PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - w140 transmission safety lock...how to defeat w/o power

locry · #3 10-16-2009, 04:57 AM

i will need electrical power to disengage the lever lock. i cannot apply electricity at the moment coz all the electrical connections are wet.

the car got submerged with the recent flash flooding in my country, the Philippines, our house got submerged also... neck deep at the 2nd floor. nobody got physically hurt... thankful for that.... but the entire house and 3 cars "drowned"... the w140 is our last priority, being an extra car, so i'm taking my time diy-ing the entire restoration. planning on making it "simpler" without any of the electronic gadgetry.... first things first... i have to tow it back to the house... i need to disengage that lock.

i'm pretty sure there's a solenoid there somewhere...

my mom's ford escape also had that "lock"... i removed the steering stalk plastic cover and disengaged the TV cable and placed the tranny in neutral... i can probably do the same thing with the w140... just don't want to break anything... so i need instructions on how to do it properly. removing the wood is a start.

thanks guys