SL Mercedes Retractable roof will not open what might be the problem

Asked by civility Jun 08, 2012 at 06:39 PM about the 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class SL 500

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Bill answered 11 years ago

Mine has done that a couple times. Once, I had to replace the hydrolic motor which was very expensive. The 2nd time, it was just the sleeves under the flaps on each side that acts like the toneau cover. They were just worn and needed to be replaced. It wasn't too bad on the cost as I remember.

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migration_autoeurope... answered 11 years ago

On Mercedes SL R129, check the hydraulic fluid from Mercedes dealer, the container is in the trunk under the spare,

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