Its an '84, presumably an early one, how do I find the build date? It is indeed
a 2.2l.
Interesting things about this car:
Mono wiper with no in/out thingie
Glow plug light on the left side of the steering wheel
14" wheels with their special bolts
and other stuff I've surely forgotten..
-Curt
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 14:02:47 -0800
From: David Bruckmann <bruckma...@transcontinental.ca>
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] California Version - 1985 300TD
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The
TDM lists specific models with this "won't shift down" behaviour. Some
123/124/201 models behave differently than others, and as you say the
shift gate pattern is no particular indicator. Specifically, the 1984/85
190E 2.3 and 190D 2.2 are listed in the TDM, but it presumably boils
down to a specific build date that may or may not coincide with the
model year. IIRC there are also a couple of 124 models listed, but I
don't have the TDM with me and so cannot look them up right now.
Curt: what is the build date on your 190D, and is it a 2.2?
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
>
>I find this hard to believe. Do you mean that you can't force the
>transmission into first even by moving the lever to position 2 at a
>stop? Why would D-B go to the trouble of making a special
>transmission without this feature? It wouldn't affect fuel economy
>ratings, since the transmission would behave the same if left in D.
>
>> I assume this related to the shift gate being labelled D/3/2 instead of
>> D/S/L.
>
>FWIW, both of the 722.x cars I have, an '86 300E and '87 300D, have
>the same shift gate, yet the 300D starts in first and the 300E in
>second (but can be forced to start in first by putting the lever in
>position 2 when stopped). The shift gate is not a reliable indicator
>of transmission behavior.
>
>Alex
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