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.
Mercedes slk roof problems.
High performance usually goes hand in hand with increased complexity.
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.
Slk roof inop blows fuse 7 fixed hi just had the same problem spent ages trying to sort it.
Dealership told us all the cylinders will have to be replaced and qu.
Owning a convertible mercedes benz is fun and exciting until the convertible top stops working.
Average failure mileage is 32 000 miles.
Mercedes r171 vario roof problems 5 answers.
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.
This engine is closely related to the v8 m113 and both are reliable units.
The r171 slk class looks like a little brother of mercedes benz slr mclaren.
So my wife s 2007 slk 350 vario roof stopped working mid raise.
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.
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.
When things go wrong you can expect the servicing costs to be above average.
The 2012 mercedes benz slk350 has 1 problems reported for roof problem.
There was a suggestion that this was down to a faulty batch of switches.
After inspection i found hydraulic fluid around both roof arms.