Timo
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Hello,
Sorry if this has been addressed or asked in another thread. Does anyone have an issue with steering when you back out or pull out (going forward) of a parking space or driveway?
When I pull out of my driveway and steer sharply enough to get on the street the steering wheel jolts a bit (like I'm hitting a patch of ice) and I feel the back end move suddenly more than what I wanted or expected. Also, it makes a sound like some cable or cord is snapping. It also feels like something is snapping or breaking too.
Does anyone else have this happen? I took it in today (I've only had it a month or so) to see what the mechanic would say and was told it was just the motion of the rear wheels as they also moved (which they do in these vehicles) and at speeds in a parking lot or coming out of a driveway it's more noticeable. In other words, it's just the normal operation of the car!
This seems VERY suspicious to me, unless others also experience this. I'm asking this here because even not all Mercedes vehicles have their rear wheels also turn when turning the car. And I can't find anything about this anywhere when I search online. (about the unexpected movements and sounds it makes as described above) Thank you for your consideration and time.
Update: I went back to the dealership today to test drive my car with a mechanic. Apparently (and I'm embarrassed to admit this but I thought I should share this in case someone is as ignorant as I was) but the issue was because the tires I have on my car now are summer tires. It's winter now though and when summer tires are used in cold conditions, when they are cold, they don't have as much grip as one would expect. So this is the reason this occurred. I verified this by driving another car also with similar tires that was cold (mine was warm when I was testing driving it and didn't have the slipping issue then). But the cold car did. So that confirms it. Idiot: me.
Sorry for the bother. Other than this I have no issues with my car; love it very much. Thank you.
Sorry if this has been addressed or asked in another thread. Does anyone have an issue with steering when you back out or pull out (going forward) of a parking space or driveway?
When I pull out of my driveway and steer sharply enough to get on the street the steering wheel jolts a bit (like I'm hitting a patch of ice) and I feel the back end move suddenly more than what I wanted or expected. Also, it makes a sound like some cable or cord is snapping. It also feels like something is snapping or breaking too.
Does anyone else have this happen? I took it in today (I've only had it a month or so) to see what the mechanic would say and was told it was just the motion of the rear wheels as they also moved (which they do in these vehicles) and at speeds in a parking lot or coming out of a driveway it's more noticeable. In other words, it's just the normal operation of the car!
This seems VERY suspicious to me, unless others also experience this. I'm asking this here because even not all Mercedes vehicles have their rear wheels also turn when turning the car. And I can't find anything about this anywhere when I search online. (about the unexpected movements and sounds it makes as described above) Thank you for your consideration and time.
Update: I went back to the dealership today to test drive my car with a mechanic. Apparently (and I'm embarrassed to admit this but I thought I should share this in case someone is as ignorant as I was) but the issue was because the tires I have on my car now are summer tires. It's winter now though and when summer tires are used in cold conditions, when they are cold, they don't have as much grip as one would expect. So this is the reason this occurred. I verified this by driving another car also with similar tires that was cold (mine was warm when I was testing driving it and didn't have the slipping issue then). But the cold car did. So that confirms it. Idiot: me.
Sorry for the bother. Other than this I have no issues with my car; love it very much. Thank you.
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