Nile Griffith
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- Worcestershire
- Your Mercedes
- 2009 Sl350 R230
Hi Kids!!
Hope someone might be able to help.
OK first day of BST and who'd have thought it, the sun was shining. So seeming as the sun was out and the temperature was in double figures, I thought it fair game to put the roof down while running around doing a little shopping.
Now the last time the roof had been own was last November the 1st so although the car has been driven on occasion, the roof hasn't been operated until today.
Well as expected on operation the roof stowed snuggly away first time. On arrival at our first shoping destination (about 30 mins later), the roof faultlessly returned to its raised position, the car all secure while we shopped (again about 30 mins). We set off again, only a short hop down the road this time but she who must be obeyed insisted on reacting the roof, again the whole process operated faultlessly.
At our second stop, the roof once again completed it party piece emerging from the boot and locking in place without concern.
So here is the rub. On returning to the car I loaded up the boot with our shopping (a dozen or so boxes of Easter eggs). I made sure that nothing was proud of the Load cover as once again I intended to stow the roof for the journey. In the car pressing down on the roof button/lever didn't provide the expected response. The side windows dropped, but the roof failed to perform its usual ballet. I got out the car and checked the boot and the load cover. the left hand load cover lug had come out of the clip, but not the right, so i reinstated the lug into the clip and tried again.
Again the windows dropped but no movement in the roof. tried three times more but no success. Conscious of time we got going, roof up.
On arrival home and unloading the boot of our Easter Eggs. I gave it another try. On this occasion the boot raised a couple of inches, with the dash showing that the roof was in operation. However this became the steady state, the boot lid remaining raised by about three inches. Even when turning of the ignition and removing the key then restarting the dash would return to the roof in operation display but the boat remained unmoved (unlike my temperament). Leaving the car and locking the doors, the side windows remained down, only returning to their raised position about five seconds after locking the car. However because we still had one more shop to visit we transferred to another car and I came back to my SL about an hour later.
I took the decision to park up my car in its usual spot and throw its cover over. So being ever the optimist I decided to give it another go. This time the boot lid returned to its closed and locked position (wooooo hoo). However another rush of blood to the head and a wave of optimism prompted me to try and raise the roof again.
This time the roof panels stowed neatly into the boot, however the boot lid itself would not close past about forty five degrees, Bugger!!! But miracle of miracles, on closing the roof all went according to plan. Roof up and locked in place and boot lid closed and shut tight......... Throw the cover over and step away from the vehicle came the cry from 'Er Indoors!!
So kids any thought. Have I managed to get the whole sequence of opening and closing out of whack? Is their a factory reset of the roof system? Or should I bite the bullet and succumb to open wallet surgery at my nearest dealer without benefit of anaesthetic and clergy???
Answers please on a stamped addressed twenty pound note too.......
Many thanks in advance for the help.
Nile
Hope someone might be able to help.
OK first day of BST and who'd have thought it, the sun was shining. So seeming as the sun was out and the temperature was in double figures, I thought it fair game to put the roof down while running around doing a little shopping.
Now the last time the roof had been own was last November the 1st so although the car has been driven on occasion, the roof hasn't been operated until today.
Well as expected on operation the roof stowed snuggly away first time. On arrival at our first shoping destination (about 30 mins later), the roof faultlessly returned to its raised position, the car all secure while we shopped (again about 30 mins). We set off again, only a short hop down the road this time but she who must be obeyed insisted on reacting the roof, again the whole process operated faultlessly.
At our second stop, the roof once again completed it party piece emerging from the boot and locking in place without concern.
So here is the rub. On returning to the car I loaded up the boot with our shopping (a dozen or so boxes of Easter eggs). I made sure that nothing was proud of the Load cover as once again I intended to stow the roof for the journey. In the car pressing down on the roof button/lever didn't provide the expected response. The side windows dropped, but the roof failed to perform its usual ballet. I got out the car and checked the boot and the load cover. the left hand load cover lug had come out of the clip, but not the right, so i reinstated the lug into the clip and tried again.
Again the windows dropped but no movement in the roof. tried three times more but no success. Conscious of time we got going, roof up.
On arrival home and unloading the boot of our Easter Eggs. I gave it another try. On this occasion the boot raised a couple of inches, with the dash showing that the roof was in operation. However this became the steady state, the boot lid remaining raised by about three inches. Even when turning of the ignition and removing the key then restarting the dash would return to the roof in operation display but the boat remained unmoved (unlike my temperament). Leaving the car and locking the doors, the side windows remained down, only returning to their raised position about five seconds after locking the car. However because we still had one more shop to visit we transferred to another car and I came back to my SL about an hour later.
I took the decision to park up my car in its usual spot and throw its cover over. So being ever the optimist I decided to give it another go. This time the boot lid returned to its closed and locked position (wooooo hoo). However another rush of blood to the head and a wave of optimism prompted me to try and raise the roof again.
This time the roof panels stowed neatly into the boot, however the boot lid itself would not close past about forty five degrees, Bugger!!! But miracle of miracles, on closing the roof all went according to plan. Roof up and locked in place and boot lid closed and shut tight......... Throw the cover over and step away from the vehicle came the cry from 'Er Indoors!!
So kids any thought. Have I managed to get the whole sequence of opening and closing out of whack? Is their a factory reset of the roof system? Or should I bite the bullet and succumb to open wallet surgery at my nearest dealer without benefit of anaesthetic and clergy???
Answers please on a stamped addressed twenty pound note too.......
Many thanks in advance for the help.
Nile