Mercedes Transmissions

Mercedes leads the field of manufacturers who constantly yearn to combine high performance and luxury with excellence. Earlier, in late 1970s, Mercedes used to come with a vacuum controlled automatic transmission, however since 1996, all its vehicles are equipped with advanced electronically controlled automatic transmission.

A benchmark was set in the automobile technology when Mercedes introduced the revolutionary automated manual transmission. The latest ones in this technology is the 7 speed automatic transmission. This type of Mercedes automatic transmission is now standard in the M-Class and E-Class. A broken transmission that needs rebuilding or repair work is the worst case scenario. There are generally some minor Mercedes transmission problems too that the owners must guard against and have fixed on a regular basis. Having the vehicle undergo such regular transmission fixing process, the owners can prevent investment in a rebuilt transmission.

Mercedes transmission problems can range from harsh shifts from first to second gear or flare while shifting from third to fourth. Such problems increase as the vehicle ages. The new age electronic transmission systems can often develop problems related to electronic components.