# Mercedes with shift

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-with-shift/118271>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercedes-benz\
**Created:** [May 29, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-with-shift/118271 "2018-05-29T13:41:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Rootkit69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@Rootkit69](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rootkit69)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-with-shift/118271/1 "2018-05-29T13:41:57Z")

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Hi,

I recently bought a 04 Mercedes with a broken transmission shifter,when I got it the first thing I did was buy a new one and installed it.

Now the car won’t let me move the shifter (only 5 minutes after it turns on),I heard the computer needs to be reset so I did the old school thing to leave it overnight with the battery disconnected and didn’t work.

Any recommendations how to reset the computer to accept that new part.?

Automatic  
2004

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-with-shift/118271/2 "2018-05-29T15:28:30Z")

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A Mercedes forum might yield a better response.

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**Author:** ![Rootkit69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@Rootkit69](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rootkit69)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mercedes-with-shift/118271/3 "2018-05-29T20:19:57Z")

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Will do, thanks