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Originally Posted by georgeocn  We have a 2000 c230 with 87k miles ...
It will not shift out of park (while pressing the brake). I can manually override with the pen in shifter trick to put in gear, but once you put it back in park it locks and unable to shift (unless I manually override).
Does it have a neutral safety switch?????
FYI...this is the 1st problem I have ever had with the car,
Thanks
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UPDATE:
Took car to local dealer here in Carlsbad CA, Hoehn Mercedes-Benz. They wanted to replace shifter, stop lamp switch and had a few other recommendations.
They wanted over 1k to fix shifter and stop lamp, and with other recommendations it would be over 2900.00.
So I took next logical step and did a little research, check out the forums online and I was puzzled..to why if shifter was fried, then why was it not in limp mode.
I purchased a new stop lamp switch and replaced it today.. And Voila the car shifts..
Funny.. the dealer was pre-authorized to do minor work, they could have just replace stop lamp 1st, and if it worked I may have gone for other repairs...
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