Touch Shift ruins engine??
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Touch Shift ruins engine??
I have a 2001 E-320
My son just got his permit and has been driving it around with me. ive realized he likes using the touch shift feature which i dont mind cause its not hurting the car. I thought the feature was just like an add on that lets you use the car in manual. I havent used it but he has been using for about 5 months now and nothing seemed to be wrong with it. The check engine light came up so i took it to the dealer. no malfunctions or anything showed up just the check engine light. when i took it there they explained a bunch of stuff that i didnt really get but they said it was most likely due to use of the touch shift. Is there a wrong way to use that? is it not a manual thing is it something like what they use to pull loads or go uphill. i know you can go 4 gears on that cause my son always tells me when im sitting next to me. Can someone explain what this feature is and how it got ruined. i am going to go pick it up tomorrow and will get the evaluation sheet to see what is wrong with it and will post what they tell me tomorrow but any help with what this "touch shift" is would be greatly appreciated.
My son just got his permit and has been driving it around with me. ive realized he likes using the touch shift feature which i dont mind cause its not hurting the car. I thought the feature was just like an add on that lets you use the car in manual. I havent used it but he has been using for about 5 months now and nothing seemed to be wrong with it. The check engine light came up so i took it to the dealer. no malfunctions or anything showed up just the check engine light. when i took it there they explained a bunch of stuff that i didnt really get but they said it was most likely due to use of the touch shift. Is there a wrong way to use that? is it not a manual thing is it something like what they use to pull loads or go uphill. i know you can go 4 gears on that cause my son always tells me when im sitting next to me. Can someone explain what this feature is and how it got ruined. i am going to go pick it up tomorrow and will get the evaluation sheet to see what is wrong with it and will post what they tell me tomorrow but any help with what this "touch shift" is would be greatly appreciated.
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Touch shift is meant for manual style shifting, or just wanting to be in a low gear for steep grades etc. The only thing that could possibily hurt the engine is keeping it in a low gear and running the engine to the redline too much(even that shouldn't cause the check engine light to come on), and your son would not do that with you in the car.I dont know what your dealer is talking about, the check engine light shouldn't have anything to do with touch shift.
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yes i figured out it was not his fault. the spark plugs were "messed up" according to the dealer and the abs system is malfunctioning because my wife likes to keep her handbag on the middle console thing next to the gear thing. it apparently hit the gear into first and she got onto the highway so thats what caused the problem. women... thanks for quick replies.
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Originally Posted by NewCents05
yes i figured out it was not his fault. the spark plugs were "messed up" according to the dealer and the abs system is malfunctioning because my wife likes to keep her handbag on the middle console thing next to the gear thing. it apparently hit the gear into first and she got onto the highway so thats what caused the problem. women... thanks for quick replies.
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well its the only mercedes benz dealer within reasonable driving distance. i could always take it to the bmw dealer down the street...
my wife is a doctor but after 4 years with the car she still has trouble finding out how to unlock the doors. she always hits the rear shade to go up. They need to have car classes at the dealership for women or something.
my wife is a doctor but after 4 years with the car she still has trouble finding out how to unlock the doors. she always hits the rear shade to go up. They need to have car classes at the dealership for women or something.
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OK i think you guys are right i need a new dealer. They have had the car for 4 days now and i called them up to ask them about it. They said they needed a part that has to be imported from germany... uhh arent these cars made in the U.S. why do they need something from germany. im just going to pay for this and never going back there
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Originally Posted by NewCents05
OK i think you guys are right i need a new dealer. They have had the car for 4 days now and i called them up to ask them about it. They said they needed a part that has to be imported from germany... uhh arent these cars made in the U.S. why do they need something from germany. im just going to pay for this and never going back there
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Maybe I'm just ignorant, but I don't understand the connection between touch shifting (and potentially winding to redline) and an ABS malfunction.
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thanks so much for your help guys it was something to do with the way it was shifted. like something physically with the shifting. nothing wrong with the transmission. just they overcharge for the smallest things anyway. had to get the cup holder FIXED because of all the drinks that kept getting spilled in there because those damn cup holders dont hold !@#$ and they ended replacing the whole thing with even cleaning out the build up so it still moves like crap but its brand new and they charged $200 for a new cupholder...sigh the ways they try to rip you off. luckily i got them to clean it out and just bought the new one cause the old one was working like crap.
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By the way, I use the touch shift on my car all the time and it does not cause engine problems. Now having your handbag pushing the shifter to the left and causing the car to be in first gear for hours? 
Why don't women have a little common sense about cars?
Why don't women have a little common sense about cars?
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Originally Posted by slk55lvr
By the way, I use the touch shift on my car all the time and it does not cause engine problems. Now having your handbag pushing the shifter to the left and causing the car to be in first gear for hours?
Why don't women have a little common sense about cars?
Why don't women have a little common sense about cars?
Women and cars dont mix. Oh well she can destroy the E55 for all I care about, I have the CLS now.
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Originally Posted by MB Fanatic
My wife drove my E55 and TL with the parking brake on to work. I had to get complete new brake job on the rear of both cars.
Women and cars dont mix. Oh well she can destroy the E55 for all I care about, I have the CLS now.
Women and cars dont mix. Oh well she can destroy the E55 for all I care about, I have the CLS now.
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Originally Posted by MB Fanatic
My wife drove my E55 and TL with the parking brake on to work. I had to get complete new brake job on the rear of both cars.
Women and cars dont mix. Oh well she can destroy the E55 for all I care about, I have the CLS now.
Women and cars dont mix. Oh well she can destroy the E55 for all I care about, I have the CLS now.
Wow that tops my story! I'll bet the rotors we're glowing embers by the time she got to work
Sell me the e55 and get her an old diesel 190, nothing can kill those!
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Originally Posted by pokerFACE
don't they get that rather nasty-sounding warning beep when the parking brake is on with the car moving?
The TL was about $1000 to get fixed.
