kickdown

Hi, Hope one of you kind people can help. I have a 2000 e320 cdi w210, the alternator failed (bearings jammed) and I managed to source another one. The alternator has now been replaced, but the car refuses to rev above 3000 and there's very little power and no kickdown. Weirdly, after...

Hi folks,just wondering i normally tend to drive in "d" but never really use sports mode on the box,should i occasionally use sports mode and a blast in kickdown mode wont damage anything unnecessarily will it.:confused:

guys i need your help, my car shifts too early and has no kickdown. i drive a 1995 c36 amg and it has developed a problem overnight. the other day my car got towed and today when i picked it up i had no kd(kickdown) and the up shifts happened at 2.5k rpm regardless of the throttle position. my...

Any ideas or have you seen this before on your own cars? I never use the kickdown button as I am a fairly sedate driver, however I did the other day and the engine light came on. I had the codes read and it was something like "accelerator voltage too high" (sorry didn't make a note). The indy...

Hi all, I suspect from having read some other threads that I may have the same problem as them, but I would like to put my question to the wise folk on here. My '06 CLK 320cdi showed the symptoms of low power and no kickdown on a trip today. When I got home, I let it cool down and tried it...

Hi Guys, Car is a 1998 E55 with 77k. Car was driving fine in and around town, nothing funny then got onto the motorway. Floored it going around 30mph and no kickdown, just gradually built the revs. Then when I let off the accelerator, the car slowed as normal but the car would not...

hi all again, been on the motorway twice now just to give my car a tickle (no Kids) and see whats it's like, first time i took it up to 120 and the power died? when i came off the motorway, there was no power or kickdown. I pulled to 1 side of the road, turned it off and then back on again and...

Hi to all, I have recently cured a problem (with some help from you guys) with my new/secondhand purchase of a W210 E300td 1998. It has covered 111k and sometimes when I hit kickdown to overtake it holds in gear and wont change up. I stop and try to drive forward and back then it jumps into...

Hi guys first post, I have a 2001 w210 e320 estate. I've done quite a bit of reading and was convinced my issue was the MAF. I replaced this tonight with a Pierburg model from Eurocarparts but it hasn't made a difference. It's still slow to accelerate, wont kickdown and I can't get it to...

My C250 developed this fault overnight a few days ago. If I drive along using a light throttle, it feels normal. However if I sink my foot a bit further down to overtake or go up a hill, there is just no acceleration at all. It feels like it did once when I forgot to reconnect the boost...

S320 cdi W220 2001 This morning I noticed the kick down on my s320 cdi was not working. It has no immediate response when you put your foot down. It does pick up speed but at a very slow pace. Its not in limp mode as it will go above 70. After some research it looks like the MAF is the...

Hi -does anyone near birmingham have a computer to test my car, as kickdown isnt working?

Driving back from my folks today (150 miles) and I was unable to get the car above 2500revs. No kickdown either. I also tried the 'manual' mode going through the gears. After a quick search, it sounds like the MAS, anyone have any other thoughts? :( - I didnt even know diesels had MAS's...

Sometimes i have kickdown and other times not anyone with any ideas, at various speeds usually about 40-50 when i think i need it the sod wont kickdown and when im messing about it sometimes works.

Hi, I've recently purchased a w211 e320 cdi and had it serviced 3 days ago at Mercedes. Since its come back it has a revving issue as if its in Limo mode. When I kickdown the car continues revving as normal ... it wasnt like this at all before it went to the stealership. I have googled...

Hi all, Car 1998 S210 E55 AMG. 722.624 Box This is baffling me now:doh:, I wonder if anyone can help with any further suggestions!!! I have done a bit of Google research but can't any with the same problem, similar but not the same. The problem. The gearbox simply refuses to...

Hi, I own a 1999 early facelift E320 CDI, chassis number: WDB 210 026 1A 985742 (its a French car). with just over 200 000 km on the clock. Recently its becoming sluggish on kickdown and I leave a trail of billowing smoke at the same time, and everytime I accelerate hard I can hear a...

Hi Guys & Gals 2004 W163 ML270CDi After losing kickdown, decided to remove & stripdown the switch for investigation. Before removing it I noticed the 'V' guide lugs on top of switch where out of line with rear of accelerator pedal preventing proper action. Removed switch assy from floor & found...

Hi All, I'm new to the forum, and thank you to the members that said 'hello' in reply to my post in the 'introduce yourself' bit, lol.. Anyway, I have just acquired a 1998 C250 diesel. Everything seems to be fine mechanically apart from the auto-box kickdown, the gearbox seems to work perfectly...

im looking at a car and it states it has the following problem... "Kickdown doesn't work, so if you want to take it over about 3,000 revs you have to change gear manually. It drives fine in "D" if you're not in too much of a hurry though, and all the gears engage OK" What would be the...