Sl350 Roof Problems

I have been experiencing problems trying to close the vario roof on my 2003 sl350.

Sl350 roof problems. 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. The roof has 2 cilinders like this one in the left and one in the right to lift the roof when. My partner and i managed to unjam it and lower. The mercedes benz sl500 part of the sl class of roadsters is a two door car classified as a luxury grand tourer.

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. Folding roof check that the convertible roof opens and closes correctly and synchronised in true fashion i e. All windows going down. This hardtop is operated by pulling up on a switch to open it or pressing the switch down to close it.

Now the roof has become stuck part way through the procedure and won t budge in either direction. The problem was that the liner was in the way and it jammed up against it. But i also paid a lot of work in total i paid 1 247 euros for the repair. Corrosion water based paint rust was one of the top problems with mercedes benz vehicles produced between 1993 and 2004.

Cannot close retractable roof on mercedes sl350 answered by a verified mercedes mechanic. Ecu issues expect expensive bills examples of faulty ecu s are vaccum. I have managed to push down the boot lid which was in the open position but now i can t get any response see photo. I had exactly the same problem with my sl350 a few months ago.

The problem is not the pump itself but a bad leaking piston cilinder part a2308001472 cost about 200 euros. You will need to remove the trunk lining to see the reservoir. Use a clean syringe to add fluid to the reservoir. In most mercedes benz cars including sl slk clk class it is located in the trunk left or right side.

The sl500 comes with a variety of features such as a retractable hardtop. Remove the 12mm bolt from the reservoir. Hopefully by now you have pinpointed the problem. Common mercedes r230 sl problems.