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Hi would appreciate if someone could help Re our Smart car will often not shift into reverse gear, particularly after being parked even on slightest down slope. Once car is mobile problem usually does not occur again unless left say overnight in parked position. Advice received to date is that it is related to the electrics as brake needs to be pushed while shifting into reverse. Instead car gear goes from N into ‘0’ not ‘R’. Thank you. Ray

Hi there,
I recommend you see a transmission specialist or Mercedes Benz who were/are the Smart car agents- as they might be able to get to the cause quickly and give accurate information based on experience.