I am trying to restore a 1976 240D that has been mistreated for years. I have it up and running well (with a little more smoking than I like) but I am not sure how to adjust the kick down on the automatic transmission. It is very sluggish from a dead start and shifts through the gears and into third before reaching 30 mph. It also doesn't down shift when trying to speed up or pass at any speed. I am unsure whether the linkage needs adjusting or if the little switch under the pedal is supposed to pull the trany down a gear.

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Ncnetman
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