Hey guys
I got a 2001 E320. Lovely Lovely motor as you all know. But... I got that ol' "it will only drive in D and the kick-down don't work.." problem.
Although well documented, I wish for some opinions on MY situation.
Now... I have the shifter with the +/- nudge side to side to activate the triptonic doodah and that doesn't work. Nudge to the left... nothing. Nudge to the right... not a sausage. Push down real hard onto the kick-down switch... you get sod all. Not entirely sure if I only have 2nd gear as the car has no MOT or Tax and I'm in London so, no country lanes to blast up without having ANPR inspecting your prostate. I'm ganna go with yes, I probably am stuck in 2nd gear.
THE THREE GOLDEN PROBLEMS RELATING TO MOI ISSUE! YAY!!
1. Conductor plate (Cracked or just... blaghhhh)
2. E.Conductor plate connector (Leaking ATF through o-rings)
3. Dodgy shifter assembly (Misc softdrink down the wee holes)
But.... I've been reading about a forth. I appear to have the forth.. maybe.
4. Low voltage from the battery (All sorts of bad juju happens)
when I bought the car, the battery was absolutely shagged. It was an early 2009 halfrauds jobbie (019) and outside the warranty. It was so shagged, you would need to jump start it after leaving the ignition off for only 20 minutes. Even the HID headlights woudln't work from this battery. It could hold 13volts..... for about half hour then drop. Car has no battery drain because the battery would drain it's self of voltage outside the car after being fully charged. I could charge it up to it's maximum capacity, have it sit outside the car and a day later, it sat between 7 and 8 volts.
Anyhoo... brand spanking new battery installed now. Works great. Starts every time. Never seen HID's so bright!
MY QUESTION TO THE MASSES!
Does any of you think my car has stored the fault-code from the duff battery causing the limp mode and is demanding that I seek a Merc tech who will remove £32425454.98 from my wallet to use his STAR system to clear my limp-mode/code? would I be correct by thinking that this might be the case?
Can I CHEAT the system and clear that limp-mode myself?
Annnnnny help is very much appreciated from you bright lot
Daz
oo...ooo... also worth noting that I'm waiting for a dip-stick to arrive to check my ATF level. If it's dry... well, there ya go. Limp Limp Limp
I got a 2001 E320. Lovely Lovely motor as you all know. But... I got that ol' "it will only drive in D and the kick-down don't work.." problem.
Although well documented, I wish for some opinions on MY situation.
Now... I have the shifter with the +/- nudge side to side to activate the triptonic doodah and that doesn't work. Nudge to the left... nothing. Nudge to the right... not a sausage. Push down real hard onto the kick-down switch... you get sod all. Not entirely sure if I only have 2nd gear as the car has no MOT or Tax and I'm in London so, no country lanes to blast up without having ANPR inspecting your prostate. I'm ganna go with yes, I probably am stuck in 2nd gear.
THE THREE GOLDEN PROBLEMS RELATING TO MOI ISSUE! YAY!!
1. Conductor plate (Cracked or just... blaghhhh)
2. E.Conductor plate connector (Leaking ATF through o-rings)
3. Dodgy shifter assembly (Misc softdrink down the wee holes)
But.... I've been reading about a forth. I appear to have the forth.. maybe.
4. Low voltage from the battery (All sorts of bad juju happens)
when I bought the car, the battery was absolutely shagged. It was an early 2009 halfrauds jobbie (019) and outside the warranty. It was so shagged, you would need to jump start it after leaving the ignition off for only 20 minutes. Even the HID headlights woudln't work from this battery. It could hold 13volts..... for about half hour then drop. Car has no battery drain because the battery would drain it's self of voltage outside the car after being fully charged. I could charge it up to it's maximum capacity, have it sit outside the car and a day later, it sat between 7 and 8 volts.
Anyhoo... brand spanking new battery installed now. Works great. Starts every time. Never seen HID's so bright!
MY QUESTION TO THE MASSES!
Does any of you think my car has stored the fault-code from the duff battery causing the limp mode and is demanding that I seek a Merc tech who will remove £32425454.98 from my wallet to use his STAR system to clear my limp-mode/code? would I be correct by thinking that this might be the case?
Can I CHEAT the system and clear that limp-mode myself?
Annnnnny help is very much appreciated from you bright lot
Daz
oo...ooo... also worth noting that I'm waiting for a dip-stick to arrive to check my ATF level. If it's dry... well, there ya go. Limp Limp Limp