Open door --- WHAAM!!!
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Open door --- WHAAM!!!
So you are rolling down your driveway and open your door. WHAAM! The car drops into Park, your tires sqeal, and your chin hits the steering wheel!
And you worry about ripping the park pawl out of the tranny.
And I wonder (and worry) about what would happen if I am cruising at 70MPH and reach for the air vent and accidentally hit the Park button on the shift lever. Will the tranny disassemble? Or will nothing happen?
Does anybody know FOR SURE at what speed (if any) this automatic dropping into Park doesn't happen any more, and for both conditions described, above??
Your service advisor will tell you what he thinks you want to hear.
(Do not test this at home!)
And you worry about ripping the park pawl out of the tranny.
And I wonder (and worry) about what would happen if I am cruising at 70MPH and reach for the air vent and accidentally hit the Park button on the shift lever. Will the tranny disassemble? Or will nothing happen?
Does anybody know FOR SURE at what speed (if any) this automatic dropping into Park doesn't happen any more, and for both conditions described, above??
Your service advisor will tell you what he thinks you want to hear.
(Do not test this at home!)
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whoh man, sorry to hear this......
reminds me of the time I saw a guy at the dealer
in reverse (an employee) and then open the door....
with the entire car jolting and rocking to a stop.....those guys should know way
better......
but yeah, I found that out too on the second or third day of owning my 550....
live and learn
reminds me of the time I saw a guy at the dealer
in reverse (an employee) and then open the door....
with the entire car jolting and rocking to a stop.....those guys should know way
better......
but yeah, I found that out too on the second or third day of owning my 550....
live and learn
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This is possible? Dont u have to tap the stem inward to get Park? Maybe Im not following but ,,your door opened and it went into park?
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I mentioned this happening in another thread (can't recall which). It prevents me from rolling down the driveway and opening the door right by the newspaper, which kinda sucks. LOL
As for the speed at which the park button can be pushed and do something, not sure about that. But I do notice that at lower speeds, those little arrows light up by park and neutral. I guess it is some indicator of when you can "safely" put the car in park. Must say that a few weeks ago, I accidentally pushed park while the car was going about 20 MPH, and there was a weird straining noise until I put it back in drive (like the sound when you shift a manual tranny and it doesn't go all the way into the gear).
As for the speed at which the park button can be pushed and do something, not sure about that. But I do notice that at lower speeds, those little arrows light up by park and neutral. I guess it is some indicator of when you can "safely" put the car in park. Must say that a few weeks ago, I accidentally pushed park while the car was going about 20 MPH, and there was a weird straining noise until I put it back in drive (like the sound when you shift a manual tranny and it doesn't go all the way into the gear).
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2 weeks ago i stopped at the end of my driveway to check the mail, thought i put the car in park, but put it in reverse instead.( still not used to stalk shifter ) opened the car door and got out and the car started rolling backwards. Luckily it did not knock me down and i was able to get in it and stop it, but obviously it did not go into park automatically when i opened the door, so whats up with that? 
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So you cannot move your car with the door open? I can. Mine does not go to park when I open the door. It goes to park when the engine is off and I open the door but not is the engine is running.
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My first experience was last week, on my way to work i stop at a red light, i had to spit.. i just got the windows tinted soo couldnt roll down the windows, i open the door to spit out of it, light turns green, i accelerated to go and the car didnt move.."what the hell" i look at the dash and realize its in park.. didnt take me long to realize the car get put in park after opening the door.
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I noticed this in the manual (I don't have my car yet to test).
So my question is how do you reverse into a tight spot while looking out the open driver's door. Can you put the car into reverse from a stop with the door open ??
So my question is how do you reverse into a tight spot while looking out the open driver's door. Can you put the car into reverse from a stop with the door open ??
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I noticed this in the manual (I don't have my car yet to test).
So my question is how do you reverse into a tight spot while looking out the open driver's door. Can you put the car into reverse from a stop with the door open ??
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So my question is how do you reverse into a tight spot while looking out the open driver's door. Can you put the car into reverse from a stop with the door open ??
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2 weeks ago i stopped at the end of my driveway to check the mail, thought i put the car in park, but put it in reverse instead.( still not used to stalk shifter ) opened the car door and got out and the car started rolling backwards. Luckily it did not knock me down and i was able to get in it and stop it, but obviously it did not go into park automatically when i opened the door, so whats up with that?
I noticed this in the manual (I don't have my car yet to test).
So my question is how do you reverse into a tight spot while looking out the open driver's door. Can you put the car into reverse from a stop with the door open ??
it does, but usually after I open the door, I need to put it in R again
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So my question is how do you reverse into a tight spot while looking out the open driver's door. Can you put the car into reverse from a stop with the door open ??
it does, but usually after I open the door, I need to put it in R again
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Therefore, if you want to back into a spot with the door open, you must stop, open the door (car goes into PARK), shift to REVERSE, and then go about your business.
As mentioned, once the arrows go away from the P on the instrument cluster, you can no longer shift into PARK (or REVERSE). You can always shift from DRIVE to NEUTRAL, regardless of speed.
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I mentioned this happening in another thread (can't recall which). It prevents me from rolling down the driveway and opening the door right by the newspaper, which kinda sucks. LOL
As for the speed at which the park button can be pushed and do something, not sure about that. But I do notice that at lower speeds, those little arrows light up by park and neutral. I guess it is some indicator of when you can "safely" put the car in park. Must say that a few weeks ago, I accidentally pushed park while the car was going about 20 MPH, and there was a weird straining noise until I put it back in drive (like the sound when you shift a manual tranny and it doesn't go all the way into the gear).
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Thanks for confirming what I thought i.e. that once in neutral/park you can open the door then go to reverse.
Will probably open the door once while backing up, and get the "refresher course" on the correct Teutonic procedure
Wish I had a vehicle to test this on; go Santa go !!
Will probably open the door once while backing up, and get the "refresher course" on the correct Teutonic procedure
Wish I had a vehicle to test this on; go Santa go !!
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In no way am i being a ball breaker, but why must you stick your head out the drivers door to look into the spot your reversing into.. between all your mirrors and back up camera, id say thats plenty.. and by opening your door while reversing, you just made the spot tighter.
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I'd really be interested in finding a way to stop that behavior -- seems to me a way for MB to get a lot of repair revenue.
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OH! OK, I see. Per the manual, depends on manufacture date. Mine was delivered in January 2011.
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(If I pass my paper, I open the door, it goes into Park, I then put it in reverse (or D), and back up (or forward) to the paper.
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In no way am i being a ball breaker, but why must you stick your head out the drivers door to look into the spot your reversing into.. between all your mirrors and back up camera, id say thats plenty.. and by opening your door while reversing, you just made the spot tighter.
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I guess my big concern about this drop into Park with a door opening is the stuff that goes on with car washes and valet parking -- these folks don't know about MB operations.
Example: the guy is driving the car out of the wash area to take it forward to the area where the car is wiped down. He's going at quite a clip (for that area) and, before stopping, he opens the door as a cool way to show how efficient he is. Wham!! He's thrown into the steering wheel or door frame and ~I~ get sued because it's my car's aberrant behavior!
Or worse, much worse, the smooth concrete is really wet from all the just-washed cars. The car goes into a skid and wipes out three attendants . . . and ~I~ get sued!
I'd love to find a way to turn off this "safety feature" that apparently hasn't always been there, OR is there no longer (?).
Example: the guy is driving the car out of the wash area to take it forward to the area where the car is wiped down. He's going at quite a clip (for that area) and, before stopping, he opens the door as a cool way to show how efficient he is. Wham!! He's thrown into the steering wheel or door frame and ~I~ get sued because it's my car's aberrant behavior!
Or worse, much worse, the smooth concrete is really wet from all the just-washed cars. The car goes into a skid and wipes out three attendants . . . and ~I~ get sued!
I'd love to find a way to turn off this "safety feature" that apparently hasn't always been there, OR is there no longer (?).
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