I have pressed the red reset button in trunk but nothing happened.
Sl500 roof stuck.
If you cannot get the hardtop to work and the switch indicator light is flashing it may be jammed.
You can hear it unlock but it won t come off or go down.
Problem identification and fix on retractable hardtop for sl500s 2003 and new model years.
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.
How do you get i.
I lifted the luggage cover to put groceries in.
Remove the 12mm bolt from the reservoir.
Simple fix or watch to be sure and lubricate needed parts.
So i open the trunk.
There are several parts that can fail.
Sl500 retractable roof stuck.
Use a clean syringe to add fluid to the reservoir.
Locate the convertible top motor in the trunk.
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.
In most mercedes benz cars including sl slk clk class it is located in the trunk left or right side.
Truck lid is wide open.
Put the luggage cover back in place but the roof glass would not go back down.
This hardtop is operated by pulling up on a switch to open it or pressing the switch down to close it.
The hardtop is stuck on my 1999 sl500.
Your roof latch can be a finicky device.
Your roof latch system has two front clasps two side clasps and a rear hold down pin.
The sl500 comes with a variety of features such as a retractable hardtop.
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.
I lifted the roof and now its stuck.
You will need to remove the trunk lining to see the reservoir.
Won t come off either.
The roof glass went up a few inches then stopped.