Cabriolet Top Won't Close/Trunk wont open
04-07-2015, 06:41 AM
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2002 CLK55 AMG
Cabriolet Top Won't Close/Trunk wont open
Hello,
A few weeks ago I finally got my first amg. 2002 CLK55 Cabriolet. Beautiful car, but at my budget comes with some known issues. One being the soft top did not work automatically, only manually. This weekend I had the top down, but when I went to close it the headrests will not move down to latch the back, leaving that slight gap. Since that is not closed all the way, the trunk wont open. I have tried everything, but I can't open the trunk to work on the hydraulics that close the top. Suggestions? SOL?
Only thing I saw online that I have not tried was someone who broke a taillight to get into the trunk...do not wanna do that if possible.
Any help is greatly appreciated
A few weeks ago I finally got my first amg. 2002 CLK55 Cabriolet. Beautiful car, but at my budget comes with some known issues. One being the soft top did not work automatically, only manually. This weekend I had the top down, but when I went to close it the headrests will not move down to latch the back, leaving that slight gap. Since that is not closed all the way, the trunk wont open. I have tried everything, but I can't open the trunk to work on the hydraulics that close the top. Suggestions? SOL?
Only thing I saw online that I have not tried was someone who broke a taillight to get into the trunk...do not wanna do that if possible.
Any help is greatly appreciated
04-07-2015, 10:12 AM
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On the newer 209 Cabs there is a release on the inner side of the headrests that lets them go down. I'm not familiar with the 2002, but it makes sense to me there should be something similar. If you look down on the inner side, (where they face one another) you should be able to insert the tool that you use to manually lower the top and push down on the release. Maybe that will allow you to open the trunk. Good luck.
