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Today I started my car, put it in R, then inadvertently hit the start button and turned the car off, I then hit the start button again, the car started up, but now I had a solid Yellow check engine light, and the car would no longer go into Park.
I tried a few things, drove a while, tried a few more things, parked it for 2 hours, then on my drive home, I stopped and while still running and the car went into Park, and when I got home it went into Park. That was a nice surprise.
The yellow engine light remains on though.
Thoughts on why this happened, and what is required to turn off that light? (in the future I will be more deliberate in my button pushing, I usually am but was a bit rushed and not paying attention)
cheers
Today I started my car, put it in R, then inadvertently hit the start button and turned the car off, I then hit the start button again, the car started up, but now I had a solid Yellow check engine light, and the car would no longer go into Park.
I tried a few things, drove a while, tried a few more things, parked it for 2 hours, then on my drive home, I stopped and while still running and the car went into Park, and when I got home it went into Park. That was a nice surprise.
The yellow engine light remains on though.
Thoughts on why this happened, and what is required to turn off that light? (in the future I will be more deliberate in my button pushing, I usually am but was a bit rushed and not paying attention)
cheers
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Do you have a code reader? I would check what codes are being thrown and if not serious, it may be as simple as clearing the code with the reader.
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Hi, ya that occurred to me as well, I don’t have a reader. Perhaps I should buy one.
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Many auto parts stores like Advance Auto will scan for you at no charge.Originally Posted by MercAMGgts2016
Hi, ya that occurred to me as well, I don’t have a reader. Perhaps I should buy one.
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Check engine light turned off by itself yesterday
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bought a code reader
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bought a code reader
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bought a code reader
and...? Don't leave us hanging OP : ) any stored codes?Originally Posted by MercAMGgts2016
Check engine light turned off by itself yesterday&
bought a code reader
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Oh lol, the code reader just got delivered an hour ago by Amazon, but I will post an update once I get it working and check it out
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oh I see, sorry about that, no rush : )Originally Posted by MercAMGgts2016
Oh lol, the code reader just got delivered an hour ago by Amazon, but I will post an update once I get it working and check it outcheers
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Always glad to hear about a happy ending.
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For sure. Still curious what happened but glad it solved its own now. Originally Posted by MalibuScott
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Today I started my car, put it in R, then inadvertently hit the start button and turned the car off, I then hit the start button again, the car started up, but now I had a solid Yellow check engine light, and the car would no longer go into Park.
I tried a few things, drove a while, tried a few more things, parked it for 2 hours, then on my drive home, I stopped and while still running and the car went into Park, and when I got home it went into Park. That was a nice surprise.
The yellow engine light remains on though.
Thoughts on why this happened, and what is required to turn off that light? (in the future I will be more deliberate in my button pushing, I usually am but was a bit rushed and not paying attention)
cheers
I have a 2020 and mine would sparstically not go into park. It’s at MB now. I will let you know. Originally Posted by MercAMGgts2016
2016 AMG GT sToday I started my car, put it in R, then inadvertently hit the start button and turned the car off, I then hit the start button again, the car started up, but now I had a solid Yellow check engine light, and the car would no longer go into Park.
I tried a few things, drove a while, tried a few more things, parked it for 2 hours, then on my drive home, I stopped and while still running and the car went into Park, and when I got home it went into Park. That was a nice surprise.
The yellow engine light remains on though.
Thoughts on why this happened, and what is required to turn off that light? (in the future I will be more deliberate in my button pushing, I usually am but was a bit rushed and not paying attention)
cheers
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Oh no, hope they fix it soon Originally Posted by AMGCJOE
I have a 2020 and mine would sparstically not go into park. It’s at MB now. I will let you know.
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What does "sparstically" mean? Periodically? Occasionally? Randomly?
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it means autocorrect got me. Originally Posted by MalibuScott
What does "sparstically" mean? Periodically? Occasionally? Randomly?
sporadically
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You got a love it , wyn auto correct, changes it to a word that doesn’t exist…
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Were they able to tell you the problem or why? I started having this issue more frequently… 1/3 the time nowOriginally Posted by AMGCJOE
I have a 2020 and mine would sparstically not go into park. It’s at MB now. I will let you know.
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not yet. I went to pick it up and came across another issue. I’ll let you know what the worksheet states. Originally Posted by JMalanox
Were they able to tell you the problem or why? I started having this issue more frequently… 1/3 the time now
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Today I started my car, put it in R, then inadvertently hit the start button and turned the car off, I then hit the start button again, the car started up, but now I had a solid Yellow check engine light, and the car would no longer go into Park.
I tried a few things, drove a while, tried a few more things, parked it for 2 hours, then on my drive home, I stopped and while still running and the car went into Park, and when I got home it went into Park. That was a nice surprise.
The yellow engine light remains on though.
Thoughts on why this happened, and what is required to turn off that light? (in the future I will be more deliberate in my button pushing, I usually am but was a bit rushed and not paying attention)
cheers
I JUST did this. Put it in reverse to back out of the garage and actually hit the start/stop button. Cel came on and now park button puts it in neutral. What was the solution?Originally Posted by MercAMGgts2016
2016 AMG GT sToday I started my car, put it in R, then inadvertently hit the start button and turned the car off, I then hit the start button again, the car started up, but now I had a solid Yellow check engine light, and the car would no longer go into Park.
I tried a few things, drove a while, tried a few more things, parked it for 2 hours, then on my drive home, I stopped and while still running and the car went into Park, and when I got home it went into Park. That was a nice surprise.
The yellow engine light remains on though.
Thoughts on why this happened, and what is required to turn off that light? (in the future I will be more deliberate in my button pushing, I usually am but was a bit rushed and not paying attention)
cheers
Edit. Got my scanner on it when I got home. Park sensor error, probably from the quick reverse to stop glitched the system. Park is back and everything is cleared and gtg.
