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#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.
#65 of 226 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.   M Replies to this message: stroudman (May 06, 2005 1:17 pm)
#66 of 226 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.
#67 of 226 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. Replies to this message: pfeiffer (May 27, 2005 6:33 pm)
#69 of 226 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) Replies to this message: habitat1 (May 10, 2005 10:10 am) merc1 (May 10, 2005 8:41 pm) stroudman (May 11, 2005 1:33 pm) merc1 (May 11, 2005 8:20 pm) merc1 (Jun 06, 2005 3:05 am)
#70 of 226 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.
#71 of 226 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.   M Replies to this message: stroudman (May 11, 2005 1:33 pm) merc1 (May 11, 2005 8:20 pm)
#72 of 226 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. Replies to this message: merc1 (May 11, 2005 8:20 pm)
#73 of 226 Re: 7 sp - Again! [stroudman] by merc1 May 11, 2005 (8:20 pm)
Replying to: stroudman (May 11, 2005 1:33 pm) Yeah I was thinking the same thing. A car with AMG-level power really doesn't need 7 gears, 5 does just fine or maybe 6 for all except the V12 Bi-Turbo models. I haven't heard or seen anyone on Edmunds mention anything about an E500, S430, S500, CL500, CLK500 and so far any CLS500s with any problems and they use the same tranny, but with slower shift programming.   M

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