1996 SL320 convertable inoperative

[klauszenk]

I own a 1996 320 SL.
The battery became weak whereas the car would not start.
Once jump started the roll bar lower and raise switch light came on. The roll bar light on the dash came on, the convertable activate red buttom light on the center console came on ,
The convertable , roll bar and windows became inoperative.
Upon replacing the battery maintaing current to the car from another vehicle to maintain codes the problem persisted.
When taken to a local shop they put in another battery and the top worked one time to the down position. Once the top was stowed the lights all came back on agan.
Returned to the shop and they reset codes and put top up and windows up.
When I picked up car all the lights came on again and the same items were again inoperative, but with the windows up this time.
Any suggestions
I have checked all the fuses with an ohm meter except the 2 or three in the panel by the battery.
Fuses in the relays, by the battery are good and under the hood are good.
When first taking the car to repair facility the alternator light came on, Voltage check was made at 13.67.........

New information; The top has worked intermitently and then stoped.
Now with the windows 1.5 inces from closed which was dome by holding the remote lock past the unlock point. Was afraid to continue for fear the windows would end up in the down position and remain.
Now with the engine running there is a constant slow tick tick low in both door wells where the door lock meets the car body.
Suggestions please. Thank You

Very best regards,
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Klaus D. Zenk
A/C Compressor Sales Manager
Santech Industries
Fort Worth, Texas U.S.A.76118
Phone: 817-589-1212
Fax: 817-589-5900
Direct: 817-509-2507
Mobile: 817-307-8108
E-mail klaus.zenk@santech.com
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[iwrock]

Please see this thread:

1996 SL320 soft top problem



Also, you may have to resync the rollbar to get proper operation of the softtop. The procedure is outlined in the owners manual.


And if not, all you have to do is hold the the button that make the rollbar go down for 5 seconds after it is fully retracted.

[klauszenk]

8/10 Now they have disconnected the battery and the computer will not let the shop mechanic back into the computer????
I think they blew the computer??? only becuase all these systems worked when dropped off.......
Can all the systems, roll bar , top and windows work if the computer is damaged??
8/5After a week the systems starting working again, but not before the
traction control system almost killed my wife by operating in some sort of random order and launching her into oncoming trafic.
The fact that the traction control system can develop a mind of it's own strikes me as U.S. Transportation Safty issue worthy of a recall?????
8/1The only thing that still works is the remote.
It allowed me to lower the windows, but I stopped for fear they would remain in the down position.
Pressing the windows for syncronization or roll bar has no effect.

Any new ideas?