MASTER your Mercedes PADDLE SHIFTERS!

Seen those paddles behind your steering wheel and wondered how they work? This guide shows you what they are, where they came from and how you can can make use of them everyday!

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:43 Origins of Paddles
2:05 When to use them
2:43 Demo
4:41 Tip & Trick

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[pjarbit]

Another "Hidden Trick" is to hold either paddle down while you start the car. It will rev the engine with a ferocious roar from all exhaust tips. I believe its called emotion start.

[fjddkdk]

Thanks for the information. By the way: If you hold the left paddle, it directly shifts to the lowest gear possible :-)

[seanshah]

Hi Nick - appreciated your presentation with a bit of perspective and history of the origins of Paddle Shifters.
Did you know that "Feathering" the Gas Pedal causes the Engine to Down Shift a Full Gear or 2, without touching the Paddle Shifters?
I use Paddle Shifters in stop n go traffic for better control and use it as a slowing down mechanism. The benefit ? Less wear and tear on the brake pads and rotors!
But, I will not use Paddle Shifters in a full out blast mode. Instead I will get out of the way and allow this intelligent and powerful 603 HP do it's thing. It knows what to do!
My job is to simply steer the rocket ship and have a blast!
Paddle Shifters are here to stay and is a great tool when used appropriately, giving you a sense of having Extra Control!

[Jazzmaster]

I've had a couple of Bens last 8 years, C and E mostly and I've never used the Manual, now I have the CLS53 AMG and I will enjoy manual up and downshifts with the pops and bangs that will follow.

[kencarruthers]

Thanks, another good one Nick. I seldom use manual mode. One reason has been that for that odd moment when I’ve felt it may be helpful to downshift or hold a gear, waiting those few seconds for it to return to Auto, has been off-putting. Now you’ve shown me how I can make that happen without any delay, which is great. Thanks again, Ken

[joetoogood]

THANKS NICK THIS IS MY 4TH E63 AND I FINALLY UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE PROCEDURE.

[kelvinlee]

I use manual mode when I see a incline coming up. You choose the number of clogs you wanna drop instead of flooring the throttle and force the kick down. It usually shifts 2 clogs down and the engine rev will shoot up.

I like it smooth and easy.

Same trick when I am making a sharp turn…manual down to keep the rev in the power band and have a swift exit.

[KennyChin-qj]

Downshift can be used for emergency braking by holding it down for at least 1sec while braking at high speed. It will help to slow down your vehicle by changing the transmission to the lowest possible according to your speed. Once you release the brake pedal, it will forget the emergency braking and run as normal.

[laghi]

Nice and exhaustive explanation, thanks! Personally on my a220d (W176) I use the paddle shifters basically to exploit braking engine in general, both in steep downhill (mountain roads for example) and in cases of rapid slowing down (in proximity of an highway pay toll for example) in order to preserve brakes.
Sometimes also in phase of overtaking to shift up manually, since the automatic mode tends to "overrevving" a little

[Ken_Norman]

Nice and easy description, Nick. Although I thought I was “up to speed” with my paddles’ use, I hadn’t realised that I could revert to full auto just by holding the +paddle, so many thanks for that very useful tip! 👍🏻👏🏻

[awhittick]

I have a heavy RV body on the 4WD 2500 van chassis. I use the paddles to hold back speed descending steep hills, and to drop speed when exiting highway off-ramps. Saves wear & tear on the brakes!

[anthonywhite]

I like to use the paddles on start up by pulling back the left paddle and hear a louder exhaust noise

[smithy]

Thanks, I find the paddles especially useful to hang up my air freshener

[WoodiesHoodies]

you can switch dynamic select for specific conditions. want engine breaking when going downhill? put it to sport or sport +. want to overtake or need quick speed, put it on sport+ and once youre done, then back to comfort or whatever you like. its the comfortable way of switching gears.

[Megadad]

Just bought a 10yr old GLK. Now I know how and why to use these paddle shifters. Looking forward to winter again! :D :D Thanks!

[danlong]

I've had cars with paddle shifters for years but never understood them. The fact that there's no clutch was confusing. This video came up in my feed today so i watched. Just got back from trying it out in my SL. It's so easy! And cool! Thanks!

[scottsmith]

Thanks Nick, I was trying to find out how to revert to automatic mode, you answered that for me

[herrtomas]

Double downshift for safe/quick overtake with a diesel (E220). Or for steep uphill (like some passes)

[TheManWithNoName]

Nice video. I use the left paddle to enable automatical braking and regenerative braking on my merc hybrid. Very useful and can often almost do some one pedal driving with it

[iansmith]

I used them when on holiday in the lovely Peak District to slow me when going down very steep hills.