2000 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 is written for the two-door convertible in Kompressor trim. It carries a supercharged 2.3L inline-four with double overhead cams, burning gasoline, and no other engine appears in the data. Work on the supercharger drive, charge air path and fuel system is covered alongside cooling and ignition, the transmission, the brakes and suspension, and the wiring that runs the lights and convertible body.

Engines covered

• 2.3L inline-four — DOHC, supercharged, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 2-door convertible

Trims covered

• Kompressor

Known issues on the 2000 SLK230. Two recalls were filed against the 2000 SLK-Class line. One addressed certain vehicles whose side brake light sockets could deform with heat and lose contact with the bulb; the other concerned certain vehicles whose owner's manual lacked correct headlamp aiming instructions, which owners received as inserts. The 2000 SLK230 has 24 owner complaints of its own, 9 about exterior lighting and 4 about the engine and its cooling; 2 complaints reported a fire, 1 a crash and 1 an injury. Lighting circuits, headlamp adjustment and cooling system work are supported by procedures, specifications and wiring diagrams.