This required the removal of around 6 clips that went if vertically along the edge of the boot and 3 clips that you have to reach inside the boot to get to. Removed the pastic housing which restricts to the striker. Heres one of Bazzles pics of the lock and striker httpAdjust the striker (bottom left pic) for depth adjustment - Id say the 2 adjust bolts have let the striker drop down a bit.(dare I say due to slamming shut LOL) You have to remove (or bend) a bit of plastic panel to get the spanner in.- fiddly but not hard When I first did mine I thought Id get some squeaks Not good to slam the boottrunk lid too hard When adjusting the lock for the lid the space between the top of the bumper and the lid should be at least 8mm - no less - it looks as tho it should be closer - not so. Her interior light stays on and she cant put the roof down as the car says the boot isnt closed (even though it seems to be). Hey Everyone I hope I am putting this in the right area I convinced my mum to buy a white SLK230 the other month (I have a white SL and love it) Annoyingly she has had a few minor issues with it (nothing too major though) but now her boot wont close properly. MERCEDES BENZ SLK R170 SLK Boot Wont Shut Properly If it doesnt close there may be an adjustment either close the top and see if the switch closes when it is supposed to. One way to check is to connect two wires to the switch run them outside the boot and put an ohmmeter across it. Quote Originally Posted by bob loblaw It may be that the switch isnt aligned correctly to close when it is supposed to or the striker that hits the switch is off in some way. If it doesnt close there may be an adjustment either on the switch or on the striker that will fix it. It may be that the switch isnt aligned correctly to close when it is supposed to or the striker that hits the switch is off in some way. Roof was working fine then micro switch that tells the car that the roof compartnent is down(but not all the way down) so the roof can lock into roof compartment broke so i changed it then it was fine now its acting like the switch is not responding anymore but i swapped it with another switch and its still not working any1 help MERCEDES BENZ CLK II 209 power hood closes but roof wont lock clk w209
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