Hi. My W245 B200 (CVT) engine shut down pulling out of a junction, (thankfully at low speed). It was my wife that was driving, she said it felt like someone stood on the brakes when the engine died. No noises or warning signs. Car (and gearbox) regularly serviced from new)
Immediately after the breakdown she tried to restart the car but the engine was very slow to turn over, like a nearly dead battery (checked battery, it is fine)
Breakdown service called out, same problem so I had the car recovered to a friend who lives close by. He turned the engine by hand, it was free, so he turned the key and the car started fine. It engaged drive in the normal manner and he drove it a few yards and everything seems fine but didn't want to go any further without deeper investigation.
The plan is to get a code reader tomorrow to see if it has thrown a fault.
So I've never had an engine cut out on a cvt gearbox car. Is this the way they react on a breakdown?
Has anyone came across this problem before?
Any help would be appreciated.
Immediately after the breakdown she tried to restart the car but the engine was very slow to turn over, like a nearly dead battery (checked battery, it is fine)
Breakdown service called out, same problem so I had the car recovered to a friend who lives close by. He turned the engine by hand, it was free, so he turned the key and the car started fine. It engaged drive in the normal manner and he drove it a few yards and everything seems fine but didn't want to go any further without deeper investigation.
The plan is to get a code reader tomorrow to see if it has thrown a fault.
So I've never had an engine cut out on a cvt gearbox car. Is this the way they react on a breakdown?
Has anyone came across this problem before?
Any help would be appreciated.