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    SL 500 battery light

    I think the R230 is a particular problem. Complexity was piled in without regard to the maintainability. I’ve owned my SL55 from new in 2002. The level of failures and recalls has been shocking. It’s no coincidence that the much vaunted SBC brake by wire system was dumped in future models. The...
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    SL 500 battery light

    I have the feeling that the R230 is proving a significant liability as it gets older. My experience is that it is very robust mechanically but what surrounds the core drivetrain - brakes, suspension, electronics, hydraulics - is a total nightmare. No wonder residual values are so poor.
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    SL 500 battery light

    Then what happened??
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    EIS Repair Success on my 2002 SL55 AMG (R230)

    Ah yes, I think my PSE pump problems may be linked to it having sat in its rain-soaked foam rubber shroud over winter albeit in the dry. If you take your R230 off the road for winter as I do, check the boot is bone dry and put a couple of drying cartridges inside before you cover the car up and...
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    EIS Repair Success on my 2002 SL55 AMG (R230)

    Sadly yes, I’ve owned it from new, been Main Dealer serviced throughout until I got the distinct impression they knew little about a (then) 17 year old car. I’m not one to skimp on maintenance at all but I do expect a proper job. Their mantra always was “it may be only worth £12k but it cost...
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    EIS Repair Success on my 2002 SL55 AMG (R230)

    Mine was not fixed until the chip was removed and replaced, hard to say whether it was the chip itself or the connections to it being remade which sorted it. Reminds me of a friends old 911 where the engine stopped when somebody got into the passenger seat. Turned out it was enough to flex the...
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    EIS Repair Success on my 2002 SL55 AMG (R230)

    You can see how the three circuit boards are connected by flexible links which fold up and over the black key barrel, the pins on the top right inserting into the holes on the bottom right. In the centre of the middle board is the white infra-red transceiver which when the boards are folded...
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    EIS Repair Success on my 2002 SL55 AMG (R230)

    I think this fault is quite common and a failure of the chip itself so replacement was the only option. I had previously had the EIS apart hoping to find a bad connection or dry joint but was out of luck, it all looked pretty good.
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    Delay on FM radio at drive-in cinema

    If you have any surround sound type processing active, it may be the sound is delayed for processing and to create the spacial effects. I'd recommend you switch all that off including things like dolby, dts, whatever else you might have.
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    EIS Repair Success on my 2002 SL55 AMG (R230)

    I think we need an LG Motor Services here in the Cotwolds! Sadly, my prolonged journey to get this fixed has cost three times that, thanks to three Mercedes self-proclaimed "specialists" failing to deliver. Still, it's fixed and I can move on to sorting out the PSE pump, the leaky steering rack...
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    EIS Repair Success on my 2002 SL55 AMG (R230)

    You don't have to watch the forum long before coming to realise that the Mercedes EIS (Electronic Ignition Switch) is a major source of problems, especially as the car gets older. It's a complex piece of electronics which has the job of recognizing the right key is inserted before it can be...
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    Today in my ‘shop. R230 SL, boot open warning

    Thank you for your help.
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    Today in my ‘shop. R230 SL, boot open warning

    Can that be repaired or is it a new PSE pump? I guess it’s over £1000…
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    Today in my ‘shop. R230 SL, boot open warning

    Yes, pumped it up to 3 bar from where it connects to the PSE and left overnight. No loss of pressure.
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    Help! Wont Start and stuck in Park!

    I have a similar set of issues in that my SL55 AMG will always start using keyless go (I have an early one with the credit cards) but only rarely with the key and there doesn't seem to be any pattern as to when the key will work and when it won't. Had the EIS to bits, no sign of any problems, MB...
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    R129 wiper bolt caps

    Hard to believe parts like this are no longer available.
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    Today in my ‘shop. R230 SL, boot open warning

    For what it's worth, my Range Rover Sport has been much more reliable than my R230 SL55 AMG which has been shockingly unreliable all through its life and currently has a number of difficult to diagnose issues. What do we know about the PSE overrunning after the boot lid self-closes? Mine works...
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    R230 Owners - Help needed!

    Yes, you are right, I sent an email to two specialists who I could not contact by phone and neither replied or called me back so I might try again. I had a very bad experience with a “specialist” last year so it pays to pick and choose carefully. The problem with the dealer is they are totally...
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    PSE Foam top cover part number

    Interesting how many tries Mercedes have had to get the PSE pump right, 6 revisions...
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    R230 Owners - Help needed!

    Thank you, the boot self closes in a couple of seconds but the pump continues to run for much longer than expected and sometimes has a second attempt. There is no sign at all of escaping air from the boot release and I have pressure tested it. It’s possible the yellow air line is leaking but...

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