CLS 320 CDI gearbox glitch

[joehorner]

Intermittently at +/- 4 to 6 week intervals and usually after previously using cruise control, and then slowing or stopping at an intersection, I loose power as if I am in 7th gear- doesn't matter if I shift down. I will very slowly progress even if I floor the accelerator. Gearbox will not kick down.

The only solution is for me to stop, switch off and restart. Everything then returns to normal until the next time.

Any ideas?



Joe

 

[wpreid]

I have the same problem and it is happening more often, sometimes it gets "stuck" in gear after it does a sharp upshift on its own, stopping and restarting sorts the problem until the next time. Some people one here have suggested replacing the battery ??, but I am not convinced about that ?

 

[crockers]

Try not using cruise control and see how long it goes before it happens. If never then you have isolated a fault; if same period then CC is a spurious factor.