W220’s clicking sound

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W220’s S320cdi 2001

I get A click sound that comes from the gear/centre console in the car when I press the brake pedal. This only started yesterday.

Soon as I press the brake pedal a click sound emits from the centre console. Gear works and drives fine.
 
There is a "Click" in the gear box console when the brake pedal is pressed that enables the gear to be moved from "P" to R or D. This in order to prevent accidental
movement of the shifter by anyone else than the driver if the car is idle. I think that this "feature" was introduced after the Audi
incident in the USA:

Sudden unintended acceleration - Wikipedia

I had that "Click" in my CL500 (C215) but I only heard it when at stand-still.

A not to uncommon problem is when the solenoid malfunctions and the gear shifter cannot be moved out of P
and when this happends (from what I have heard) it is a mess to disassemble the console in order to remove
the solenoid.
 

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