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[Del Boy]

Got an 09 plate E220 auto in at the moment, last night, gear selector felt a bit sloppy, any who turned into a car park to spin round put it into reverse and it carried on going forwards. So put it in park turned it off, locked and unlocked it (this seems to sort out various Mercedes problems), after which it decided it wasn't even going to turn over, then I couldn't get the selector out of park, although the car could still be pushed around (so it wasn't actually in park). My Mercedes mechanic isn't in until tomorrow, so anyone got any ideas? Eventually got the selector out of P, but made no difference still wouldn't turn over. It got towed back home fine, but is in limbo at the minute.

[Taxi_Driver]

Sounds like the linkage has come apart Del.....The shift isnt connected anymore to the gearbox...and the g/b is probably in D.....hence why it wont start. imo

[Andy B]

Is it an electric selector or a mechanical one like the Omega's   

(My R Class's is like an indicator stalk on the column so no direct mechanical input to the gearbox )

[Andy B]

How about asking here 
http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/index.php

[Del Boy]

Is it an electric selector or a mechanical one like the Omega's   

(My R Class's is like an indicator stalk on the column so no direct mechanical input to the gearbox )

It's a mechanical selector, it's not the one on the steering column. Been having a look on the Mercedes forum, can only find a couple of other instances the same, with solutions which seem plausible. Felt like a right wally sat right in the middle of a car park last night.

[Andy B]

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It's a mechanical selector, it's the the one on the steering column.  ....

Isn't that going to an electrical input then   

[Del Boy]

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It's a mechanical selector, it's the the one on the steering column.  ....

Isn't that going to an electrical input then   

It's not the one on the column, I blame my phone for that

[Andy B]

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It's not the one on the column, I blame my phone for that

    

TD's suggestion is probably right then 

[05omegav6]

And being a 220, you couldn't even turn it around the old fashioned way

[Taxi_Driver]

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It's not the one on the column, I blame my phone for that

    

TD's suggestion is probably right then 

The E classes didnt go to an electrical shift on the steering column till about a 62 plate iirc