The car started jerking while pressing on gas at low speed after changing the transmission fluid. Is there any thing I might have done while changing the fluid? I have watched a few videos on how to and I thought I did it the same way...

 

Which transmission do you have and which fluid did you service it with? from my understanding there's a process to transmission fluid changes

 

To add, did you follow proper procedure on how to fill the transmission?

 

Is the car jerking or shifting hard, such as a hard gear change from 2nd to 3rd at low speeds?

 

I thought I followed a few videos I watched

 

jerking that is which happens before the gear shift

 

I do not know the transmission but the car is 2012 c250 turbo 1.8L

 

Not sure if that is approved for your transmission. You need to confirm absolutely that fluid is approved or you may have effed up your transmission. Here's a source for the correct stuff.

Mercedes-Benz C250 Transmission Parts | FCP Euro

 

From what I just read from valvoline website https://www.valvoline.com/en/maxlife-multi-vehicle-atf/ and the spec sheets https://sharena21.springcm.com/Publi...0-ac162d889bd3 it includes both 236.14 and 236.15 - I'm not sure how that works since from my understanding those two transmission fluid specification are not cross compatible.

I'm not sure which transmission you have, you could possible call a dealership parts department and they can determine your fluid specification based off of your vin number

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...ce-thread.html

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...-imminent.html

 

Even though Amazon says it "fits", I would independently verify this. It needs to meet specification MB-236.15 and/or referred to as ATF-134FE. I do not see that on the label.




I also don't trust the Valvoline site because it says that Max Life stuff is 236.14 and 236.15 compatible, but you cannot mix 236.14 and 236.15. Maybe if you somehow could completely flush out all the old fluid (to include the torque converter and transmission cooler), using only the Valvoline stuff might work, but why take that risk.

Bottom line: Get the right stuff! Don't try to save a few extra bucks on a service that you do every couple of years.

 

also what's the mileage on your car?

 

122K

 

I gotta service the transmission fluid every 2 years?

 

I know there are some on this forum that say Valvoline Max Life is okay. Valvoline claims that Max Life works in just about everything. But its not on the BeVo. What is on the BeVo are the approved fluids Valvoline ATF Pro 236.14 and 236.15. Even in the Valvoline brand, the two fluids are separate.

Every Mercedes C-Class W204 built after June 21, 2010 with a 7 speed automatic has transmission 722.9 7G Tronic Plus (code A89) and requires a fluid meeting specification 236.15. You have a 2012, so that should include your car.

Whether Valvoline’s claims are valid is up to the user to determine. But all these manufacturers design the transmission fluid to have specific friction and viscosity characteristics to perform well with the clutch material used while providing the lubrication needed. I personally suspect that an Allison sitting between a Cummins highway diesel and an 80,000 pound load has very different requirements from a 200 HP I-4 pulling a 3500 pound sedan.

 

Is that a question?

 

yes, my understanding was every 60k miles so

 

would this work?

 

Yes as Fuchs has aquired Pentosin and Fuchs was one of the Co developers of 236.15 .

Can't understand how the Valvoline is both specs as the latter is thinner viscosity .

 

Yes. That’s as good as it gets.

 

Marktree, have you confirmed if that’s a 7G-tronic or 7G-tronic plus transmission? I’d verify that first if before committing on the fluid.

 

I was relaying information in this sticky:

https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...-imminent.html

If there is potential for C250s to have the 7G-tronic as late as 2012, then Marktee should check his data card.

 

Great idea. The data card info can be found here: https://www.lastvin.com/
Just enter the VIN.

 

2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C 250 CGI (204.047) General Data FIN WDD2040471A621267 VIN WDDGF4HB0CA621267 Model Year 2012 Model C 250 CGI Engine 271860 30 348401 Transmission 722997 07 118373 Order Number 0 2 704 18788 Order Location UNITED STATES (USA) Production Number 6221470 Interior IMITATION LEATHER - BLACK/ANTHRACITE (121A) Paint 1 BLACK (040U) Release Date 2011-09-07 Delivery Date 2011-09-07 Code Description 040U BLACK 07P STEUERCODE FUER WERKSZUORDNUNG 100A IMITATION LEATHER 121A IMITATION LEATHER - BLACK/ANTHRACITE 1U2 SNOW GRID 212B OP. INSTRUCT. AND MAINT. BOOKLET-ENGL. FOR USA/CAN 218 REAR-VIEW CAMERA 222 RIGHT FRONT SEAT, ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE 232 GARAGE DOOR OPENER WITH 284 - 390 MHZ FREQUENCY 240 LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS 245 TRIP COMPUTER / COMPASS 249 INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR MIRROR,AUTOMATICALLY DIMMING 264 LICENSE PLATE ATTACHMENT AMERICA 265 LINES-NO.PLATE DISCONTINUED 275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER SEAT, STRG. COL., MIRROR) 280 LEATHER STEERING WHEEL AND LEATHER GEAR SHIFT KNOB 284B AIRBAG LABEL - ENGLISH FOR USA 287 THROUGH-LOADING FEATURE 291 PELVIS AIRBAG (PELVISBAG) 294 KNEE AIRBAG 301 ASHTRAY PACKAGE 309 CUP HOLDER 312B HEAD UNIT LANGUAGE - AMERICAN ENGLISH 342B INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/HU LANGUAGE - AMERICAN 345 RAIN SENSOR 359 TELEAID USA 396 LINGUATRONIC-AMERICAN 414 ELECTRIC TILT/SLIDE SUNROOF IN GLASS VERSION 427 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 7-SPEED 440 TEMPOMAT (CRUISE CONTROL) 442 MULTIFUNCTION STEERING WHEEL (12 BUTTONS) 461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND 475 TIRE PRESSURE CONTROL 486 SPORTS SUSPENSION 494 U.S. VERSION WDDGF4HB0CA621267 www.LastVIN.com 2 https://www.lastvin.com/vin/5ognYdmKPDJ2Ozr3W Code Description 4U4 RADIATOR GRILLE WITH CENTER STAR 518 UNIVERSAL COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE (UCI) 51U BLACK FABRIC ROOF INTERIOR TRIM 527 COMAND DVD APS WITH NAVIGATION 536 SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO COMPLETE SYSTEM 551 BASIC ANTITHEFT ALARM SYSTEM (ATA) 580 AIR CONDITIONER 584 ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATOR 634 DELETION - FIRST AID KIT 636 DELETION - WARNING TRIANGLE 668 PRODUCT PROT. F FREIGHT PACKAG. W TIE-DOWN HOOKS 690 EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE (MINI SPARE) 705L UNITED STATES (USA) 731 TRIM PIECES - WOOD BURRED WALNUT VENEER 763 RADIO REMOTE CONTROL WITH PANIC SWITCH (315 MHZ) 772 AMG STYLING PACKAGE-FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRT 7XXL NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA 802 CHANGE OF MODEL YEAR, THE LAST FIGURE SHOWING THE NEW MODEL YEAR 810 PREMIUM SOUND SYSTEM 873 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS 875 HEATED SCREEN WASH SYSTEM 887 SEPARATE TRUNK LID LOCKING 910 DYNAMO WITH HIGHER CAPACITY (FFO) 916 FUEL TANK WITH LARGE VOLUME - VOLUME 1 919 AIRCON COOLING POWER PACKAGE 952 SPORTS PACKAGE 954 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE FOR AVANTGARDE VEHICLES 986 DEVIATING VIN WITH MODEL YEAR 989 IDENTIFICATION LABEL UNDER WINDSHIELD 99N STEUERCODE WERK SINDELFINGEN/GRAZ A22 NEW CONVERTER GENERATION A31 SOFTWARE (INDIVIDUAL) A43 JOINT FLANGE VARIANT A63 FE TORQUE CONVERTER HOUSING-0 A87 U VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY WITH VGS 3 A89 REDUCED-FRICTION B12 WHEEL REPLACEMENT TOOL F204 MODEL SERIES 204 FW LIMOUSINE G997 TRANSMISSION CODE VERSION 97 GA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HA REAR AXLE J82 SEPTEMBER RELEASE K15 CONTROL CODE FOR SERVICE INTERVAL 15000 KM L LEFT-HAND STEERING M010 EVO/VEHICLE UPGRADE ENGINES M18 DISPLACEMENT 1.8 LITER M271 R4-GASOLINE ENGINE M271 P47 PARKING PACKAGE HIGH R02 ALL SEASON TYRES R95 17" LT ALLOY WHEEL 5 DOUBLE-SPOKE DES. MIXED TIRES U10 FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WITH WEIGHT SENSING U12 FLOOR MATS - VELOUR U22 LUMBAR SUPPORT ADJUSTMEN

 

Transmission 722.997 with code A89 Reduced-Friction

You have a 7G-Tronic Plus and need spec 236.15 transmission fluid.

 

Does it mean that the one I ordered from FCP work?? 134FE??