Firstly, thank you for making the effort to post in English.
secondly, I will ask a couple of members to reply.
@Dave2302 @Sneaky Pete
secondly, I will ask a couple of members to reply.
@Dave2302 @Sneaky Pete
( post 8) Effort to downshift the automatic gearbox r171
In order to manually downshift my automatic SLK200 R171, I have to apply slightly more pressure than when upshifting.
Upshifting can be done with two fingers only, but downshifting takes some more muscle. I already lifted the centre panel, but that had no effect on the 'shifting efforts'. So there does not seem to be anything that's influencing movement of the stick.
Is it possible to adjust the 'point of contact' where the shifter meets the sensor?
Any ideas?
Btw, please forgive my English. I am Dutch and English isn't my first, nor my second language.
Dennis
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Upshifting can be done with two fingers only, but downshifting takes some more muscle. I already lifted the centre panel, but that had no effect on the 'shifting efforts'. So there does not seem to be anything that's influencing movement of the stick.
Is it possible to adjust the 'point of contact' where the shifter meets the sensor?
Any ideas?
Btw, please forgive my English. I am Dutch and English isn't my first, nor my second language.
Dennis
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Hi Trisha,
Thanks for your answer!
We purchased the car only a few weeks ago, so yeah... it's always been like this
I drove nearly 200 miles in the past two days and it drives and shifts perfectly smooth. I can manually up and downshift without problems. Just have to push harder to the left than to the right.
It doesn't keep me awake at night, but it would be nice if someone knows if something can be done/ adjusted to solve it.
Cheers,
Dennis
Thanks for your answer!
We purchased the car only a few weeks ago, so yeah... it's always been like this
I drove nearly 200 miles in the past two days and it drives and shifts perfectly smooth. I can manually up and downshift without problems. Just have to push harder to the left than to the right.
It doesn't keep me awake at night, but it would be nice if someone knows if something can be done/ adjusted to solve it.
Cheers,
Dennis
R171 : DIY : Replace steering wheel with one with paddles on
I finally managed to change my steering wheel (A171 460 22 03 9e37) on my slk55 2005 year model with the 7g tiptronic buttons on the back for the new amg 2007 steering wheel (A171 460 53 03 9e37) with the aluminium shift paddles on the back. There is also a 2006 non AMG model with black plastic...
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Just took the console out again to see. It appears that there was some wiring at the left side pushing the console a little bit to the right. I'm talking about a millimetre or so. Re-routed it and...... It seems to be fixed now.
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Thanks for your help !
Manually shifting the Automatic SLK200 R171
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Thanks for your help !
Marked ‘resolved’ but thread still open.Just took the console out again to see. It appears that there was some wiring at the left side pushing the console a little bit to the right. I'm talking about a millimetre or so. Re-routed it and...... It seems to be fixed now.
Manually shifting the Automatic SLK200 R171
Thanks for your help !
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