Mercedes problem - help please ?

[Rob Jones]

Hi
First post on here - mate recommends you guys !
Wife's CLK Convertible has accidentally ( she says ! and there's no damage ) activate the Automatic/Emergency Roll Bar function - whereby the rear head rests shoot up and act as a roll bar - if that makes sense. Local Merc dealer wants £200 to re set the thing - which I think is madness. Anyone out there sort it for a sensible price ? Cheers, Rob
Based Haywards HEath, Sussex
And thanks in advance

[SLacKer]

Hi

Take a look here

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/interior/41949-clk3...

Two reset posts near the bottom. Do you have a 12" plus screwdriver - if not I guess it is cheaper than £200 to get one.

Let us know if it works.

[mercfunder]

Post it on here, there is usually a couple of Mercedes mechanics knocking around.

http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/

[Rob Jones]

Thanks guys - that's the one ! So the Merc dealer is taking the pish !

[mercfunder]

Not a lot new there, in my experience.

Let them do what they need to, to stamp the book, everything else goes to a good indy.

[john_p]

If it's similar to the 3-series then it's deployed by a spring release, so you just need to release the lock and push it down again so it re-engages the catch

[edo]

Rob Jones said:

Hi
First post on here - mate recommends you guys !
Wife's CLK Convertible has accidentally ( she says ! and there's no damage ) activate the Automatic/Emergency Roll Bar function - whereby the rear head rests shoot up and act as a roll bar - if that makes sense. Local Merc dealer wants £200 to re set the thing - which I think is madness. Anyone out there sort it for a sensible price ? Cheers, Rob
Based Haywards HEath, Sussex
And thanks in advance

what year is the car?

[Rob Jones]

It's a 2004.
And thanks all for advice - this is brilliant !!

[edo]

"You will need a long screwdrier type utensil.

You will need to look into the cavity left by the headrest rising, you should be able to see what looks like an oval hole, (shold be on the left side).

The hole will be roughly 1.5cm wide, simply slip the screwdriver like utensil into th hole and hey presto!!!

Tip - Make sure what ever you use to push into the hole is at least 12 inches long."

"There is a reset port about 12 in below each headrest. The port is hard to find, but you can actually glimpse it with good light and/or a flashlight and some head/neck contortion. When facing forward the port is on the left side of each headrest. The port is oval in shape, about 4mm x 8mm, positioned about 10 mm forward of the support post and about 5mm to its left. Essentially, its an oval hole in black sheet metal. Mercedes mentions an allen key tool included with the car, but you can use a very long screwdriver or, preferably, a metal shishkabob barbecue skewer (by far the best) to reset the mechanism. Slide the tool (skewer, screw driver or allen key) straight down along the side of the headreast and then very carefully angle the tip forward and to the left (of car) to go into the port. Again, you can see this if you try. Push down on the spring under the port and hold down while you push down (Hard) on the headrest to its full reset position. Then remove the tool. Voila!"

[Arese]

edo said:

Tip - Make sure what ever you use to push into the hole is at least 12 inches long.

I always do.

[edo]

Arese said:

edo said:

Tip - Make sure what ever you use to push into the hole is at least 12 inches long.

I always do.