Steve,

I am following this discussion closely and plan on making some similar adjustments. Is this the control pressure (Bowden?) cable you are referring too?

Thanks

Where is this adjustment Steve? Is it at the throttle linkage? TO the right of the engine block, and to the left of the washer reservoir on an M104 motor? I glanced over it and couldn't find a 13mm nut? I hate to keep asking... But I would LOVE for it to downshift a little faster too. Sometimes I am going only 18 mph, floor it and it won't kick into first! Talk about frustrating!! It will then rev up to about 32 mph and shift, so I figure if I can floor it at 22mph or so and have it kick into first, that should still be fine. Thanks again for EVERYTHING.

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2006 E350 w/ 155k miles (Daily Driver)

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1993 300E 3.2L Sedan w/ close to about 300k miles
2003 E500 Brilliant Silver (Had 217k miles when totalled!)
1989 300E with 289,000 miles (had for <1 yr while in HI)
03 CLK 500 cabrio (Mom's)
2006 C230k (Dad's)
1999 S420 (Mom's/Dad's)
2000 C230k Sport sedans
2001 CLK320 Cabrio (Mom's)
1995 C280 My First Mercedes-Benz... (155k miles. EXCEPTIONAL AUTOMOBILE. Was Very hard to let go of!)

I think you are looking at the throttle cable. That would not be what you want to adjust. In this picture you CAN see a cable adjustment though. The black nut at the end of the cable housing; where it attaches to the metal bracket (midway up the washer reservoir).

If I am right about this being the throttle cable, look around, the trans cable is a similar arrangement. Remember, one cable pulls and one is PULLED.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician