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    CLK W208 Wheel/Tyre size.

    Hello all. I'm new to the club and have recently purchased a 1999 CLK 320 Elegance. I am very pleased with it and also with Mercedes Benz who sorted out some rust problems for me without question and took only 2 weeks from taking the pics to completing the job. My concern is that the tyres...
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    E300TD Auto Gearbox - 1999 T

    I may well have inadvertantly switched to "W" as I have now tried it several times in "S" with no problem. I have also tried kickdown at all speeds and this works like a dream. Hopefully it should be OK now. I am grateful for all the advice (especially the George Fraser...
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    E300TD Auto Gearbox - 1999 T

    Occasionally, the gears do not seem to engage. Instead of the normal muted clunk when going into "R" or "D" followed by a slight "creep" when releasing the brakes there is no forward or reverse movement at all despite trying all the options. Only when revving fairly...
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    Short Legs

    During the test drive I had no problems and indeed there are a number of driving positions which are good enough despite the lack of steering wheel adjustment (quite surprising in a £35k car). This is my fourth Mercedes but the first E Class. It was only after taking delivery that I really...
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    Short Legs

    Hello everyone. I have just bought my E300 TD estate Auto and everything is great except for one small niggle. There is no steering wheel adjustment on this model and after getting the best driving position (for me) I find that I am having to stretch to comfortably depress the throttle. I am a...
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