In this article, we discuss the most common Mercedes-Benz transmission problems and how you can fix some of them. Replaced the plug, car ran fine but I just noticed it is still leaking. Now I feel a slight hesitation from a dead stop sometimes or when I take my foot off the gas and coast and then accelerate while coasting. 1 people found this helpful. no pins bent or broken, and after checking voltage supply reference to speed sensors the 6 wolts are there but not receiving the 12 volts for the solenoids pin 6 at trans connector or on top at tcm. Today, it will not get out of Limp Mode. Its not really that common. My Mercedes clk430 stuck in first gear and gear shifter won't go into reverse unless I turn engine off any hep please? No.2 there is a fluid leak. It seems your Mercedes is in limp home mode. showed to a local tech n as per his dignoistic its vavle body, Hello I changed 13 pin connector, fluid and filter and I felt an improvement immediately afterwards. What do they look like? Thanks for this great article. What is your advice on how to go about diagnosing this problem? Got 9qt in it now and it was blowing the fluid back out like t as full. -its been happening for several months, in both cold and hot weather with Mercedes dealership back in Ottawa and it is quite a distance (5 hrs.) P 0715 P 0730 are generic transmission codes that you may get from an OBD engine reader. Flag Add Your Answer Ad 1 Answer Paul Kim Level 2: An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points MVP: An expert that got 5 achievements. Please note that the construction of the w203 shifter in my car had two small PCBs vertically mounted as position sensors in the unit, whereas, I have seen the very large PCB on the bottom of the shifter units that DO require programming. Dodge Challenger. THere was NO PROGRAMMING required for this repair. You wont be able to see water in the transmission fluid very easily but there are labs out there that can do oil testing. Thanks. I have a 2002 E320 4Matic. Thanks for your help and all this great information. Just another question. I own a 2004 CLK SE 1.8 with a manual 6 speed gearbox. No codes. I am having a problem with the Limp Mode. ), and downshifting the same way to avoid the problems. In-depth troubleshooting, but only works on MB cars. My 2008 A-class 170 Auto (88,000km) recently gone into limp mode. Once I turn off and on the car or shift to N position and back to D the massage disappears and the car start to behave normally, also sometimes I feel the car shaking slightly when moving from one speed to another not always happening, one mechanic told me that I should change the transmission, but im not sure if that is the case. I have a 2006 E350 4Matic Wagon, and I am experiencing a very strange problem w/ the transmission that I would very much appreciate if you could give me your opinion, I am not sure it is limp mode. Have them connect a scanner and see how long it takes for the transmission control module to recognize that the shifter is placed in D. Hi doc.. i have a b180 2010 with 45000km on the clock.. car drives awesome.. recently the car went in limp mode.. transmission visit workshop.. i did code came up speed sensor.. we reset it. Switch off engine and start again.. all back to normal. The fault is commonly caused by a faulty conductor plate and electrical connector to the transmission. i have changed the oil and filter but still the same. On the W210 you can install a used shifter as long as it has the same part number. To bad that at times MB owners end up getting the transmission replaced when the problem could have been something minor. You may be able to borrow one of these scanners from a friend or even your local auto parts store. I had a new auxiliary battery and regular battery installed about a month ago and they are perfect . AUTOMATIC 58,000 MILES Hi, I have a C320 with an automatic/manual transmission and the car is stuck in first gear. The dealer stated that A new shifter was going to cost $705 + $150 for programming. Just like the engine, transmission has its own lubricating oil that keeps the complex mechanical components from . And this is what leads a solenoid to become blocked. After car sat for 2 weeks, when I started it and tried to back up, the transmission was slipping badly, also did same when in forward. I have a 94 C220, 96,000 miles. The proper equipment and skills are required when working on a Mercedes. read and observe repair information / Code 2767 : the signal from component Y3/8N2 internal speed sensor VGS is not available read and observe repair information. Did you find out what the problem was? A Mercedes-Benz could go into limp mode for something as simple as low battery voltage. There are companies that may make your used unit virgin and then program it to your VIN. It is hard to say without properly diagnosing it. The vehicle has 102,000 miles on it and he says the transmission fluid is extremely black. Your email address will not be published. Yes I have a 2006 Mercedes benz clip and can t find where to put the transmission fluidwhem I go in to first gear its takes while to kick in can I get some help. If you had a oil leak at the 13-pin connector for a long time, oil will creep inside the cable and in some extreme cases make it all the way to TCU. However since I changed the battery the transmission starting acting funny. Thank you. You need a scanner that has the 38 pin connector. This is what happens: -once in a while (seems totally random) when I stop the car my transmission wont go past N, I can only put the shifter on D or N, but its stuck there and wont let me move forward to R or P I have the same question can I swap with another E320 2002 like a plug and play WITHOUT any issues or is the E series different? The mechanic is telling me I must purchase a new shifter and he will program it and Im wondering if thats accurate and he just wants an extra $250 programming fee. Hy..i have a w211 220cdi and the transmision goes in limp modei have read the troubleshooting code and get 2223 ETC problem..somebody says to me that mean be the shift selector from inside..can be these?? The car will go into limp mode as soon as it detects low level. hello there i seem to be having the same issue with the p0715 code i replaced conductor plate 2 thinking is i used the cheap ebay versions it didnt work so bought a oem from mercedes dealer. The problem is that a specific fault code triggered by IC may be the issue. Too bad! It can many things. Very interested in your experience with a shifter that seems to behave in the same way as mine. Ok, Thanks for your input Mercedes Medic! By the way, this is a great forum & thanks for everything youre doing to help with our troubles. i get my car w203 ,year 2001 stuck in limp mode , if i perform a gearbox factory reset it stucks once per month if not it stuck in limp every day. I have a cls320 and just some 4 days ago I changed the battery in the boot. I can buy one online for $149 used as apposed to $500 new. I changed the fluid, filter, 13 pin connector and checked the fluid level according to the instructions on this and other MB sites. If I engage 2 times in D & R after morning first start the kick is much less. Mechanicswho are not familiar with Mercedes-Benz transmission suggest replacing the whole transmissions when the root of the problem in the O-ring plug. To answer your questions. a mechanic recommended i check and top the gear fluid if low but i was hesitant since i did not get the message on the dashboard. After towed to the dealership, they could not replicate the situation. Our technicians tell us this is due to an internal component failure. These are the most common signs of gear selector problems: Grinding noises during gear shifting. Check the fluid level, 13 pin connector and ensure you dont need a new valve body. That means the fluid is not circulating in the transmission. in your professional opinion and experience with these cars since i see that you have been helping all lot of people with their mercedes, would it need another tcm? Offers bi-directional suport. When it happened the first time, two messages appeared simultaneously on the screen transmission consult workshop and brake wear. It should be on the back of the engine. They are affordable and can access most of the systems on your Mercedes-Benz including Airbag, EPS, ETS, Transmission, Engine, front and rear SAM, SRS, brakes and a lot more. In return your valve body ends up extremely dirty. Let us know if you have an update. Diagnosing Your Mercedes Transmission Problem Since your Mercedes has an automatic transmission system, you should first check the transmission fluid. Mercedes Transmission Problems, Limp Mode, No Shifting: Troubleshooting Tips. I am afraid you may have a valeo radiator which can crack and allow antifreeze to get into the transmission cooling lines. Transmission stuck in 4th gear. Best regards from France. An alternative solution is to try a Mercedes-Benz 7G 722.9 conductor plate repair service. Which means you can do this repair yourself if you are willing to get under the car. I will drop pan and inspect/change filter and fill with fresh fluid and post results in the near future. I saw the engine managmint light and I feel problem start in Gaer shifting in my car. re read more MB Paul Mercedes Technician .it all started when l smelt something burning. The later model mercedes benz have an electronic gear shift assembly and I would not have a soda or coffee spill over the gear shift console because it will short the assembly out and your car transmission will not shift out of lower gear or will stay in a lim mode or you can manually shift to the D by depressing the buttom on the console. GMC vehicles that use a 4-speed automatic 4L60E or 4L65E transmission can have intermittent or constant problems when switching to higher gears. You will need a good technician to troubleshoot your problem. At cold start there is a slightly hard shift from first to second. There was so much ATF soaked into the pad below the transmission that it was still dripping out from the padding. The only way to get the car out of park is to use the release with a screw driver and now the car will not come out of limp mode. Thanks for your time! How is that possible if the car moved into the garage? Your Mercedes BMW 525 Diesel Touring Oct 28, 2008 #3 Some Mercedes will hold first up to about 3200 rpm when started from cold. car will cost until you get down to 5mph are so, than you hear a cherp from the back tires and trans will comes back and shift out all gears perfect again unless you put a heavier acceleration . It could be too many things to list in here without having more details. You should drop the pan and inspect your filter and fluid. -at times the car will go for several trips without having it happen, and others it will happen on every stop of my trip Slipping will often manifest as the engine revving higher than it should. The car is reluctant to go into first from a standing position. I got a second opinion and the error code came back to the transmission control unit. Problem Description. MAF Sensor If I roll up to the traffic lights or any junction where I have to stop, I can select first very easily if the car is still rolling; however, I am reluctant to sit at traffic lights with my foot on the clutch for obvious reasons. Once you replace the transmission O-ring plug you will need an OBD-II diagnostic scanner to erase the fault codes. Can any one help me out. Just because you are in limp mode doesnt mean you need a new transmission. i inspected harness and looks fine on top and bottom at both connectors. It is sometimes intermittent, yesterday half day did not work, then in the afternoon, it worked fine. Bought the car for my wife for a anniversary present.now it seems like a bad gift. The car jerks when moving from park to drive also. Hello, I have problem with my autumatic transmission. Thank you ! Write that code down, then go to ourMercedes-Benz customsearch to search all the Mercedes Benz related pages, forums and website in one place. Here it is anyway. After this the mechanic told me that it was the module, so I ordered a module and got it installed less than a week ago, and the problem remains. That clutch material on the bottom really worries me. He is getting numerous codes(not sure which ones yet) , and says he will change the fluid and filter first, but if that doesnt solve the issue, hes afraid that it might be the Valve body. hello Also gives faults on the other computers, stating also instrument cluster. If you have a defective shifter, most model years 2000 and newer (with a few exceptions) you need a shifter model wich is virgin or new. You will either need to get a new valve body which gets expensive considering that it will also require programming. Please. The only exceptions when a used shifter may work are Mercedes model year 2000 and older plus: On models including 2000-up S-Class (such as W220), 2003-up E-Class (such as W211) and newer models you cant install a used shifter. Make sure you dont overfill. Then got up the next morning and start idles shifts all colum and the gears show in dash. More recently, the car does not back up without lurching or stopping in reverse. The transmission does not need to be removed. Yes, you definitely could. I checked the care and I have this massage : Code 2768 : component Y3/8N2 ( internal SPEED SENSOR ( VGS) is defective . Luckily for you, the transmission does not need to be removed. During the first shift of the day, shifting from P to D kicks a bit, after that there is no kick at all, it shifts from 1 to D, 2 to D, 3 to D, 4 to D, P to D, from N to D, or R to D. Hi, great article. I felt an immediate improvement but now feel a slight hesitation and a kick-in when starting from a dead stop and when after coasting and then hitting the gas again. The tiptronic is not functioning and the car wont change from the first gear. I have a 2003 Mercedes CLK 500 which for while was giving me problems but from this post I now know that it goes into limp mode. After 5 minutes all seems fine. 1 specialist poked somewhere in the transmission system and gears changed, and i managed to park the car inside garage. Sump .thank you .mac. Regardless of the information provided here, you are responsible for verifyingif your shifter module needs programming. Stop, switch off and start again and all is back in place. You should find all gears have come back. Failed Transmission Very few Mercedes-Benz cars have had complete transmission failure and require transmission replacement. It was first installed in some 2004 models. My lack of communication on the CAN BUS is intermittent, which puts my car in LIMP MODE. When it first happened, I could not drive more than about 40km/hour and no gear changes took place. Spilled any fluids on the center console? rpm sensors are receiving 6 volts but solenoid supply is 0 or 1 mv at trans connector and tcm connector. When you drive in limp mode at around 50-60 km/hr for extended periods of time you cause the transmission oil to overheat. I own a 2008 A-class (A170 auto) and it has done 88,000 km. These are independent shops that will take your old 722.9 transmission control module and try to repair it. I took off the battery. I believe it does on that model. Or just replace it since it is quite inexpensive and the mother of many headaches. Hi Susan. Even though the coolant and the transmission are running in the same radiator to be cooled they have separate chambers. It appears to stay in either 2nd or 4th gear. Here are two of our favorite scanners that will read and erase trouble codes from the transmission control units on Mercedes-Benz cars. Ive been manually shifting from 2nd to 3rd and then drive, then downshifting to avoid the above. I have a 1993 300D 2.5 Turbo I inherited it and would love to keep it running. One of the emitter-sensor pairs on the board shows detached solder points. ..and showing (bas,srs)can you assist. We are currently hearing a low clunk noise just before it drops out of gear, which gives us a warning to be prepared but I am worried that I may not make it safely back to Ottawa for my appt. It does not go into limp mode. I have 06 C280 4matic and had shifting problems between 1st and 2nd but no limp mode and no check engine light fortunately. Catalytic Converter (Burned by MAF Problem) Over 35 years experience. More recently I have had the fluid changed by a mercedes specialist. Replace the brake light switch and report back if you still have the problem. What could be the problem and how can it resolved? So I suppose this means transmission is going in limb mode. Can anybody explain to me what is happening to my gear box ? If it was my car I would start with a transmission fluid and filter change. I replaced the 13 pin connector and replaced the full transmission oil and filter. Original ATF. The7-speedtransmission was introduced in early 2000. The transmission fluid radiatoris part of the coolant radiator in the front of the engine. Sounds like a valve body. Please I really need your help Medic If not you most likely have a bad shifter module. Any advice would be appreciated. Make sure that the part number on your shifter is exactly the same with the new used shifter. Is your engine check light on? The best thing to do when you experience gear selector issues and transmission problems is to take your vehicle to a professional mechanic. In the end theses steps were taking : 1. You will absolute want to avoid 15-18th September +1 on either side. Apart from that, all fluids checked. If the problem goes away, then you know the cluster is the issue. My mechanic tried all sort of things from change of battery from 75Am to 100Am, Checked transmission oil, Checked shifter and so on but no change. I have a 2003 C240 4Matic wagon. 13 people found this helpful. Im using a C320 2003 Model which has been on limp mode for a while. P0715 is transmission related but still a generic code. Look for oil at your TCU. Check to make sure the transmission oil level is not low. Did you replace yours with a new one or old unit. Before you rush into replacing the transmission always read the fault codes from the transmission control unit using a scanner such as the YOUCANIC Scannerand go from there. When this happens, the most common symptoms one may experience are slipping in gears and "failsafe" mode. 8. In one of them, the vehicle will refuse to shift from 2nd to 3rd gear. W221 320 CDI y2006 200000km it does this at high speed or low speed . Posted by bmp51 on Feb 16, 2013. Thanks, I HAVE MERCEDES C220 96 MODEL AUTOMATIC Hello, my uncle has a ML 350 Blutec year 2011, n recent extreme cold Montreal weather, when we put car in drive or reverse its did not respond. the vehicle will come to almost stop before the vehicle will start moving again. Does the P R or D show up on instrument cluster when you shift gears? Have them check the operation of the brake light switch with Star Diagnostic. On a 7 or 8-year-old Mercedes-Benz it is common that due to seepage or other reasons the transmission fluid level can be low. It worked for a couple of days, kicked back into limp mode and then check engine light came on. If your Mercedes is in limp mode, dont panic. If you dont have a manual download it here:Mercedesmedic.com/ownersmanual/. 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