sl500

[alan humphrey]

my 2002 sl500 is stuck in park!
brake light switch seems to work..
how can i get it out????

 

[Sp!ke]

Does your brake light work?

Not sure about your model specifically but if the brake light switch doesnt work it cant tell if the footbrake is applied and hence wont let you take it out of park.

[edit] doh, clearly i didnt read your post properly

 

[Druk]

I know it's not the same car but a 211 has a small slot at the rear of the gearchange surround where you poke a rod (1/4") and it disengages the interlock. Does the 129 have a cubbyhole behind the gearchange?

 

[The G.F.P]

i had a similar problem which will make people laugh

on the ferry to france for the 2006 champions league final

on the ferry and went to get out of the car but could not get the keys out of the lock

spent 5 mins tugging and then left it as who is going to steal it in the middle of the car deck

got back in the car when we arrived and realised the car was not in park so it did not release the key !

 

[stats007]

2002 would make it an R230 - basics aside there is a known fault with the ESM - a plastic lever breaks inside. Not really a DIY job but can be fixed or a new ESM is around £900 fitted IIRC.

 

[Druk]

2002 would make it an R230 - .

So it would....silly me.

 

[EDZ649]

I know it's not the same car but a 211 has a small slot at the rear of the gearchange surround where you poke a rod (1/4") and it disengages the interlock. Does the 129 have a cubbyhole behind the gearchange?

Same on my W210, think it mentions something about this in the handbook?? It's not obvious at first, its like a small sprung loaded slot that you have to slide the cover back to access the hole if memory serves me correctly.

 

[C43AMG]

2002 would make it an R230 - basics aside there is a known fault with the ESM - a plastic lever breaks inside. Not really a DIY job but can be fixed or a new ESM is around £900 fitted IIRC.

Had the same problem with my W220 they had to replace the ESM as Andrew said £900. Covered by Service Plus, Those Where The Days.














esm as Andrew