2016 Mercedes Gla 250 stuck in park after battery went dead

Asked by GuruBMV7D Jan 22, 2019 at 12:57 PM about the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 4MATIC

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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There's shifter safety interlock that runs on the battery power. Use a jumper or charger to activate the system and then turn key on, press brake pedal, move shifter.

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I got the same problem. My GLA 250 has nearly 70,000Km. Out of nothing one morning the main battery was totally dead. I busted and the engine started. I let it run for awhile and the gear shift would not engage. Some of the google answers suggested to replace the auxiliary battery which I did. No luck. Main battery passed the test. Towed it to Mercedes- Benz and the transmission control unit failed the test. It needed to be replaced. Cost $3,500. Still don’t know how this happened.

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