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Hi, I bought my first Merc a few months ago & loving it. I've slowly but surely been getting the usual jobs done, replacing pads, disks, suspension arms, etc but i have an auto box issue i would like some assistance with.
There is no 5th gear. if you use the paddles it switches from 4 to D. If it wasn't revving over 3k at 80mph you'd think it's a 4 speed auto.
I see other threads mentioning a switch that sticks on other models resulting in no shift into 5th but would that also cause it to go 1,2,3,4,D as opposed to showing 5?
Thanks for any assistance
Cheers
Shoie
Last edited by mrshoie; Apr 26, 2020 at 03:55 PM.
Reason: wrong info
If your car has a conductor plate in the Transmission its that or a bad solenoid .
I recommend if it is under warranty to take it in .
If not get a conductor plate off ebay or other place you like and have it installed , labor is like 200 and would be a good time for a fluid and filter change .
The conductor plates on Mercedes are known to go out and cause issues like this and is considered normal and inexpensive to fix.
OR the letter D is overdrive and thats just the ratio of your vehicle .
Last edited by Oliver1232; Apr 26, 2020 at 07:50 PM.
Hi, I bought my first Merc a few months ago & loving it. I've slowly but surely been getting the usual jobs done, replacing pads, disks, suspension arms, etc but i have an auto box issue i would like some assistance with.
There is no 5th gear. if you use the paddles it switches from 4 to D. If it wasn't revving over 3k at 80mph you'd think it's a 4 speed auto.
I see other threads mentioning a switch that sticks on other models resulting in no shift into 5th but would that also cause it to go 1,2,3,4,D as opposed to showing 5?
Thanks for any assistance
Cheers
Shoie
Post your VIN so we car verify if your car has the 7-speed or the 5-speed transmission. Either way, on Mercedes Benz cars, the final gear is never displayed. The display will show D after 4 on a 5-speed transmission and will show D after 6 on a 7-speed transmission. The transmission will obviously use that final gear though.
Thank you Gentlemen. I appreciate your assistance.
the vin is WDB2037072E083947
Has to be a 5 speed.
it wasn't until i started looking into this that i realised CLC's, even though produced from 08 to 10 are a w203 & not a w204. all c class models changed to the 204 in 08 except the CLC where they slapped a new coup body on the old car. i thought it looked a bit dated inside lol.
Thank you Gentlemen. I appreciate your assistance.
the vin is WDB2037072E083947
Has to be a 5 speed.
it wasn't until i started looking into this that i realised CLC's, even though produced from 08 to 10 are a w203 & not a w204. all c class models changed to the 204 in 08 except the CLC where they slapped a new coup body on the old car. i thought it looked a bit dated inside lol.
You car has the 722.6 transmission which is the 5-speed so not seeing 5 is normal as explained above. After 4, D is displayed and the transmission will shift into 5th gear.
You car has the 722.6 transmission which is the 5-speed so not seeing 5 is normal as explained above. After 4, D is displayed and the transmission will shift into 5th gear.
Thanks for that. makes a bit more sense now that's understood. just got to try & get 5th back now so we aren't screaming the knackers off it on the motorway.
Thanks again
Cheers
Shoie
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