I don't think your car starts out in first gear, and you have to do the hokey pokey with the gear selector when stopped to make it start out in first.

I don't think your car will downshift into second gear unless you are going slow enough anyway, and I don't think you can downshift it into first gear even if you tried.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".