Mercedes-Benz Sailing Feature Explained

What is Mercedes-Benz Sailing Function?

Although Mercedes-Benz does play a role in nautical transportation, this function actually has nothing to do with water. It is a feature that allows your car to coast more naturally when you take your foot off the pedal, increasing gas mileage and ride comfort.
 
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Automatic Transmission EPA Disadvantage

The automatic transmission is one of the greatest inventions since the combustion engine. They do everything that has to be done manually with a standard transmission vehicle, all in the small area of the transmission. It’s not all good, though. An automatic transmission keeps your car in gear 100% of the time when it is in drive. When your car is in gear, the distance you can coast is limited to engine speed. In a manual-transmission car, you can coast much farther by shifting into neutral. This, essentially, is what Mercedes-Benz Sailing does. Imagine it like a wind sail above your car, giving it an extra push.

2017 Mercedes-AMG C43 Coupe Transmission

The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class will be coming out in the summer and fall of 2016. All models of the C-Class will come with the option of the sailing function. When paired with the new 9-speed automatic transmission, almost all disadvantages of driving an automatic are gone. It shifts faster, saves more fuel, and makes driving more comfortable. If you have any questions about Mercedes-Benz Sailing Function, leave a comment below for us to read! If you would like to see Mercedes-Benz Sailing in action, come to Mercedes-Benz of Scottsdale today to take a new model for a test drive. We are open every day of the week and we have over 115,000 square feet of showroom floor for you to climb in and out of.