paalw

Hi

Once in a while, lets say once-twice a week, when I release the clutch from standstill in 1st, the gearbox decides to pop into neutral just after the car has started rolling. This is very annoying, not to say scary, and makes me anxoious to start driving from standstill every time.....

My car is a 2003 E220 CDI manual, with 220000km (around 140000miles).

What is the most probable reason for this? Any thoughts?

I am hoping new oil, and maybe some new bushings in the shifter mechanism can help, but I'm afraid its the gearbox itself. And yes i am sure I have in completely in 1st position, have been extra aware of that lately

Thanks
Paal

Plutoe

You have listed the probable solutions---check the bushing and after make sure that the linkage is adjusted properly---how do I do that ---look at the documentation---what documentation---factory documentation---who has that---repair shops---I am cheap and want to do it myself-----search the web!!