1989 300SE shifter weirdness

[Mikebear79]

Hi, I recently bought an '89 300SE that has 114k miles and shifts well on its own. One thing I noticed though is that there seems to be a shift detente when manually shifting down between D and 3. The shifter stops between the two as if it has selected a gear. I noticed that when continuing to shift down past 3 to 2, it's as if nothing is really selected down there at the bottom. I'm wondering if on my car currently that selecting half way between D and 3 is actually selecting 3rd gear and selecting 3 is actually selecting 2nd gear (or 1st gear start from a stop). Any thoughts? Time for new shifter bushings?