Small flaw in the new MCT..
03-15-2010, 11:56 PM
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Small flaw in the new MCT..
Well, its not really the design of MCT thats flawed, but the placement of the button, and it will be a problem for previous MB owners.
So, this "accident" happened last night, when I was turning out from the garage. I stepped on the gas a bit to get it rolling, and I thought i'd switch the transmission mode to S for a spirited drive. After owning an C55 for 4+ years, I'm used to pressing buttons to change the mode. However, guess what the button on the W212 does at the location where the m/c/s button was on the W203...
Anyways, I was going around 10km/h or less when I realized what I just did then I braked. Will this damage the gears?
So, this "accident" happened last night, when I was turning out from the garage. I stepped on the gas a bit to get it rolling, and I thought i'd switch the transmission mode to S for a spirited drive. After owning an C55 for 4+ years, I'm used to pressing buttons to change the mode. However, guess what the button on the W212 does at the location where the m/c/s button was on the W203...
Anyways, I was going around 10km/h or less when I realized what I just did then I braked. Will this damage the gears?
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03-16-2010, 12:52 PM
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What did the car do? I would think that if you were moving that it would just ignor the command. Since our cars won't let you shift from 7th to 1st at 100 MPH, I doubt that it will let you select P when you are moving.
03-16-2010, 01:54 PM
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you'll be fine, if it let you go in to park, then you were not going fast enough to do any damage. They did tell you what AMG button does, right?
