How to reset the soft top on1997 sl500

try locking & unlocking the car using the drivers door and the key,if this doesnt work,either find your remote or go to the dealer and have one made,or sell the car for scrap

Duplicate question.

your problem is the fluid is low and doesn't have enough fluid in the pump to operate. you can add fluid at the rear underneath your spare tire. the fluid is a special blend only at mercedes benz dealer. anything else will cause the top cylinders to fail and it is very costly to repair. the fluid is about $20. It leaks because you have a leaking seal in the top cylinder. Mercedes knew this would happen this is why it leaks right in front of your face hard to ignore that huh.

Remove the complete headlamp assembly by removing the 3 bolts that hold it in place. All 3 are accessible from the top with the hood open using a 10mm socket. Once the assembly has been removed you can replace the bad bulb. CAUTION! Do not touch the glass portion of the bulb or it will have a very short life.

Car must be on a level surface. Make sure hydraulic system is full and pistons dont leak and go from there.

No doubt your soft top issue has long been resolved but just in case someone has a similar issue:
I started to open my A4 Soft top externally using the door key method and like an idiot I must have disengaged the key before the soft top was fully down. I was unable to activate the opening or closing of the soft top automatically using either the key or soft top switch inside. I then manually closed the soft top using the users handbook and manual tool supplied. Soft top would still Not open automatically and the soft top alarm would activate. I solved the issue by manually opening the soft top fully and then manually closing the soft top fully. This seemed to have reset whatever had gone askew.

I have 1997 mercedes benz sl500 after changing my battery, my roll bars will not go down. how do I get my roll bar back down?

It depends how much hydraulic pressure you have in the system. Take your softop tool and unlock the rear locks via trunk. see if you can raise the rear of the top (do not force because you will damage a ram). Next unlock your compartment lid and then the front of the top. You may be able to then retract it into it's storage compartment. The manual should also tell you how to release the hydraulic pressure via your pump in the trunk by your spare. hopefully I have been helpful

check the inner bulb its very small it eluminates like.if its finished replace it,aulternatively check the cercuits

I solved my own problem by accident! I checked the hydraulic fluid under the spare tire and voila' the top started to work fine! It has worked perfectly now since July!