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2006 Changes for the SLK 350 by hgiles
May 03, 2005 (2:57 pm)
2006 changes courtesy of a poster on another board (info verified with MB rep):
 
Orion Blue and Everest Green are gone
Pewter (used on the "launch" edition) is available
 
Blue leather is gone
Brown Nappa leather is available
 
The sports suspension is NO LONGER available as a stand-alone option. You MUST purchase the AMG kit on the SLK 350 to get the sports suspension.
 
Pricing is not finalized yet to my knowledge.
 
I believe this pretty much sums up the 2006 SLK 350 options.
 
As everyone knows the SLK 280 will be available. I haven't heard about the pricing on it yet.
#64 of 226
2006 SLK 350 changes addendum by hgiles
May 03, 2005 (4:06 pm)
The Entertainment option and Entertainment with Nav both come with Sirius (6mos. free) installed and Ipod pre-wiring.
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Re: 2006 Changes for the SLK 350 [hgiles] by merc1
May 04, 2005 (4:33 am)

Replying to: hgiles (May 03, 2005 2:57 pm)

Thats an interesting color combo, Pewter/Brown leather. Usually Brown leather doesn't look so hot imo, bu on the launch edition it was just right.
 
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Re: 2006 Changes for the SLK 350 [merc1] by stroudman
May 06, 2005 (1:17 pm)

Replying to: merc1 (May 04, 2005 4:33 am)

It would probably not look too shabby with black or obsidian black, either.
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Re: Love this car!! Oil sensor problem, though [pfeiffer] by johntracker
May 08, 2005 (4:01 am)

Replying to: pfeiffer (Apr 29, 2005 10:00 am)

Hi,
 
My SLK350 (12/04 build, on road 02/05) has also had the "check oil level at next refueling" message displayed. First at about 1000miles, I added about 1 litre of oil then twice more over the next 800 miles (about another 1.5 litres added).
 
There does not appear to be anything wrong with the sensor as the oil level was actually falling.
 
I'm monitoring the consumption (it does seem to have slowed down) and will repost.
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7 sp - Again! by amgnut
May 09, 2005 (12:37 pm)
Here I go again. SLK 55 AMG:
May 6 2005, 1838 miles. I was driving back from the store and had transmission slippage in 2nd gear. I immediately started shifting manually. 1st gear was o.k. & I short shifted through 2nd to third. I was able to keep driving until I arrived home (short drive, couple miles max.).
 
I restarted the car about 30 minutes later. The problem had now changed. Now the tranny was stuck in third. Definitely third. I tried to shift manually, but the display showed third gear & I could not shift below – or – above. When at speed the tranny would not downshift. It was very strange driving with only one gear.
 
I had to make one more stop and decided to visit my dealer before they closed Friday night. When I restarted the car it was shifting fine. I was going in anyway, because of the previous problem I had at 795 miles and I didn't want to take any chances.. I jumped on the freeway to go to the dealer and got a “Check Engine” light.
 
Now the dealer is going to do a complete diagnostic. I also spoke with the mechanic who replaced the valve body in the tranny at 795 miles. He said I definitely had transmission problems and that he would order a new transmission for me, eta 1 week (from Germany).
 
I love my car - but 2 times to the dealer in less than 2,000 miles & 3 months is hard to take.
 
Maybe I’ll rate the ML350 loaner for Edmunds!?!
(Its better than the C240 loaner last time)
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Re: 7 sp - Again! [amgnut] by habitat1
May 10, 2005 (10:10 am)

Replying to: amgnut (May 09, 2005 12:37 pm)

Ouch! Sorry to hear about your problems, but I would be less concerned about the inconvenience and more concerned about the long term prospects for this car. Frankly, if I had dished out $65k +/- for an SLK55 and I was being told that I needed a new transmission after 795 miles, I'd be negotiating a buyback. I'd have litle confidence that driving an AMG around stuck in third gear might not have caused other problems, as your "check engine" light may be indicating.
 
Too bad the SLK55 doesn't come with a 6-speed manual transmission. Sure beats a 1-speed automatic.
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Re: 7 sp - Again! [amgnut] by merc1
May 10, 2005 (8:41 pm)

Replying to: amgnut (May 09, 2005 12:37 pm)

Oh No! Really not happy to read this. A week apart from the SLK55? Not acceptable. Something tells me they should have replaced the tranny the first time.
 
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Re: 7 sp - Again! [merc1] by stroudman
May 11, 2005 (1:33 pm)

Replying to: merc1 (May 10, 2005 8:41 pm)

I still think that tranny has no place in an AMG car...it hasn't been troublesome in any other vehicle, that I know of.

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