Category: Mercedes SL Forum

Hello SL friends, after having the new rear tires burst at 130 km/h on the highway, I ordered and had them mounted on the fast low-cost tire pressure sensors (caps). Now I am more calm but at higher speeds from 120 km/h the steering wheel/car trembles and before that was not (estimates the caps weigh too much). A second time balancing didn’t bring the 100% driving rest. Do you have any experiences and/or recommendations that you might have installed? Before I buy the expensive from 200 euros.. Thank you and a nice Sunday ! Nesh

Hello! Yesterday I took my 200K out of hibernation. I had properly wintered it, so the battery was jammed off, filled with fuel etc. Then I noticed yesterday that the right rear tire had not much air inside, was then also a flat tire. When we had then changed the mature (I wanted to do my AMG ́s on it anyway) and I had started the car with the help of a starter, BAS/ESP lit up and did not go away. What can that be? Ka nn it’s a defective sensor on the wheels or something like that? The funny thing was that I just tried to turn ESP off and on again. After that, nothing turned on. But when I started again, it came back again. Thank you in advance for your answers. mfg MF2

Hello to the SL community, recently I am proud owner of an SL 55 Japan import verifiably 1 vehicle holder. Car has 115 Tkm. On the highway at the test if the car is locked off I noticed that suddenly the car from 210 km/h no longer took up gas as in emergency run but the speed rose nevertheless to 4500 rpm. So off to Daimler workshop and they switched the lamda probe. I drove beautifully in the Black Forest today brake speed up brackly as it belongs… then on the highway and full throttle .. at 220 I stopped because I thought everything was ok again and it was dark. Then I test again and there it was again .. times at 180 and later at 210 nothing goes anymore .. no interference display no noises nothing… what’s going on there?! Can someone give me a tip from his experience or knowledge perhaps ? Thanks and greetings from the Black Forest Nesh

Dear community, since I have already collected some tips from you, I would like to post my experience today: For 2-3 months I had the well-known problem of undervoltage and the associated shutdown of the comfort functions… For a few weeks it has been added that the alarm system often asked for attention without external influences… This went so far that I no longer finished the vehicle of the neighbors to love;-) Then change the r Comfort battery with the hope to have peace now! But my feeling should be right: did I have undervoltage because the alarm system sucks the battery empty or does the alarm system go because of undervoltage? Yes, the chicken and the egg! And promptly: Again gel intestines… In an American forum someone had expressed similar problems with the indication that the siren internal buffer battery was defective! So: My evening was planned: to expand siren (somewhere else described here: behind Kotflü gel cover left, wheel down…)! With earplug disassembly of the siren.. subsequent sawing up (sh… plastic housing) brought certainty: Two expired NiMH batteries, which certainly do not positively affect both electronics and board chemical-nagender way! Since it will definitely hit everyone here sometime (the life of these batteries is now systemimmanent limited) – hope to be able to help someone with this… Add a few more photos! Oh yes: R230 Bj 2005 Greetings Tissa

Hello Sl Friends For months I’ve been looking forward to my steering wheels, the steering wheel has been with me since 09.2015 and should actually be in my old 500s. Now in the new 55s it was time to dispose of the Omnibus steering wheel. My aim is again to install the interior for the future visually on too fresh and future-proof. So this year I was the first on 01.03 at Performance 77 (Müslüm) to have the conversion carried out. I have now tried to dokum This was not so easy because of the large circumference. It was necessary not only to solder the electrictrics completely, but also mechanical conditions had to be changed with the dehmel. It is very expensive to adapt the paddles with this steering wheel type, because here was made among other things from a clasper an opener. Also the tachorings were replaced .. already with my old 500er I had done this measure and find the mopf tachos still around worlds b In my current 55’s I didn’t find the silver inner panes suitable either, so they also had to turn against black ones. I am a professional construction manager of electrical engineering and build transformer station with personal and external personnel. Therefore, I have a lot of experience about manual work. These works here, however, are still one step above it. Müslüm has done everything with absolute perfection. Even the buttons were meticulously checked exactly after the soldering mechanically and electrically. So here I take my hat off in front of the absolutely perfect disassembly and execution . !!! Class very competent R230 specialist!!! Also the environment was again great. Mike and Michale from the forum were also there and there were some things to tell and laugh about. I can only recommend everyone who was not here yet should visit the Sl specialists at any time after the Installation I drove home around 8 pm with a whole other Sl 55 AMG! You can describe this in words badly but not only the look also the feeling is different. The steering wheel is great in the hand !!! Hammer !!! First I set the pictures before / after And then the conversion Beautiful greetings from Wiesbaden Stefan

Hello, yesterday I wanted to close the windows with the key for the first time, because the big rain came… But nothing happened! Isn’t this function standard? Not to mention the roof… Is there an unlocking function or a module?

Hello! I’m thinking about buying a SL 400 from 2015. I’ve been driving BMW for years and I want to change. I’ve seen that there are engines with 306 hp and 336 hp. Where are the differences? What are your experiences about vulnerability, repairs, service, etc.? What service costs are coming to me depending on mileage? I’m also happy to take tips on the must-have equipment. Which models do you think are value-stable or does the value almost fall due to the facelift? I have seen that there are good 2015ers for just under 70,000,-. If you watch vehicles from 2012 these are still traded with up to 50,000,- and vehicles from 2010 still cost 35,000,-. Is this all realistic? Thanks in advance for your tips!

To all rare drivers: How do you keep it with the oil and other changing intervals? I only ride in summer, only very occasionally in nice weather and never short distance. Come together max 2tkm/year. With my other seasonal vehicles I have changed the oil every two years so far, which looked almost the same when draining as when filling. Brake fluid every 3 to 4 years. How often do you take the change?

Hello guys, after long research I have now come to the decision to look at a W140 and to prefer a R129, also because this potential has later to become valuable and serves as possible value investment, but of course also to the typical driving fun of a convertible. Now there are of the R129 many model maintenance and also engines. As I have experienced are some of the year 1999-2001, so one of the last best. What do you think? Actually I wanted to treat myself to a SL 600, a This is why an SL 500 or maybe only one SL 320. Kilometer running performance should be below 100,000 km and a German or EU model. No desire for these Ami skids. What would you recommend me in terms of year of construction and engine? Just in advance, the financial as well as maintenance does not matter. Price I imagine about 25,000 euros. Should I think possible. Thank you very much, Sead

Hello dear forum friends, I have dared to get to the 21″ ML63 Amg rims, and immediately the Mopf2 rear conversion with 65 exhaust system had to be done. For the rims the fenders and wheel runs (unfortunately) had to be arranged and easily pulled-otherwise everything worked out super. On the topic of driving comfort I have to say: I have presented it VIEL harder and more uncomfortable, but the car still drives very well and not too hard.Everyone who has driven a Porsche Gt2 or gt3 is driven si The exhaust system: From the loud strength only a little louder, but now the car sounds a bit more aggressive, a very nice sound with a wonderful V8 bollard. At this point, many thanks for the helpful tips in the forum that helped me with this conversion. Unfortunately, I could not wash the car for the photos because it rained. Since it rained. Sincerely from Munich Fari