Originally Posted by AlbertFattal

FYI, for those who stumble across this topic in the future:

It was infact my trasmision control computer unit that was bad, which placed the entire car in limp mode - same exact problem as the others have metnioned. I went to a reputible indipendant merecedes mechanic and he changed the board (200 bux) plus transmission flush change, and labor for $555