Incredulocious
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Just thought I’d report that I’m broken down on US 395 near CA-108 (Eastern Sierra in California), far from any town, while I await a tow of my 2016 Unity. I’m 90 miles from the nearest Mercedes service center in Reno which is apparently where I will be towed. (4:45 pm PST 6/4/2019)
What happened is I suddenly experienced multiple and ongoing jerking motions and then grinding, apparently from the transmission as it tried to jump between gears. I was able to pull off the highway – luckily there was a pull off area immediately ahead because the transmission was seriously not happy about continuing any further. After sitting a bit, I tried moving forward and backward a few yards but started getting the grinding noise and jerking motions in either direction. I also hear grinding noise from the front when braking, this all at very low speed.
With a web search, I see that it might be nice to check the transmission fluid level but there’s no built-in dipstick so I can’t do that. It’s only been like 500 miles since my last service (B).
Anyway, I called in to Mercedes roadside service and they’ve promised a callback from a tow service to get me to Reno. They don’t offer any troubleshooting over the phone. They do say that it may take quite a while given the distance and the type of vehicle (25 ft RV).
What happened is I suddenly experienced multiple and ongoing jerking motions and then grinding, apparently from the transmission as it tried to jump between gears. I was able to pull off the highway – luckily there was a pull off area immediately ahead because the transmission was seriously not happy about continuing any further. After sitting a bit, I tried moving forward and backward a few yards but started getting the grinding noise and jerking motions in either direction. I also hear grinding noise from the front when braking, this all at very low speed.
With a web search, I see that it might be nice to check the transmission fluid level but there’s no built-in dipstick so I can’t do that. It’s only been like 500 miles since my last service (B).
Anyway, I called in to Mercedes roadside service and they’ve promised a callback from a tow service to get me to Reno. They don’t offer any troubleshooting over the phone. They do say that it may take quite a while given the distance and the type of vehicle (25 ft RV).
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