RyanSL500
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- May 5, 2019
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- Portsmouth
- Your Mercedes
- 2002 Mercedes SL500 and 2014 Mercedes C220
Evening everyone!
I recently picked up my 2003 SL500 up from the body shop which was in there for a month. Before it went it in, everything was fine (besides the rusting arches!).
I picked up the car this weekend gleaming and when I tried to put the roof down, nothing... well the roof button flashes red. When I move the button into the closed position, I can hear the system locking so I pretty certain all the mechanical bits are alright. I also have a look at the the easy bits such as the flaps and all seems to be intact.
so the million dollar question... why the hell wont my roof go down?! I don’t have any warning messages, the central locking and soft close boot all work as they should, the car has been stored inside so i don’t think it’s any damage caused by damp. Has anyone got any ideas? I’ve seen some threads suggesting that the consumer battery might be on its last legs? Is the roof not working a trait of the battery?
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks,
Ryan
I recently picked up my 2003 SL500 up from the body shop which was in there for a month. Before it went it in, everything was fine (besides the rusting arches!).
I picked up the car this weekend gleaming and when I tried to put the roof down, nothing... well the roof button flashes red. When I move the button into the closed position, I can hear the system locking so I pretty certain all the mechanical bits are alright. I also have a look at the the easy bits such as the flaps and all seems to be intact.
so the million dollar question... why the hell wont my roof go down?! I don’t have any warning messages, the central locking and soft close boot all work as they should, the car has been stored inside so i don’t think it’s any damage caused by damp. Has anyone got any ideas? I’ve seen some threads suggesting that the consumer battery might be on its last legs? Is the roof not working a trait of the battery?
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks,
Ryan