Sliding Roof-Emergency Operation; Unlocking Of The Filler Flap - Mercedes-Benz 450 SL 1980 Owner's Manual

Sliding Roof-Emergency Operation (450 SLC)
Should the electric drive become
defective, the sliding roof can also
be moved manually.
A manual drive (2) is provided on
the drive m otor (located in the
trunk, R-H side) for this purpose.
By means of the adapter (3) held in
64
bracket (1 ) on the mounting plate
and with a screw driver the manual
drive can be rotated and the sliding
roof moved to the desired position.
For this purpose, remove jack first.
To close the sliding roof, turn
clockwise.

Unlocking of the Filler Flap

If the fille r flap cannot be opened
when the master lock system is un­
locked, w ithdraw the link of the
vacuum element (on RH side in
trunk).