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Thanks to everyone who has replie, I have had an auto electrician to solve the issue and it turned out to be the gearbox linkage arm, it was locked in reverse therefore it disabled the switch, he popped the linkage arm back in and the gearstick selected the gears and hey presto, it starts and...

W123 does anyone know if there is a sensor on the automatic gearbox that recognises it is in park? or will the car start in neutral

Will do 👍

With foot hard on the break pedal and handbrake on then I’ve held the key in start while Running the gear selector up and down - there’s no response 😒

Thinking back, I drove the car into the garage (on a slight gradient) once in I put it in neutral then pushed/rolled the car Forward to clear the door. I then pulled the bonnet up and topped the battery up with a Halfords battery charger without disconnecting the battery leads. That was a week...

Cheers for the reply, where is the inhibitor switch?

The ignition lights don’t dim when the third turn is done, there is no noise it’s as if it’s not affecting anything- complete silence the only noise is from the fuel pump when it activates on the second turn of the key

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I may seem a bit daft but where is the starter and solenoid situated ?

I am a complete novice, where is the starter relay an how do I do it? i have a w123

Thanks for your response, i‘ve tried that but Still doesn’t work

Thanks for the reply 👍

I haven’t tried another key, the only indication in park or neutral is the selector itself. I’ll go and try another key now 👍

Hi Folks, can anyone advise, A week ago the car was running fine, I parked it in the garage, switched the engine off and left it. the battery is fully charged and when I turned they key to start the car up..... 1st stage of turn the radio engaged, 2nd stage of turn the ignition lights lit up and...

No I haven’t, not yet

I believe it ended up a at C

S760HLG, unfortunately the car was written off by an insurance company on 4th December 2019 and I’ve been trying to locate it by phoning a few salvage firms with the hope of getting some answers before it gets crushed - no luck I’m afraid Sadly I’ll have to move on!

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If that is true, he must be the best used car salesman that ever lived - Arthur Daley eat your heart out