transmission problems clk 230k

[mk1rob]

hi everyone just bought my first mercedes and having some trouble with it.
its the 2000 clk 230k auto. the first problem is it wont let me manually select the gears. and now sometimes when i set off it wont change out of 1st gear then when i try to move the shifter back up to park it jams at neutral unless i switch engine off then its fine. any help would be much appreciated thanks.

 

[mk1rob]

Friend of mine reckons it could need transmission fluid change. Anybody else had these symptoms?

 

[BlackC55]

Get it plugged into a Star. A fluid change will not really help but it is good thing to do anyway.

 

[mk1rob]

ok thanks for the advice. can anyone recommend a good Mercedes specialist in the teesside area. i have found a couple but just want to know if there's anywhere you guys could recommend .