Hi,

I have a 1997 E320 with just 53000 miles on the clock and I've noticed recently that the autobox has lost 5th gear. The box is still shifting smoothly, just not into 5 th gear.

Also I've noticed that the box will not kick down to change gear, although it will manually shift down if you use the auto-box gear shifter.

Whats going on and what's involved in fixing this problem and are the two problems related ??

Many thanks

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Current Mercs
R129 1994 300-24SL
W124 320E Turbo Technics Twin Turbo 350bhp

Previous Mercs
W124 1986 Quad Cam AMG Hammer, 45,000 miles
W124 300E Turbo Technics Twin Turbo 320bhp
W124 E500

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