Easy to check. Just get under there with a flashlight. The green bushings are a little softer than the stiff ones on the W124 chassis. One tip was to put them in boiling water to soften them up. I don't recall how difficult it was with my C280 but on my 300CE, I used the "short threaded bolt/washer/bushing/socket/washer/nut combo" to press the bushing in on the drop down tang from the shifter. After you remove the linkage, the bushing on the other end is done on the bench.

1991 300CE
2000 C280