W124 Auto Gearbox

[Akers Ridge]

On my gearbox...
There's a small switch beside the ordinary PRND....shift.
It has two options: S and E.
Whatare these for, which is best?
Sorry i've beeen out of touch for so long, my PC boke down.

 

[bazza]

E is for economy, changes up sooner
S is for Standard, not sport


Bazza

 

[sooper coop]

E is for Eazee Now.

S is for Steady Now

 

[Akers Ridge]

Thanx guys!!!
So which is for slow city traffic and which is for highway cruising??
Slow city traffic: 30-100km/h
Highway:100+ km/h
And how do I know which is on::: if the switch shows E, then does it mean its on economy??? or is it on standard??

Do I have to stop the car before changing the switch or can i do it in mid-drive, say as i move out of the city and into a highway...??

 

[landover]

Thanx guys!!!
So which is for slow city traffic and which is for highway cruising??
Slow city traffic: 30-100km/h
Highway:100+ km/h
And how do I know which is on::: if the switch shows E, then does it mean its on economy??? or is it on standard??

Do I have to stop the car before changing the switch or can i do it in mid-drive, say as i move out of the city and into a highway...??

Put it in E position and just leave it there.If you don't you will be back asking what miles to the litre can i expect .

 

[bazza]

It won't make a difference where you use it, all it does is change up sooner when in 'E'.
You don't have to stop to change between them and when 'E' is visible you are in economy. The benefits are very slight and the response from the 'box is a bit dulled when in economy. I always drive in 'S' and use the accelerator to control the 'box

If you are missing your manual they come up for sale on E-Bay


HTH

Bazza

 

[Roger]

Please can everyone stop the personal insults.

thank you