...and I mean the whole trim piece with the gear indicator and "chrome" trim. There's far less of a CLICK when snap it back into place (not much of a snap). Could clips have broken off? Are they replaceable?

 

Please refer to the link below. The same happened to me and with the help of this forum, I replaced mine 2 years ago.
Make sure you read the instructions in the link, the installation is not obvious.

https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...base-plate.htm

 

hey, thanks for the quick reply but that link seems to be dead:

The requested page was not found.

 

Sorry, the link was incomplete. I did a cut-and-paste in a tablet.

Please try this one:
https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class...ase-plate.html

 

wow, you really lucked! got it free from Wes, now we can't even get him to reply to posts! I didn't see any install instructions in that post though....

 

Common on many Merc models. Replace it!

 

I did pay for it but it was not expensive. Yes, I lucked out, many thanks to Wes.

I did have instructions how to replace it but somehow I cannot find it anymore. Maybe Wes sent it to me in private message. I checked my messages but it did not go back that far back.

The main point is to remove the shifter knob and boot first.

 

There are four plastic tabs underneath the chrome trim ring. They break (either completely or just the rear "wing" on the clip). I fixed mine on he CLK and C240 by putting a screw horizontally through the surround boot so that it lodges under the wood panel. I had to do this with the wood panel removed from the console. It also means that now the chrome surround cannot be removed from the wood panel, but that's no problem. If I ever need to work in the center console, I still have enough slack in the wiring to remove the wood panel first, then disconnect the wiring.

 

anyone know the actual name of the part? parts.com doesn't find "shifter base plate" or "shifter surround" (also checked with "shift" instead of "shifter")

 

See your PM reply:

Benz calls it:

82 A 209 267 00 88 COVER SHIFT LEVER HANDLE

I call it a chrome bezel!

A few different part numbers.



10 A 203 267 90 24 FLOOR SHIFT MECHANISM Code: -P98+423/-P98+427
001
10 A 203 267 91 24 FLOOR SHIFT MECHANISM Code: -P98+423+494/-P98+423+625/-P98+423+460/-P98+427+494/-P98
001
13 A 000 994 50 60 .FUSE
SHIFT ROD TO GEAR SHIFTING Code: 423/427
001
15 A 203 992 00 10 .BUSHING
SHIFT ROD TO GEAR SHIFTING Code: 423/427
001
20 A 203 992 01 10 .BUSHING
SHIFT ROD TO GEAR SHIFTING Code: 423/427
001
30 N 000000 0001634 SCREW
FLOOR SHIFT TO TUNNEL
M6X35 Code: 423/427
003
40 A 140 988 40 78 CLIP
CABLE TO AC HOUSING Code: 423/427
001
70 A 203 267 00 64 CABLE PULL
FLOOR SHIFT Code: 423/427
001 L
70 A 203 267 01 64 CABLE PULL
FLOOR SHIFT Code: 423/427
001 R
80 A 203 267 08 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [900]
Code: -889+423+954/-P98+423+954/-889+427+954/-P98+427+954
001
80 A 203 267 08 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [901]
Code: -889+423+954/-P98+423+954/-889+427+954/-P98+427+954
001
80 A 203 267 08 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [902]
Code: -889+423+954/-P98+423+954/-889+427+954/-P98+427+954
001
80 A 203 267 63 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [902]
Code: -889+284+423+736+954/-889+284+427+736+954
001
80 A 203 267 18 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [903]
Code: -889+265+423+954/-P98+265+423+954/-889+265+427+954/-P98+265
001
80 A 203 267 18 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [902]
Code: -889+265+423+954/-P98+265+423+954/-889+265+427+954/-P98+265
001
80 A 203 267 65 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [902]
Code: -889+265+284+423+736+954/-889+265+284+427+736+954
001
80 A 203 267 65 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [905]
Code: -889+265+284+423+736+954/-889+265+284+427+736+954
001
80 A 203 267 39 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [906]
Code: 265+423+951+954
001
80 A 203 267 62 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [902]
Code: 265+284+423+731+801A+954/265+284+423+731+805A+954/265+284
001
80 A 203 267 65 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [902]
Code: 265+284+423+736+811A+955/265+284+423+736+814A+955/265+284
001
80 A 203 267 65 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [905]
Code: 265+284+423+736+811A+955/265+284+423+736+814A+955/265+284
001
80 A 203 267 02 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [901]
Code: -498+423+955/-498+427+955
001
80 A 203 267 02 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [902]
Code: -498+423+955/-498+427+955
001
80 A 203 267 55 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [902]
Code: 284+423+731+955/284+427+731+955
001
80 A 203 267 18 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [013], [903]
Code: 265+423+955/265+427+955
001
80 A 203 267 18 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [013], [902]
Code: 265+423+955/265+427+955
001
80 A 203 267 39 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [906]
Code: 265+423+951+955
001
80 A 203 267 62 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [902]
Code: 265+284+423+731+955/265+284+427+731+955
001
80 A 209 267 25 10 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [903]
Code: 423+889/427+889/423+494+889+951/427+494+889+951
001
80 A 209 267 25 10 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [902]
Code: 423+889/427+889/423+494+889+951/427+494+889+951
001
80 A 203 267 56 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [902]
Code: 423+731+889/427+731+889/423+494+731+889+951/427+494+731+889
001
80 A 203 267 66 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [902]
Code: 423+736+889/427+736+889/423+494+736+889+951/427+494+736+889
001
80 A 203 267 66 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [905]
Code: 423+736+889/427+736+889/423+494+736+889+951/427+494+736+889
001
80 A 209 267 26 10 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [903]
Code: 423+460+494+889/423+623+889/427+460+494+889/427+623+889
001
80 A 209 267 26 10 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [902]
Code: 423+460+494+889/423+623+889/427+460+494+889/427+623+889
001
80 A 203 267 57 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [902]
Code: 423+623+731+889/423+460+494+731+889/427+623+731+889/427+460
001
80 A 203 267 67 11 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [905]
Code: 423+623+736+889/423+460+494+736+889/427+623+736+889/427+460
001
80 A 209 267 24 10 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [906]
Code: 423+494+889+951
001
80 A 209 267 26 10 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [903]
Code: 423+460+494+889+951/427+460+494+889+951
001
80 A 209 267 26 10 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [902]
Code: 423+460+494+889+951/427+460+494+889+951
001
80 A 209 260 31 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [910]
Code: 423+W67+Y94
001
80 A 209 260 47 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [914]
Code: 423+Y86
001
80 A 209 260 31 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [910]
Code: 423+494+W67+Y94/423+460+W67+Y94
001
80 A 209 260 43 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [031], [912]
Code: 423+W68+Y94/427+W68+Y94
001
80 A 209 260 42 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [018], [019], [912]
Code: 423+W69+Y94/427+W69+Y94
001
80 A 209 260 63 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [021], [022], [912]
Code: 423+W69+Y94/427+W69+Y94/423+W69+X00+Y94/427+W69+X00+Y94/423
001
80 A 209 260 63 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [021], [022], [915]
Code: 423+W69+Y94/427+W69+Y94/423+W69+X00+Y94/427+W69+X00+Y94/423
001
000
80 A 203 260 19 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [018], [019], [912]
Code: 423+Y96/427+Y96
001
80 A 209 260 66 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [032], [033], [912]
Code: 423+X00/427+X00/423+X50/427+X50/423+Y96/427+Y96
001
80 A 209 260 46 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [018], [019], [912]
Code: 423+494+889+W68+Y94/427+494+889+W68+Y94
001
80 A 209 260 61 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [021], [022], [912]
Code: 423+889+W68+Y94/427+889+W68+Y94/423+889+W68+X00+Y94/427+889
001
80 A 209 260 61 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [021], [022], [915]
Code: 423+889+W68+Y94/427+889+W68+Y94/423+889+W68+X00+Y94/427+889
001
80 A 209 260 44 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [018], [019], [912]
Code: 423+889+Y96/427+889+Y96/423+625+889+Y96/427+625+889+Y96
001
80 A 209 260 59 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [021], [022], [912]
Code: 423+889+X00/427+889+X00/423+889+X50/427+889+X50/423+889+Y96
001
80 A 209 260 62 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [912]
Code: 423+889+W21+Y94/427+889+W21+Y94/423+889+W21+X00+Y94/427+889
001
80 A 209 260 62 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [915]
Code: 423+889+W21+Y94/427+889+W21+Y94/423+889+W21+X00+Y94/427+889
001
80 A 209 260 64 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [912]
Code: 423+W68+Y94/427+W68+Y94/423+W68+X00+Y94/427+W68+X00+Y94/423
001
80 A 209 260 64 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [915]
Code: 423+W68+Y94/427+W68+Y94/423+W68+X00+Y94/427+W68+X00+Y94/423
001
80 A 209 260 65 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [912]
Code: 423+W21+Y94/427+W21+Y94/423+W21+X00+Y94/427+W21+X00+Y94/423
001

80 A 209 260 65 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [915]
Code: 423+W21+Y94/427+W21+Y94/423+W21+X00+Y94/427+W21+X00+Y94/423
001
80 A 209 260 69 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [915]
Code: 423+889+W69+Y94/427+889+W69+Y94/423+889+W69+X00+Y94/427+889
001
80 A 209 260 45 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [008], [009], [018], [019], [912]
Code: 423+460+494+889+Y96/423+623+889+Y96/427+460+494+889+Y96/427
001
80 A 209 260 60 40 SELECTOR LEVER HANDLE [032], [033], [912]
Code: 423+460+494+889+X00/423+623+889+X00/427+460+494+889+X00/427
001
82 A 203 267 22 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE [034], [017]
Code: 423+460
001
82 A 203 267 22 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE [034], [017]
Code: 423+494
001
82 A 203 267 22 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE [034], [017]
Code: 423+625
001
82 A 203 267 22 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE [034], [017]
Code: 427+460
001
82 A 203 267 22 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE [034], [017]
Code: 427+494
001
82 A 203 267 22 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE [034], [017]
Code: 427+625
001
82 A 203 267 22 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE [034], [017]
Code: 423+428+460
001
82 A 203 267 22 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE [034], [017]
Code: 423+428+494
001
82 A 203 267 22 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE [034], [017]
Code: 427+428+460
001
82 A 203 267 22 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE [034], [017]
Code: 427+428+494
001
82 A 209 267 00 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE Code: 423+428/427+428
001
82 A 203 267 20 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE [034], [017]
Code: 423
001
82 A 203 267 20 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE [034], [017]
Code: 427
001
82 A 209 267 01 88 COVER
SHIFT LEVER HANDLE Code: -P98+423+428+625/-P98+427+428+625
001
90 A 203 260 16 33 SHIFTING ROD
FLOOR SHIFT Code: 427
001
95 A 210 267 00 74 .PIN
SHIFTING ROD Code: 423/427
001
110 A 000 994 41 60 FUSE
SHIFTING ROD Code: 423/427
001
120 A 000 990 40 77 HEADLESS SETSCREW
SHIFTING ROD
M8X10 Code: 423/427
001
130 A 211 267 00 32 END PIECE
SHIFTING ROD Code: 423/427
001
150 A 203 267 25 88 COVER
FLOOR SHIFT Code: 423/427
001
538 A 028 545 84 28 PIN BUSHING HOUSING
SHIFT GATE ILLUMINATION
4 PIN;E12 001
624 A 036 545 67 28 PLUG
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROGRAM SELECTION
3-PIN;S16/12 001
639 A 028 545 83 28 PLUG HOUSING
ELECTRONIC SELECTOR LEVER MODULE CONTROL MODULE
8 PIN;N15/5 001
685 A 037 545 25 28 PLUG HOUSING
SWITCH FOR LOCK INDICATOR STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT
2-PIN;S97/1 001
788 A 001 545 51 40 PIN BUSHING HOUSING
GEAR INDICATOR SENSOR
6-PIN;A62 001
788 A 000 545 94 03 COVER
GEAR INDICATOR SENSOR
A62 001
899 A 016 545 41 26 CONTACT SPRING
0.25-0.5 MM2 MQS NB
899 A 000 540 46 05 REP.SET CONTACT
0.75 MM2 MQS [037]
NB
958 A 013 545 78 26 CONTACT BUSHING
1.5-2.5 MM2 MCP NB

 

Here's the part you need:

http://www.parts.com/parts/index.cfm...earch&siteid=2

But honestly, I'd do what I did and just "rig" it with screws:

 

Thanks Glyn and Rodney; parts.com was driving me mental, showing everything BUT what I'm looking for:



and I'm usually a fan of MacGyver-like solutions like yours Rodney, but I am so tired of yanking in that walnut piece to get it off, then pounding on it to get it back on. Like a tech once said to me, "these cars go together hard!" I've had the trim in and out so many times, tweaking my iPod and GPS setups, my upper shift row trim never goes in flush on both ends.

 

Yeah, that is an elusive part. I even had a bit of a challenge finding the part number in EPC. Really, the screws aren't that bad to deal with. I also remove my console trim occasionally to tweak the position of my Escort radar detector remote mute button. It's not that hard to remove. I have set of plastic wedges I use to pry on the wood panel. Putting it back in place does take a nice "punch".

 

I'm hoping what they have in stock is the new improved one. With US parts turnover it is likely.

 

Mine is screwed up as well...maybe I'll play around with it this weekend

 

I'm just getting around to looking up that part; I'm launching an internet radio station* and between that, work and storm cleanup I'm tapped.
* I learned the hard way not to link my non-commercial enterprises here but I'll PM anyone interested; indie pop and rock from all over the world. catchy stuff you likely don't know.
"slotted gate"? really?

Part Number 2032672288
Part Name SLOTTED GATE
MSRP $147.00
Core $0.00
Save $41.40
Online Price $105.60


y'know Rodney, it occurs to me that you CAN remove that without removing the walnut piece.....can't you disengage the leather boot to expose those screws?

 

duh! on second viewing I see that your "MacGuyver" repair has the screws going thru the leather boot!

I'm guessing the two parts below are NOT available separately?

 

okay Rodney, I'm about ready to try your fix (I've super-glued the 2 broken tabs, right and rear, but the rear one keeps breaking because the boot is so tight. I don't know if I need a screw up top as well as the bottom, but, looking from below, I don't see room in my boot for a screw up top:


And I'll tell ya, as haphazard as it is keeping that "chrome" piece in place when it's all together, holding this thing upside down it just falls out.....


So, I found this little plastic wedge among my "extra parts" tin, and screwed it into the back of the boot from below:



As it turns out, I can still remove the boot from the shift surround with this plastic piece in place:



Unfortunately, I test fit it all into the car, and now it pulls out at the top! Back to drawing board (and the "extra parts" tin).....

 

You should be able to get a screw in there. It does have to go in at an angle. I pre-drilled the hole and then used an "offset" screwdriver to get it in place.

 

The Rudeney method has now been successfully employed by some of the W203 folk!

 

LOL! Yes, it's also been employed on my C240.

 

Old thread but .. this just started happening to me. Doesn't look to good to your passenger when you shift into drive and the trim pops out.. lol. You think they could have spared just a little extra leather on the shift boot.

Anyway, simple solution for me.. gorilla glue worked like a charm

 

:Y did the same on mine.

 

How do you take the knob off and pull the wood trim piece up? Just pry it up from the console using a wedge? Does the shift knob just spin off like most cars?

 

You do not need to remove the knob (in fact you can't) before removing the wood panel. Just open the ashtray and pull up on the exposed leading edge of the wood panel. Once you have it off the console, you will see a black plastic ring under the leather boot. Twist that (clockwise, I think) to unlock the knob. Now you can pull the knob off the shifter rod. It will be hard to pull, but if the lock ring is loose, it will come off.