Sl500 Roof Stuck

Truck lid is wide open.

Sl500 roof stuck.

The hardtop is stuck on my 1999 sl500. Simple fix or watch to be sure and lubricate needed parts. Your roof latch system has two front clasps two side clasps and a rear hold down pin. Go through the series of steps to assess which component is compromised.

This hardtop is operated by pulling up on a switch to open it or pressing the switch down to close it. 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. So i open the trunk. There are several parts that can fail.

If you cannot get the hardtop to work and the switch indicator light is flashing it may be jammed. The post on the left side rear won t go all the way down. 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. You will need to remove the trunk lining to see the reservoir.

Your roof latch can be a finicky device. You can hear it unlock but it won t come off or go down. The roof glass went up a few inches then stopped. Put the luggage cover back in place but the roof glass would not go back down.

Locate the convertible top motor in the trunk. The sl500 comes with a variety of features such as a retractable hardtop. I have pressed the red reset button in trunk but nothing happened. Problem identification and fix on retractable hardtop for sl500s 2003 and new model years.

How do you get i. In most mercedes benz cars including sl slk clk class it is located in the trunk left or right side. Using a series of diagnostic steps can help save you money and time. Won t come off either.

I lifted the roof and now its stuck. I lifted the luggage cover to put groceries in. Remove the 12mm bolt from the reservoir.