macfly

anyone else had the roof lock up half way down?

My car is now in MB-Beverly Hills to be fixed, thank heavens for the extended warranty I bought because of thie board!!

While I was there my s/a pulled up it's history, and I was surprised to se how many times it had been in for warranty repairs. Now I see why the 03's have a bad rap! I won't keep this one a day beyond the extended warranty!

mikeblah

wow, did you have to tow it in?

while we're speaking of our 03s.... my SRS warning light has been on for a few days... anyone else have this problem?

Scruffyone

A piece of black tape will fix that, put it right over the light.










JK, couldn't resist.

sirrone

macfly-

i am new to the forum and have a 2003 sl with the mb warranty ending in 6 weeks. i was curious to know which extended warranty you have, is it from mb or another extended warranty company? any info would be much appreciated.

sirrone

Tom_E

Mine goes on for a couple of days, then goes off.. Since it usually goes off after a couple of days I haven't had it to the dealer.

jonnyml500

For some reason my SRS lights stays on for about 3 minutes everytime i start the car. After driving about 3 minutes then it goes off.

Is that normal? 3 minutes seems to be a pretty long time

tiggerfink

When I got my Mercedes extended warranty, the rule was that it must be purchase within the first 12 months or 12,000 miles which ever came first. If you miss the deadline, your only choice was the after market warranty.

This week, I just got both rear shocks replaced on my SLK 320 on the Mercedes extended warranty.

Just call your dealer to find out your options on the extended warranty.

Wolfman

Just a comment on performed warranty work...It isn't always a sign of a problem with the car or quality.
In the case of our SL55 I can classify half the warranty replacements as technician imcompetence who simply replaced parts and modules on a trial and error basis or even broke parts.
Example: With the SL fuel tank noise, even after indicating the cause they went on to replace the audio amplifier (just in case and to no effect - $1400, under warranty), on another occasion the technician tried to twist off the shiftknob instead of pulling it, shearing off the keyless go pins inside (had to be ordered from Germany).
I have been disappointed of how little many techs actually know besides using the Start Diagnostic system. This is worse on AMG cars...

Wolfman

Wolfman

It's not normal. This sounds like the (weight) sensor in the seats. Have it checked out.

macfly

I didn't have the car towed, I just drove it in very slowly and carefully.

On Extended Warranty I got the one that my local dealership sells, which is backed by Fidelity Insurance, as I wanted the one that they could most easily work with. I think your local MB dealer will be your bet, as it is there that you'll need the warranty's cover.