c43
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After some info from any members that understand the above system, ideally from ones who actually have it on their car.
I am little confused after talking to the dealer and reading the interactive manual on the website, exactly how this works on the new W204.
On a car WITHOUT AA the gearbox has 3 modes - S, C, M. For the purposes of this discussion we are only interested in the first two. S starts off in 1st gear and changes up later etc and C starts off in 2nd gear and changes up earlier etc. These selections are made via the switch on the gearbox.
On a car WITH AA, you still have the modes, but I understand them to be controlled by the Sport button on the dashboard? When Sport is pressed on the dashboard , the gearbox changes to S mode and firms up the suspension and when Sport mode is switched off via the dashboard, the car is in C mode? The Sport button automatically switches off once the engine is switched off as well.
Now the bit which doesn't seem quite logical to me (and I might have this bit wrong, hence the questions) is you can't control the gearbox mode independently of the Sport button on the dashboard. If I want the car to pull away in 1st, but not that bothered about stiffer suspension can I just leave the dashboard Sport button alone and leave the car in S mode on the gearbox? - this doesn't seem possible from reading the owners guide?
It appears if I want the gearbox in S mode, the whole car needs to be in Sport mode via the dashboard switch?
My feeling is I quite like the idea of the option, but don't want to be pressing the dashboard Sport button everytime I get into the car just to have the gearbox in S mode.
Can somebody clear up the operation of it for me? plus any views on whether it is worth it or not?
(wasn't quite sure on which section to post, this or Engine, feel free to move if I chose incorrectly!)
I am little confused after talking to the dealer and reading the interactive manual on the website, exactly how this works on the new W204.
On a car WITHOUT AA the gearbox has 3 modes - S, C, M. For the purposes of this discussion we are only interested in the first two. S starts off in 1st gear and changes up later etc and C starts off in 2nd gear and changes up earlier etc. These selections are made via the switch on the gearbox.
On a car WITH AA, you still have the modes, but I understand them to be controlled by the Sport button on the dashboard? When Sport is pressed on the dashboard , the gearbox changes to S mode and firms up the suspension and when Sport mode is switched off via the dashboard, the car is in C mode? The Sport button automatically switches off once the engine is switched off as well.
Now the bit which doesn't seem quite logical to me (and I might have this bit wrong, hence the questions) is you can't control the gearbox mode independently of the Sport button on the dashboard. If I want the car to pull away in 1st, but not that bothered about stiffer suspension can I just leave the dashboard Sport button alone and leave the car in S mode on the gearbox? - this doesn't seem possible from reading the owners guide?
It appears if I want the gearbox in S mode, the whole car needs to be in Sport mode via the dashboard switch?
My feeling is I quite like the idea of the option, but don't want to be pressing the dashboard Sport button everytime I get into the car just to have the gearbox in S mode.
Can somebody clear up the operation of it for me? plus any views on whether it is worth it or not?
(wasn't quite sure on which section to post, this or Engine, feel free to move if I chose incorrectly!)