W210 - E300 - What happened!!??

[slowmoe]

This morning I pressed the switch to put up the rear blind. It rose very slowly and then stopped in the middle of the window. Unsatisfied with that, I dropped it back down and tried again. This time nothing. Oh well, I thought, it was fun while it lasted - must be the motor or in need of lube.

I then turned on my windshield wipers. They too went very very slowly. I quickly turned them off thinking that my alternator must be about ready to quit.

I then saw the SRS light flask on and off. Afterwords, both the rear blind and wipers worked normally.

What the heck happened!!!???