stevel8206

I havent had a chance to use the amg button or mess with any of the sports settings, but I was curious if you can switch through all these settings while driving? or do you need to stop to activate the suspension, shift modes, or amg button? Can i do this all while driving?

Thanks for your help
-Steve

UAG1

Yes, do it whenever you want.
You can also preset your favorite setting using the AMG button.
Press it anytime you want.

jhflorida1000

yes! That's what the button is for. Push it whenever you want a little more aggressiveness! lol

TheOtherEric

IIRC, the manual says to only change the transmission setting while stopped. But I doubt they really expect people to follow that.

Chris05STi

Change whenever you want, but I would suggest stay in comfort until car warms up. You can do your settings then hold AMG button and that will save the settings to the button.

stevel8206

Would you be doing damage to the trans switching modes while driving?

stevel8206

Yes typically I wait until around 10 miles of light crusing until any kind of wot. Not sure if that is overkill. What kind of warm up steps do you take before spirited driving? I know the AMG dash menu shows temps usually the top one reads 215 and the bottom around 201, does that indicate it's fully warmed up?

Thanks
-Steve

dr. ss

I drive out of the garage in sport or sport plus w traction on sport handling mode.

I switch on the fly. Doing so will not cause a problem.

I did that for 17,000 miles on my 13 and it had zero issues

When car cold in am, of course don't do a sideways 4 wheel drift burnout on ur way out of the driveway.

Keep it simple.

JM Auto Racing

It basically like the newer 4wd buttons. You press the button while driving and bamm your in. No stopping, putting it in neutral, shifting to 4wd, then reverse and go.

mellowyellow

The flashing oil temp is your best indicator (the top one). Once it stops flashing, you are good to rev the krap out of it.

TheOtherEric

Who knows for sure, but it would be an amazing design flaw if so. Obviously the tranny is completely electronically controlled so it shouldn't be a problem. But if you switch to S or S+ while driving, then depending on speed and RPMs, the tranny might suddenly downshift. Doesn't seem like a big deal though.

Patric

I have noticed that if I try to downshift into a gear that is too low for the speed I am traveling it will not shift until the car slows down enough to accept the increased revs. My Lexus LS460 was the same way only it gave an audible beep when I was too fast for the down gear selected.

PeterUbers

Does anyone drive routinely in S, or S+ ?

I test drove the car in comfort and it was pretty smooth -- no weird clunks or heavy downshifts like the E550... it was refreshing

benyl

Always S, S+ or M. The only time I drive in C is when the gas light is on. haha

TheOtherEric

LOL. A better question is "does anyone drive routinely in C mode?" I can't imagine that a single owner drives in Comfort.

PeterUbers

...will probably drive in Comfort if I'm in the snow

TheOtherEric

I found S / S+ is fine in the snow too. And the traction control can be terrible in the snow (and IMHO near-dangerous), so Sport ESP solves that. Winter tires are of course a must-have.

ace10

Would you prefer a mechanical overrev?

vdubpower

i drive in c if im just tooling around town, theres no point for it to be in s or splus at low speeds

and if im crusing at a steady speed on the freeway theres nothing wrong with c

theres still enormous power and pickup in c

S is probably best for quick response for overtaking and then coming back to cruising because it will shift to 7 quickly after u do what u need to

s plus is u wanna drive hard and aggressive

esp in sport or completely off is what usually do....i think it only makes a difference if u are going hard on turns, otherwise regular driving it doesnt matter

Patric

No. I think the compukor is smart enough to keep the tranny in check, similar to the new torque limiting ECU that AMG figures is necessary on the 14s. The tuners just need to find a work around on that one IMHO.

JumpinJim

Only in C until the oil temp is up, then straight to S+.

My AMG button won't store the sport esp mode. I have to do that seperately. It's annoying.

dr. ss

I drive on S/S+ 100% of the time

sraza

usually keep it in C or S
ALWAYS have eco off- i HATE the start stop thing- gosh puts way too much load on te starter..
as for temp- yea def wait till its warm. I guess changing modes while driving is ok- i prefer to do it while stopped- especially the suspension one.. i have sometimes changed modes while driving but at very low speeds; like in 2nd/3rd gear..
enjoy em safely..

vdubpower

ILL CHange modes if im cruising and foot off gas, so if i was in 7 in s plus and i goto c, it stays in 7 regardless...or vice versa .........

Minimization

I hold down the AMG button for: Manual (transmission), Sport (ESP/TC), and Sport Plus (suspension). Beeps. Everything saves as the new AMG button setting, except the ESP/TC setting always reverts back to Normal. Is this normal?