Just wondering; My car has a floor mount shifter, not on the column. When the car is turned off, key removed, steering wheel locks, but I'm able to put the car into different gears.
What's the fix or is that the way it is?

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JHaburay

1972 280se 4.5 "princess"
1986 2.3-16v first 100 (099) USA

bump; someone has to know....or do you need to go out and check your car.

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JHaburay

1972 280se 4.5 "princess"
1986 2.3-16v first 100 (099) USA

I am pretty sure this is perfectly normal...the early cars did not have a transmission interlock. Not sure what year they started...what year is your car? I will double check my '72 tomorrow but as I recall you can take it out of park with the key out.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

Never bothered me until today; could be safety issue, with kids around.....
thanks.... Maybe people will look at their car tommorrow also.

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JHaburay

1972 280se 4.5 "princess"
1986 2.3-16v first 100 (099) USA

Its old, it will do that. All the way up to '85 acutally.

I would reccommend a newer Mercedes if you are concerned.

When I was 6 I ran my parents 1981 Mercedes into their fire works stand they owned because it didn't have a shifter lock.

I know first hand, this could be very dangerous and sort of cool too!

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Ryan
1985 300D Turbo Diesel
1984 200 Euro

I don't think the shift lock was institued until the early 90's. My '87 SDL doesn't have it. Maybe that's one of the things that was added in the '89 revision?

Thanks
David

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2000 Honda Accord V6 137k miles

1972 300SEL 4.5 98k miles

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In follow up neither my '72 nor '88 has the interlock, so I think it was not started until the '90's, as another responder had said.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

I've got it in my 1990

Not in my '89. Just make sure the parking brake works.

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1989 300 SEL that mostly works, but needs TLC