I have a 160 Elegance, it has a "F" sign on the dash and is not going into gear at all. This happened out of the blue - went into services off the motorway to spend a penny, and got back to the baby and saw this F sign. Had to get towed back (200 miles away). Does anyone know what this fault is?
This is the worst car I have ever owned. I had a old shape C-Class before and it was lovely, but this A-Class should be renamed Toyota A-Class!
A Toyota A-Class would be better built and cheaper. The F signal on your dashboard probably denotes a failure of the transmission (automatic, I'm presuming). On such an old car (1999) the repair will be very expensive compared to the replacement cost. I had a 2001 A-Class and happily sold it after a major engine failure. Good luck.
Oh no! The dreaded 'F'
> That happened to mine after just two weeks of ownership
> It cost Mercedes £1167 to put a new one in
> My warranty paid the first £500
> Dealer offered to pay approx half the difference because I had just bought it
> Leaving me to pay £384 or so on a car I bought two weeks earlier for £2900
> A160 Elegance - run a mile from it!
Oh and 'F' means fault with semi-automatic transmission check fuse box, ensure fuse is intact and all relays are in place. If they are, you gotta take it to Mercedes to repair/replace
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