Mercedes Slk Roof Problems

If you own a hard top mercedes convertible such as the sl class and slk class or a soft top convertible such as the clk e class and are having issues with the convertible top this article may help you.

Mercedes slk roof problems.

The mercedes slk 172 cabriolet third generation continued with the popular two piece metal folding roof known as the vario roof which included a choice of a roof painted in the vehicle colour a panoramic vario roof with dark tinted windows or a panoramic vario roof with magic sky control containing a glass roof that could be switched to. We had the roof switch problem on ours when the vehicle was only 2 years old. Is the vario roof on your slk stuck or malfunctioning. Please be aware that mercedes benz is a manufacturer of high performance luxury cars.

Klaus from top hydraulics inc goes over some common issues and easy fixes for a malfunctioning or non responsive convertible top system on a mercedes r170 s. So my wife s 2007 slk 350 vario roof stopped working mid raise. Owning a convertible mercedes benz is fun and exciting until the convertible top stops working. The v6 m112 engine slk 320 slk 32 amg mercedes benz got this one right.

Average failure mileage is 32 000 miles. If you can t diagnose or repair these small things yourself trying to get the roof sorted out at a car repair shop can get expensive quickly. This engine is closely related to the v8 m113 and both are reliable units. There was a suggestion that this was down to a faulty batch of switches.

I think you need to get the roof down to access them. In this video we ll show you the procedure for manually closing the retractable hard top on your 1998. The r171 slk class looks like a little brother of mercedes benz slr mclaren. After inspection i found hydraulic fluid around both roof arms.

Slk roof inop blows fuse 7 fixed hi just had the same problem spent ages trying to sort it. The 2012 mercedes benz slk350 has 1 problems reported for roof problem. Dealership told us all the cylinders will have to be replaced and qu.