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Curious of others thoughts/experiences regarding MB's gearing/shifting of the GLA? I am trying to ascertain as to whether MB has geared the powertrain of my car by design, or if a trip to the dealer for programming is in order.
I purchased a CPO GLA-250 4Matic last June. Nice little thing, but one aspect drives me mad every time I run it. What I perceive to be uneccesary shifting into the next gear prematurely.
Example: I drive suburban/rural routes primarily, these are 35-45mph roads, plenty of traffic, stops, slight hills etc.. I am constantly forced to tap the pedal off and on routinely to maintain speed and flow of traffic. The GLA has a nasty habit of tossing me into the next gear at a low RPM - 1050 to 1200rpm. To which I paddle back to the previous gear to maintain speed at around 1400-1500rpm. If I do not, the powertrain rumbles, because you are asking it to gently cough up a little more power at the low RPM (similar to pulling from a stop sign out of 2nd or 3rd gear for example).
Daily I say to myself - "..there is no %@$#ing reason this car should be coasting along at 36mph, in 7th gear, at 1050rpm!!" or, 6th gear, same RPM, at 26-27mph. Every drive is an exercise in fighting the cars will to upshift! During faster, or slower speeds, this problem does not see to be a problem. but anywhere from 25 to 45 give or take, it is aggravating.
Is this a common thing, and by design? Or a software bug needing addressed at the dealer? Mechanically, I would say all is good. Any ideas or experience? -Thanks all!!
I purchased a CPO GLA-250 4Matic last June. Nice little thing, but one aspect drives me mad every time I run it. What I perceive to be uneccesary shifting into the next gear prematurely.
Example: I drive suburban/rural routes primarily, these are 35-45mph roads, plenty of traffic, stops, slight hills etc.. I am constantly forced to tap the pedal off and on routinely to maintain speed and flow of traffic. The GLA has a nasty habit of tossing me into the next gear at a low RPM - 1050 to 1200rpm. To which I paddle back to the previous gear to maintain speed at around 1400-1500rpm. If I do not, the powertrain rumbles, because you are asking it to gently cough up a little more power at the low RPM (similar to pulling from a stop sign out of 2nd or 3rd gear for example).
Daily I say to myself - "..there is no %@$#ing reason this car should be coasting along at 36mph, in 7th gear, at 1050rpm!!" or, 6th gear, same RPM, at 26-27mph. Every drive is an exercise in fighting the cars will to upshift! During faster, or slower speeds, this problem does not see to be a problem. but anywhere from 25 to 45 give or take, it is aggravating.
Is this a common thing, and by design? Or a software bug needing addressed at the dealer? Mechanically, I would say all is good. Any ideas or experience? -Thanks all!!