when speeding kicks few times,
- dont feel any kicks while accelerating

Please let me know if this is normal thing on those E55's or should i be worried? Still have a warranty from the dealer so i would really aprecciate if someone can help me with a good advice,

Car has 66k miles on it.

Thanx everyone!

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Sounds normal if you're in Sport mode but you can always take the car to a Star mechanic and have them check for any faults.

Lelix

Have the dealer(or someone with a Star) pull your trouble codes, have them check adaptation values and fluid level, if all checks out reset ETC adaptation.

shardul

iTrader: (1)

Seems like you have the change the conductor plate. It is a part that fails commonly. But like others said run a star test on the trans.

s0ph3aktra

I'm having the same issue right now. Let me know what you come up with. Dealers keep saying it's normal. But I know in my guts, this doesn't feel normal. Also I reset the transmission adaptation every couple weeks.

RedBullJnky

Sounds like the conductor plate. But I would check for stored codes first.

pearlpower

As it is under warranty, does not matter anyhow. Drop it off, have them take care of it. Best of luck.

Carterhkrs

How do u reset transmission? I wanna try to do so,

I also feel its not normal and just waiting on Monday to come and get this ball rolling

400RWHP

This makes things much better:
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...set-works.html

My transmission is just funky if I don't do this once in a while and I even have EC TCU tune, they just need to be reset occasionally to run the way we want them to.

Regards

Carterhkrs

Thanks very much bro, it helped my car to run like crazy, much much more responsive and s*** but didnt solve problem with kicking wish i had a friend on e55 in los angeles to check if its normal

pearlpower

If you don't drop it off this week I'm in LA often......

Carterhkrs

When are u in la? Im definately going to drop it off tomorrow or tuesday but even if my problem solved by the time u get here i still would use some modding tips and just general tips as the new AMG owner.

DonnieD

Also, take out the trans control unit and check it for fluid! If it has fluid in it, clean with suitable electronics safe cleaner, dry with compressed air...install new trans connector and you are all set.

Carterhkrs

Went to mechanics the other day, was told that car is powerful and when it pushes back its complitely normal (when taking foot from accel pedal) any thoughts on this?

Celicasaur

Trust your instinct and try another mechanic for a second opinion.

It's a high end Mercedes Sedan - they wouldn't sell too many of them if the car wasn't smooth as butter out of the box.

WHTEVO

What kind of shop was this?

Carterhkrs

Problem solved everyone,

Issue were inlet tubes, one of them was loose and not holding in place, had to take a trip to hardware store, got clamp rings and fixed it myself, feel no pushing back and no hesitation anymore!

hope this helps anyone with same problem!

s0ph3aktra

Sorry to be such a noob. But which inlet tube are you referring to? Picture would help Too. Thanx

SoCal_AMG350

+1

moosejaw

+2

typhoon43

+3

I'll bite.

Crissus

Interesting +4

I always thought that rough shiftings and stuttering on very slight throttle, with fresh fluid and correct level, comes from the torque converter clutch, or its responsible "valve" at the conductor plate, which was to small in early versions IIRC.

Quicksilv3r

+5...it's been eight weeks, we need details but something tells me we won't get 'em. :3:

Carterhkrs

Carterhkrs

Originally they were loose and car kicked pretty rough when downshifted, after tightening them kicks almost not existent