Hi Guys
I have just completed my first week on the road in my 2003 270cdi CLK. as I am sure you know it's been raining almost everyday this week and the roads have been wet, I have driven about 600 mile and on three separate occasion I have managed to induce a small slide at the back (little kick out)
It has always been as I was exiting a roundabout (on very we road), the car shifts (auto box) and there has been a momentary slide before everything gets back into shape, I have new tyres on the back (P600's)
haveing just come out of a long spell in Audi A4's (company cars) and drove these a lot harder then I have been driving the Merc on it first week.
I don't believe my expectation were higher than the cars capability, the car should go through the bend at the sort of speed I was traveling at in the dry or wet without any problems.
I was wondering if tyre pressure is critical on the CLK or if it has anything to do with gearbox changing characteristics, the box has a much more snappy change when compared to an Auto Audi I recently drove, I have been leaving the shifter in D (not used the + - manual shift) and I have left it set to S (standard) as I found C (comfort) usually struggles to get up and go from a standing start.
Really appreciate your thought's
I have just completed my first week on the road in my 2003 270cdi CLK. as I am sure you know it's been raining almost everyday this week and the roads have been wet, I have driven about 600 mile and on three separate occasion I have managed to induce a small slide at the back (little kick out)
It has always been as I was exiting a roundabout (on very we road), the car shifts (auto box) and there has been a momentary slide before everything gets back into shape, I have new tyres on the back (P600's)
haveing just come out of a long spell in Audi A4's (company cars) and drove these a lot harder then I have been driving the Merc on it first week.
I don't believe my expectation were higher than the cars capability, the car should go through the bend at the sort of speed I was traveling at in the dry or wet without any problems.
I was wondering if tyre pressure is critical on the CLK or if it has anything to do with gearbox changing characteristics, the box has a much more snappy change when compared to an Auto Audi I recently drove, I have been leaving the shifter in D (not used the + - manual shift) and I have left it set to S (standard) as I found C (comfort) usually struggles to get up and go from a standing start.
Really appreciate your thought's