I have been working on mercedes benz vehicles since 1997.
Summer vario roof opening.
Followup from the pelican staff.
July 27 2020.
Pump builds pressure y1 energizes then y3 and y4 energize forcing roof forward to ease tension on locks.
Switches s69 2 3 confirm it s not locked.
Start the vehicle s engine and let the car run while you open or close the hardtop.
There could be a fault code stored for roof position.
Opening sequence of roof vario roof activated.
I think ive isolated it to the sensor which tells the vario controller that the tubular frame is fully extended sensor 119.
My slk 200 r171 vario roof now recently wont open.
Ok directions to manually raise and close the vario roof is a bit long so i have attached the procedure in pdf file format for you.
What could be the problem.
However in the vario roof diagnostic aid document it says that if this sensor is not recognised sensor open then it will get to the point.
The hardtop does not operate if the car s battery voltage is too low.
7920636 front vario roof locking pin support noises important.
Please reply and let me know why so i can help more better.
Next y5 energizes causing cylinder 3 to unlock the front vario roof locks.
I also do online diagnostics at www.
As a result noises may occur in the front vario roof area when driving on rough roads.
Wait 10 minutes before trying to operate the hardtop again.
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1 can be too large for the locking pin pos.
But every time i press the button to raise the roof i think this shouldn t be wor.
Just because it s sunny doesn t mean it s warm however the slk has plenty of clever solutions to keep you comfortable.
I ve bought myself a very cheap old slk which is great fun and i love it.
The vario roof brings the sun closer than ever a unique feature in the mercedes benz slk is the electro hydraulic vario roof which turns the slk from a hard top coupé to an open top roadster in a matter of seconds.
Mercedes benz r230 convertible top vario roof common issues.
Do not replace the complete front vario roof lock.
Next cylinders 4 5 unlock the tubular frame.