My child spilt a bottle of water all over the center shifter. Know my car will not go in to gear and engine light comes on. Car will not display gear on dash. What to do on this matter. Just let the water dry or blow dry with hair dryer? Owe yeah it is a E430 2001. I hate water.

 

I hope for your sake it dries out without any permanent damage! Otherwise, open your wallet and make the necessary withdrawals from your kid's college fund.

• oh man i love mb design psh not.(rant)
  
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• My dad's car is in the shop and MB...

 

sadly enough you will 99% for sure be replacing this part, its gunna be kind of a lot sorry man, germans are crazy, put a cup holder next to an ELECTRONIC SHIFTER!!!! even toyota has water proof cup holder areas

 

I think it was strategically placed here to increase sales on cheap *** cup holders....

 

my sunroof was open the other day, and light shined into the shifter, and i saw that i have a dime stuck in their, but nothings messed up, YET

 

Can anything be done to waterproof the area? Has anyone thought of doing that?

What about taking that area apart and putting some kind of rubber membrane over it so that any liquid would just run over it and not into things?

Does anyone have a picture of the effected parts in place?