Just picked up an '83 500SEL and forgot they even had the default 2nd gear start. Has anyone come up with a mod to have it always start in 1st without moving the shifter out of D?
My first gear start module cost absolutely nothing and will never fail for the life of the vehicle.
It's referred to as my "right hand".
I use it only when I'm #1 at a traffic light or on an upgrade. At all other times, 2nd gear start is more than sufficient. All of them in the que start as though time is limitless so you cannot even use 1st gear.
Was the car wired for these or does this module replace an existing part?
Just curious.
While I can't tell if the part is NLA or not (it still shows up as a good number in the EPC) it is in the system and looks to be about $250 from Mercedes...
IIRC there's a connector inside the dash next to the steering column.
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