sl500 headlight bulb

[lolly]

Hi, I have owned my sl500 for just one week and the first day the n/s headlight bulb went. I have replaced the bulb and it's still not working? (that was a shock, £65 for a bulb!) I have had a look around on the web and these seem to be a costly thing to repair. Has anyone got any advise on what it could be and if it is going to be expensive. Also the tyre pressure monitor keeps flashing up a message, "tyre pressure monitor, visit workshop" any ideas? Any comments much appreciated. Many thanks, Lorraine

 

[television]

Hello and welcome,,I take it by the faults that it is a 230 and not a 129

 

[lolly]

sl headlight

Hi, thanks. Yes its the 230

 

[television]

So you have Xenon lamps, and the burner could have gone.
Did you replace the lamp with the correct Xenon

With the tyre warning, one of the sensor in a wheel will have gone,,I got so peeded off with the thing I had mine turned off, the wheel sensor cost £100 each and they do not last that long, also you have 4 of them

 

[lolly]

sl500 headlight

I got a local garage (not a merc one) order me a bulb, its the ds2 one, hope they got me right one? I have found a local merc specialist so think i will take it to them, think i will do the same as you and get the tyre monitors turned off sounds like they more hassal than worth? Hopefully not going to cost me a fortune to fix after only a week of ownership? Thanks for that

 

[television]

The chances are that the original one was OK and possibly the burner that failed

You say that you have a good indie, would you car to name him..
These cars must be plugged into STAR the MB diagnostic test gear.

I have had mine 2½ years or more, I will not mention how much mine has cost, many never go wrong, in fact the only MBs that do go wrong are ón the forums. Wonderful cars though

 

[lolly]

Must admit apart from these two little faults i'm loving the car, i did a 400 mile round trip to get her and it was worth it, can't wait for the summer get the top off! The garage i found is called Merx, ( in Stoke-on-Trent) not sure how they are but have been around for some time so must be ok? I kept the old bulb so if it is the burner at lease i will have a spare, fingers crossed.
Mine has the panoramic roof has yours? if so does it creak a lot?

 

[television]

Must admit apart from these two little faults i'm loving the car, i did a 400 mile round trip to get her and it was worth it, can't wait for the summer get the top off! The garage i found is called Merx, ( in Stoke-on-Trent) not sure how they are but have been around for some time so must be ok? I kept the old bulb so if it is the burner at lease i will have a spare, fingers crossed.
Mine has the panoramic roof has yours? if so does it creak a lot?

The glass roof did not come out till 12-02 and my car is before that, though I do have every option including massage seats,TV and distrónic.

Just fitted some new wheels

http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=46635

 

[lolly]

I might get some wheels on mine not sure yet, it's still got the 17" ones on and look a bit small but they in good nic and got 4 good tyres so will prob leave it till need new tyres?

 

[television]

I might get some wheels on mine not sure yet, it's still got the 17" ones on and look a bit small but they in good nic and got 4 good tyres so will prob leave it till need new tyres?

Yes wait till the tyres are worn they sell on Ebay quite well. I have 3 sets, 17" 18" and 19"

Is your roof creaking or knocking

 

[lolly]

Its a creak, mostly if go over bumps, which on our roads is most of time! lol. A friend had a Rover turbo with t-bar roof and said theirs creaked a lot too, although you would expect that of a Rover, lol

 

[television]

Its a creak, mostly if go over bumps, which on our roads is most of time! lol. A friend had a Rover turbo with t-bar roof and said theirs creaked a lot too, although you would expect that of a Rover, lol

OK there are two roof bolts that you can change,,one thing you must do is to go over all off the rubbers with a silicon grease, to improve them for noise and water what year is the car

 

[lolly]

Its 2003. Will get some silicone and do that thanks. Just seen the pics of your car with the new wheels, look fab.

 

[television]

Its 2003. Will get some silicone and do that thanks. Just seen the pics of your car with the new wheels, look fab.

Thank you, silicon comes from two sources, plumbers or aerosols from Halfords where you just squirt a little out onto a cloth.'

To do the ones that you cannot get to, just have something like a flat piece of wood about 12" long, open the roof,sto it half way, put the wood,just under the front edge of the roof then close again so the the other end of the wood goes to the front edge at the top near the screen and the roof will stay.

I can do it and put a picture up for you, its easier

 

[lolly]

Yeah think i got you. Thanks for that will do it this weekend.

 

[television]

One word of warning, do not drive with no bulb in the holder, the burner can catch fire and melt

 

[carlsson20]

My offside seem to work fine for a couple of weeks then stops, I checked the wires they seem ok, do these lamps fail over time?

 

[television]

My offside seem to work fine for a couple of weeks then stops, I checked the wires they seem ok, do these lamps fail over time?

They normally last for years.
There is another thing, these lamps are controlled by a lighting module, and these are controlled by a front SAM, the off side one comes form the drivers side SAM from memory