New E class 350 hesitation problem

[Legend]

Nigel at MB Chesterfield fixed mine last Friday and at long last it is a joy to drive. No hesitation in S mode. Instant response. At last, someone at MB with some brains and gumption. Thanks Nigel you are a "STAR".

 

[television]

Nigel at MB Chesterfield fixed mine last Friday and at long last it is a joy to drive. No hesitation in S mode. Instant response. At last, someone at MB with some brains and gumption. Thanks Nigel you are a "STAR".

You must feel really relieved now that you can pull out safely

 

[st4]

You must feel really relieved now that you can pull out safely

I wonder if the decoupling device has been disabled on the S mode as well as the C.

I have the "older" engine and pulling away quickly is one of its many strong points, trust me

Newer isn't always better

 

[television]

I wonder if the decoupling device has been disabled on the S mode as well as the C.

I have the "older" engine and pulling away quickly is one of its many strong points, trust me

Newer isn't always better

I hope so Steve,,it must have been horrible trying to pull out into a gap in the traffic as it was,,I agree newer is not always better

 

[Alex M Grieve]

Nigel at MB Chesterfield fixed mine last Friday and at long last it is a joy to drive. No hesitation in S mode. Instant response. At last, someone at MB with some brains and gumption. Thanks Nigel you are a "STAR".

Now you will be able to get to work on your rear tyres properly!!

 

[jubhi]

I wonder if the decoupling device has been disabled on the S mode as well as the C.

I have the "older" engine and pulling away quickly is one of its many strong points, trust me

Newer isn't always better

Hi,

I had this done a few weeks ago and the de-coupling system has just been removed from the S mode and not the C hence you can still feel the hestitaion in C.

I'm used to pressing the S button now, it's the first thing I do after starting the car :lol:

 

[television]

I see that this was picked up by Autocar when they tested the E estate, their words

" As with the saloon, the estate suffers from a slight hesitancy when pulling away from a standstill, leaving a moment when you expect to get drive, and dont get any,, this encourages a leisurely driving style, rather than cause frustration, but a quicker, smoother response would be a welcome upgrade"


Not good wording I feel from a safety angle

 

[jubhi]

I see that this was picked up by Autocar when they tested the E estate, their words

" As with the saloon, the estate suffers from a slight hesitancy when pulling away from a standstill, leaving a moment when you expect to get drive, and dont get any,, this encourages a leisurely driving style, rather than cause frustration, but a quicker, smoother response would be a welcome upgrade"


Not good wording I feel from a safety angle

I was beginning to hate the car Malcolm because of this very issue, thankfully it has been sorted now and I'm in love with the car again.

 

[st4]

I see that this was picked up by Autocar when they tested the E estate, their words

" As with the saloon, the estate suffers from a slight hesitancy when pulling away from a standstill, leaving a moment when you expect to get drive, and dont get any,, this encourages a leisurely driving style, rather than cause frustration, but a quicker, smoother response would be a welcome upgrade"


Not good wording I feel from a safety angle

Read this weeks issue of autocar. Their E350cdi went in and after the upgrade they feel its back to old tricks, but they probably haven't released it defaults to C mode on the turn of the key.

Press the S button and its gone. Yay. I can look forward to a 212/204 350cdi in years to come.

 

[television]

Read this weeks issue of autocar. Their E350cdi went in and after the upgrade they feel its back to old tricks, but they probably haven't released it defaults to C mode on the turn of the key.

Press the S button and its gone. Yay. I can look forward to a 212/204 350cdi in years to come.

A simple relay under the dash could put the car in the S mode every time you start

 

[Supercharged]

Just read this post NOW.................Mine suffers from this delay in E mode (default) but have been using S mode ( Hence my question last week about be able to S mode as the default setting )
Is this problem only on 7 speed auto boxes and engines bigger than 1.8 ?

 

[television]

Only on the 7g box as far as I know,,does any car use the 722.6 now

 

[Supercharged]

Thanks Malcolm , she's booked in tommorow for them to have alook at

 

[Supercharged]

Had mine in earlier today , had the latest software upgrade ( which they said it didn't need ) HEY PRESTO..............Fault gone, it even seems abit perkier

 

[Diver233]

I bought mine Dec 2009, and yes I have had the teething problems you all have had. All I can say is when I have had any problems Mercedes have been first class at fixing them.
Example of this was: I was working down in Reading and staying at the Premier Inn opposite the Mercedes Garage, the injectors failed and started making loads of noise.
Any how I popped over to them to ask what to do, within ten minutes it was booked in and by lunch time it had new injectors all fixed under warrentee with out any hassel what so ever.
recently car has been in for tracking (long story but ATS cocked up when I had some tyres) and while it was there they did a software upgrade again free.
whilst I apriciate we all expect perfection with our cars, but I have quite a few work vehicles and the service I get from Mercedes far exceeds all the others.

An example of this I had an Astra less than two years old the gear box broke and needed replacing. I was told by Vauxhall in Lincoln its out of Warrentee and you will have to pay for it. it had 60,800 miles on it and the warrentee ended at 60,000 miles. Hence I will never buy another vauxhall.

 

[chunky1]

I have the same problem,but can anyone tell me with this being a safety issue who would be liable if there was an accident.Lets say the insurance companys found out the car had a fault,would they not try to block the claim? Are MB actually selling a car that's unsafe?

 

[television]

I have the same problem,but can anyone tell me with this being a safety issue who would be liable if there was an accident.Lets say the insurance companys found out the car had a fault,would they not try to block the claim? Are MB actually selling a car that's unsafe?

A very good question ???

 

[chunky1]

Hi,

How long does it take to do the fix?

Chunky1 :Oops::Oops:

 

[television]

Hi,

How long does it take to do the fix?

Chunky1 :Oops::Oops:

½ hour on STAR should cover it while you drink some of their coffee

 

[Aoraki]

A simple relay under the dash could put the car in the S mode every time you start

Do tell Malc, I NEED this mod.