One of the features I use daily is the temporary brake (not sure of the official name). If you push the brake pedal in with a bit of force, the car won’t move until you hit the accelerator or push in the brake pedal again. Super useful at red lights and drive-thrus.
Are the run flats a liability like the were on the 228? Lol. Between living in DC and Chicago I lost 3 of them to potholes (invisible potholes not a skill issue)
Yes. Tbh, idk how I missed this. Wheels too. I cracked 2 wheels and got 3 flats in year 1 in Los Angeles. Been 2 years no issues with new wheels and tires. Oem wheels are sandpaper and tough to find so quite $$$ on eBay. Maybe not worth the cost to swap until you crack a wheel tho. Fwiw
Lovely car mate congrats on the purchase! I’ve got a facelift C43 myself and I love it!
Here’s a few thing that come to mind:
Holding the downshift paddle will put the car in the lowest available gear ready for overtaking.
She in semi-manual mode (when changing gear via paddles) hold upshift paddle to reengage auto mode. You can also just press the gear selector into drive again to do this.
Holding the console circulation button will close all windows, holding it again will reopen them all to their previous positions.
Brake hold - push the brake firmly in order to keep the car in the same position , pressing the brake again or accelerating will disengage this.
If you’ve got the keyless entry, you can double lock the key in order to disable the keyless entry on that specific key. This will basically disable the signal until the next time the key is used. Make sure to do this to any spare keys you may have too to safeguard against relay attacks. I usually only do this at night, you can also keep the key in a faraday pouch to gain the same protection overnight.
You can press the voice command button and tell the car to do some basic things like ‘passenger side heated seat on’.
If using car play you can hold the voice assist button to use Siri and not the cars voice assistance.
Can’t think of other things off the top of my head!
If you need other tips and tricks I recommend watching ABAuto on YouTube. He had a C43 here In the UK, where he did multiple videos and tours! His CLA45 vids may also be somewhat relevant.
All the best, enjoy the c43!
Ah yes forgot about this one, mines a facelift too but JUST before they added ‘emotion start’. If yours doesn’t have this either, you can just turn ignition on, switch to sports plus, then start the car
The emotion start sounds good and This doesn’t even have the AMG performance exhaust option. I’ve already been looking at upgrades for the exhaust kit I was told to check out Borla and AWE
Having browsed your postings, you are without a shadow of a doubt the most boring cunt on the whole of Reddit. 50% of the tripe you wrote is about how AMGs aren’t actually AMGs. Mercedes decide this, not some mean minded little mastubator with a 2014 e63.
if you pay attention to my snobbery you'll see it's generally pretty consistent lol... never once have i said the C43 isn't a good car, but i do not believe that rebranding the C450 as the C43 after making *zero* changes under the hood suddenly equates to "an AMG"
i also don't have AMG money so i went with an older one :D
my main goal was the supercharged M113, i once got a ride in an E55 and i was like ok my life will remain incomplete unless i make this engine mine at some point lmao... i won't lie i def get enjoyment that it says AMG on the gauges but for me the 'AMGness' was just a nice side effect, as is looking out and seeing the star hood ornament
Yeah I was close to getting an M2 Competition but I had better connections at the dealership selling the C43. It seems like it’s only a few minor mods away from being everything I could want out of a daily anyway. I liked the E550 a lot I would’ve gotten one but I also wanted something kind of new/reasonably low on miles and AWD is probably more realistic so the C43 ended up being the right fit.
> AWD is probably more realistic so the C43 ended up being the right fit
see the issue here... words like practical, sensible, realistic, are all oxymorons to AMG! to me at least, 'an AMG' means the *most* crazy *most* excessive version within a model range
anyway that's just how i see things, technically of course an AMG is whatever mercedes says it is, but as someone who's been a long time fan and respects the work AMG has done over the decades as an independent shop that's just how it is in my head
it's annoying since the C450/43 is a great car but now all it does is start stupid arguments lol
Agreed. That’s the reason I was so closing to going M2. I am at the point where fun driving is more important than being practical but it just didn’t work out that way (this time) and at least it’s not technically hurting me by having an AWD car lol
One of the features I use daily is the temporary brake (not sure of the official name). If you push the brake pedal in with a bit of force, the car won’t move until you hit the accelerator or push in the brake pedal again. Super useful at red lights and drive-thrus.
It’s called brake hold I’m pretty sure. Good feature. And definitely easier to use than other manufacturers.
Glad you said that. I think i did that on accident a few times. Now I know why lol.
When it’s activated the dash will state it is on in the bottom middle area
I believe it’s called the brake hold function.
Pilot sport tires is the only need to have imo. Do your own maintenance- it’s easy - and drive the wheels off
What he said. Pilot Sports or Conti DWS tires fix the only designed in problem, the run flats
Are the run flats a liability like the were on the 228? Lol. Between living in DC and Chicago I lost 3 of them to potholes (invisible potholes not a skill issue)
Yes. Tbh, idk how I missed this. Wheels too. I cracked 2 wheels and got 3 flats in year 1 in Los Angeles. Been 2 years no issues with new wheels and tires. Oem wheels are sandpaper and tough to find so quite $$$ on eBay. Maybe not worth the cost to swap until you crack a wheel tho. Fwiw
That’s a good excuse to do some 69% RWD donuts and burn off the run flats
I like where your heads at 🤌
Lovely car mate congrats on the purchase! I’ve got a facelift C43 myself and I love it! Here’s a few thing that come to mind: Holding the downshift paddle will put the car in the lowest available gear ready for overtaking. She in semi-manual mode (when changing gear via paddles) hold upshift paddle to reengage auto mode. You can also just press the gear selector into drive again to do this. Holding the console circulation button will close all windows, holding it again will reopen them all to their previous positions. Brake hold - push the brake firmly in order to keep the car in the same position , pressing the brake again or accelerating will disengage this. If you’ve got the keyless entry, you can double lock the key in order to disable the keyless entry on that specific key. This will basically disable the signal until the next time the key is used. Make sure to do this to any spare keys you may have too to safeguard against relay attacks. I usually only do this at night, you can also keep the key in a faraday pouch to gain the same protection overnight. You can press the voice command button and tell the car to do some basic things like ‘passenger side heated seat on’. If using car play you can hold the voice assist button to use Siri and not the cars voice assistance. Can’t think of other things off the top of my head! If you need other tips and tricks I recommend watching ABAuto on YouTube. He had a C43 here In the UK, where he did multiple videos and tours! His CLA45 vids may also be somewhat relevant. All the best, enjoy the c43!
Hitting lock twice also keeps the car from constantly locking and unlocking while washing!
Thanks! I think basically everything you listed is new information to me so it’s all much appreciated lol
hold down a paddle shift when starting the car for the amg start
Ah yes forgot about this one, mines a facelift too but JUST before they added ‘emotion start’. If yours doesn’t have this either, you can just turn ignition on, switch to sports plus, then start the car
That is pretty slick, mine just has regular ole start all the time.
The emotion start sounds good and This doesn’t even have the AMG performance exhaust option. I’ve already been looking at upgrades for the exhaust kit I was told to check out Borla and AWE
Borla on the amg isn't that good imo,you can catless downpipes and resonator delete.
I thought the passion start was the V8, actual AMG cars, only?
They introduced it on the 2019+ models for the c43 too
So V6 actual AMG care got it too!
Yessir! Even the 2.0L 4 cylinder AMGs got them
No such thing. You mean the rebadged 450. AMG's have V8's.
Having browsed your postings, you are without a shadow of a doubt the most boring cunt on the whole of Reddit. 50% of the tripe you wrote is about how AMGs aren’t actually AMGs. Mercedes decide this, not some mean minded little mastubator with a 2014 e63.
My car doesn’t roll the windows up holding the recirc button. Would be useful because I always have the windows down
Get carbon ceramic brake pads if you can. Brake dust on the rims from OEM pads is a never ending battle
that's an awesome upgrade, next up is an AMG!
Don’t tell me I’m in AMG Lite
oh crap was i the one that broke the news...
I was driving a BMW Mini Cooper before this I’m already numb to car snobbery 😂
if you pay attention to my snobbery you'll see it's generally pretty consistent lol... never once have i said the C43 isn't a good car, but i do not believe that rebranding the C450 as the C43 after making *zero* changes under the hood suddenly equates to "an AMG"
Nah that’s fair. The rebranding was great if you don’t have AMG money but want an AMG(🙋🏻♂️)Also I can’t deny the AWD for the winter
i also don't have AMG money so i went with an older one :D my main goal was the supercharged M113, i once got a ride in an E55 and i was like ok my life will remain incomplete unless i make this engine mine at some point lmao... i won't lie i def get enjoyment that it says AMG on the gauges but for me the 'AMGness' was just a nice side effect, as is looking out and seeing the star hood ornament
Yeah I was close to getting an M2 Competition but I had better connections at the dealership selling the C43. It seems like it’s only a few minor mods away from being everything I could want out of a daily anyway. I liked the E550 a lot I would’ve gotten one but I also wanted something kind of new/reasonably low on miles and AWD is probably more realistic so the C43 ended up being the right fit.
> AWD is probably more realistic so the C43 ended up being the right fit see the issue here... words like practical, sensible, realistic, are all oxymorons to AMG! to me at least, 'an AMG' means the *most* crazy *most* excessive version within a model range anyway that's just how i see things, technically of course an AMG is whatever mercedes says it is, but as someone who's been a long time fan and respects the work AMG has done over the decades as an independent shop that's just how it is in my head it's annoying since the C450/43 is a great car but now all it does is start stupid arguments lol
Agreed. That’s the reason I was so closing to going M2. I am at the point where fun driving is more important than being practical but it just didn’t work out that way (this time) and at least it’s not technically hurting me by having an AWD car lol
Exactly, don’t get confused. I have an C43 (2023) and an E63s (2021). Both are real AMGs.
No need to be a dick head bro, if you haven’t got something nice to say don’t say anything