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Hello again ! I took your advice & bought the sensor - now I have to fit it. When you say the part is on the driver's side, is this for a lhd or rhd car ? Mine of course is lhd, and I imagine yours is rhd, but the post you transferred to me says "driver's side", and puts part price in...

Hello everybody, With the recent heatwave in France I've needed the aircon on my 1998 SL320 a lot....... Problem is : turn the aircon on & all is fine for a while, then the volume of air from the vents gets smaller & smaller until finally ( after maybe 30 minutes) there is no airflow at all...

Hello Auto-Mobile. I think I might have a similar problem. here's a reply I wrote today to another thread ( BTB 500 ) Does it ring any bells with you ? thanks for any advice Hello all, I'm reviving this thread because I have a problem with the ADS light coming on on my 1998 SL 320. It...

Hello all, I'm reviving this thread because I have a problem with the ADS light coming on on my 1998 SL 320. It sounds similar to the problem BTB 500 experienced a couple of years ago after parking on a speed bump.. The car was jacked up with all 4 wheels off for about a month about 5 years ago...

Hello there ! Sorry about delay in replying As I explained, MB france changed the coils, then when the problem started again, promised to take them back & reimburse me. My wife didn't believe them, & she was right - once the new coils had been taken off & the old ones put back, they refused to...

Elusive misfire - update Hello all, I've just spoken to an "oldtimer specialist" from Mercedes, who confirms this is a simple coil problem. Apparently, the coils are cross-linked in pairs, so if one goes into short circuit mode, two cylinders get kicked out. Switching the ignition off & on...

Hello all, I have a 1998 V6 SL320, which suddenly drops to firing on what feels like three cylinders only. Cutting the engine off, then restarting immediately, always cures the problem. The problem usually, but not always, occurs after a run of 200 km or more, but after the first occurrence...

Hi, Living in France, I have a 129 sl320, 1998, and when left outside in the rain, the hood leaks above driver's left knee (lhd car). I've tried silicone grease to no effect and today discovered that water is not coming past the seal, but past two screws an inch or so behind it - in other...

Hello everyone, I have a 1998 V6 sl320, 120 000 miles and runs like a bird except yesterday, after 100 miles & lunch, started the car and it felt like it was running on just three cylinders. Drove it 25 miles to a garage before switching it off again (just in case it wouldn't start again...)...

Hello everyone, Getting confused abour my 1998 sl320 (v6 model) Abs & Ads lights were coming on intermittently - local MB garage detected faulty multi-hydraulic suspension valve. Since this was expensive and the car had just been on blocks for one month ( Wheel refurbishment) I decided to...

Hello, I Wonder if anyone can help. I have a 1998 sl320 with suspension warning lights coming on and off in a bizarre fashion. The car was on blocks for one month early this year, while the wheels were away being refurbished Once the wheels were back on, the ADS light would come on...