You will need to remove the trunk lining to see the reservoir.
Sl350 roof problems.
The sl500 comes with a variety of features such as a retractable hardtop.
Remove the 12mm bolt from the reservoir.
In most mercedes benz cars including sl slk clk class it is located in the trunk left or right side.
Now the roof has become stuck part way through the procedure and won t budge in either direction.
All windows going down.
Corrosion water based paint rust was one of the top problems with mercedes benz vehicles produced between 1993 and 2004.
The sl 400 is the pinnacle of all drives like my old e 350 cdi but is more comfortable and has bonus of being a convertible but still very quiet roof up.
This is because around 1993 mercedes benz implemented a more environmentally friendly water based paint coupled with steel that isn t very corrosion resistant and no galvanizing process the early r230 models are susceptible to corrosion.
Cannot close retractable roof on mercedes sl350 answered by a verified mercedes mechanic.
I had partially opened the roof so as to get access to removing the liner and the system started to try and open the roof fully.
Folding roof check that the convertible roof opens and closes correctly and synchronised in true fashion i e.
But i also paid a lot of work in total i paid 1 247 euros for the repair.
The mercedes benz sl500 part of the sl class of roadsters is a two door car classified as a luxury grand tourer.
This hardtop is operated by pulling up on a switch to open it or pressing the switch down to close it.
Hopefully by now you have pinpointed the problem.
The roof has 2 cilinders like this one in the left and one in the right to lift the roof when.
I had exactly the same problem with my sl350 a few months ago.
Ecu issues expect expensive bills examples of faulty ecu s are vaccum.
Use a clean syringe to add fluid to the reservoir.
The problem is not the pump itself but a bad leaking piston cilinder part a2308001472 cost about 200 euros.
Water leak in boot very common fault that is usually due to the trunk seals but also incorrectly fitted or cracked rear tailgate light.
Common mercedes r230 sl problems.
If you cannot get the.
The problem was that the liner was in the way and it jammed up against it.
