MY 2001 CLK 500 MERCEDES GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND HOW DO I GET IT OUT OF PARK

Is their transmission fluid in their? Maybe a fault with the Transmission Control Board and Electronic Shift Module. may have to replace it.Sometimes the trans. leaks fluid on the module and ruins the circuits.
If it's an auto transmission try If you have a late model c-class/clk and you can't shift it out of Park (P), try this... Open up the armrest/ storage compartment in the centre console, behind the gear shifter. Pull out the black liner thing at the front of the compartment. You should now see a hole in the front wall of the compartment where you just pulled the liner out. insert a suitably sized ***** driver until you feel it stop on something inside the hole. Now, grab the gear lever and pull it out of park while at the same time pushing the ***** driver against the thing that stopped it. This should activate the emergency release allowing you to drive the car but be warned, if you don't take the car to a garage to get the problem fixed then you will have to do this every time you want to drive the car.

mbmaster is right, you should also check your brake lights. If they aren't working the shifter won't release. Could be a bad brake pedal switch or blown fuse. The shifters can be fixed when they brake. Tough do it yourself job, but there are outfits out there that you can ship your shifter to and they can fix it.

Tcc, or transmisson control module is what pops into my head, but the codes state that:. p2767 = speed sensor a....p2768 speed sensor b or Torque Conv Clutch selonoid.

Try pushing the gear shift further forward in park with your hand and see if the key releases.

If this fails it may be the switch itself just under the centre console which surrounds your gear shift. Carefully but firmly pull up the centre console up and you will see a little 'plunger' switch the engages when the gear shift is at its furthest travel forward in park.

sounds like the transmission is in limp home mode where it won't shift out of second gear. this is a fail safe mode. If the check engine light is on too then its probably not seeing one of the speed sensors in the transmission. Just need to have the codes pulled in the transmission control module.

I have S500 2002 and it seems the car when in drive is stuck ina lower gear. The techtronic shifter will not go into any other gears but neutral and park. car seems like its in low 2 or 3 gear def not drive. car revs a lot higher. also recently had ESM shifter replaced/rebuilt

Try serviceing the trany ( Change filter and fluid )

just had the same problem today...there is a small square false door just below the D on the shift plate...the tow guy put a pen into that door and i was able to shift it out of park. now the car won't shift gears as i drive because the car is in 'safe mode'. disconnect the battery to correct. the shifting issue is still unsolved but it appears to be an electrical issue in the transmission but NOT the actual transmission. hope this helps

yes you can.. on your shift console there is a little square cover half a inch.get a thin screw driver and push it in. there is a button in there, step on the brake and shift the gear, with car on.  take it to the shop and they will put it in a scanner to see the problem...GOOD LUCK 

Some times you could get them out of park by pounding on the top of the shifter while moving it out of park at the same time. You need a new shifter assembly. If it won't come out of park, they can drag it onto a flatbed.