Please take our poll if you have a smarttop and installed it yourself You can have more than one answer per model.
These questions are the ones most asked.
If you screw up, pm me and I will correct.
And for those that are new and saying,"What is a Smarttop'?
I have installed a couple of R170, 5 R171 and a couple of R172 SmartTop's and have not had a problem with any of them. THE best mod you can do to an SLK.
If it's your first time, read the instructions several times, then a couple of times more. Check out the DIYs on the forum. On the R171 don't forget your towel (R.I.P. Douglas Adams).
My module is due to arrive tomorrow. I have printed off the instructions and will do as you say - read it time and again before starting. It also helps to have all the relevant tools ready.
Thanks for the tip!
I have the first generation smarttop from Piecha, came with instructions written in German. Even if it was in English I don't think it'll help. The forum members help tremendously, this was before the diy thread IIRC.
Please take our poll if you have a smarttop and installed it yourself You can have more than one answer per model.
These questions are the ones most asked.
If you screw up, pm me and I will correct.
And for those that are new and saying,"What is a Smarttop'?
The diy from here (Whiterabbit - thanks) combined with the official instructions made the install sooo easy. I was reluctant to do it myself initially, but was given so much confidence and encouragement here to do it myself and I'm so glad I did.
I've done it 3 times now and not broken a thing! I'm even convinced that I have removed a creaking noise that I was getting from the roll bar cover before I started!
Mine is the same, although my Alarm uses the horn too if I activate the chirp in the standard system settings, so don't think it's a design fault with the SmartTOP module, just following the default behaviour of the car.
Having the Cabrio module , I feel very left out , sob , sob ( tears not abreviations , jeje ) !!
Between r170's and r171's I've installed more than 20 ...
Function 8 - Horn Chirps ( *0=OFF / 1=LOCK / 2=UNLOCK / 3=BOTH )
This function can be set to either beep the horn briefly when locking the vehicle, beep the horn twice briefly when unlocking or both (single beep for lock, double beep for unlock).
yes I have a R172.... I did not know which model year nimbusgb had as he doesn't specify in his immediately visible profile... realised he has a R171 by delving in to his full profile. Sorry for the confusion.
I enabled it for one time than disabled it as I don't want to wake everyone up with the horn blowing!
I have the same experience: SLK280 initially with the first generation SmartTop (draws more power than the later generation), then transferred this same module to the SLK55, removed the first generation module later and gave it to a forum member, installed a later generation SmartTop v3.xx, removed this much later and gave it to another forum member, now running the SmartTop v3.5x (a generation before the latest smaller and more streamlined-looking SmartTop) on the 55, because I wanted to use the fog-lamps as DRL's.
Got mine installed last week. Had a problem with windows only going down on first 3 pushes, then having to push 3 more times for top to go down. SLK board tried to help, but we cold not figure out the problem after many tries at different things. E-mailed mods4 cars and after a couple of e-mails back and forth, the problem was the settings with my key remote. I have it set to unlock only the driver door with one push and unlock both doors and trunk with two pushes. Which means I have to hit my button 4 times to get the top to go down with my smart top instead of only 3. Can fix it by programing my key remote to unlock all doors and trunk with one push. But I am going to leave it like I have it, I just have to push it 4 times to get top and windows down. :tu: :tu:
Thought I wold tell my story in-case anyone else runs it to this problem.
You guys have newer SLK's mine is a R170 2001. I had my alarm chirp set but wife did not like it. So I reset it, but yes it did work. That may be the difference on models.
No problems with the install other than trying to contort myself into positions to undo the Torx screws under the dash to gain access to the headlight switch (RHD), and secure the earth wire to the bolt near the hood release. If you are installing on a RHD, make sure you have a deep 10mm socket before you start. Big smile when I got the timing right, first time, to open the lid. Great addition to the car.
Scared of fitting one? I could give you a hand depending where in London you are??
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