Visibility Related Problems of the 1996 Mercedes Benz SL500

Table 1 shows two common visibility related problems of the 1996 Mercedes Benz SL500.

Table 1. Visibility related problems of Mercedes Benz SL500

Problem Category Number of Problems
Interior Rearview Mirror problems
1
Wiper problems
1

Interior Rearview Mirror problem #1

While driving, the consumer smelled a burning odor, then smoke started coming from the interior rearview mirror. The faulty device was due to a transistor that had gone bad on the electric board on the inside of the reaview mirror.

Wiper problem #2

Pumps runs out of water, and windshield wiper keeps going on headlamps. Dealer contacted.


Visibility related problems in other Mercedes Benz SL500 model year vehicles:



SL500 Service Bulletins
SL500 Safety Recalls
SL500 Defect Investigations