sdg1871

Just wanted to report a problem with my 2015 E63 S to the community.

My car will not shift into park when I push the P button. The only way it will shift into park is if I stop the car, turn it off, keep my foot on the brake aand open the door. The anti-rolling protection then shifts into park.

I took it to Mercedes-Benz of Rockville Centre and they told me the car needs a new shifter. The shifter will be in tomorrow morning and I will have the part replaced tomorrow. In the meanwhile, I am able to drive my car just fine knowing how to trick the car into shifting into park.

Has anyone else experienced this issue? They told me that one CLS63 also had the issue but that's it.

PeterUbers

Hey bud

Been reported several times on this forum and looks like you got bit by this bug is well, hope you get this fixed soon as this is a very problematic issue

https://mbworld.org/forums/w212-amg/527111-transmission-not-shifting.html

sdg1871

Should be fixed tomorrow. The MB RVC Service Department has always impressed me as well run.

Davidkuo0330

Some informative posts. Thanks for sharing.

PeterUbers

I think if you brake hold and then hit the stop button, it'll drop it into park as well

KarlG

Hopefully this is a far a few between problem for the marque. Nice to hear it is getting fixed.

unagi1

Can't you just put the car into neutral and then use the e-foot brake and shut car off?

stroock6394

i experienced this too, kinda scary when it first happened lol... pushed P, took foot off brake and then car kept rolling. rallye mercedes said the trans needed a "software update" it wasn't just park though, the entire shifter became unresponsive.

once you started it you had like 3 seconds to shift otherwise you'd have to turn the car off and start over. once you shifted into reverse, you couldn't select drive without turning the car off and on again. same thing worked for getting park by just coming to a stop and opening the door. kinda embarrassing having to start the car like 4 times just to get out of a tight spot

sdg1871

Agreed. That defect could kill someone who did not know what to do and panicked

PeterUbers

Just tried it now

Brake hold and then hit stop button

Instant park

Davidkuo0330

Peter, I just tried what you said. But once I brake hold and hit stop, it goes into neutral, then I had to open my driver side door. Then it'll go into park. Is that how it was with you?

Davidkuo0330

Guys. Remember to teach your wife in case this happened. You don't want a panic wife that doesn't know what to do so the car continues to roll forward.

PeterUbers

No, when I brake hold and hit stop it goes into park for me

Maybe that's a 2014 thing

Davidkuo0330

Thanks Peter.

I just checked again. When I brake park and hit stop, it goes into neutral. It'll only go into park when I open my door. Anyone with preface E63 does this or I need to visit my dealer. Seems kind of odd. Many thanks guys.

LFC09

2014 here, does same as you David, foot on brake, hit stop, goes into Neutral. On opening the door it goes into Park.

Davidkuo0330

Hope you got the problem fix man. It does sound dangerous. Question. Does your car go into park after brake and stop or does brake, stop = N. Upon door opening, it'll go into park? Many thanks.

HPMan

Hmmm, my 2014 is like Peter's -- kill the engine with foot on brake (needs to be depressed with some level of force) and it goes into park.

PeterUbers

Guys... BRAKE HOLD ... Not just brake hard... And once you're in brake hold while in drive, THEN Hit stop and it'll go into park

Brake hold requires you to rapidly and deeply depress the brake until the dash says BRAKE HOLD

HPMan

Ahhh, that makes sense. I was wondering why mine seemed to do so intermittently. Thx.

PeterUbers

Davidkuo0330

Thanks bro. Got it. The hold display must be on the dash before hitting the stop then it'll automatically go into park.

Is it me or I the hold feature does not always engage. I do the double pump fast and most time it'll engage, some times it wouldn't

PeterUbers

No prob David

You don't need to double pump... Just rapidly and deeply ONCE depress the brake pedal and that should get hold

Davidkuo0330

Your the man. Thanks.

stroock6394

if i can further add to this, just bring the car to a stop like normal, then once it's stopped just give another firm shove on the pedal. don't lift your foot at all just sharply press it down more once you've stopped

Davidkuo0330

There are great ways of getting our AMG to go into parking mode without hitting the P or the P is not engaging is IMO to just step on the brake and then hit stop. Once that door opens, it'll go into park. If you have your door open and it still doesn't go into park, you have time to jump. Lol.

Having the Hold light display is a great future to have to park, but I doubt if us guys let alone gals are stuck in a situation where the P button doesn't work/engage will remember to have the hold light display on before we hit stop to park the puppy. Again I think Mercedes are pretty smart of making so many way to go into park without actually hitting park, put I was trying to put myself in that sisutation to see how I would react.