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Old 01-02-2008, 10:29 PM   #10 (permalink)
MRBSMITH
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Date registered: Feb 2006
Vehicle: 2001-W210-CAPRI METALIC BLUE-
Location: LA-(sigh)
Posts: 496
OR - Try this

DO NOT pay the dealer to do this for you, you will end up paying 800-1200 US.

If you have to replace the trans control card on the shifter, you can diy for less than 200US, in about 2 hours.

BUT,
1. gently turn the ring right below the shift knob until it turns about 1/2 turn.
2. the ring will fall down, now pull up on the shift knob frimly, it will come off.
3. gently pry up on the black trim rectangle arround the shifter on all 4 sides till it comes up.
4. gently pry up the wood rectangle arround the shifter, it will pop up.
5. put a pen in the shifter release hole at the bottom of the PRNDL and pry up, the PRNDL will pop up.
6. You are looking at the top 1/2 of the board that you smoked with water.
7. Now try the contact cleaner and blow dryer trick, you have nothing to lose at this point.
8. The other 1/2 of the board is verticle, straped to the front of the top board, try to dry it also.
9. reassemble and let us know if you got lucky and are able to dry it!!!!!!!!!

Failing this, you can buy a used shifter from any of the salvage yards for less than 200US and replace the assembly yourself. Do not remove the whole console, you can pop up the window control pannel, and replace the shifter box VERY EASILY from there.

DO it yourself and take pictures for us.

We are here to help, all 210 owners have had this issue!

Luck
B
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