'00 SL500 ... Trans. starts out in 3rd gear ... ???

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Well, it seems we have the no start problem fixed now ... A new CPS did the trick (I tested the old one with a heat gun and ohm-meter and, sure enough, it lost all continuity when hot and regained continuity when cooled with water) ....... However, I have a new problem ....... I took the car on a "shake-down cruise" today and stopped for lunch (about 1 hour) ... When I left the restaurant the transmission seemed to be starting out in 2nd-3rd gear and only shifted back to 1st when I "stood" on it ... It did the same thing at several stop lights and then, magically, started shifting correctly again and worked great all the way home (another 40 miles) ... Any thoughts ???