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MichaelDilbert
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- E 350 CDI Sports Cabriolet Blue Efficiency (207)
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Hi Al - mine still makes a clunky sound although the piece of plastic has been removed and the moving parts are greased. However you could be right, so I will take another closer look and regrease the moving parts.Hello - 1st time poster - but I joined as Google came up with this post as the answer to my question ...
I had the same issue - right hand plastic retaining clip had snapped and I was occasionally hearing a loud clunk as the hood cover closed, as the remains part of the clip was getting caught in the cover hinge.
I removed the remains of the clip and the noise has gone.
In my case I had recently bought the car - a 2012 E500 Cabriolet, but as the previous owner had always parked on the street, under trees there was huge amount of dirt and crap around the boot and hood cover hinges.
The cover hinges and boot hinges were dry and lacking in grease. I reckon this could have caused the plastic retainer to break as it is meant to slide freely in the hinge mechanism. The car has a full MB history but the last service was about 9 months ago.
I re-greased everything and the added bonus is now that the boot opens automatically when I click the key fob - I didn't realise it was meant to do that.
I reckon if you car lives outside a blob of grease every couple of months is the way to go.