[W126 Coupe] What kind of atf

[Nathan Goodlet]

During a period of gross leakage, I used everything, it all leaked out 
equally well.

I believe if you search the archives, Satish has stated that DextronII is 
the choice for SEC era MB transmissions
I used Type F for the self levelling because I thought it was slightly 
thicker, and would result in the equivalent function of stiffer rear shocks, 
but other that that, any ATF will do in the self-levelling.

Automatic transmissions are demanding of viscosity, friction and heat 
stability, even purity and particulates, much more so than the simple 
hydraulic jack function of the self-levelling rear suspension.

The archive search engine works very well, any and all questions about 
common maintenance should be researched there first.
The accumulated wisdom of 5+ years of this forum's best MB tech minds is a 
better source of answers than whoever happens to be checking the list today 
anyway

http://www.mercedes.cx/560SEC/archives/