If the trans is in limp mode you can still drive it, just not much beyond 40 at 5k rpm or so.
I have this bodily-altered and slammed 03E500 that has a rear sun shade —FT Sent from my iPad > On Dec 17, 2021, at 12:30 AM, mitch--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I was wondering if the transmission had gone stupid, but then realized that > wouldn't have prevented them from putting the runs and drives label on it. > (starts with jump pack, idles, goes forward in D, goes backward in R) > > My ML350 was "runs and drives" but had a busted radiator so wouldn't run > forever. > I looked at a ML500 a couple of years ago that runs and drives, but it had > been rear ended in the driver's back suspension, and the wheel was about 15 > degrees off from straight ahead. No driving that heap home or towing it on a > dolly. > > I haven't done any inspections in a COVID world, but in 2019 I had to sign in > at the counter with my bidder number and they'd give me a yellow vest. If the > keys weren't in it (usually aren't until the week of the sale), I had to > trade my driver's license for the keys. > >> On 2021-12-16 23:37, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: >> Some of them may have. The Copart one is in the clear. I wonder if >> it's something stupid like a crank or cam position sensor? I'll call >> up there and see if I can inspect it. Take a scan tool and see what's >> what. It's pretty highly optioned. I wonder why no rain sensing >> wipers? >> Hmm. The plot thickens. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
