Automatic transmissions work on pressure, and their seals direct that pressure to the gears that you shift to. In your case, leaking seals are spilling pressure to adjacent gears, so you have more than one gear active at a time, and the transmission won't run that way. You need a Mercedes qualified transmission shop to work on this, and you likely need a rebuild. I'm guessing around six grand.
1994 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
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Maintenance & Repair
has rough idle. surges sometimes.car dies when put in drive. i have cleaned the mass air sensor and prob didnt change.
1996 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 320
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Maintenance & Repair
I have 2009 E350. I put it in drive and it will not shift out out of first. It's an automatic. I can't even use the manual to shift gears.
2009 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 350 Sport
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Maintenance & Repair
New Velocity plate replaced connectors, replaced TCU cleared all codes, on start immediately P0700 drives normal then won't go past third gear and sticks in third.
2000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
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Maintenance & Repair
put in a snapshot now the car won't start the clock keeps going around and SRS comes on
2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 350 Sport
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Maintenance & Repair
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