What does C mean in automatic transmission?
C stands for Comfort. When the C mode is selected the following happens: Automatic transmission starts in second gear when you take off. Transmission shifts to the higher gear earlier than in S mode. You will notice the car shift to the higher gear at lower RPM.
What does C’s mean in a Mercedes?
sport transmission
C is comfort transmission starts in second. S is sport transmission starts in first also delays shifting to next gear.
How does a Mercedes-Benz transmission adaptive shifting work?
It does this by monitoring different sensors such as the throttle or the gas pedal input and more. In other words, it learns your driving style. If you race your Mercedes-Benz, it will remember that and keep the gearbox in gear longer. If you drive it gently, it will adapt to that as well and change gears earlier.
What kind of transmission does a Mercedes C class have?
228-horsepower 3.0L V6 7-speed shiftable automatic RWD 43412 150 PERFORM SHORT TEST FOUND NO CODE CK TRAN FLUID LEVEL GOOD CK FOR ANY NEW SOFTWARE HAS ONE PERFORM TRAN SOFTWARE UPDATE The transmission jerks/bucks in lower gears while shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear.
Why does my transmission have a hard shifting problem?
You would be surprised to know that the majority of the transmissions problems such as hard shifting and no shifting issues come from incorrect transmission fluid level or the infamous transmission 13 pin connector plug O-ring. These are easy fixes that you can even tackle yourself.
Can a Mercedes-Benz have a transmission failure?
Very few Mercedes-Benz cars have had complete transmission failure and require transmission replacement. We see these transmission fail in rare cases when water enters the transmission via the oil cooling lines or the radiator on cars equipped with Valeo radiators.
It does this by monitoring different sensors such as the throttle or the gas pedal input and more. In other words, it learns your driving style. If you race your Mercedes-Benz, it will remember that and keep the gearbox in gear longer. If you drive it gently, it will adapt to that as well and change gears earlier.
You would be surprised to know that the majority of the transmissions problems such as hard shifting and no shifting issues come from incorrect transmission fluid level or the infamous transmission 13 pin connector plug O-ring. These are easy fixes that you can even tackle yourself.
Can a car shift gears without a downshift solenoid?
Downshift solenoids are an important transmission component, and without them, the vehicle will not be able to shift gears properly, sometimes even to the point of rendering the car undriveable.
Very few Mercedes-Benz cars have had complete transmission failure and require transmission replacement. We see these transmission fail in rare cases when water enters the transmission via the oil cooling lines or the radiator on cars equipped with Valeo radiators.