I've had my 1997 E320 W210 about a month now and I think the auto fluid level might be low. I used to check my old car (a Ford) by running it until it was warm, then parking, and while idling, running the gearshift through all the positions slowly, three times. One minute later, you checked the dipstick whilst still idling.
My 210 has a plastic thingy at the top of what looks like the gearbox dipstick - with "MB workshop only" on it - a bit intimidating.
Does anyone have any advice on checking this? Is this one of the ones where MB don't put a dipstick in, but you have to get one from the dealer or have them do it? Also what fluid to use?
The symptoms, by the way, are that I feel the box slipping its drive occasionally, and the engine "hunts" when idling in gear, with the brake on, and you blip the throttle - as if the auto fluid is way low and is jumping up and down the torque converter. I originally thought the hunting was the throttle, but since it does not do it when out of gear, I suspect the auto level.
TIA
My 210 has a plastic thingy at the top of what looks like the gearbox dipstick - with "MB workshop only" on it - a bit intimidating.
Does anyone have any advice on checking this? Is this one of the ones where MB don't put a dipstick in, but you have to get one from the dealer or have them do it? Also what fluid to use?
The symptoms, by the way, are that I feel the box slipping its drive occasionally, and the engine "hunts" when idling in gear, with the brake on, and you blip the throttle - as if the auto fluid is way low and is jumping up and down the torque converter. I originally thought the hunting was the throttle, but since it does not do it when out of gear, I suspect the auto level.
TIA
