What causes a Mercedes Benz transmission to miss a shift?
It is monitored by the transmission control module, reporting the current gear, gear change requests and park or neutral. Due to location and frequency of use, this selector module fails over time. When it fails it can cause the transmission to miss shifts, remain in neutral or prevent the vehicle from starting (when park or neutral isn’t seen).
What to do if your transmission shift module fails?
There are many fault codes associated with the module when it fails, so be sure to use a Mercedes-Benz scan tool to query the control module. To gain access to the selector module, it is necessary to remove the center console. See our tech article on center console removing.
Can a Mercedes-Benz transmission not go into gear?
Mercedes will start, but transmission won’t go into gear. Shifter can not be returned to Park (P), and you can’t remove the key from ignition. P,N,R,D gear selection indicator on dashboard not displaying correct gear. Mercedes-Benz cars that are equipped with automatic transmission have a gear selector shifter interlock safety feature.
What is the shift selector module on a Mercedes Benz?
The shift selector module is an electronic shift or transmission range switch. It is monitored by the transmission control module, reporting the current gear, gear change requests and park or neutral.
What kind of transmission does a Mercedes Benz have?
Mercedes-Benz transmissions are very solid, and whole transmission replacement is very rarely needed. The 5-speed transmission that was used between 1995 up to 2008 is one of the best transmission ever built. Now let’s see if we can help you troubleshoot your transmission.
What does it mean when your transmission slips out of gear?
While it could be something else like low transmission fluid or worn transmission bands, when your transmission slips out of gear while driving, it could mean your valve body is going bad. With a slipping transmission, your vehicle may try to up-shift but then quickly falls into a lower gear.
Why is my Mercedes-Benz transmission not shifting?
If cracks develop between the two chambers, coolant will mix with transmission oil and it will destroy the transmission. This has been a well-documented issue for Mercedes-Benz cars equipped with the Valeo radiators.
Mercedes-Benz transmissions are very solid, and whole transmission replacement is very rarely needed. The 5-speed transmission that was used between 1995 up to 2008 is one of the best transmission ever built. Now let’s see if we can help you troubleshoot your transmission.
Can a bad transmission shift solenoid cause hard shifting?
You may also have intermittent problems with the transmission shift solenoid, which will cause shifting problems. This can cause hard shifting or shiftings at too low or too high RPM, for example.
Why is the gear selector on my Mercedes not working?
P,N,R,D gear selection indicator on dashboard not displaying correct gear. Mercedes-Benz cars that are equipped with automatic transmission have a gear selector shifter interlock safety feature. This safety feature locks the shifter in Park when you turn off the ignition.
What do you do if your shifter is stuck on a Mercedes?
If your Mercedes-Benz automatic transmission gear selector is stuck, you can manually move the shifter from P to D (or D to P) using the shifter override feature found on almost all Mercedes-Benz models, including E-Class, C-Class, CL-Class, ML-Class, SLK-Class and other models.
It is monitored by the transmission control module, reporting the current gear, gear change requests and park or neutral. Due to location and frequency of use, this selector module fails over time. When it fails it can cause the transmission to miss shifts, remain in neutral or prevent the vehicle from starting (when park or neutral isn’t seen).
P,N,R,D gear selection indicator on dashboard not displaying correct gear. Mercedes-Benz cars that are equipped with automatic transmission have a gear selector shifter interlock safety feature. This safety feature locks the shifter in Park when you turn off the ignition.
If your Mercedes-Benz automatic transmission gear selector is stuck, you can manually move the shifter from P to D (or D to P) using the shifter override feature found on almost all Mercedes-Benz models, including E-Class, C-Class, CL-Class, ML-Class, SLK-Class and other models.
The shift selector module is an electronic shift or transmission range switch. It is monitored by the transmission control module, reporting the current gear, gear change requests and park or neutral.