SL/R230: retractable hardtop question
02-27-2004, 11:24 PM
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retractable hardtop question
Hi im interested in buying a sl in a few months and have been trying to read alot of posts to find out more about it.
i was just wondering how long it takes to put down/up the top and when can u do it? like during a red light or does the car have to be shot off?
thanks
i was just wondering how long it takes to put down/up the top and when can u do it? like during a red light or does the car have to be shot off?
thanks
02-28-2004, 12:15 AM
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16 seconds (according to articles Ive read), the same length of time I have timed for my soft top.
You can do it at a light if well timed.
A bit risky for emarrasment if you don't finish in time. If you try to drive away while the top is still in motion ... you can't, without warning lights flashing & buzzers sounding.
The tops are not ment to put up or down at any significant speed.
I find I can drop the top while backing out of my parking stall without and lights or buzzers flashing.
I am reporting the R129 soft top function ... presuming the warning systems and limits of operation are the same.
You can do it at a light if well timed.
A bit risky for emarrasment if you don't finish in time. If you try to drive away while the top is still in motion ... you can't, without warning lights flashing & buzzers sounding.
The tops are not ment to put up or down at any significant speed.
I find I can drop the top while backing out of my parking stall without and lights or buzzers flashing.
I am reporting the R129 soft top function ... presuming the warning systems and limits of operation are the same.
02-28-2004, 03:58 AM
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Originally posted by ChrisB
16 seconds (according to articles Ive read), the same length of time I have timed for my soft top.
You can do it at a light if well timed.
A bit risky for emarrasment if you don't finish in time. If you try to drive away while the top is still in motion ... you can't, without warning lights flashing & buzzers sounding.
The tops are not ment to put up or down at any significant speed.
I find I can drop the top while backing out of my parking stall without and lights or buzzers flashing.
I am reporting the R129 soft top function ... presuming the warning systems and limits of operation are the same.
16 seconds (according to articles Ive read), the same length of time I have timed for my soft top.
You can do it at a light if well timed.
A bit risky for emarrasment if you don't finish in time. If you try to drive away while the top is still in motion ... you can't, without warning lights flashing & buzzers sounding.
The tops are not ment to put up or down at any significant speed.
I find I can drop the top while backing out of my parking stall without and lights or buzzers flashing.
I am reporting the R129 soft top function ... presuming the warning systems and limits of operation are the same.
i also see u are also from vancouver, im in the burnaby area right now. Loving the weather we've been having lately, not including today tho
02-29-2004, 03:23 AM
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Originally posted by ChrisB
16 seconds (according to articles Ive read), the same length of time I have timed for my soft top.
You can do it at a light if well timed.
A bit risky for emarrasment if you don't finish in time. If you try to drive away while the top is still in motion ... you can't, without warning lights flashing & buzzers sounding.
The tops are not ment to put up or down at any significant speed.
I find I can drop the top while backing out of my parking stall without and lights or buzzers flashing.
I am reporting the R129 soft top function ... presuming the warning systems and limits of operation are the same.
16 seconds (according to articles Ive read), the same length of time I have timed for my soft top.
You can do it at a light if well timed.
A bit risky for emarrasment if you don't finish in time. If you try to drive away while the top is still in motion ... you can't, without warning lights flashing & buzzers sounding.
The tops are not ment to put up or down at any significant speed.
I find I can drop the top while backing out of my parking stall without and lights or buzzers flashing.
I am reporting the R129 soft top function ... presuming the warning systems and limits of operation are the same.
02-29-2004, 07:46 AM
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Originally posted by internet_mafia
Are you sure about that 16 second result for a R129? If so, then the R230's drop time would not have been such a big deal if a 14 year old car can do the same thing.
Are you sure about that 16 second result for a R129? If so, then the R230's drop time would not have been such a big deal if a 14 year old car can do the same thing.
03-04-2004, 07:31 AM
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1988 560SL (sold); 2001 E430 (sold); 2004 SL500; 2009 CL550
16 seconds...up or down...is quite accurate. I have had no problems at all getting the top up or down at a light. Even if I did delay people a little, they are usually so capitvated by seeing it go up or down they don't care too much about the light being green for 3 or 4 seconds.
The car will prevent you from putting the top up or down if it perceives too much speed - I think it's 3mph or less. Given the price of the car...it doesn't bother me at all to be at a complete stop.
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The car will prevent you from putting the top up or down if it perceives too much speed - I think it's 3mph or less. Given the price of the car...it doesn't bother me at all to be at a complete stop.
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