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SL/R129: 93 600sl power roll bar not working

Old Sep 12, 2004 | 03:36 PM
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93 600sl power roll bar not working

hello,
i have 1993 600sl. the power roll bar just stopped working. it did work fine until today. i have checked all the fuses i could find, but none seem to be blown. does anyone know the exact location of the fuse that powers this option? or any other ideas? thanks
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by gsxr711
hello,
i have 1993 600sl. the power roll bar just stopped working. it did work fine until today. i have checked all the fuses i could find, but none seem to be blown. does anyone know the exact location of the fuse that powers this option? or any other ideas? thanks
There are a recall about the roll bar that do not work. The recall is on 1990 to 1994 SL. The dealer should fix it for free.....hope that help....Good luck!!
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Old Sep 14, 2004 | 04:29 AM
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I actually had a problem like this on my 97. The roll bar didn't wanna go back down and I couldn't close my top. The fuses in the trunk were fine, but I changed the fuse for the top anyways and it work. I guess maybe the fuse wasn't conducting, I dunno but it works now and it is worth a shot.

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Old Sep 14, 2004 | 07:27 PM
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thanks for the tips guys. i really appreciate it. i did fiddle around with some fuses, and now it's working fine. i'm not sure if that was the problem, but i'm not complaining. hopefully it will stay working. thanks, again.
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