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Originally Posted by Rick76
A friend who rebuilds Mercedes transmissions says there is a piston and spring in the valve body that controls first gear start depending on which side of the piston the spring is located (or spring may be absent altogether). I have also seen a diagram in the archives that shows this. Look for a post by JoeR back in June 2005.
It would be nice to have the option though of switching from first to second gear start for winter driving.
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My '89 190E 2.6 was converted to 1st gear start about 1992 by removing the spring behind the kickdown piston in the valve body. Instructions came from MBUSA and the job was done by the shop foreman at my dealer while I watched. I carried that itty-bitty spring in a bag in the car for years.