how do you check the tranny fluid on a 1997 c280 mb

Asked by mbren May 28, 2014 at 10:36 PM about the Mercedes-Benz 280

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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It didn't come with a dip stick, the filler hole has a cap ( under the hood) that says something like verboten do not open upon pain of death :) .Once you get the cap off you will see a hole- no dip stick. You were suppose to never change the tranny fluid. There is (was) a dip stick,. that only the shop had. So you probably should (in my opinion) change the fluid which involves draining,filter,buying a dip stick. May want to get a shop manual .

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