SL/R129: 4 or 5 speed
06-06-2006, 10:53 PM
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1996 introducted the 5 speed:
See year over year changes here:
http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/u...x.cfm/id/2462/
See year over year changes here:
http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/u...x.cfm/id/2462/
06-07-2006, 08:15 PM
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300SL-24 1992 White
Could be from 92-93, my 300sl-24 got the 722.4 gear of 5-speed, it is called "mechanical 5 speed" because it's modified from 722.3, which is of 4 speed. I think, from 95, MB it changed to 722.5, so called"electrical 5 speed".
06-08-2006, 10:56 PM
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In the U.S., the 300SL automatic was always a 5-speed. The SL500 got the new electronically-controlled 5-speed automatic in '96, as mentioned by ChrisB.
