w210 e240 auto stick in 3rd gear

[racheljayne]

I have a w210 e240 2.6 auto avantgrand yesterday it was stuck in 3rd gear. will go into park but wont start on the key only if you press a solenoid?? underneath the positive terminal jump start point. someone suggested the gear selector but it not that. help please

 

[television]

Hello and welcome to the forum, the year of the car please, and is the gear shift selecting R and N OK

 

[racheljayne]

reg date 1/9/2000 on a x plate. is a e240 2.6litre. yes it does go into N one started but not sure about reverse

 

[television]

I did not think that I was going to find something that tied the 2 faults together, and it never come up before.

I have sent you a paper on what I think the fault is, and that is moisture on a CAN connector on the ESP module.

You could have the fault codes read off to confirm

 

[Cole@MBS]

Seem to remember another of these a few weeks ago malc, would only jump of the j/starting point!!

 

[television]

Seem to remember another of these a few weeks ago malc, would only jump of the j/starting point!!

SAM I have sent you the paper,,what do you think please

 

[racheljayne]

i been told it has no gear at all. but you can move it into gear manual underneath the car.

 

[television]

This does not quite fit into the "limp home mode" as in your first post, the selector leever could be broken, or the selector module

 

[racheljayne]

i start from scratch again as i got confused info
sorry my partner will write what happen
car was driving fine. then abs bas esr light flash up. and then a blank gear selector on the screen. the car then drove like it was in 3rd gear and then a pull over car still running and put it into N then back into D still drove like it was in 3rd gear. drove it straight in to the local car garage which my missus works at and switch of. tried to start it and wouldn't start. start when the starter motor was bridged. but will not come out of park now.
the mechanic disconnect linkage and was able to move the lever on the gear box from underneath the car. connect back up a still wont come out of Park. would not talk to scanner Snap on one newer one. would talk to in on engine side but not the drivetrain

 

[Cole@MBS]

Read i Malc, sounds more to me as if the "C" clip has dropped off, seen that a lot!!

 

[Cole@MBS]

That sounds like this fault to me

http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=44212

 

[television]

the Brake light switch could have caused your faults, £10 and easy to replace

 

[television]

That sounds like this fault to me

http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=44212

We have a new description now SAM

 

[Cole@MBS]

I know Malc, thats why i put the link!

 

[racheljayne]

thank i will tried and get one on monday. where it the brake light switch on this vehicle please.

 

[television]

thank i will tried and get one on monday. where it the brake light switch on this vehicle please.

It sits just over the brake pedal,,when it fails, it kills the CAN signals, along with all speed sensors so that the car does not know what to do

 

[Cole@MBS]

Just re-read all this again, reason scanner wont talk to the system is because the fuse has blown, even star wont do that with a blown fuse, if it was a brake light fault then you would still be able to talk to the ESP control and see that the fault was in the brake light switch! These cheese and crackers are making a mess of this laptop!!

 

[racheljayne]

thanks very much guy I will give it a tried on monday and like you know. if i get to honiton I will buy you a pint or two. as i live in devon aswell by the sea

 

[Cole@MBS]

I wont be there, drew the short straw for call out this week end!!!!

 

[racheljayne]

fix the fuse and disconneted the fan all work fine thanks you