SL/R230: Blinking lights when parked uphill
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2004 SL500
Blinking lights when parked uphill
Just wondering if this has come up with anyone else.
Just got back from a 3 week vacation and naturally left my 04 SL500 in the garage. After about 30 minutes of driving I came back and decided to park it on the driveway which is slightly uphill. I noticed the front bottom lights started to blink a few seconds after I lock the car. I went around back and noticed that the rear indicators were blinking as well. I decided to bring the car in the garage to do a more thorough inspection but then the blinking stopped. I pulled the car back on the driveway and after I parked and locked it the blinking came back. Drove it in the garage again and the blinking stopped. It only blinks when it's parked uphill. Weird.
Any help would be appreciated. I'd prefer to have a better idea of the situation before I take it to the dealer for a diagnostic.
Just got back from a 3 week vacation and naturally left my 04 SL500 in the garage. After about 30 minutes of driving I came back and decided to park it on the driveway which is slightly uphill. I noticed the front bottom lights started to blink a few seconds after I lock the car. I went around back and noticed that the rear indicators were blinking as well. I decided to bring the car in the garage to do a more thorough inspection but then the blinking stopped. I pulled the car back on the driveway and after I parked and locked it the blinking came back. Drove it in the garage again and the blinking stopped. It only blinks when it's parked uphill. Weird.
Any help would be appreciated. I'd prefer to have a better idea of the situation before I take it to the dealer for a diagnostic.
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Joined: Jun 2011
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2004 SL500
Update:
I don't think it has anything to do with the car being on a flat or inclined surface. It started blinking again but this time the car was parked on the street. I also noticed the interior lights were on the same time as the blinking. Tried the panic but nothing. Could it be a battery problem?
I don't think it has anything to do with the car being on a flat or inclined surface. It started blinking again but this time the car was parked on the street. I also noticed the interior lights were on the same time as the blinking. Tried the panic but nothing. Could it be a battery problem?
