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My R230 had an alarm fart today. It's black and had been sitting in the sun for a few hours so I'm wondering if it just got too hot inside. I switched off with the fob and opened the doors, boot and bonnet. Rearmed it and it's been silent for the last couple of hours; the sun's gone in so...

For the first time in the cars history it failed an MOT this morning. Everything perfect except the front nearside coil spring that was busted. Into Steve Garlic next Tuesday for A service and new spring added this afternoon and back for MOT sign off on Wednesday.

I've just ended a Euro road trip, doing 7 countries since Monday. Super trip of almost 2000 miles through France, Alsace, Germany, Austria, Slovinia, Croatia (loved Zagreb) Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece. Started the car outside our hotel in Sofia and had a yellow exclamation mark come up on the...

I shall be off through Europe in April and wondered if I can adjust my headlamps with an awkwardly placed lever in the headlight or is it a bit of black, sticky back plastic and be done with it. No doubt it's in the handbook, which is packed away somewhere safe at present so not accessible...

The SL has it's MOT this morning at Halfords, in Ashford. Fingers and toes crossed everyone please.

My 2005 SL350 nav has a brain fart about 50% of the time I start the car. It gives the message that the nav is booting up, or similar, and I just get the circle turning continuously, and the nav doesn't boot up. Other times it boots and works perfectly. I've taken the disc out of the unit in...

I've just got home from a 6 month trip and the SL has been sitting in the garage, connected to a C-Tek. Started fine and apart from the drivers side window, not going the last 1/2 inch on closing the door, all was fine. That sorted itself out after a few hours so all good. Then, after working...

I have MB Club in my Chrome favourites. For the last few times of going on the site, it goes to the normal page, then onto a message page which is too quick to decipher, and then to a blank page. I then go into the address bar and delete a lot of the goobledegook and hit return and it goes back...

I have discovered a couple of leaks under my SL350. They arrive, overnight, on the garage floor and there are 2 of them, just inside each of the front wheels. Both are clear liquid and by taste it's just water. The drivers side of the bonnet seems to have the coolant which is clearly blue...

I have the drivers and passenger side rear lights for sale for an SL. 1). The drivers side has a small crack in the lens and a couple of the rear light LED's are out. It did, however, pass an MOT at the end of January, so is perfectly legal and would suit someone who has a completely broken...

I had my newly acquired SL350 into my local dealer for their free winter health check. Only a couple of things came up: Rear pads 33% worn Drivers side rear light has some LED's missing. I'd already bought replacements from eBay so they will be fitted tomorrow. And that's it so good to...

I'm after a drivers side rear light lens assembly. No cracks and all LED's working please. Car is a 2005

I'm getting very confused over the battery set up on my new SL350, 55 plate, or to be more specific, the maintenance of the batteries. I know it has a battery in the boot and 1 under the bonnet but which is the starter and which is the accessories? The dealer says that I should put the C-Tek...

So, I was looking to move from a Jeep Wrangler soft top to something that didn't take the skin off my knuckles when taking the top off. I thought about a 330ci Vert and then started to think about a CLK Vert. The 3.5 litre engine and 7G tronic box issues put me off so I then moved my horizons...

It's been many years since I've been on here. Way back when I had my R129. I'm now looking to get back into Mercedes and the CLK350 has caught my eye so I need some advice as to how to proceed. I've done some reading on here and looking around I like the idea of a sport. There was 1 on eBay...

1 SL Wheel & Tyre. The wheel is immaculate with just a small mark in the laquer on the rim about 3/4". There is no kerb damage. Wheel Detail A129/010702 8J 16 12 ET34 Tyre Detail Uniroyal Rallye 440 225 55 ZR 16 About 3mm of tread. It was my never used spare when I had my SL500 but...

I have a 97 SL500 that has developed a really strange problem. When turning the steering wheel to the right everything appears normal but when turning to the left it feels like I have no power steering. I did a 350 mile round trip yesterday and it was the same all day. Any ideas?

I'm selling my SL so someone will have a very pleasant summer. Spec is as follows:- 1997 R Reg SL 500 Auto in Dark Metallic Green (not turquoise) Black Soft top, with Mushroom Leather Electric Mem Front Seats Rear Seats Electric Windows Traction Control Wind Deflector Sony 10 Disc Auto...

I was looking on ebay today and there are quite a few AMG wheels & tyres which seem to be reasonably priced. However they quote SL of W___ numbers as to what model they will fit. I have an SL500 which is R reg although a 98 model year. What is my W nomenclature?

My SL500 is currently at the dealer having the air con tested. It was running cold but not as good as it has been in the past. The dealer called to say it needs re-charging and, incidentally, that they will charge me £152 for the privilege. Is it normal for systems to need re-charging as a...