1986 Mercedes Benz 560sel transmission problem

1986 MERCEDES BENZ 560SEL
250,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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The car will operate in reverse but in drive it just acts as if it is in neutral. I thought maybe the fluid was out or low. Is the transmission shot? If not, where do I put the fluid in. The manual is gone.
Jan 22, 2009 at 7:23 PM
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There is a dipstick or a fluid indicator in there somewhere, you need to look at the transmission at the top from under the hood. Somewhere you will find a tube that comes up from it and there wil be a handle of a sort to pull out at the top of the tube to indicate the level and how clean it is. IT should be a transluscent pink color.
Jan 23, 2009 at 6:57 PM