Is it possible to add race/drift mode to a pre 21 E53
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Is it possible to add race/drift mode to a pre 21 E53
I have a 2019 E53 and love the car. Kind of intrigued that the newer ones offer drift mode. I remember playing with it at the AMG school. Does anyone know if it’s possible to add on to the earlier ones? Wonder if the software was already there and just needs to be unlocked.
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I missed that, but yes it's part of the AMG Dynamic Plus package available for the E53. Haven't found much details on it, but it must include at least a limited slip differential in the rear. Drifting with an open differential is not advisable. The 63 models have an electronic locking rear differential to facilitate drifting among other things. The non-S models used to get a mechanical LSD, but now also get the e-diff.
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I have a 2019 E53 and love the car. Kind of intrigued that the newer ones offer drift mode. I remember playing with it at the AMG school. Does anyone know if it’s possible to add on to the earlier ones? Wonder if the software was already there and just needs to be unlocked.
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I also have a 2019 E53 and if you want full rear wheel drive you need to go into dyno mode which is done by, turning on the car into the second positon (basically just hit the start button without the brake) then go to the miles on the driver dashboard then hold the home button on the top left on the left side for 3 seonds and then the touch pad to the right of it. (hold both down) Then it will give you a "workshop" screen where you can eneable dyno mode. There are so many videos online on that process which is very easy. Just took the car to vermont and did some snow drifitng and it was great no issues so far but I wouldnt do it too often because of the differeintal concerns. I havent been able to send the car too hard because the stock power isnt really enough to get it to slide in dry conditions. Have fun!
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I don’t think the E53 with drift mode comes with an LSD. The press releases never mentioned it. I’ve only seen it referenced in press articles, which references the press release, and I’m assuming they’re wrong. I have an E53 incoming with track pack which gets the drift mode, but there’s zero indication the rear differential is any different in the data card.
I’m hoping I’m wrong.
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Yeah, I haven't found anything, either that says so, which makes me think they "fake" it using the brakes in the form of EDL (Electronic differential lock). It builds up braking pressure in the spinning wheel to send more torque to the other wheel. It's what everybody uses on their non-performance models to simulate an LSD, and more recently torque vectoring which sends more torque to the outer wheel by applying a braking torque on the inner wheel around corners.
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