ESP Malfunction, ABS Malfunction, Service Brake Visit Workshop, Can't shift out of Park.

This is not the red Service Brake Visit Workshop.

The steering is much stiffer.

Could this be the brake supplement battery? or the Brake Switch?

Looks like I am going to be towed to the Independent.

Any ideas please?

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1999 Mercedes E300TD daily driver sold at 238K miles 106K miles were mine, rust worm got it :-(
2006 Mercedes CDI new daily driver! 56,000 miles May 2016 now 85,625 Apr 2018 and Apr 2019 101,000 miles Apr 2020 109,875. March 2024 135,250, Dec 2024 145,000 miles

Cannot shift out of park , first port of call is brake light switch.

It would help to know what kind of car you are working on.

What 97 sl320 said.

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Jim

Apologies ... .......


I would have thought that my signature would be enough, isn't that what they are for??

2006 Mercedes CDI new daily driver! 56,000 miles.

Now 78,925 miles 2006 Mercedes CDI

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1999 Mercedes E300TD daily driver sold at 238K miles 106K miles were mine, rust worm got it :-(
2006 Mercedes CDI new daily driver! 56,000 miles May 2016 now 85,625 Apr 2018 and Apr 2019 101,000 miles Apr 2020 109,875. March 2024 135,250, Dec 2024 145,000 miles

Myself ( and others ) are not going to play a guessing game to determine what car is in question. And there is no need to get indignant when pressed for _accurate_ information.

I'm guessing this car has speed sensitive steering that is under command of the ESP / ABS system. I'm not sure where the shift interlock power / logic comes from. Given the raft of problems, I'd be looking for a power source common to all of these systems. Next would be scanning the ESP / ABS / EGS systems.

Car really new to you? Check for a blown fuse. Problem may have been passed along to you. Being intermittent in nature. Or a fuse just may have died from old age. The newer the car in years the sooner they age it seems.


I really do not want a 2017 or 2018 out of warranty car in my possession someday. If I were to live that long. . I have one very small electrical issue in an old 2006 tdi Jetta I acquired not long ago. I really need at least a wiring schematic to even determine what to do.


It is not my imagination either. The son in laws new loaded up Honda has both issues and a lot of codes up for the electrical system. The last time in they fixed the automatic braking system failure and wiped all the other codes telling him this happens sometimes. But the codes came up again.


Even just to locate the right fuse for the circuit in my car. The clock and trip odometer automatically reset to zero when you turn the ignition off. A problem I very well might land up living with. For example the fuse panels are not labeled and the owners manual does not correspond with the two different panels used that year. It shows the two variations in fuse panels and the fuse locations but they do not seem to be of much use. A description of what each circuit services is too limited.

I would go with Murkeybenz suggestion regarding the brake light switch. From what I have read, that switch can cause a host of issues, and it is a cheap fix. Good luck!!

"Cannot shift out of park , first port of call is brake light switch."

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