2000 E320 Won't Shift
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2000 Mercedes E320
2000 E320 Won't Shift
I have been reading like crazy and am at a point I can't diagnose 100% what is wrong.
Long story short I got the car about 6 months ago. The ABS and ESP started randomly coming on. I ignored it because when you shut the car off and turned it back on they went away. Also it never gave issue.
One week ago I was driving my E320 and all of the sudden the car revs like it's in Neutral. I pull over and it won't go into Park. I put it in Neutral, put on the ebrake, and shut the car off. Car goes into Park. I then start it up and put it in Drive and it starts driving but won't shift out of gear so I went slow and drove it right down the street to somewhere I could park safely and get a tow home. Also on the instrument cluster it does not show what gear the car is, it's just a solid box.
I have read about the battery, the brake light switch, the shifter itself. I am just not sure how to test and figure out exactly what it is. I only have access to a cheap scan tool but it does not read anything. I did have a drink near the shifter but it did not spill. It may have had some condensation but nothing major. I stated that because I normally don't have fountain drinks and I saw spilled drinks could cause it, but it did not spill.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Long story short I got the car about 6 months ago. The ABS and ESP started randomly coming on. I ignored it because when you shut the car off and turned it back on they went away. Also it never gave issue.
One week ago I was driving my E320 and all of the sudden the car revs like it's in Neutral. I pull over and it won't go into Park. I put it in Neutral, put on the ebrake, and shut the car off. Car goes into Park. I then start it up and put it in Drive and it starts driving but won't shift out of gear so I went slow and drove it right down the street to somewhere I could park safely and get a tow home. Also on the instrument cluster it does not show what gear the car is, it's just a solid box.
I have read about the battery, the brake light switch, the shifter itself. I am just not sure how to test and figure out exactly what it is. I only have access to a cheap scan tool but it does not read anything. I did have a drink near the shifter but it did not spill. It may have had some condensation but nothing major. I stated that because I normally don't have fountain drinks and I saw spilled drinks could cause it, but it did not spill.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
