Slk Vario Roof Maintenance
The mercedes slk 172 cabriolet third generation continued with the popular two piece metal folding roof known as the vario roof which included a choice of a roof painted in the vehicle colour a panoramic vario roof with.
Slk vario roof maintenance. This cylinder is located under the front edge of the roof on the mercedes benz r230 r170 and r171 chassis and on the ferrari 360 and 430 spider. Having removed the cover i was able to use a screwdiver to release the latch and move the trunk back to the emergency open position. On this style of cylinders the factory installed hoses are permanently crimped to the cylinder. I have a 1998 230 slk.
The vario roof front latch cylinder repair can be a time consuming job. In particular the left side release cable broke when i pulled and the left side front roof latch will not release.