mercedes r107

PRODUCT DETAILS OF mercedes r107

The mercedes r107 is a three-in-one classic car. It can be a hard top coupe, a top down convertible or a fabric clad roadster. This flexible range of roof arrangements made it a fantastic all season car, built to Mercedes’ high standards giving you comfort no matter which roof formation you choose.

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Fabric roof

All R107 SLs feature an attractive, single-layer fabric roof made of mohair, with a window made of flexible plastic found at the rear. The fabric roof is supported by steel and aluminium framework that is able to fold neatly into a space behind the cabin area under a deck lid. At the time, the R107 SL was one of the most comfortable roadsters you could buy, and part of the reason for that was its insulating fabric roof.

How to lower a mercedes r107 soft top:

Operation of the fabric roof involves using locking handles provided by the factory. To lower the R107 SL’s roof, you must make sure both side windows are lowered, or that both doors are open. Turn the locking lever counter clockwise and move the smaller safety lever downwards. These levers are located in the rear rear on the side of the cabin, behind the front seats. This lever will unlatch the rear bow of the top. Lift the bow to an upright position. Turn the larger locking lever anti clockwise, and the storage compartment cover will open (the locking lever will automatically return to 9 o’clock as you look at it). Raise the cover completely, being careful that it does not contact the top. Then you must lower the sun visors and disengage the front bow locks by inserting a locking handle into the slot on the outer side of each lock, rotate each handle to its inner position. Remove the locking handles and lift the front bow from the windshield header bar. While holding the top by its front and rear bows, slowly guide the top into its storage compartment. As the top is folded, make sure that the frame bow indicated by the arrow pivots to its rearmost position. Ensure that the plastic windows and the soft top material are folded smoothly with no wrinkles and that they are not pinched by the frame. Carefully tuck the lower lip material of the rear bow all around the perimeter of the top into the storage compartment, and ensure that the lip material folds down and inward. To prevent the lower lip from curling upward, make sure that the top material lies flat in the storage compartment. Pay particular attention to the following areas: under rear centre lock, under hinges for storage compartment cover, left and right sides. To flatten the top material, press down with your fingertips. After the top material has been flattened, return the safety lever to 2 o’clock. Close the storage compartment cover, engaging both locks by pushing down firmly on each side of the cover. Return the locking lever to 1 o’clock by turning it clockwise.

How to raise an R 107 SL soft top:

Lower windows or open both doors before raising the soft top. Lower the sun visors. Turn the locking lever counterclockwise to 7 o’clock. It will automatically return to position 9 o’clock, and the storage compartment cover will open. Lift the cover to its upright position. Holding the top by the front bow, pull the top out of the storage compartment, unfolding it forward to meet the windshield header bar. Position the front bow locks to their corresponding attachment points on the windshield header bar. Insert a locking handle into the slot on the inner side of each lock. While firmly pulling downward on the front bow, rotate each handle to its outer position. Remove the locking handles. Ensure that the safety lever is at 1 o’clock. Lift the rear bow into an upright position and close the storage compartment cover, being careful that it does not contact the top. Make sure that the cover locks engage by pushing down firmly on each side of the cover. Lower the rear bow, inserting the rear bow locking pin into the latching hole. Push down on the rear bow until the locking pin is latched. Turn the locking lever clockwise to 1 o’clock to lock the rear bow. The soft top is now raised and fully locked.

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