2001 Mercedes clk230 compressor cabriolet roof problem

[Nickvanes]

im asking for a friend of mine who is a little shy about posting himself.
He has problems now since he went over a speed ramp a little too fast which caused the rear headrests, roll bars, to shoot up, due to this the roof and windows will not function and it seems to be causing the battery to drain very rapidly although that might be unrelated.
Short of going to a dealer to sort out the headrests and hopefully everything else is there a self cure solution anyone can suggest.
Thanking all you experts in advance for any advice you can give.

 

[Wighty]

im asking for a friend of mine who is a little shy about posting himself.
He has problems now since he went over a speed ramp a little too fast which caused the rear headrests, roll bars, to shoot up, due to this the roof and windows will not function and it seems to be causing the battery to drain very rapidly although that might be unrelated.
Short of going to a dealer to sort out the headrests and hopefully everything else is there a self cure solution anyone can suggest.
Thanking all you experts in advance for any advice you can give.

Well he has triggered safety systems , what does the owners manual say about resetting ? If it doesn't say anything he would be better going to an MB Indy , which will be much cheaper

 

[brianbrian]

You need to look under the car, maybe the safety switch that works with the safety bar has broken . Only a guess

 

[alexanderfoti]

On the W208 CLK, you need to press and hold the "headset down" adjustment button on the dash. After a few seconds, it should make a clunk from the back and start retratcting the headrests/rollbar.

 

[Nickvanes]

Brian could you tell us where the switch is please.

 

[Nickvanes]

On the W208 CLK, you need to press and hold the "headset down" adjustment button on the dash. After a few seconds, it should make a clunk from the back and start retratcting the headrests/rollbar.

We have tried that and no luck at all, we have tried holding it in position up and down for 20 seconds and not a movement or noise.

 

[alexanderfoti]

We have tried that and no luck at all, we have tried holding it in position up and down for 20 seconds and not a movement or noise.

In that case, the adustment mechanism has an issue. Check the fuses etc for normal function.

 

[Wighty]

We have tried that and no luck at all, we have tried holding it in position up and down for 20 seconds and not a movement or noise.

Was there anything in the cars manual ?

 

[brianbrian]

The switch is under rear off car, when one off the wheels axles lifts of the ground it makes contact and sets the bar of.

 

[Nickvanes]

Brian this is a 2001 car so I hope this is what you are talking about, if so where is the switch so we can see if we can find it ..

 

[Maddy38]

Hi, I'm having the exact same problem with my car, which is exactly the same as yours! I have tried everything i can and holding the reset headrest switch to reset it and, its not working at all! When I switch the car on to 2nd position or switch the engine on its just a solid red light that on the roof switch that goes off straight away! It's not flashing or anything. It makes a noise when you press the headrest switch like a clicking but, it won't reset the headrests. So any information on any how to options would be much appreciated. Thank you

 

[alexanderfoti]

You can try pressing the up button on the rollbar u til you hear a click, then press down and they should drop.

If not, the mechanism needs looking at.

 

[Maddy38]

You can try pressing the up button on the rollbar u til you hear a click, then press down and they should drop.

If not, the mechanism needs looking at.

Thank you.. I have tried this and it just makes clicking noises but it doesn't put them down! How do you check the mechanism? Thank you

 

[alexanderfoti]

Thank you.. I have tried this and it just makes clicking noises but it doesn't put them down! How do you check the mechanism? Thank you

Pull the seat out and pull the panel behind the seats out and the mechanism is there

 

[Maddy38]

Pull the seat out and pull the panel behind the seats out and the mechanism is there

Oh gosh, that sounds very technical lol! Do you mean take the back seat out?