Me again...the girl with all problems

The roof was open, I tried to close it and it got stuck about 5 inches up and won't move in either direction. It says "in operation" but won't budge. One of the grey 'flaps' on either side of the boot is rigid and fixed and the other is loose and dangling there.

HELP! (again) thanks!

 

Let it sit, the pressure in the system will slowly fade and it'll go back down.

 

For how long? It's been 3 days as of today...it's only about 5 inches from being all the way open, it doesn't have that far to go

 

You should get it to a MB workplace or have road-side-assistance drop by.

 

Perhaps a stupid question: Was the car running when you attempted to operate the top?

 

I stopped at a racecar garage today in my husband's office park and the great guy came out and helped. It turns out the the flaps that fold in and out when the top goes up and down have a switch that pulls them flush and then folds them under and only one was working. He manually lifted the top while I tried to close it and it worked great. We then put the top down and the flap came out just as it's supposed to but when we tried to close it again it needed help SO I'm headed to the dealership tomorrow morning to see if they can replace the switch that pulls the flap in.

Sorry if this is too much info but I thoguht it helpful to contribute the solution for once instead of just asking for help!

Thanks to all again...

 

Thanks for the tip on the switches!

I need all the tips I can get, cause if it's got *****, props or wheels, it's gonna be trouble for me.

It rains alot here and it would be nice to get the top up if is was to stick like yours.

 

Ha! I was afraid to muscle it up but this racecar guy went right for it and no problems although I was holding the close button so at least he wasn't forcing the top motor in a conflicting direction...

 

One of the flaps is loose, and that happens when it gets really hot. Happend to me and I had it replaced under warranty

 

My father's SL63 just encountered a similar problem with the roof (only 3rd time opening since he bought it). It started to close and once the trunk tipped back about 3" it stopped. The roll bar was also up for some reason. Then nothing worked. There was no sound or movement when trying to open or close the top, and the roll bar would not move. The dash said roof in operation, but that was it.

So I had to drive it in the rain to the dealership with the top down and trunk open! They could not figure it out, something about the roll bar being engaged and thus the roof made inoperable?? So it is now at dealer.

So I am very interested to hear the results of your situation Choma?

Thanks!

 

I've had the same situation three times so far. If you temporarily tape the flap closed the top will close until you can get it to the dealership. I actually got mine closed once by holding flap closed by hand and had someone push lever to close the roof. Be careful to not get your hand caught though. It seems you have to very careful about overloading you trunk. I have Reuss audio installed which raises the floor of the trunk about four inches or so. When I tried to carry my golf bag in the trunk it came in contact with the flaps and we think that is what caused my problem. There was too much pressure on those flaps. Whatever caused the flap switch to fail I learned to not overload my trunk. Great reason to get extended warranty when yours runs out as I understand it is a very expensive fix. Some extended warranties will not cover any top related issues by the way. Good luck with your repair and sure hopes this helps.

 

Mine had the same thing


Called out MB road side it was the hydraulic pump had a leak all i did was get a workshop to refill the pump for me and that will do for now if it goes again i'll see about getting a new pump fitter but at £1500 i'm not in a rush to get a new one lol

 

Same thing, one of my "wings" stopped working. Dealer Fixed it under warranty in under an hour. Tech said the factory gears for the wings are made of plastic and are prone to slipping or breaking. The replacement part comes with steel gears and has no such issues.

 

My friend's 05' 500 had this problem, his got stuck half way open and he had to drive it down the 101 half cocked to the dealership to be fixed

Apparently it was caused by the roll bar popping up when he hit a speed bump to fast which apparently disables the roof function