jakeb22

Hi everyone,

I'm in the market for a new car and a dealership in the area has a 2003 cls six speed with 80k miles for sale. Carfax shows that it had the 100k mile tuneup last year with everything replaced that needs to be replaced.

It runs great and drives great...but I have one concern. The car won't shift into fifth gear when the motor is off or when the car is idling. It will only shift into fifth when at a cruising speed on the freeway. However, it will shift into sixth gear whenever you want.

Is this a design feature on these cars or does anyone else have the same experience? The dealer tried to tell me it's a standard lockout mechanism feature...but i'm inclined to call BS.

Thanks for the help!