I do plan on looking at the connection to the transmission but today I let the car run for 20 minutes after jumping it I shut it off I tried to start it batteries total junk it’s like 14 years old. I think we all know what happens with a dead battery on a Mercedes. I’m gonna take the battery out of my CLK 350 and put it into the CLK 320 and see if that fixes it that illuminates the battery question and then go from there. I just wish we had a better scanning tool available to us that is Affordable. I noticed this morning the ABSESPBAS light was on yesterday it wasn’t if I do scan I don’t come up with any check engine hours let’s see what happens with the battery I’ll update the post in about two hours

OK well like all limp mode scenario is we never get it on the first try! I put in my battery from my other car in the 320 and the ABS ESP BAS lights went out after 45 seconds. The problem still is there and you can't get out of first gear still ,I did notice for some strange reason when I put it on to reverse it slammed into reverse. When I drive the car I can feel the shiftier or module clicking allot never happened before . I know there’s a module in there and I know those can be problems so it’s making me think there’s a problem there ,I don’t know if that’s a clue. What I hate about these limp mode is it can be 12 different things and the end result is to pay someone with the right star diagnostic tools to pinpoint it and that’s what I hate about these cars that we can’t fix them ourselves anymore we need someone to scan it for us to pinpoint and I hate that. Everything we want to buy and check is always $100 the transmission played $100 the ABS module $100 ignition $100 it sucks what I hate about these limp mode is it can be 12 different things and the end result is to pay someone with the right star diagnostic tools to pinpoint it and that’s what I hate about these cars that we can’t fix them ourselves anymore we need someone to scan it for us to pinpoint and I hate that. Everything we want to buy and check is always $100 the transmission played $100 the ABS module $100 ignition $100 at sucks speaking of ignitions I have noticed in the past month that the spring action in the ignition is no longer there sometimes you can turn the key all the way to the right and hold it and it doesn’t catching you’ve got to do it for five times until the car starts now I don’t know if that puts a call into limp mode it might any help would be appreciated

I actually did buy a scanner you guys are right on that model car you need a scanner with a special 32 pin attachment I ended up purchasing a Vident I link 400 I’m told it’s a really good better than the other I carsoft ones out there so I’m looking forward to getting my shifter which I purchased for $60 not bad if I’m wrong I don’t really care. I think it will be the shifter because from a lot of posts that I’ve seen when you do not see what year it is in and the gear indicator is blank that’s generally a shifter problem so I’m hoping I’m right I kind of jumped the gun and bought it without going diagnostics but for $60 it’s no big deal.