It was, my E320CDI Dec 2006 was 7G (on the transmission tunnel)But the 7G box was available in the 211 facelift
Yep, I was just referring to the bigger engine cars, remember the old adage, always have more cylinders than doorsSmaller engines still had the 5G box in the W212, the 7G was an option
But the 7G box was available in the 211 facelift
What’s getting me is , if you bring up a list of E class for sale roughly 2009-20012. I can near enough find same cars whether 200 till 350s all with different type of shifts , so was there ever an option around this time when buying as to what type of shift controller you wanted.
It’s getting more confusing the more I search.
I thought he was only looking at the V6 hence, if that’s the case then they were all 7 speed boxes from the facelift 211 onwards, the 212 inception got a cross over of 7G and 7G+The debate appears to be about how you determine which box is fitted to a 212 Matt, a quick visual reference is the position of the gear shifter other than looking at the V5
The position of the shifter denotes which gearbox type is fitted all cars with 5spd g/b have the shifter on the tunnel - all 7spd cars have a steering column change
Which engine size are you looking at and what vehicle type are you comparing? I think we’re all getting a bit confused or maybe it’s just meI was looking at the type of shifter whether it was a stick on centre console or ?
Okay so let’s break this down a little, the coupes it cabriolets always have the shifter on the center tunnel no matter the engine size up until the facelift 212. The saloons and estates had the shifter on the tunnel if it was a 4pot engine (normally though you could upgrade to a 7 speed that would then be a column shift), the 6 and 8 pot engines (excluding the AMG’s) got the 7G box as standard and as before the shift was on the column always.
Hope this clears it up for you
Okay so let’s break this down a little, the coupes it cabriolets always have the shifter on the center tunnel no matter the engine size up until the facelift 212. The saloons and estates had the shifter on the tunnel if it was a 4pot engine (normally though you could upgrade to a 7 speed that would then be a column shift), the 6 and 8 pot engines (excluding the AMG’s) got the 7G box as standard and as before the shift was on the column always.
Hope this clears it up for you