E220d 9g Tronic which mode do you drive in the

[Manc Rick]

Hi all,

I previously had an E220 (w212) 7g+ box and drove that in eco almost all the time. With the W213 / 9g box (which I love) I find it changes very early on in the default comfort mode. For example, I noted today whilst pootling out of my drive and down the road, the car was in 3rd gear at 19pmh. I have (I think) managed to do a reset by putting the ignition on and flooring the acc pedal for 10-20 seconds but didn’t notice any change so maybe I did it wrong.

I find myself driving in sport mode much of the time as it feels more similar to how the previous E220 drove in comfort mode.

I think early changes are a characteristic of the 9g box, but with this being the case, what mode do fellow members drive in day to day?

I suspect not many people use sport plus as that is frightfully fast!

Just curious really
Thanks

 

[Gazwould]

Earlier gear changes as 9g has more gears so more lower ratios to change up from .

 

[Blobcat]

I used “I” with gearbox set to “eco” and steering in “sport”

 

[dry run]

Most of my driving is around town so ECO mode is fine. SPORT makes me look/drive like a lairy teenager (which is fun sometimes).