Mercedes Slk Roof Problems

The r171 slk class looks like a little brother of mercedes benz slr mclaren.

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. 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. High performance usually goes hand in hand with increased complexity. Is the vario roof on your slk stuck or malfunctioning.

Owning a convertible mercedes benz is fun and exciting until the convertible top stops working. In this video we ll show you the procedure for manually closing the retractable hard top on your 1998. I think you need to get the roof down to access them. The v6 m112 engine slk 320 slk 32 amg mercedes benz got this one right.

Mercedes r171 vario roof problems 5 answers. 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. Dealership told us all the cylinders will have to be replaced and qu. So my wife s 2007 slk 350 vario roof stopped working mid raise.

After inspection i found hydraulic fluid around both roof arms. There was a suggestion that this was down to a faulty batch of switches. Average failure mileage is 32 000 miles. We had the roof switch problem on ours when the vehicle was only 2 years old.

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. Slk roof inop blows fuse 7 fixed hi just had the same problem spent ages trying to sort it.