SLK/R170: WARNING!!! SLK230 is DANGEROUS!
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From: Mexico
2002 SLK 230 Kompressor
WARNING!!! SLK230 is DANGEROUS!
About a month ago i was driving in a Highway near Mexico City, i was driving at 70 MPH and suddenly My SLK 230 turned itself off. The car blocked instantly both rear tires, making the car spin, i went off the road and got injured in the accident and i spent a week in a hospital.
The problem i noticed before having that accident was that the "tempomat" did not work and about two seconds before the crash the car turned on the yellow warning triangle that is located in the speedmeter.
The MB warranty did nothing for me. Do anyone know about any similar cases? Thanks.
The problem i noticed before having that accident was that the "tempomat" did not work and about two seconds before the crash the car turned on the yellow warning triangle that is located in the speedmeter.
The MB warranty did nothing for me. Do anyone know about any similar cases? Thanks.
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From: S. kali
2003 SL-500 on order
Sorry to hear of your unfortunate accident but its really Amazing that mercedes benz didnt help you out at all?
i didnt think much of it at the time but after reading your post i do remember driving my SLK on the 55 freeway in S. california and i saw a yellow one in the other lane with black smoke coming out of the exhaust and the whole car shaking like hell! I was heading to the dealer to service my car and about a half hour after i got there, the yellow one pops up and the owner is frantic, shes yelling at the service guy blaming him for the car's problems. i dont know if this relates directly to your accident but its what i observed.
i didnt think much of it at the time but after reading your post i do remember driving my SLK on the 55 freeway in S. california and i saw a yellow one in the other lane with black smoke coming out of the exhaust and the whole car shaking like hell! I was heading to the dealer to service my car and about a half hour after i got there, the yellow one pops up and the owner is frantic, shes yelling at the service guy blaming him for the car's problems. i dont know if this relates directly to your accident but its what i observed.
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It sounds like a malfunction in the ESP/ASR system which uses the brakes to prevent the wheels from slipping, the yellow triangle flashes when it is working. If there was a malfunction it could have locked up the rear brakes.
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From: Berkshire, UK
2004 SL55, 2015 A250d, 2016 GLC250d
The reason for my "did you have lots of keys on your keyring" question was that if you have enough keys then you can get the folding key to fold partially thru the momentum of the bunch of keys. Once this has happened, the balance point of the keys is changed, and then the weight of the keys on the end of the ignition key body, at an angle, can actually cause the key to rotate and turn the ignition off.
(Try it and you'll see what I mean, bend the key at the folding point while your ignition is on, and pull downward on the keyring-clip end of the key as though there was a bunch of keys on it)
MB do know about this, I read about it on a piece of service info at my dealership - from memory, it was relating to the M class (which has the same (older) key as the SLK)
(Try it and you'll see what I mean, bend the key at the folding point while your ignition is on, and pull downward on the keyring-clip end of the key as though there was a bunch of keys on it)
MB do know about this, I read about it on a piece of service info at my dealership - from memory, it was relating to the M class (which has the same (older) key as the SLK)
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C32 AMG, C300 Sport
very nice Richard
I applaud you for looking at those items that seem so insignificant instead of a problem with the car which is the problem only about 30% of the time. I bet that something like that happened and apperars as though the car is malfunctioning when in reality it could be an unfortunate human error. Not that it was done purposely or even knowingly, just s*** happens. I hope you do get to the bottom of what happened and if it was the car, then I am suprised that MB is not supporting you with the warranty. Whats up wit dat?
