TeeEl

Okay guys, I've got another one. I don't usually drive with my windows down but today I had my door open to inch my car forward after parking and when I shifted from D to P I noticed somewhat loud "shifting" noises.

Is this just how it sounds...? I don't hear it in the cabin at all.

TeeEl

Fixed the video link. The sound is the clicking/clacking. The number of times it does it depends on which gear I'm going from and to.

LALALAND

I think that sound normal to me as I heard it when I'm at the work parking garage. At basement level, all the sound revert back from all sides so I heard it when I back out(R) and drive (D). On out door parking, I can heard it a little when flicking gear selector. Maybe other can chip in if they have different experience with their car.

SteveE400

That is just the little German gnome, working the shift lever back and forth.

My E400 does the same thing. Think of it this way - gear selection is really an analog process. Something has to move the levers to select the gears. MB uses solenoids instead of levers and cables. I think it is really a solution to a problem that doesn't exist, but it works. Back in the 1950's, auto manufacturers used levers and connecting rods. In the 1970's they moved to levers and cables. In the 2000's, some of them went with solenoids and push-buttons or knobs. Give them time and they will probably revert to levers when they find out that it would be cheaper.

Grant_J

My 2016 makes the same noise. Mine also is making a loud clanging sound between 35-42 mph when the engine is under mild load. The gear shifter engaging doesn't sound like a concern, just weird design.

TeeEl

Thank you everyone for the responses. I guess since I hadn't noticed it before in the last 10-11 months it caused me concern when I did.

VEKI

Perfectly normal...