R171 SLK Roof not opening

John Pierce

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Hello...I’m new here and don’t know how to start a thread...I’ve got a 2005 slk and the roof is tuck closed..the windows drop and the boot opens ...I’ve put an Allen key in the manual bit just behind the centre of the windscreen and that seems to rotate fully and freely...when the roof is powering...it seems to me that the hooks that connect the roof to the windscreen aren’t fully retracting...are they cable operated...and is there a way to get to them please

John
 

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Hello and welcome

I’ve moved it out into a new thread for you. The manual process is quite involved. There is a link to a video of it on the forum (I’ll have a look for it)
 

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Hello...I’m new here and don’t know how to start a thread...I’ve got a 2005 slk and the roof is tuck closed..the windows drop and the boot opens ...I’ve put an Allen key in the manual bit just behind the centre of the windscreen and that seems to rotate fully and freely...when the roof is powering...it seems to me that the hooks that connect the roof to the windscreen aren’t fully retracting...are they cable operated...and is there a way to get to them please

John
I’m fairly sure the manual process is in the cars manual , maybe with a special Allen key type tool ?
 
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Guess I’ve put an Allen key in there and rotated it...it still doesn’t unlock...I’m thinking that maybe the cables have stretched a bit..is there any way of removing the headlining with the roof closed
 

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I've got a troubleshooting tree for the R171 roof as a PDF that I got from another site but can't upload it here.
 

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John, as you can't use the PM system yet, post your email address on here for David so he can email the PDF to you, and ASAP edit it out after david acknowledges he's got it. If edit time is over contact a moderator or admin to remove it for you.
 

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Brilliant, well done David.
 


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