Sl500 Roof Stuck

Your roof latch can be a finicky device.

Sl500 roof stuck.

Sl500 retractable roof stuck. The sl500 comes with a variety of features such as a retractable hardtop. Go through the series of steps to assess which component is compromised. There are several parts that can fail.

Using a series of diagnostic steps can help save you money and time. 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. If you cannot get the hardtop to work and the switch indicator light is flashing it may be jammed. How do you get i.

Your roof latch system has two front clasps two side clasps and a rear hold down pin. The roof glass went up a few inches then stopped. Mercedes benz sl r129 can i remove roof hydraulic cylinders and manually lock in the roof the hydraulic cylinders for soft top in my 95 sl500 are leaking and will need to be sent for refurbishing. Problem identification and fix on retractable hardtop for sl500s 2003 and new model years.

Simple fix or watch to be sure and lubricate needed parts. Can i remove the cylinders and just manually lock in my hardtop till the cylinders are returned back to me this is my daily driver so need the top on. I lifted the luggage cover to put groceries in. This hardtop is operated by pulling up on a switch to open it or pressing the switch down to close it.

I have pressed the red reset button in trunk but nothing happened. Put the luggage cover back in place but the roof glass would not go back down. Won t come off either. I lifted the roof and now its stuck.

Remove the 12mm bolt from the reservoir. You can hear it unlock but it won t come off or go down. 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.

You will need to remove the trunk lining to see the reservoir. Locate the convertible top motor in the trunk. So i open the trunk.