Mercedes Slk Roof Wont Close

This roof can also be the car s achilles heel.

Mercedes slk roof wont close.

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. On arrival i found the rear parcel shelf to be broken causing the roof to jam. The slk s vario power roof is probably its biggest selling point. 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.

I close the luggage cover pull up hand brake key on checked the hydraulic oil. 45 people reported this problem. 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.

Wait 10 minutes before trying to operate the hardtop again. My slk 320 roof is most likely one of the pin switches that senses the location of the top for safety goes bad. The hardtop does not operate if the car s battery voltage is too low. Start the vehicle s engine and let the car run while you open or close the hardtop.

Position switches for the vario roof can fail causing the roof to stop in the process of opening or closing. Problems mercedes benz slk230 roof won t open close correctly. Mercedes benz slk r170 roof wont open no movement i have a 1999 slk230. The roof wont unlock trunk wont fold back.

With its multitude of limit switches and hydraulics one glitch in the system can cause the roof to park itself in an unfavorable position. 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. No movement wont unlock nothing at all. The roof wont open.

Roof won t open close correctly on mercedes benz slk230.