No 1st gear

[kubasz]

Hi guys

I have strange situation with my transmission. First thing is that i can not drop it to first gear no matter what.
Putting it in D or 3 results start normally in 2'nd speed but full throttle + kickdown switch will not give me 1st gear. However i found that when i put selector lever in 2 then even half throttle will give me 1 st gear start easily. I checked kickdown switch and b-switch and both give +12V on kickdown solenoid plug if pressed. Bowden cable checked and is adjusted as should.
Recently I took VB off to change K1 spring kit and then this started. Could wrongly inserted selector lever in VB couse this? I need to drop pan and check this but maybe someone have a theory what else to check and what to look for. Before transmission worked fine so its definitly something with VB but what??
Thanks

 

[kubasz]

Hello

So as my tranny refused to go to 1st gear for a long time, today suddenly started to work as designed an i have my precious 1st gear again. My turtle turned now into supersonic rocket. Now its a pleasure to drive it. And its only 1000km to 300 000km now. I just cant wait to see this historical moment for my 500E

Happy driving for everyone.

 

[Prime]

My car was doing this intermittently until I had it in the shop and the tech said it sounded electronic. He re-seated all of the fuses and recommended that I replace them all with new ones with copper elements, which I did. Problem solved. I hope it's that easy for you.