thanks ace for the detailed response
i appreciate you taking time to explain this (i'm new at this mercedes business)
i will check my tcu soon for any fluids. or maybe i should wait untill the temparutes are above freezing. last time i checked the temp was 14F here in michigan. i'm not looking forward to freezing my ass off in the dead winter cold.
i don't know which is worse having a hydraulic or electric limp mode, both sound severe to me.
by the way, where did you get hold of the technical info. do yo have a mb cd manual?
and one more thing, are you suppose to feel the shifts on the e420 when accelerating normally or is it supposed to be super smooth. i 'm trying to determine if there is slippage or if it is normal trans behaviour.
thank you in advance!