Originally Posted by
amx1397
the best thing to do is go to mercedes I think they have the handle same as 2002 c320 i know my c320 wagon was or is the same handle maybe the cable is different.
Went and ordered one on eBay for Mercedes R170 new. They had some Crossfire used ones but given age of our cars didn't wanna take the chance of the plastic being brittle. I'm going to assume the SLK320 handle is identical to our Crossfire. Looks the same to me and most likely fits.
I checked the assembly and looks like it's held in place by one screw so should be easy to replace and then loop the cylinder into that hole like Dennis mentioned.