slk

Hi everyone, I've taken the plunge and bought a 2000 SLK 230. It had a gear box problem, so I bought a replacement box and had it fitted. The car run really well for a day and now seems stuck in reverse. As such it won't start, I assume because the car thinks it's in gear. The display show a...

Hi all, can anyone explain how to remove the air filters please. Am able to get the front grey cover off but cant see how to go any further and dont want to "hawl and pull" at grey bits:eek: encase I break something. Photos would be even better. Thanks

Hi, can anyone offer a bit of advice please. The driver window on my SLK has developed a problem. To start with it sounded like the motor was running on after the window was opened or closed, but has now moved onto sometimes not working at all, after a few tries it will work, but continues to...

Hi all, not sure whether this should have been in "engine" thread but thought answers would be easier here. Anyway my 55 R172 is now 6 months old with 5k on it now and I asked MB to do the first service now as being from the "old school" I would have liked the oil and filter changed. They say...

We bought an 06 SLK 200 with 117k miles on the clock in October 2015. Since April 16 we have had intermittent starting problems which neither our independant (MB trained) mechanic nor an MB main dealer have been able to trace. All the electrical services appear to work as they should when the...

Hi all,having problems with the retaining clips on the wife's slk popping off when opening the plastic boot storage cover(attached photo)meaning the cover itself comes off it's housing so you have to re-align it and pop the clips back on,was wondering if anyone else has experienced this and did...

HI all, Have been trying to get my MB dealers to come up with a plan to have a switch in the car to keep the exhaust butterfly's open but have not had much response back from them except "we are looking into it". I noticed that the valves are open before you start the car so disconnected both...

I've spent a good part of today reading various forums about rust problems in R170 SLKs, with limited success. I'm currently looking at a friend's SLK and I'm trying to sort out the rust where the front wing joins to the bumper. Taking the bumper off was relatively easy as all the bolts...

My SLK started sounding the alarm without any reason, and kept going off almost as soon as I reset it. Then I took the car for a trip and after 15 min the horn sounded shortly a few times. I then parked and the blinker on one side stayed on. I disconnected the battery and the fault one side...

Hello and apologies if this has been done before, the search function is just not working for me. Because my little car has differently sized wheels or tyres front and back, is there an accepted way of dealing with a potential puncture, other than on a breakdown lorry? I realise there is 0%...

Slk r171 handbooks and wallet/case in very good condition £25

Well we've had the car a year now so I guess we're about due for a gremlin or two, in fact yes, in this case two. I don't know if they are related but they appear to have started at the same time. I have searched this forum and others and have found similar problems but not these particular...

My wife's new r171 slk came without a wind deflector and after searching there are two types,a clear Perspex one that fits between the headrests and a mesh one that spans the width of the car,from experience can anyone advise which works better or do they both work the same,many thanks for any help!

Picked up the wife's 2009 slk to replace her much loved 2003 slk earlier today,behaved well for the 95 mile trip home!

Hi, I am a new member to MBC. Just bought a 2004 270 SLK CDI. Its my first Benz and I love it already. Although the car is 12 years old it has only covered 14,000 GENUINE ( MERC FSH) MILES. It's in mint condition but I would like to refurb it slightly. Does anyone know how to...

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Hi all,mrs sold her slk so I have a set of winter tyres for sale that have only done 6,000 miles(minimum3.5 mm on all 4),vredestein 205/55/r16 fronts and 225/50/r16 rears,buyer collects,£50(bargain),pm me if interested or feel free to ask any questions on here,thanks,Steve.

Hi guys I just bought a used set of 2006 SLK alloys from my W638 Vito. I check the PCD, offset etc. and all seems good, but the wheel bolts from the alloys are a smaller diameter than the ones off the existing steel wheels. It seems the steel wheels have a 14mm bolt, but the alloys have 12mm...

Hi all, First of all - thanks for allowing me to join. Hopefully about to fulfil my dream and purchase a 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLK250 Petrol. It is the Edition125 with AMG pack, heated seats, air scarf, harmon kardon, pan roof, sat-nav etc.... I have a few questions I wanted to throw out to the...

This isn't a for sale ad in disguise, BTW, more a request for comments. In a couple of months (actually August 1st), I'll have had the SLK 6 years, an eternity by my standards. I bought it at 4 years old with just 11K on the clock, and it's been used sparingly in my ownership - it's a bit of a...