06SL500AMG

Here is an E500 for sale here locally that I am debating just to have to mess around in, but while the car is not warm or at full operation temperature the transmission shifts hard/jerks into second gear. Once the car reaches normal temperature it shifts normally. I have searched and read about the cooling lines, but it doesn't make sense as to why the shifting issue goes away when warm. The car does have high mileage seeing as how it has 151k miles, which I wish was lower, but it would be a nice car to have to keep mileage off other vehicles. Also did all E500's have airmatic? This one does and I could do without having that, although the suspension is okay on the car at this point.

E55Greasemonkey

All the 500s have airmatic. At that mileage, and with the hard shift, consider the transmission will need to be replaced soon when negotiating a price. Im guessing $2000-$6000 for a used or new trans and converter

Plutoe

I think at this point you have worked yourself up over nothing, because you haven't got the FFI as to why the shift is delayed, and it ain't coolant, but could just be a gummed up shift solenoid

I would be more worried about the Airmatic, cause it is going to go and that is expensive.

The car should be taken for a good scan and inspection

jandmtv

On the upside, you can do a coil over conversion and get ride of the ****ty airmatic suspension once in for all!!!!!! lol

LemonSqueezy

Maybe get someone to check the shift adaptations and go from there.

gmphertford

Change the oil and filter and carry out shift adaptations

Eayacht

Def change trans oil and filter, start from there