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7G tronic use of comfort- vs sports mode

• Thread starter Thread starter Dutchbenz
• Start date Start date Dec 2, 2017

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Dutchbenz

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Joined Aug 20, 2017 Messages 74 Location Purmerend, Netherlands deceased 26-12-2018 Car 2008 S204 C230 estate 2008 S204 C230 with 7G tronic. I have a question about the use of the comfort/sport mode. Apart from the obvious functinality I was wondering if it should be wise to permanently use the sports-mode. From the days I owned a P38 (previous disease I'm cured from) I remember I used the sport mode also when on hilly roads or towing a trailer. The engine then shifts at higher revs, less strain on the torque converter (heat building up) and coolant circulates faster. Even mpg improved a bit, depending on your right-foot's behaviour of course. (Not that you should drive a Range Rover when mpg is a concern.) Does all this go for C230 too? In comfort mode the car pulls off in 2nd gear (torque converter), in my view only recommended on slippery roads and in general I like the more direct response in sports mode. On a side note: the handbook says it should revert from sports- to comfort mode when stopping the engine, mine stays in sports mode the next time I start her up. What are your ideas for this matter? Thanks for your answers, Tony.

st13phil

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SUPPORTER Joined Nov 6, 2007 Messages 15,221 Location North Oxfordshire Car AMG E53 4Matic+ Premium Plus Night Edition Coupé Use whatever mode you prefer. It will have no effect on component longevity. Regarding the transmission defaulting to Comfort mode on startup, early cars would start up in whatever mode was selected when it was turned off. This changed on later cars, and there was a software update that changed that behaviour on the early cars to default to Comfort mode on every startup. I'm surprised that your car has never had that update.

whitenemesis

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SUPPORTER Joined May 7, 2007 Messages 20,316 Car Lexus RZ300e Takumi 2025 You can't do any damage by constantly using Sport mode, or any mode come to that. Use the mode that best suits the driving style desired at the time. Comfort can be very 'luxurious' when wafting around town but Sport will pride a more responsive drive along the country/hilly roads.

markjay

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SUPPORTER Joined Jun 24, 2008 Messages 53,552 Location London Car 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N-Line S RWD / 2016 Suzuki Vitara 1.6L Petrol AWD My W203 with the 5g box had Standard and Comfort mode. Always used it in Standard. My W204 with the 7g box has Sport and Economy. Always drive it in Sport. The thing is that in S mode the box changes gears more smoothly. Said that, both my W203 and the W204 have 4-Cyl petrol engines... possibly with a torquey diesel or V6 petrol the Economy mode would work well, I don't know. K

KeithJG

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Joined Nov 5, 2014 Messages 608 Location Dover, Kent Car Vauxhall Tourer If you have a handbook and read it where MB says recommended mode is "S" It will only hang on to gears if you have a heavier throttle otherwise it is just normal change up and down with economy also. At the end of the day in "S" mode it is the throttle that governs how quick things happen.

whitenemesis

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SUPPORTER Joined May 7, 2007 Messages 20,316 Car Lexus RZ300e Takumi 2025 And of course the transmission is adaptive, in that it learns your driving style ...

markjay

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SUPPORTER Joined Jun 24, 2008 Messages 53,552 Location London Car 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N-Line S RWD / 2016 Suzuki Vitara 1.6L Petrol AWD Incidentally... for anyone worrying about needing power in an emergency... when in kickdown mode, the autobox behaves exactly the same in either S or E...: shift down two, redline, shift-up one, redline, shift-up one... etc. T

tonysmb

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Joined Oct 11, 2011 Messages 1,043 Location South Car MB It's purely a matter of personal preference and I simply use whichever mode suits the occasion; it's only a matter of touching the button to change it. It also probably depends on which engine, and thus its torque characteristics, you have. I'll usually flick it into S if I want the the benefit of a 1st-gear pull away, without having to resort to full throttle, ie perhaps on a busy roundabout or junction, or if I'm contemplating an overtake where I might want to 'make progress', otherwise I tend to leave it in E and let the box sort itself out OP OP D

Dutchbenz

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Joined Aug 20, 2017 Messages 74 Location Purmerend, Netherlands deceased 26-12-2018 Car 2008 S204 C230 estate Now that's answering all my questions, thanks for that.

st13phil said: I'm surprised that your car has never had that update. Click to expand...

As far as I know the car was MB serviced in Germany, first owner lived in Böblingen, just around the corner of the Sindelfingen plant. Maybe he just did not want the update? I like it the way it is now.

markjay said: The thing is that in S mode the box changes gears more smoothly. Click to expand...

That is my experience too, in particular with cold engine but maybe an oilchange may improve that. I hope that the box (150.000 kms) has had fresh oil at least once. Regards, Tony.

Jim W

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Joined Sep 26, 2017 Messages 141 Location Hampshire Car 2018 E63s Hyacinth Red, 2018 Mustang GT Convertible, Harley Davidson Super Glide I often use “Individual” mode in my new W213. When i return to the car after stopping for a while it starts in “Individual” again. After leaving the car for a longer period, it starts in “Comfort” mode. I’m happy with this, it seems just right to me. E

E55BOF

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SUPPORTER Joined Mar 11, 2013 Messages 11,795 Location South Bucks Car ML63, E350 Cabrio Can't say I've ever been able to observe much difference between C and S modes on the 7G, with two V6 diesels and one V6 petrol, all in an S211 or S212. By contrast, the six-speed in my XK is much more aggressive in Sport than Drive; the changes are noticeably harsher.

JDL60

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Joined Apr 17, 2015 Messages 1,041 Location Wirral Car BMW i8 Use sports mode all the time....i might use eco/comfort if we have a bit of snow J

joeysnowey

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Joined Apr 6, 2012 Messages 275 Car E320 CDI (Retired) - Now driving R Class 2009 Sport I have a 2009 R320. I notice on the dash (gear selector) it displays D and P and R, but also has an S next to D. I assume that's sports mode, but how on earth do I get into it?! I can't work it out!

markjay

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SUPPORTER Joined Jun 24, 2008 Messages 53,552 Location London Car 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N-Line S RWD / 2016 Suzuki Vitara 1.6L Petrol AWD

joeysnowey said: I have a 2009 R320. I notice on the dash (gear selector) it displays D and P and R, but also has an S next to D. I assume that's sports mode, but how on earth do I get into it?! I can't work it out! Click to expand...

There's usually a buttom in the vicinity of the gear selector lever marked S<->C or S<->E or S<->M<->E. Last edited: Jul 1, 2018

PobodY

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Joined Aug 23, 2016 Messages 2,540 Location Stoke-on-Trent Car CLK350 Sport I used to drive with mine in S all the time, but of late I leave it in C and just pull the paddles if I want it to hold one of the gears (then give the right one a hard pull to go back to auto). J

joeysnowey

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Joined Apr 6, 2012 Messages 275 Car E320 CDI (Retired) - Now driving R Class 2009 Sport I have the selector on the dash. All I have is a park button on the end of the stalk. No C, E, M or S buttons anywhere. really confused how to try engaging S mode, whatever it is (i.e. suspension or gearing)

Storminnorm

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Joined Sep 12, 2014 Messages 35 Location Cork Car SLK280 2006. GLC220D Is it me or does anyone else find the 7G box slow on kickdown? M

Moleshome

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Joined Apr 21, 2018 Messages 55 Location Berkshire Car C350e No, I've been surprised at how long it seems to take. I don't find the gear changes particularly rapid in manual mode either. You must log in or register to reply here.

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