noxxin

fellow S63ers - I noticed last night that with the door open when shifting from park into drive, reverse or back into park there is a very strange and almost like a bumping sounding noise. I only hear it with the door open and not when sitting in the car with the doors shut. Is this normal? Has anyone else noticed any noise when shifting like this? I didn't hear the noise when shifting the paddle shifters when in drive and S mode with my foot on the brake. Thanks!

Eddie Knopp

Noxxin - just checked it out - with the door open and the radio on mute there is a very subtle noise when shifting that way. Also an additional very subtle noise with the parking brake. I do not think I would have heard them with the door open and the radio on let alone with the door closed. My sense is it's entirely normal - the gears do need to move and brake engage.

Eddie

noxxin

Hey Eddie - I spoke to my service advisor today and he said these cars have a computer/electrical shifter and that this noise is normal and should sound different then most cars that use actual mechanical parts to shift. It still doesn't sound subtle to me and I want them to double check it and the transmission when I bring the car in for the 1k service on Friday.