Is SL55 AMG a good car?
Why is the SL55 AMG such a good buy? First, it has the legendary M113K engine that is a 5.5L supercharged V8 making almost 500 HP and a bit more than 500 lb-ft of torque. This engine has proven to be bulletproof and can easily make 700+ HP with minor bolt-ons.
What happens if you open the hardtop on a Mercedes SL500?
If either of these are open, the retractable hardtop cannot operate. Once the lid and cover are shut, the hardtop switch may be used. Start the vehicle’s engine, and let the car run while you open or close the hardtop. The hardtop does not operate if the car’s battery voltage is too low.
Is the roof pump on a Vario close to failure?
Click to expand… Your Vario roof pump 2308000348 (p/n directly on the pump is 2308000030) was indeed close to failure, but this wasn’t the reason for the top slowing down. I will explain the reason for the slow top below – let’s cover the pump briefly.
What kind of car is the Mercedes SL500?
The Mercedes-Benz SL500, part of the SL-Class of roadsters, is a two-door car classified as a luxury grand tourer. The SL500 comes with a variety of features, such as a retractable hardtop. This hardtop is operated by pulling up on a switch to open it, or pressing the switch down to close it. If you cannot get the …
Is there a problem with the R230 roof?
R230 Roof problem……. Works fine until the load cover has been retracted and brought forward and clipped back into place, then the roof stays in this position. After 15 minutes works again fine until load cover is moved. Code indicated a past flat battery for longer than .8 seconds, once the code was cleared everything seems to work fine.
What’s the problem with my Mercedes SL500 roof?
The problem is not the pump itself but a bad (leaking) piston-cilinder, part A2308001472, cost about 200 euros; but i also paid a lot of work, in total i paid 1.247 euros for the repair. The roof has 2 cilinders like this, one in the left and one in the right to lift the roof when you press the red button in the trunk.
Why is my Hyd pump not working on my SL500?
The hyd pump will not lift the roof up. the trunk moves back out of the way and the plastic flap lifts up, but the main roof will not raise up, the pump just keeps running. One other related problem that started about a month ago was that the Hyd pump would not stop running when the roof was raised up in the trunk.
Click to expand… Your Vario roof pump 2308000348 (p/n directly on the pump is 2308000030) was indeed close to failure, but this wasn’t the reason for the top slowing down. I will explain the reason for the slow top below – let’s cover the pump briefly.
How many hydraulic cylinders are in a vario roof?
The front latch for the roof blew a seal and my roof and door trim filled with hydraulic fluid. Click to expand… Bummer about the headliner and door trim getting soaked. The top lock cylinder 2308000872 (A230 800 08 72) is usually the first cylinder to fail, out of a total of eleven hydraulic cylinders in your Vario roof and roll over bar system.