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"clunk" noise coming from rear while coming to a stop?

74K views 58 replies 33 participants last post by  Daimler1998  
I have a CLA45 2017 with the similiar clunking noise that people were describing here. When coming to a stop (rolling), the clunk can be heard downshifting mostly from 2nd to 1st. Had diff oil changed, had adaptation done, changed the transmission oil. Finally, went to authorized MB service to check if something is wrong with the software and asked to update it. I was informed that the transmission software was the newest, but it wasn't compatible with the main computer software. It was fixed and I was assured that the issue should be solved. They also did diagnostics 2x times (when buying the car and after the recent visit) and from their point of view the transmission works ideally. Result: thumping/clunking noise can still be felt going to a full stop. Maybe not so noticeably, but it's still there. Otherwise, the gearbox works fluently (upshifting, downshifting in an aggressive manner). While reading previous stories I really started to think that maybe it's the way it should be, due to the nature of the transmission. However, it still seems weird. Maybe someone else still has tips and what to try next?