Category: Mercedes SL Forum

Hi, there would have been a question about the charging maintenance of the comfort battery. In the trunk is such a socket with cigarette lighter connection. Can I connect the charger there or does this have to be done in a garage from an external socket? Question because the original charger of Mercedes is just such a cigarette lighter connection. If I plug it in in the car it would charge in the circuit and unload itself again, because the charger is the power to charge from the B atterie takes and gives again. Or do I think wrong there, and this socket is only for refrigerated chests etc.? Kind regards

Hello Mercedes friends, coolers and thermostats are new. This as an introduction 😉 Unfortunately the interior heat problem still exists. Heating stands on “cold”, but from the vents in front of the windscreen and from the 2 side nozzles still comes very warm air. If I turn the blower up, it is as if a hot Sahara wind blows into the interior. The company that changed the cooler thought it could be the heat exchanger. Is it still a new part ? Do you really have to remove the dashboard / center console for replacement or removal? Who has had a comparable repair or made it yourself? Or is the assumption “heat exchanger” simply wrong and the problem lies elsewhere? Do not actually have to “disassemble” the interior. Thank you for your answers. Greetings Kurt Mercedes 420 SL without air conditioning, BJ 2/1986

Hello together, when I lock the vehicle (SL350 Built. 2004) over the remote control is after a few days the comfort battery unloaded. It is a Silverline AGM and new, the previous banner was therefore not at the end. If I leave the vehicle unlocked everything is good, the battery does not discharge. The alarm system, which is often described here as a causer, has not been triggered so far … Whether I should change the alarm siren anyway ? Thank you and best regards Werner

Good day to the round The topic ‘lamp control light’ has already been discussed many times – is obviously not always comprehensible or difficult to limit, why and what the thing ‘warns’. My question: In my R129 / Bj 91 the lamp warns when switching on stand light / dipped light – at the same time the luminosity for example of the displays in the instrument cluster decreases. What does this mean? Mass error? And: With the often quoted trunk light the lamp flickers despite the sc support position on ‘off’ still easy…Mass mistakes here too? Does anyone know how to interpret these phenomena? Thanks for hints! Greetings from Jürgen

Yesterday night the following happened to me. I drove about 80km at the track over autobahn. Turned off the car then and came back to the car about 2 hours later and wanted to drive away. Have keylessgo in the vehicle. So at the door handle, car locked up normally. Reinset brake kicked start button pressed, then the starter went through in normal pace twice but did not start. I then repeated the again 3-4 times with always the same result. I tried it again twice with the key directly in the ignition lock but also that showed the same symptoms (cause 2-3 times went through but no start). So someone stopped for starting aid. Since I am absolutely lay about cars and technology so stupidly connected to the rear battery start aid (which I only learned later this was wrong). Long talk short sense car jumped immediately. I had the days before when the SL two days ago, the comfort battery turned off the functions. But she disappeared after a few minutes after the car started. The rear battery was from 2016. Now my question may be that the comfort battery weakened, and because of the wrong start aid that had enough juice again? Or was that just a coincidence that the SL started and the error is to be found elsewhere? SL 500 Year of construction 2003 Edit: battery in front has 12.6 volt. battery in the rear 12.1 volt. I just measured Thank you in advance for any help

Hello to all SL pilots! I have the following problem. I come from the 124 range. For some time now I am making our 400E really nice and fit again. He also has the wonderful M119 engine. I am looking for the part mentioned in the topic. It is the lower part of the plastic cover of the left ignition distributor. This is screwed directly to the cylinder head. Since on our vehicle obviously a rough motorist was too busy, here are almost all the holding aisles. och, also missing the plugged clip that holds the ignition cables. Does someone still have something in stock and would sell it to me? Is not a condition like this at the moment. I hope I have at least success here. In the 124 corner the 119 engine is quite tar.

Hello, with my SL350 BJ 2005 the cover opening or closing runs off completely normal, only then the trunk cover stays upright and finally the cover closes/opens after a slight push down. Unfortunately, I replaced the hydraulic pump and the relevant cylinder (very expensive), without success. I’m baffled and unfortunately always find it necessary to help the cover. Maybe someone has already solved this problem and can help me. I greet you.

Servus SL colleagues, could one perhaps from his own experience tell me whether air is still flowing from the lower area in case of a switched off climate control panel? Not as strong as if it is on manual but clearly on his feet? Nice evening m-race

Hello everybody! I’m just about to purchase a SL 500 (R231). Two cars are in the short choice: 1. SL 500 “Standard” (BJ/MJ 2017, EZ 12/2017, since 9200km run, factory warranty extended to 11-2023, with ABC chassis and otherwise also all Pipapo – besides massage seats and Magic Vision Control) for nominally around 84,000€ (will certainly still be negotiated a bit). 2. SL 500 “Grand Edition” (BJ 2020/ MJ 2021, EZ 09/2020, since 7800km run, factory warranty up to 09-2023, without ABC chassis, but with all the other extras that the list gave off at that time) for nominally around 105,000€ (rather less negotiating scope if I correctly estimate the dealer).Two questions: – Can you dispense with the ABC chassis (perhaps even better due to error?) or is this a must-have with the SL, also with regard to the resale value? – Is the surcharge for the 3 year younger vehicle in the special edition (collector piece?) without ABC gü. the now almost 6 year old standard SL with ABC, also with regard to the resale value? Dear greetings, Daniel

Good evening, R129 SL320 without seat memory Bauj. 1994 After the height adjustment of the headrest to the right (passenger side) did not work for a few weeks now, the entire seat adjustment has now also failed. However, during the ride I noticed from the right coming noises, and the seat has pushed from itself completely to the rear and the backrest turned vertically, also the headrest has moved upwards. sometimes while driving sporadically up, and I think the seat has moved a little forward Is apparently a wobble contact or corrosion, ECU But where ?? Who knows advice ?? Greetings Karl.