Mercedes Slk Roof Wont Close

Roof won t open close correctly on mercedes benz slk230.

Mercedes slk roof wont close.

Wait 10 minutes before trying to operate the hardtop again. The roof wont open. This roof can also be the car s achilles heel. Mercedes benz slk r170 roof wont open no movement i have a 1999 slk230.

Hi all have an issue with the roof not opening on my slk story is i opened the roof to grease the mechanism and stopped it half way through its cycle for a few minutes the decided that i would take a closer look online as what points exactly need lubricating so then closed the roof again after it had its cycle which it closed ok after i noted where to lubricate i came back out to find. Usually very cheap to replace. No movement wont unlock nothing at all. I close the luggage cover pull up hand brake key on checked the hydraulic oil.

Customer called me with roof stuck open other specialist she called quoted 800 pounds without looking at the car telling her it would require a new pump and they would need the car for a week. Problems mercedes benz slk230 roof won t open close correctly. Even the windows wont roll down unless i let go of the button and then pull. My slk 320 roof is most likely one of the pin switches that senses the location of the top for safety goes bad.

Mercedes slk roof not closing. 45 people reported this problem. The slk s vario power roof is probably its biggest selling point. Position switches for the vario roof can fail causing the roof to stop in the process of opening or closing.

This presents problems particularly if the roof is partially down. You can unplug them and jumper the wires to bypass to test to see if one are all have gone bad then replace as needed. With its multitude of limit switches and hydraulics one glitch in the system can cause the roof to park itself in an unfavorable position. The roof wont unlock trunk wont fold back.

This video shows how to close the vario roof manually on mercedes benz sl the electro hydraulic system in this mercedes benz sl is defective the roof has to.