Driver55er

And damn it poured last night!

I was hoping all I needed to do was dry it out. In general it seems to be ok. It starts fine, but, the truck's shift lever won't operate. Is there a lock out that I need to reset somewhere? Or did it just get wet in the consol? Has any one else had this issue? Can I hope it will dry out in the sun and be ok.

It will be fun with the wet vac when I get home.

Any input? Any jokes?


I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in.....

GDawgC220

I'm guessing the water got into the shifter console...that thing is electronic, so it could have shorted it out (the locking mechanism that releases when you step on the brake)

Try letting it dry out for a few days.

My mother did that with our Audi once...left the sunroof open and in the morning, there were two big puddles of water in the front two seats :p Though, the tranny still worked (mechanical though, not electronic)

good luck!

pointman

easy fix for the shifter. look at the bottom of the shifter selector. right underneath the "D" youll see a empty slot, push down on it with a pen and then shift the lever...it should work fine now.

Swiss Nick

Failing that, fill the enitre thing with water and have the first ML fish tank.

Driver55er

How do you get out of LIMP mode?

pointman

you dont, you go to the dealer.

mbtech208

I wouldn't be completely surprised if you need a new ESM (Electronic Selector Module), also known as the shifter. It ain't gonna be cheap.

Driver55er

Dave,
Will the shifter short out pretty easily? Will that come up on a scan if it is toast or is it a replace to see if it is broken situation?

Thanks

PS Do you know the proceedure for headliner removal in a w210 e series? I have a nasty rattle I'm trying to fix.

mbtech208

The shifter will short out very easily if any liquid gets into it. People spill drinks in them all the time. If it's shorted out, various fault codes will appear when the laptop is hooked up to it. But it's such a common thing, we know that if liquid got into the shifter, it needs a new one.

As far as the headliner, just take everything out that touches the headliner (A, B, and C-pillars, grab handles, sunvisors and clips, overhead control panel, rear dome light). It's hard to walk someone through it without actually being there to show you.

drummerboy

I could joke about it, but I won't....I'm sure you've thought of lots of them!!



Thanks for the Headsup.....Never thought about spills over the Shifter!

Interesting!!...Gonna see what that thing is!...Thanks!

mbtech208

If your ML is older than a 2000, it doesn't have the manual shift release. Only vehicles with the Touch Shift have that, and even then, not all of them have it (S and CL-Class).

pointman

oh! didnt realize it was a 99, sorry, like mbtech said only for the touchshifts.

drummerboy

Thanks!.......Looked, didnt see anything.

JimB

i think it,s time to get a new wife

Driver55er

Wife's a keeper but it may give me a reason to trade the beast in ;-).
Good news!!! The car dried out and after disconnecting the battery for a while things reset and everthing works!!
Now all I need are a few good and sunny days to realllllly dry the beast out.

Thanks for all the help with the shifter release and other info you cats are alright!

pointman