C250 TD Auto gearbox query

[catgate]

The slot in which auto gear box control lever moves has a dog leg to the right in position 4. When the lever is "clicked" over to the right (still in position four) quite often the engine revs will rise slightly but the road speed will remain the same. Other times there seems to little if any noticable difference in anything. Can anyone enlighten me as to the purpose of this "double position", please, and explain what is going on?
Being a parsimonious Yorkshireman this question of revs/speed intrigues me and as a reult I always run in "W" position.
Sadly I have no owners handbook and getting one is a bit of a farce. I ordered one and got part three of 6?, and my Haynes is a waste of time it tells me very little. Consequently I am not "up to speed" on everything. Hopefully I will be in a couple more years or so.

 

[230K]

Hi

Position 4 right is 4th and position 4 left is 5th or D.

230K

 

[catgate]

"Position 4 right is 4th and position 4 left is 5th or D."


Well, damn me! That explains an awful lot, 230K. Having nothing but Haynes book of Fun and Nonsense as a guide I was thinking that it was a fourspeed 'box, despite having seen references to fivespeed 'boxes somewhere or other.
It explains why I get better fuel consumpion than does my lady wife, who (for reasons that only a woman would understand) always slips it over to the right. Whereas I, being a mere male, and lazy too, just slip it rearwards and leave it to the left.
It does confirm what I have long thought. Haynes fact fabrication factory should be writing Toady B liars scripts and speeches. They are always just as far away from the truth as he is!! I suppose, after having bought Haynes products for as long as they have been producing them, I don't deserve any sympathy, and should expect rubbish. (Well I suppose I do ...it's just deciding which bits are and which bits aren't!)

 

[c250 turbo diesel]

Reply

Hi, if I am arround town, or slow driving, I keep mine (c250td) in 4, to the right, and when out on the open knock it across to d= 5.

Also if u put the switch to w, the autobox will take off in 2nd gear, s mode it will take off in1st gear.
ALL Fuel problems solved now ! goes like a rocket !!!