c270 auto box problems!!!

[danno]

Hi all, total newbie MB owner here,desperate for help !
bought a 51 plate ten days ago, and broke my arm same day, so havn't moved it since. got my dad to run it up road today and found it not changing gear at all, also wont change between S/W ??
All help gratefully received !!!!!

 

[television]

Hello and welcome,,its possible that the battery was a little low causing it to lock up,,have you tried it again since. start the car and try it, if still locked up,let it run a while then re start and see

 

[delboy777]

Low voltage problem i think Malcolm is correct. Once the batt is charged it will come out of "Limp Home " mode........mine did.

 

[danno]

Ok thanks for the quick reply, i will try that tomorrow and get back to you.

 

[television]

Ok thanks for the quick reply, i will try that tomorrow and get back to you.

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[danno]

Haha thanks, i have loads of luck just all bad :roll:! Anyway tried your advice. I left it sitting for atleast 45 minutes, reset it, and it still doesn't want to change gear! It wont change from S/W either! Its staying put with W. We put a meter on the battery when the engine was off and it read 12.6 ...?:-?

 

[television]

So the battery is fine,,do you have a good indie near you with STAR, I think that you must get the fault codes read out.

Possible seal on the box letting fluid into the ECU

 

[danno]

Ok i will have a phone around some garages to see if they have that! Ive also found that if i toggle the cruise control stalk it comes up with a fault for that too! Thanks malcom

 

[television]

Ok i will have a phone around some garages to see if they have that! Ive also found that if i toggle the cruise control stalk it comes up with a fault for that too! Thanks malcom

If you give the area where you live,maybe we can recomend a good guy that will not break the bank

 

[danno]

Hertfordshire..?

 

[television]

Prestige in St Albans 01727 836372

There is another around Luton or Dunstable and I am trying to find them

 

[danno]

Ok thanks i will give them a call tomorrow! You don't know how much this may cost by any chance?

 

[television]

Ask them how much they will charge to connect up to STAR, for that is what you need to do in the first place

 

[jimsinessex]

Despite their name this firm is in the centre of Luton and have got me out of trouble twice. They know their stuff and charges are reasonable.

Click here: Harpenden Auto Services :: Your local independent Mercedes Benz and BMW Service Centre

Jim

 

[pbilkhu]

I had a similar issue with my 2001 C270 but it would allow me to change between W / S mode. Took it to Merc in Coventry and they were completely incompetent. Then took it to an independent auto-box specialist and he managed to sort the problem. It needed auto transmission fluid as there wasn't any in the chamber (must have leaked).

 

[Hertfordshire Merx]

Ahem.........

 

[television]

Ahem.........

Look at the dates on the first post you were not an indie then

 

[Hertfordshire Merx]

That'll teach me!!!

 

[television]

That'll teach me!!!

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