johny5_uk
Active Member
Wondering why I spent so much on a car when I don't really do that many leisurely private miles I thought I would take it out today for a spin.
The car was in at Mercedes last week for a response/delay in the throttle when setting off in auto mode (This is only after the car has engaged in a gear higher than 1st and then come to a total standstill but works fine in manual and sport/auto sport/manual). The service chaps are going to speak to Mercedes technical in Milton Keynes after I showed them the fault on saturday but the short term solution was to drive around in sport mode. They also said the car would not use anymore fuel in sport mode
.
So, out I went and found some country lanes to blast through with the first long term experience of the "manual shift sport mode".
I hadnt really booted it until today, running all through the gears without any interaction from myself. I thought that it would hit the rev limiter and not go any further but I did wonder how you knew when to change gear especially when the v6 3 litre diesel didn't growl at you like a petrol car.
I was pleasantly surprised when I quickly found out that in manual, you can just boot it and not worry about the gears at all. The car pulls out every last drop of power using the full rev range and automatically changes just before red lining. Likewise when slowing down, it pretty much knows what gear to be in.
So I figure my car really has 3 driving modes:
1. auto comfort (sticky throttle like treacle)
2. auto sport (dramatically increased response and power although sensible gear changes when you want to drive casually)
3. manual sport (using the full rev range, peparami? - an animal
)
Yes, purposely missed off manual comfort, I cant think when I would ever use that.
I checked the manual to see if it said that driving in sport-manual with your foot flat to the floor when accelerating from standstill was ok, obviously it didnt say anything about it but I take it this is ok??
The car was in at Mercedes last week for a response/delay in the throttle when setting off in auto mode (This is only after the car has engaged in a gear higher than 1st and then come to a total standstill but works fine in manual and sport/auto sport/manual). The service chaps are going to speak to Mercedes technical in Milton Keynes after I showed them the fault on saturday but the short term solution was to drive around in sport mode. They also said the car would not use anymore fuel in sport mode
.So, out I went and found some country lanes to blast through with the first long term experience of the "manual shift sport mode".
I hadnt really booted it until today, running all through the gears without any interaction from myself. I thought that it would hit the rev limiter and not go any further but I did wonder how you knew when to change gear especially when the v6 3 litre diesel didn't growl at you like a petrol car.
I was pleasantly surprised when I quickly found out that in manual, you can just boot it and not worry about the gears at all. The car pulls out every last drop of power using the full rev range and automatically changes just before red lining. Likewise when slowing down, it pretty much knows what gear to be in.
So I figure my car really has 3 driving modes:
1. auto comfort (sticky throttle like treacle)
2. auto sport (dramatically increased response and power although sensible gear changes when you want to drive casually)
3. manual sport (using the full rev range, peparami? - an animal
)Yes, purposely missed off manual comfort, I cant think when I would ever use that.
I checked the manual to see if it said that driving in sport-manual with your foot flat to the floor when accelerating from standstill was ok, obviously it didnt say anything about it but I take it this is ok??
). The gears change perfectly, likewise when slowing down, you dont need to change gears, it does it for you.
