danielsydney
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Hi there, What were these cars like in automatic? Reliable or no good? Does anyone still own an automatic version and can they post up some videos or pics please?
That was it, I was racking my brains trying to remember what the name of it was! Pretty sure it never made it into a Cinq though...
How does the clutch operate, out of interest?
Yep.Black magic and voodoo
The Citymatic was just an automated clutch, the gearbox was completely manual.
Guess it is classified as an automatic for licence purposes as it only has two pedals, but you still need to change gear yourself.
If it was like other manufacturers then the gear lever looks identical to a fully manual but has additional hidden switches to detect when clutch needs to be operated. The Mercedes version in the old Aclass was quite good , would creep in gear to allow delicate moves but with brake pressed the creep function wouldn't engage saving clutch wear.Did it have switches on gear lever knob,so it knew when you changed gear???