[W126 Coupe] Starting, electrical problem

[Gary]

i just had this happen on another car and i replaced the starter and cleaned the battery posts and cables.   works great 

malcolm369 at comcast.net wrote:  Hi again Waldemar,

The more I look at this, the more the bushings seem to 'look good'. If the bushing are worn, the shifter may (or may not) be able to position the linkage properly so as to engage the switch EVERY time. A guesstimate on my part..

Anyway, here is the location & a schematic of the Neutral Safety switch for you.

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From: "Waldemar Kalinowski" <srchrnet at hotmail.com>
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Subject: [W126 Coupe] Starting, electrical problem
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:28:50 +0000

      Hello Everyone, Please help with a following problem: Intermitant inability to start my '89 560SEC. When I turn the key to "start" position, the lights, radio etc go on, but the starter does not respond. I return they key to "off" position, move the gearshift lever out of "P"several times than park it back at "P", turn the ignition key to "start" and the starter responds. It happened once 6 month ago, now four times in one week. I own genuine 126 Mercedes Benz manuals  set, which I bought with my '85 380SEC (Given to charity in '01). I cann't find any information on electrical switches (If any) that are connected to the gearshift lever, or any diagrams that can help me find a solution to this problem. Please help. 
Thank you,   
Waldemar

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