R170 Slk Roof Problems

Slk 230 r170 1998 2004 head light and turn signal light replacement.

R170 slk roof problems.

The hardtop vario roof is operated by five hydraulic actuators powered by a hydraulic pump. 10 2006. All slk manuals have suffered from pedal box failures. Failure of the roof and windows mechanism of an slk more than 9 years old can effectively write the car off because it can cost more to repair than the car is worth.

The hydraulic roof actuating cylinder on the driver side was leaking hydraulic fluid. Vario roof r171 troubleshooting tree status july 18 2006 page 2 30 r171 overview of pivots on kinematics this printout will not be recorded by the update service. The hardtop roof on the r170 is actually pretty good. You can see the leak on the plastic panel in the slk s trunk.

I would recommend rebuilding all five of the hydraulic cylinders. They are badly designed and fatigue sets in. Learn how to manually raise the stuck roof of your slk applies to. Few companies succeeded in making a reliable hardtop convertible that doesn t leak and isn t as complicated as an open heart surgery.

The hydraulic roof actuating cyliders 3 and the hydraulic cylinder for lock actuation 4 are located in the retractable top. Like all slks they came with the folding hard top vario roof that combines saloon like security with true open topped freedom.