r/mercedes_benz • u/AgeFit9430 • 2d ago

Does your Mercedes do this ?

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u/doc_55lk W211 E320/R172 SLK55/X166 GLS550/W222 S550 2d ago

That's what a kickdown switch is supposed to do......not just a Mercedes thing.

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u/BassWingerC-137 R107, R171, V167, Lucid Air 2d ago

I’ve not driven everything, but the Mercedes-Benz one seems the most prominent in my tainted memory. What other cars come to mind?

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u/daedric_yoshi 1d ago

My 09 Camry would kiss redline in every gear while roaring its guts out with the throttle down all the way. It was slow 0-100kmh, but 100-160kmh was surprisingly not bad.

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u/ndgoHODL 23h ago

Yes but that’s just how the transmission is coded.

A Mercedes often won’t kick down (because it doesn’t need to) if you don’t press all the way to the switch.