r170

Hi Im looking for a fault code scanner that is fully compatible with my R170 Slk with the old type round ECU connection. Thanks

Removed from a late w210, in good working order. Part number 210 830 31 85. £30, located in Buckinghamshire.

Hi all, I had the 2 rear tyres changed yesterday and since then the BAS ESP light has been present ! Any ideas at all? Many thanks in advance

I have this wheel in my W202. I'm going to remove and recover it: While I do that I need a replacement as it's a daily driver. I have found a wheel cheap for a CLK W208 - which also have similar looking horn at the side type airbag cover. See first attachment. Also the pre facelift...

Evening all. My daughter's SLK 230 R170's driver's side window stops too high. I've taken off the door card and can see a couple of stops but the inboard one seems to do nothing at all. There's no microswitches in there at all. This car has been fiddled and poked with a lot so no telling...

Hi everyone. The central locking on my R170 has become intermittent/stopped working. I can hear the pump going off whenever I open the door but it no longer locks the car every time. The alarm still activates and I can use the key to lock it. Any pointers to where to start looking?

The autobox on my '98 SLK230 has started occasionally hunting up and down the gears even on a flat straight road at a constant speed. Had a gearbox oil and filter change at garage before I bought it in March, and has been fine up until about a week ago. Have not noticed it on / at motorway...

Hello all, me again, the frivolous one. Sadly, I've come across my first non-servicing problem with my dear little unusually coloured SLK. Her driver's door window tends not to go down first time of asking (fine second time at time of writing - so far). Went to visit my regular mechanic on both...

I had my first late night drive last night, back from Wakefield to the East Coast. My first thought was wow these Xenons are amazing, if not set a little high on the near side.......after several flashes from incoming traffic it was obvious they were set too high. I spent 10 minutes this...

I discoverd some flaking paint on the bottom of one of my arches today...........the surface that faces down..........I got a bit brutal with the others and discoverd rust under the paint on all four. The cars a keeper so I want the job doing properly. A local bodyshop said they will need to...

Got a couple of bits for sale for an R170 SLK. The first is a roof module. This one doesn't have the remote function. It allows one touch roof operation and opening whilst moving at up to 30mph. Comes with what you see. £75 including mainland UK postage. Second is a mesh wind deflector...

Hi. Just bought a R170 320. Very quick car. Bit of a niggle with the roof. Need to punch it to get it to release... Replaced the brake pads front and rear. I will probably have to get the alloys touched up. Pulls like a train though, and the steering is as tight as a drum.

This may more correctly be a bodywork issue but I put it on here because removing the darn things is a necessary precursor to many oily jobs. There are 4 "diagonal braces" connected to the ends of the sills. Those at the back are connected the the spare wheel well, those on the front to the...

Hello all I have for sale the holy grail of R170 parts. Brabus badgeless grill Brabus chrome Roll Bars Brabus chrome handbrake Brabus chrome gear knob Brabus chrome door pins Brabus B9 v6 air box Brabus v6 exhaust K&N filters BREMBO big brake kit Brabus wheels, maybe sold...

1998 SLK230K I've done a search on the forum and the internet and I can find many articles describing adjusting the windows for the closed position. My problem is one of my windows won't open fully. The left hand door window (passenger side RHD) stops about 25mm above the door top. Where is...

Hi all, Been searching for past few weeks and struggling. Want to change the coils and leads/boots on the wife's slk as they old and she gets the odd misfire on cylinder 1. Anyone have any recommendations of which to (Or not to) get and from where? Found several places for the coils, but...

Desperately trying to find a workshop manual for R170 SLK230. First attempt, neither Haynes nor anyone else appear to have ever published a hardcopy version.:fail Second attempt, tried getting set of discs of ebay, one critical disc was corrupted, :fail Third attempt, another ebay vendor...

Hi all, Got an SLK 230 a week ago and haven't driven very much. When I have, have started to notice a weird noise. Doesn't happen until warmed up - probably 3 minutes of running. Touch the accelerator and RPM goes over 1200 - 1500 - there's a sort of 'pump' noise from the engine bay...

Hi all, The wife's slk flagged up bearing play at mot. I replaced both front hubs and set to 0.01 - 0.02mm of float with dial gauge. However I don't think the garage diagnosed correctly, as with new hubs, if I grab the wheels at 3 and 9 o'clock there is play (pulling one hand in and the other...

Hi all, Should the windows on my r170, fall and rise slightly when the doors are opened and closed? It happens on other Mercedes models older than mine, and if I drop the windows slightly, it is much easier to close the doors without slamming them!