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That's a switch!
That is the kickdown switch -- it forces the transmichigan to downshift to the next lower gear, providing engine RPM will allow it. On the '85, it also operates a relay (the Klima relay) to temporarily disconnect the A/C compressor, making more engine power available for the neck-snapping acceleration that our diesels are known and loved for.
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"Buster" in the '95
Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .343,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 148,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 177,300 (2026 projected)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 668,300
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970
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